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Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck
Iconic character Uncle Scrooge stars in the most epic adventure in Duck history!
The planet has been conquered by alien invaders, the Connoisseurs, nefarious hoarders of the rarest antiquities from throughout the cosmos. As they tear Earth apart, pillaging its fabled treasures, only the world’s greatest adventurer can possibly stop them. But Scrooge McDuck is facing a battle unlike any he’s ever fought — trapped inside his own mind, fighting to preserve his most precious memories! From acclaimed writer Jason Aaron (UNCLE SCROOGE & THE INFINITY DIME, plus some other things) and an extravagance of all-star artists!
COLLECTING: Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck (2025) #1-4
The planet has been conquered by alien invaders, the Connoisseurs, nefarious hoarders of the rarest antiquities from throughout the cosmos. As they tear Earth apart, pillaging its fabled treasures, only the world’s greatest adventurer can possibly stop them. But Scrooge McDuck is facing a battle unlike any he’s ever fought — trapped inside his own mind, fighting to preserve his most precious memories! From acclaimed writer Jason Aaron (UNCLE SCROOGE & THE INFINITY DIME, plus some other things) and an extravagance of all-star artists!
COLLECTING: Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck (2025) #1-4
112 pages, Paperback
Published April 28, 2026
About the author
Jason Aaron
2,384 books1,720 followersJason Aaron grew up in a small town in Alabama. His cousin, Gustav Hasford, who wrote the semi-autobiographical novel The Short-Timers, on which the feature film Full Metal Jacket was based, was a large influence on Aaron. Aaron decided he wanted to write comics as a child, and though his father was skeptical when Aaron informed him of this aspiration, his mother took Aaron to drug stores, where he would purchase books from spinner racks, some of which he still owns today.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
Aaron's career in comics began in 2001 when he won a Marvel Comics talent search contest with an eight-page Wolverine back-up story script. The story, which was published in Wolverine #175 (June 2002), gave him the opportunity to pitch subsequent ideas to editors.
In 2006, Aaron made a blind submission to DC/Vertigo, who published his first major work, the Vietnam War story The Other Side which was nominated for an Eisner Award for Best Miniseries, and which Aaron regards as the "second time" he broke into the industry.
Following this, Vertigo asked him to pitch other ideas, which led to the series Scalped, a creator-owned series set on the fictional Prairie Rose Indian Reservation and published by DC/Vertigo.
In 2007, Aaron wrote Ripclaw: Pilot Season for Top Cow Productions. Later that year, Marvel editor Axel Alonso, who was impressed by The Other Side and Scalped, hired Aaron to write issues of Wolverine, Black Panther and eventually, an extended run on Ghost Rider that began in April 2008. His continued work on Black Panther also included a tie-in to the company-wide crossover storyline along with a "Secret Invasion" with David Lapham in 2009.
In January 2008, he signed an exclusive contract with Marvel, though it would not affect his work on Scalped. Later that July, he wrote the Penguin issue of The Joker's Asylum.
After a 4-issue stint on Wolverine in 2007, Aaron returned to the character with the ongoing series Wolverine: Weapon X, launched to coincide with the feature film X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Aaron commented, "With Wolverine: Weapon X we'll be trying to mix things up like that from arc to arc, so the first arc is a typical sort of black ops story but the second arc will jump right into the middle of a completely different genre," In 2010, the series was relaunched once again as simply Wolverine. He followed this with his current run on Thor: God of Thunder.
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July 5, 2026
If you are aggressive alien collectors with a mercenary army of coin-operated robots, for sure you'd set your sites on the rare specie and loose change heaped in Scrooge McDuck's money bin. But Scrooge managed to hide his treasure just before the alien invasion swept over Earth and now his nephews race to rescue him from the aliens who are probing his mind for the location of the hoard . . . and conveniently walking us through the memories of his adventurous life.
This is Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck on steroids as Marvel sends the two-fisted tycoon on a butt-kicking extravaganza against foes past and present. It's all pretty dumb, but I'm a sucker for Scrooge when he's at his orneriest.
The story is illustrated by sixteen different artists, most from Italy based on their names, so the art is a grab bag of styles, mostly tending toward messy and ugly. Frankly, the best art was the two-page spread in the first chapter that includes uncredited samples of Don Rosa's Scrooge. Runner up honors go the art team of Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, who have a clean and dynamic style.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck #1-4.
Contents:
• 1. The End Begins / Jason Aaron, writer; Mahmud Asrar, Ciro Cangialosi, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, illustrators [with uncredited reprinted art samples by Don Rosa]
• 2. Scrooge's Worst Day Ever / Jason Aaron, writer; Ario Anindito, Esad Ribić, Pete Woods, Nick Bradshaw, and Mirka Andolfo, illustrators
• 3. Smoke Through a Keyhole / Jason Aaron, writer; Adam Kubert, Claudio Sciarrone, and David Lafuente, illustrators
• 4. The Treasure of a Lifetime / Jason Aaron, writer; Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Alessandro Pastrovicchio, Andrea Freccero, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, and Dale Eaglesham, illustrators
• [Covers and Variant Cover Gallery] / Gabriele Dell'Otto, Chrissie Zullo, J. Gonzo, Mark Brooks, David Lopez, Francesco Mobili and Guru-eFX, Paco Medina and Federico Blee, Aco, Dave Bardin, Russell Dauterman, Stephanie Hans, illustrators
• [Character Design Art] / Ciro Cangialosi, illustrator
This is Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck on steroids as Marvel sends the two-fisted tycoon on a butt-kicking extravaganza against foes past and present. It's all pretty dumb, but I'm a sucker for Scrooge when he's at his orneriest.
The story is illustrated by sixteen different artists, most from Italy based on their names, so the art is a grab bag of styles, mostly tending toward messy and ugly. Frankly, the best art was the two-page spread in the first chapter that includes uncredited samples of Don Rosa's Scrooge. Runner up honors go the art team of Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, who have a clean and dynamic style.
FOR REFERENCE:
Contains material originally published in single magazine form as Uncle Scrooge: Earth's Mightiest Duck #1-4.
Contents:
• 1. The End Begins / Jason Aaron, writer; Mahmud Asrar, Ciro Cangialosi, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, illustrators [with uncredited reprinted art samples by Don Rosa]
• 2. Scrooge's Worst Day Ever / Jason Aaron, writer; Ario Anindito, Esad Ribić, Pete Woods, Nick Bradshaw, and Mirka Andolfo, illustrators
• 3. Smoke Through a Keyhole / Jason Aaron, writer; Adam Kubert, Claudio Sciarrone, and David Lafuente, illustrators
• 4. The Treasure of a Lifetime / Jason Aaron, writer; Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Alessandro Pastrovicchio, Andrea Freccero, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Daniele Orlandini, and Dale Eaglesham, illustrators
• [Covers and Variant Cover Gallery] / Gabriele Dell'Otto, Chrissie Zullo, J. Gonzo, Mark Brooks, David Lopez, Francesco Mobili and Guru-eFX, Paco Medina and Federico Blee, Aco, Dave Bardin, Russell Dauterman, Stephanie Hans, illustrators
• [Character Design Art] / Ciro Cangialosi, illustrator
July 28, 2026
It's surprising when you open an Uncle Scrooge book on a lark and get existential angst along with the one liners.
It's more surprising when you don't notice till the end that Jason Aaron was involved.
It's profoundly disappointing given the nature of the plot that the antagonists are named the Connoisseurs instead of the COINnoisseurs.
It's more surprising when you don't notice till the end that Jason Aaron was involved.
It's profoundly disappointing given the nature of the plot that the antagonists are named the Connoisseurs instead of the COINnoisseurs.
October 28, 2026
It's no secret that the comics lore of Scrooge McDuck is vast, wacky, & wonderful. He really seems to have done everything and anything under the sun, usually in pursuit of profit.
So an interstellar threat to both his fortune & his memories is definitely a DUCKBLUR! (that made more sense in my head. sorry)
A spectacular hop through the life and times of Unca Scrooge when we're probing his mind for where all that treasure has gone, and a fierce rebellion against the conquering invaders (who still look vaguely buzzard-like strangely enough) goes on outside his head.
What throws me for a loop is the inconsistent shifts in art style. Most everything looks familiar enough to our Disney Afternoon memories, but in some instances, they make Scrooge & company look ever-so-slightly off. Of course, that's because of the multitude of artists contributing to the book, but my own ADHD brain wants a lil consistency.
So an interstellar threat to both his fortune & his memories is definitely a DUCKBLUR! (that made more sense in my head. sorry)
A spectacular hop through the life and times of Unca Scrooge when we're probing his mind for where all that treasure has gone, and a fierce rebellion against the conquering invaders (who still look vaguely buzzard-like strangely enough) goes on outside his head.
What throws me for a loop is the inconsistent shifts in art style. Most everything looks familiar enough to our Disney Afternoon memories, but in some instances, they make Scrooge & company look ever-so-slightly off. Of course, that's because of the multitude of artists contributing to the book, but my own ADHD brain wants a lil consistency.
June 22, 2026
Efter att ha läst Batman Gotham By Gaslight A League for Justice så läser jag en till serie som försöker gå i en annan berömd serieskapares fotspår, utnyttja nostalgin men ändå göra något nytt.
Här är det egentligen en Marvel version av Don Rosas Farbror Joakim och frågan är om det lyckas.
Svaret är ett "nja ganska bra". Den observante har sett att serien får en fyra men den är kanske på gränsen. Allt behöver inte vara helt originellt. Alla serier behöver inte vara mörka dekonstruktioner av superhjältegenren eller filosofiska meditationer över mänsklighetens tillstånd. Ibland räcker det med att Joakim von Anka får springa omkring och vara den envisaste ankan i universum.
Illustrationerna är lite av en hit or miss.
Vi som är uppväxta med Kalle Anka Pocket, som egentligen var Italienska serier, tror jag lite per automatik antingen får en lite pulpkänsla (som både kan vara nostalgisk eller associeras till lite lägre kvalitet). Det är inte direkt bra, men det fungerar förvånansvärt bra i det här lite mer Marvel konceptet.
Storyn känns lite som en upprepning av en tidigare Don Rosa historia där Joakim åker in i sina drömmar här dock iscensatt av utomjordingar som vill stjäla människornas.. jag menar ankornas kultur.
Serien får en svag fyra eftersom den är underhållande och har sin egen flavör. Jag hoppas att Kalle Anka fans hittar till den på bibblan.
Men det är kanske inget som kommer att lämna några större avtryck i ank-historien.
Här är det egentligen en Marvel version av Don Rosas Farbror Joakim och frågan är om det lyckas.
Svaret är ett "nja ganska bra". Den observante har sett att serien får en fyra men den är kanske på gränsen. Allt behöver inte vara helt originellt. Alla serier behöver inte vara mörka dekonstruktioner av superhjältegenren eller filosofiska meditationer över mänsklighetens tillstånd. Ibland räcker det med att Joakim von Anka får springa omkring och vara den envisaste ankan i universum.
Illustrationerna är lite av en hit or miss.
Vi som är uppväxta med Kalle Anka Pocket, som egentligen var Italienska serier, tror jag lite per automatik antingen får en lite pulpkänsla (som både kan vara nostalgisk eller associeras till lite lägre kvalitet). Det är inte direkt bra, men det fungerar förvånansvärt bra i det här lite mer Marvel konceptet.
Storyn känns lite som en upprepning av en tidigare Don Rosa historia där Joakim åker in i sina drömmar här dock iscensatt av utomjordingar som vill stjäla människornas.. jag menar ankornas kultur.
Serien får en svag fyra eftersom den är underhållande och har sin egen flavör. Jag hoppas att Kalle Anka fans hittar till den på bibblan.
Men det är kanske inget som kommer att lämna några större avtryck i ank-historien.
May 25, 2026
Putting Scrooge and family into a superhero crossover event style plot just doesn’t work for me. (Also, the editor should have caught the caption that says that as a boy, Scrooge had been “The toughest shoeshine kid in DUBLIN”)
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
2.6 stars
Review of advance copy
Read as individual comics on Marvel Unlimited, ratings below:
#1= 3.5 stars
#2= 4.5 stars
#3= 3 stars
#4= 3.5 stars
Overall rating of 3.5 stars
#1= 3.5 stars
#2= 4.5 stars
#3= 3 stars
#4= 3.5 stars
Overall rating of 3.5 stars
June 20, 2026
Honestly I thought it would be a Duck marvel crossover. But Aaron delivers a stand alone, all ages readable Duckberg superhero story.
July 8, 2026
The alien invasion story isn't very good, unfortunately. But there's definitely a high level of care for Disney ducks comics, especially Scrooge.
May 20, 2026
Aliens have come to Earth to steal all of its treasures including its greatest: Scrooge’s coin bank. Scrooge and pals gotta send them and their robot army on their way.
I’ve never read a Scrooge (or any of those Disney characters - Donald Duck, etc.) comic but I’m a fan of Jason Aaron’s work and was curious to see what he could do with a kid’s character. Well, as brilliant a writer as Aaron once was - Scalped, Punisher MAX, Wolverine Weapon X et al. - he hasn’t written a great comic in years and his Scrooge book unfortunately isn’t bucking that trend.
All I know of Scrooge is the opening sequence to a cartoon I watched as a kid when Scrooge dived into a sea of coins and swam about in it. Does Scrooge have super strength or something? He can beat up giant robots with his duck hands. Does he live forever? He seems to have various incarnations from different centuries (Klondike Scrooge). No idea. And I don’t really care to find out anyway. But these opportune traits fit in with the kind of story being told.
I wasn’t taken with the story in the least. Aliens have Scrooge hostage until the comic nears the end and then conveniences abound to overcome the feeble obstacles and for Scrooge and co. to save the day. The narrative, the characters or any of the scenes aren’t interesting. I get this is a comic for kids but the end is far too easy - zero cleverness, just sheer contrivance. Unconvincing too - the one defining thing about Scrooge is his love for money, but he lets that go when he needs to.
No idea how actual Scrooge fans (presumably they exist) will think about this but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Jason Aaron’s take on the character - a boring, pointless comic for a character that really shouldn’t be centre stage.
I’ve never read a Scrooge (or any of those Disney characters - Donald Duck, etc.) comic but I’m a fan of Jason Aaron’s work and was curious to see what he could do with a kid’s character. Well, as brilliant a writer as Aaron once was - Scalped, Punisher MAX, Wolverine Weapon X et al. - he hasn’t written a great comic in years and his Scrooge book unfortunately isn’t bucking that trend.
All I know of Scrooge is the opening sequence to a cartoon I watched as a kid when Scrooge dived into a sea of coins and swam about in it. Does Scrooge have super strength or something? He can beat up giant robots with his duck hands. Does he live forever? He seems to have various incarnations from different centuries (Klondike Scrooge). No idea. And I don’t really care to find out anyway. But these opportune traits fit in with the kind of story being told.
I wasn’t taken with the story in the least. Aliens have Scrooge hostage until the comic nears the end and then conveniences abound to overcome the feeble obstacles and for Scrooge and co. to save the day. The narrative, the characters or any of the scenes aren’t interesting. I get this is a comic for kids but the end is far too easy - zero cleverness, just sheer contrivance. Unconvincing too - the one defining thing about Scrooge is his love for money, but he lets that go when he needs to.
No idea how actual Scrooge fans (presumably they exist) will think about this but I was thoroughly unimpressed by Jason Aaron’s take on the character - a boring, pointless comic for a character that really shouldn’t be centre stage.
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