Supercontext: an autopsy of media

The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, by Don Rosa


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This 12-part comic series seems like a fan's homage to Carl Bark' Disney stories, but we uncover how the values of "hard work" within (and the corporate machinations of many publishers) led Rosa to quit making comics out of frustration and resentment.

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  • Don Rosa on himself
  • Don Rosa Collection
  • IntroDUCKtion to the Life and Times of $crooge McDuck
  • Going Quackers

 

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