Carl Barks (2 points)

 I quite liked Carl Barks’ duck comics. They were pretty easy to get into, and stay engaged with Barks handle over storytelling. As mentioned in the video, there is a certain unassuming and quite modern feel to them. There is no moral, no clear “good guy” or “bad guy,” no preaching. He really just focuses on characters interacting with each other and how events transpire from these interactions in easy going, contained narratives. Like in Uncle Scrooge 15, the story sort of just sort of flows from how the characters are. Scrooge is a prideful miser, which drives him to go to South Africa to prove he is the richest duck in the world. Donald, quite an easy going duck, and his nephews tag along for the adventure. A lot happens in the 30 pages, and as the video states, you don't need to be familiar with the characters before reading it. These characteristics are also shown in Donald Duck in Old California. It relies solely on its characters' interaction to move the story along. This issue follows Donald and his nephews as they explore a romanticized version of Old California in their six week coma. They meet native americans, ranchers, and gold diggers. This issue also features Barks masterful storytelling as he weaves various call backs to earlier events and characters seamlessly in 28 pages. When Donald and his nephews are ripped off and held at gunpoint at the gold mine, it is no other than Ronaldo who comes and saves them (who was told earlier to go there for the gold rush). It is also revealed that the ones holding them at gunpoint are the same people who stole Donald’s land. Barks wastes no character or dialogue.

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