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The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck #2
The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck Vol. 2
Hot on the heels of completing The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck — the globe-spanning epic of how a shoeshine boy, through pluck and luck, became the world's richest duck — Don Rosa realized there was still more of the tale to tell!
In this final volume, he reveals more hidden secrets from Scrooge's legendary life — including a rollicking Yukon adventure with Glittering Goldie that might just break your heart! This special collection features all of Rosa's "in-between" untold tales of Scrooge McDuck, completely and meticulously restored under Rosa's own supervision.
Join Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, the Beagle Boys, Glittering Goldie, Gyro Gearlooose, Magica De Spell, and many more for the grand finale — and be on the lookout for special guest appearances by The Dalton Boys, Jesse James, and President Theodore Roosevelt!
In this final volume, he reveals more hidden secrets from Scrooge's legendary life — including a rollicking Yukon adventure with Glittering Goldie that might just break your heart! This special collection features all of Rosa's "in-between" untold tales of Scrooge McDuck, completely and meticulously restored under Rosa's own supervision.
Join Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, the Beagle Boys, Glittering Goldie, Gyro Gearlooose, Magica De Spell, and many more for the grand finale — and be on the lookout for special guest appearances by The Dalton Boys, Jesse James, and President Theodore Roosevelt!
256 pages, Hardcover
First published October 9, 2019
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Don Rosa
400 books399 followersKeno Don Hugo Rosa, known as Don Rosa, is an American comic book writer and illustrator known for his Disney comics stories about Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and other characters which Carl Barks created for Disney-licensed comic books, first published in America by Dell Comics. Many of his stories are built on characters and locations created by Barks; among these was his first Duck story, "The Son of the Sun" (1987), which was nominated for a Harvey Award in the "Best Story of the Year" category.
Rosa created about 90 stories between 1987 and 2006. In 1995, his 12-chapter work The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck won the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story.
Rosa created about 90 stories between 1987 and 2006. In 1995, his 12-chapter work The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck won the Eisner Award for Best Serialized Story.
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August 8, 2022
An excellent complement to Vol. 1 and a real pleasure to read. Who knew there was so much to learn about Scrooge McDuck?
June 4, 2020
Miscellaneous stories that further flesh out Don Rosa’s tales of Scrooge McDuck’s past.
While all are superbly drawn, the stories themselves are uneven in quality. And it continues to be a challenge to overlook Rosa’s casual racism—which he regularly deploys in the name of “nostalgia” and authentic mid-20th-century “Americana.”
While all are superbly drawn, the stories themselves are uneven in quality. And it continues to be a challenge to overlook Rosa’s casual racism—which he regularly deploys in the name of “nostalgia” and authentic mid-20th-century “Americana.”
April 8, 2024
Wow.
Genial desenlace, de una forma sin tanta "buena vibra".
Intuyo que es la base para tantas historias no solo de Donald, sino de ambos. Y que probablemente volveràn los personajes de esta historias. Pero es que solo mencionando o solo tomando en cuenta esta historia, sì que es medio oscura.
Scrooge sacrificò muchas cosas, y tambièn se nota que muchas personas consideran que la riqueza solo aparece o solo les es dada a algunos pero està debatible y razonable todo lo que viviò el personaje para conseguirlo y tenerlo. Y que sì, tambièn es cierto que salir y vivir tu vida tambièn llevarà el peso de decisiones, sacrificios y a veces hasta la felicidad o infelicidad de otros.
La parte de la muerte de cierto familiar fue presentada de una forma muy... dirìa cruel, por lo poco respetable con que se mencionò, al igual que la idea del zombi que persigue y perseguirà a Scrooge està cañona. En la parte de la acciòn tambièn fue divertido, emocionante y bien definido còmo se resuelven las cuestiones.
Genial desenlace, de una forma sin tanta "buena vibra".
Intuyo que es la base para tantas historias no solo de Donald, sino de ambos. Y que probablemente volveràn los personajes de esta historias. Pero es que solo mencionando o solo tomando en cuenta esta historia, sì que es medio oscura.
Scrooge sacrificò muchas cosas, y tambièn se nota que muchas personas consideran que la riqueza solo aparece o solo les es dada a algunos pero està debatible y razonable todo lo que viviò el personaje para conseguirlo y tenerlo. Y que sì, tambièn es cierto que salir y vivir tu vida tambièn llevarà el peso de decisiones, sacrificios y a veces hasta la felicidad o infelicidad de otros.
La parte de la muerte de cierto familiar fue presentada de una forma muy... dirìa cruel, por lo poco respetable con que se mencionò, al igual que la idea del zombi que persigue y perseguirà a Scrooge està cañona. En la parte de la acciòn tambièn fue divertido, emocionante y bien definido còmo se resuelven las cuestiones.
February 17, 2020
I definitely went into this book thinking there was no where left to go after the first volume now that Uncle Scrooge was old, gray, and cranky. (For the record, I LOVED the first one.)
Boy, was I wrong. I've loved every page of this book and I'm ready to sink $200 on the rest of the Don Rosa Library.
Boy, was I wrong. I've loved every page of this book and I'm ready to sink $200 on the rest of the Don Rosa Library.
May 1, 2024
As nearly flawless as Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck was, the story was far from over. After the 12-part story concluded, both fans and Rosa himself wanted more. So, the Kentucky cartoonist returned to McDuck's scrap book to uncover more episodes in the life of the World's Richest Duck. Featuring the return of Glittering Goldie, Teddy Roosevelt and those dastardly Beagle Boys, these stories are like the frame around the Mona Lisa. As much as it encapsulates the masterpiece, it's not what draws in millions of visitors to the Louvre. But it doesn't mean that their existence isn't important to putting together a complete portrait!
Concluding this volume is 'The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter From Home'. It was Rosa's final published Duck story. A sequel to an earlier work of his called 'The Crown of the Crusader Kings', this story is also a sequel to Carl Barks' Secret of the Old Castle'. That classic was the first Duck story a very young Don Rosa ever read, inspiring him to become a comic book creator, it brings the story of Scrooge McDuck full circle in more ways than one. Sadly, poor vision due to a detached retina resulted in Rosa retiring actively from comics. Because I want to know more of what happened after this story and I kinda want to read what Rosa hints in the introduction as what he envisions the final McDuck story to ever be. I have a feeling it finally brings Scrooge and Goldie together. I also think that if that story ever came to pass, I'd weep uncontrollably as my favorite Disney character's story officially came to an end.
This second volume includes a couple of stories published before Rosa undertook the herculean effort of crafting the original Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck story. Fantagraphics has published all of Rosa's Duck works in a 10 volume set. While I have a feeling I can skip the 2 volumes that reprint his magnum opus, I don't think I can get around not getting the other 8 volumes just because I have this deluxe edition book. Maybe I can get trade credit for this later on...
A great read of which I can't wait to read again when I get those Rosa books in the future. And after that, I just might read Rosa's swan song a few more times after that!
Concluding this volume is 'The Old Castle's Other Secret or A Letter From Home'. It was Rosa's final published Duck story. A sequel to an earlier work of his called 'The Crown of the Crusader Kings', this story is also a sequel to Carl Barks' Secret of the Old Castle'. That classic was the first Duck story a very young Don Rosa ever read, inspiring him to become a comic book creator, it brings the story of Scrooge McDuck full circle in more ways than one. Sadly, poor vision due to a detached retina resulted in Rosa retiring actively from comics. Because I want to know more of what happened after this story and I kinda want to read what Rosa hints in the introduction as what he envisions the final McDuck story to ever be. I have a feeling it finally brings Scrooge and Goldie together. I also think that if that story ever came to pass, I'd weep uncontrollably as my favorite Disney character's story officially came to an end.
This second volume includes a couple of stories published before Rosa undertook the herculean effort of crafting the original Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck story. Fantagraphics has published all of Rosa's Duck works in a 10 volume set. While I have a feeling I can skip the 2 volumes that reprint his magnum opus, I don't think I can get around not getting the other 8 volumes just because I have this deluxe edition book. Maybe I can get trade credit for this later on...
A great read of which I can't wait to read again when I get those Rosa books in the future. And after that, I just might read Rosa's swan song a few more times after that!
August 28, 2023
I am a HUGE fan of Carl Barks tales of Scrooge McDuck and I read and hear a lot of great things about Don Rosa and how people loves his Scrooge McDuck tales and I understand why. The art is out of this world great - perhaps more detailed than a Barks fan (like me) is used to but there is no denying what a masterful storyteller he is. And the better comic paper allows him to be more detailed than Barks ever could. And the attention he pays to the lore of Scrooge and how he has brilliantly fleshed out that history into a well woven tapestry of Scrooge's life needs to be celebrated.
In this collection you get more tales fleshing out bits of Scrooge's history. Rosa is much more concerned with Scrooge's past and not his present. Maybe that is why I don't love these tales as much as Barks' stories. In "present tales" the outcome is uncertain - will Scrooge find the treasure, will he thwart the Beagle Boys, but in the past tales you know he will be okay, there is less an adventure and more a history lesson. You see, I am trying to put my finger on why it is more of a chore for me to get through these collections than a Barks collection. I don't want to dwell on it too much but at times Rosa takes the world building too seriously and the extra length of the tales make them a little less fun for me.
So, overall, I appreciate the craftsmanship of these tales and understand why fans around the world love them but I still gravitate towards the Barks' tales and personally don't love them as much as other fans clearly do.
P.S. recently Disney has said these collections of Rosa won't be reprinted anymore because they have a zombie in them that perpetuates negative African American stereotypes. This is a shame - in this collection the appearance is literally 5 panels and very tangential to the story and also - it is only offensive if you try very hard to be offended. This is a cartoon - things are exaggerated visually. I don't sense any malice on the writer's part and I feel it is more telling on the reader (the way THEY view the world) if they are outraged by the brief appearance of this character. Just my thoughts on this controversy.
In this collection you get more tales fleshing out bits of Scrooge's history. Rosa is much more concerned with Scrooge's past and not his present. Maybe that is why I don't love these tales as much as Barks' stories. In "present tales" the outcome is uncertain - will Scrooge find the treasure, will he thwart the Beagle Boys, but in the past tales you know he will be okay, there is less an adventure and more a history lesson. You see, I am trying to put my finger on why it is more of a chore for me to get through these collections than a Barks collection. I don't want to dwell on it too much but at times Rosa takes the world building too seriously and the extra length of the tales make them a little less fun for me.
So, overall, I appreciate the craftsmanship of these tales and understand why fans around the world love them but I still gravitate towards the Barks' tales and personally don't love them as much as other fans clearly do.
P.S. recently Disney has said these collections of Rosa won't be reprinted anymore because they have a zombie in them that perpetuates negative African American stereotypes. This is a shame - in this collection the appearance is literally 5 panels and very tangential to the story and also - it is only offensive if you try very hard to be offended. This is a cartoon - things are exaggerated visually. I don't sense any malice on the writer's part and I feel it is more telling on the reader (the way THEY view the world) if they are outraged by the brief appearance of this character. Just my thoughts on this controversy.
December 31, 2024
Can’t believe i’m reviewing a Paman Gober book in Goodreads lmao but this is real.
This was a big wave of nostalgia hug for me. BUT, honestly it was even better now that I read it again. If i’m not wrong, this is one of the few Disney Comics with continuity. We follow Uncle Scrooge in present day reminiscing his younger days full of adventure. Don Rosa cleverly interwove the origin stories with important historical events and settings, like Knights of Templar, American Indian, gold rush in Scotland, even Batavia and Mount Krakatoa explosion! The humor also got me chuckling multiple times, I didn’t appreciate it when I was a kid.
And continuity means Uncle Scrooge has room to grow and improve instead of being stuck in a box only for writers to write the same thing over and over again for another comic strips, which is so fulfilling and satisfying.
For the art, Don Rosa has a distinct style for his art, it’s not the clean and plain style of child comics, it rather has some rough feeling to it and I honestly prefer this. Panel often has more than one thing going and the spread is beautiful to look at.
Reading this makes me want to revisit all the classic comics like Tintin and Asterix and Obelisk. If only they were not expensive hufftt
This was a big wave of nostalgia hug for me. BUT, honestly it was even better now that I read it again. If i’m not wrong, this is one of the few Disney Comics with continuity. We follow Uncle Scrooge in present day reminiscing his younger days full of adventure. Don Rosa cleverly interwove the origin stories with important historical events and settings, like Knights of Templar, American Indian, gold rush in Scotland, even Batavia and Mount Krakatoa explosion! The humor also got me chuckling multiple times, I didn’t appreciate it when I was a kid.
And continuity means Uncle Scrooge has room to grow and improve instead of being stuck in a box only for writers to write the same thing over and over again for another comic strips, which is so fulfilling and satisfying.
For the art, Don Rosa has a distinct style for his art, it’s not the clean and plain style of child comics, it rather has some rough feeling to it and I honestly prefer this. Panel often has more than one thing going and the spread is beautiful to look at.
Reading this makes me want to revisit all the classic comics like Tintin and Asterix and Obelisk. If only they were not expensive hufftt
January 2, 2021
Another superb collection of Don Rosa's collection run on "Uncle Scrooge", telling some in between stories of some side adventures Scrooge McDuck experienced on the way to achieving his fortune. Much of the focus is on his past love of Glittering Goldie, the dance hall girl he met in Yukon, while being told in the series of flashbacks, from Scrooge telling stories to his nephews to a dream machine that the Beagle Boys put him in (that yes, is eerily similar to the plot of the movie "Inception"). Rosa's art remains wonderfully detailed and action packed as well, making for one of the best run on Disney comics after the great Carl Barks himself. A must read.
January 11, 2023
Another Don Rosa volume filling in the gaps of Uncle Scrooge’s life using clues from previous Carl Barks sagas or by constructing them from various myths and legends of hidden treasures. Don Rosa is a whiz at constructing slam bang adventures and in filling the panels with amazing detail and sight gags. Another beautifully produced book by the folks at Fantagraphics. A must-have volume in the library of any fan of Disney ducks.
April 1, 2024
No llega al nivel de la obra original (pero por poco), ya que efectivamente se sienten como historias sacadas de la aventura principal (a pesar de que se le da una suerte de hilo conductor). Igualmente vale mucho la pena, y hay aventuras memorables que recuerdan a un mundo mucho más lleno de misterios asociados a lo arqueológico y desconocido, de lo que hoy en día se puede ver. ¡Novela de aventuras por antonomasia!
December 18, 2019
CUTE BOOK
June 7, 2020
This second book traverses Scrooge’s memories of the events from the previous book. The stories are not linear and uneven, but remain very touching. These episodes give real depth to the character of Scrooge McDuck beyond being a grumpy miser.
November 12, 2020
Read it. Laugh & cry with the stories of one of the most popular Disney Characters in the world (which you may not know). A fitting tribute to Carl Barks... Keno Don is the master.
February 18, 2025
Quite fun
June 25, 2022
Volume 1 was Scrooge's life story in order. This volume has Scrooge reminiscing about random incidents in his life. If you love Scrooge, it's a worthwhile read. The art is lively and colorful, and the stories are great bits of adventure.
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