The Comic Book
I read a variety of Tintin and Donald Duck comics, but I'll focus this blog entry on Donald. I read “The Hard Loser” and “Trail of the Unicorn” to name a few, and I chose to read them because of the recent Ducktales cartoon revival. Growing up, I knew that Donald Duck had three nephews and there was their Uncle Scrooge, but it wasn’t until the cartoon revival that I learned more about what Ducktales was and that there were comics of Donald’s adventures and such. My knowledge of him had always been limited to the main Disney cartoons (and the Kingdom Hearts games).
I enjoy the new revival of the cartoon, and wanted to see if it stayed true to the feeling of the original. Donald is a very comedic and iconic character himself, so it was no surprise seeing how his comics encompassed this was well. Bringing in the kids was an idea I found endearing and done well. I admit that I have a bit of a problem genuinely liking children characters because, well, adults don’t know how to write them. This is even more apparent today; it’s hard to find a sincere and well-written description of a child. This isn’t the case with the Donald Duck comics, and they were done in the 40s and 50! Donald also has a very recognizable and iconic voice, and it was hilarious to see his (and the triplets’) way of speaking actually written out. I didn’t read them outloud but I wouldn’t be surprised if others did and imitated their voices.
What I love about the Donald Duck comics in particular is that I can easily imagine their panels as screenshots or still frames from a cartoon show. All of the characters, their actions, and the backgrounds read very clearly. The humor has managed to not lose its touch after all this time as well, one scene that comes to mind is when the boys are being changed by the angry unicorn, who stops when Huey fearfully offers it food. The unicorn, to everyone’s surprise, halts and happily accepts it, pausing the angry rampage. Sure, you could say it’s predictable, but it’s something that still brings a smile to my face.
I enjoy the new revival of the cartoon, and wanted to see if it stayed true to the feeling of the original. Donald is a very comedic and iconic character himself, so it was no surprise seeing how his comics encompassed this was well. Bringing in the kids was an idea I found endearing and done well. I admit that I have a bit of a problem genuinely liking children characters because, well, adults don’t know how to write them. This is even more apparent today; it’s hard to find a sincere and well-written description of a child. This isn’t the case with the Donald Duck comics, and they were done in the 40s and 50! Donald also has a very recognizable and iconic voice, and it was hilarious to see his (and the triplets’) way of speaking actually written out. I didn’t read them outloud but I wouldn’t be surprised if others did and imitated their voices.
What I love about the Donald Duck comics in particular is that I can easily imagine their panels as screenshots or still frames from a cartoon show. All of the characters, their actions, and the backgrounds read very clearly. The humor has managed to not lose its touch after all this time as well, one scene that comes to mind is when the boys are being changed by the angry unicorn, who stops when Huey fearfully offers it food. The unicorn, to everyone’s surprise, halts and happily accepts it, pausing the angry rampage. Sure, you could say it’s predictable, but it’s something that still brings a smile to my face.
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