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Gladstone Comic Album Series #21
Walt Disney's Donald Duck Family
Has stories about Donald Duck, Daisey Duck, Grandma Duck, Gyro Gerloose and Uncle Scrooge.
- GenresComics
48 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
About the author
Carl Barks
2,432 books260 followersCarl Barks was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him "The Duck Man" and "The Good Duck Artist". In 1987, Barks was one of the three inaugural inductees of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.
Barks worked for the Disney Studio and Western Publishing where he created Duckburg and many of its inhabitants, such as Scrooge McDuck (1947), Gladstone Gander (1948), the Beagle Boys (1951), The Junior Woodchucks (1951), Gyro Gearloose (1952), Cornelius Coot (1952), Flintheart Glomgold (1956), John D. Rockerduck (1961) and Magica De Spell (1961).
He has been named by animation historian Leonard Maltin as "the most popular and widely read artist-writer in the world". Will Eisner called him "the Hans Christian Andersen of comic books." Beginning especially in the 1980s, Barks' artistic contributions would be a primary source for animated adaptations such as DuckTales and its 2017 remake.
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October 11, 2018
A collection of Duck stories so miscellaneous even Gladstone had trouble coming up with a theme.
No, what it is is a look at the entire main cast from all of the various Disney Duck books. So we’ve got Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Gyro Gearloose, Grandma, Gladstone Gander, Daisy … even Gus Goose. Each story was selected with an eye towards showing the various characters strutting their stuff. All but one tale were drawn by Carl Barks, and a fair number were written by him as well.
Two stories are worth commenting on. First, the Daisy Duck story (not written by Barks, it should be noted), while it has its moments, hasn't aged well. There's an antiquated sexism to it that still makes me grit my teeth at the memory. Daisy tries to prove that women are smart and capable and don't need a man to bail them out of trouble. Except, of course that she constantly does need to be bailed out of trouble and gosh, aren't women just the silliest things for imagining that they aren't helpless without us menfolk around? (insert puking emoji here) Perhaps I’m delusional, but I like to think that we live in slightly more enlightened times these days …
“Go Slowly, Sands of Time” is one of the last Uncle Scrooge stories that Barks wrote. It initially appeared, not as comics, but as a picture book. This volume presents the comics adaptation done by the European Gutenberghus Group. It's a lovely tale with depth and resonance that teaches without belaboring the point, and is a great note to end the book on.
The Daisy Duck story aside--at least the art is nice--this is still an excellent volume in this series. Recommended!
No, what it is is a look at the entire main cast from all of the various Disney Duck books. So we’ve got Donald, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Uncle Scrooge, Gyro Gearloose, Grandma, Gladstone Gander, Daisy … even Gus Goose. Each story was selected with an eye towards showing the various characters strutting their stuff. All but one tale were drawn by Carl Barks, and a fair number were written by him as well.
Two stories are worth commenting on. First, the Daisy Duck story (not written by Barks, it should be noted), while it has its moments, hasn't aged well. There's an antiquated sexism to it that still makes me grit my teeth at the memory. Daisy tries to prove that women are smart and capable and don't need a man to bail them out of trouble. Except, of course that she constantly does need to be bailed out of trouble and gosh, aren't women just the silliest things for imagining that they aren't helpless without us menfolk around? (insert puking emoji here) Perhaps I’m delusional, but I like to think that we live in slightly more enlightened times these days …
“Go Slowly, Sands of Time” is one of the last Uncle Scrooge stories that Barks wrote. It initially appeared, not as comics, but as a picture book. This volume presents the comics adaptation done by the European Gutenberghus Group. It's a lovely tale with depth and resonance that teaches without belaboring the point, and is a great note to end the book on.
The Daisy Duck story aside--at least the art is nice--this is still an excellent volume in this series. Recommended!
May 1, 2019
Genre: picture book- graphic novel/comic book
Awards: none
Audience: 5-7th grade
A: I know that this book fits into this category because the story is told through speech bubbles and thoughts and the illustrations are in frame.
B: I really loved the different colors in this book and the different feelings each gave. when the colors where brighter I felt calm and peaceful, but when the colors where darker I felt the story was more intense and there was something about to happen.
C: I would use this book to teach bout different genres and to teach how to read and use comic books.
D: Where did the money truck go?
To an empty water tower.
Awards: none
Audience: 5-7th grade
A: I know that this book fits into this category because the story is told through speech bubbles and thoughts and the illustrations are in frame.
B: I really loved the different colors in this book and the different feelings each gave. when the colors where brighter I felt calm and peaceful, but when the colors where darker I felt the story was more intense and there was something about to happen.
C: I would use this book to teach bout different genres and to teach how to read and use comic books.
D: Where did the money truck go?
To an empty water tower.
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