Showcasing Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library Vols. 7 & 8 Box Set

[@Handy-Gecko]

Carl Barks and Don Rosa gave us the best Ducks stories. We couldn't thank them enough.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching and I couldn't agree more.

[@mahi-vp2sf]

Exactly right

[@pitsahat7068]

Cool video! I'm reading the Duck Comics because of the review you did some time ago. And those library editions look so beautiful

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words. They really are beautiful books.

[@Keybladeanddisneyandmore]

Awesome collection

[@mangageekdom]

I'm intrigued, one day I'll pick a set to read. :)

[@NearMintCondition]

You should brother, it doesn't disappoint!

[@hansw.6552]

Great 🤩 A big thank you from abroad 😁👍

[@brianmeenan1971]

Omar just slit down the plastic where the books come out and tape the flap in the box and that way the leaflet stays in the back too , I do that for all my box sets and same with dvd box sets i used to buy

[@unboxingvaio979]

Nice collection. I love the fantagraphics uncle scrooge collection, but I want to comment on the Disney cartoonists mentioned in the video. Yes, Carl Barks invented Scrooge, and Don Rosa wrote these wonderful stories, but, in my opinion, the best scrooge stories were written in Europe, there is some kind of magic in the European stories that you won't find in the American stories. I don't know what it is, but the Scrooge stories written in Italy are by far the best. I remember one really funny one where Scrooge was a Venetian aristocrat who sent Donald on a mission to fight a dragon - it was hilarious. If you read this story you will know exactly what I mean. I love Don Rosa stories, but most of them they have a morale, and, in my opinion, that takes away from the fun factor. In addition, Don Rosa's understanding of 'hilarious' is a story like 'A matter of some gravity', which is OK, but is vastly surpassed by a good old Italian Scrooge story. European stories are pure fun, and the nice thing is that Fantagraphics will be releasing those in North America soon. Btw, if you know French, then I suggest you pickup Les Tresors de Picsou, a quarterly magazine, which has really the best Scrooge stories ever. Note: I think Don Rosa is one of the best cartoonists ever, but he is not the best, as saying that would be unfair to the (IMHO) superior European (Italian) cartoonists.

[@NearMintCondition]

Which European comics are some of your favorite? Some of the European comics are finally being translated into English for the first time.

[@unboxingvaio979]

@@NearMintCondition Mainly anything written by Guido Martina.

[@somenkundu6230]

It is not funny stories but the serious stories that made me love Don Rosa . I don't think his hilarious stories are good but his serious long adventure stories are far better than the Italian stories . There are plenty of funny cartoons all over the world but there are few serious ones like Adventures of Tintin . And Don Rosa's ones are like that

[@jeremyg371]

quack quack that means thank you. Have a great day.

[@sumitnandurkar730]

Thanks for your review!! I too am a huge fan of the ducks and I buy all the volumes of fantagraphics Disney and enjoyed your video very much.Do keep up your good work friend.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words and the Fantagraphics collections are the way to go. I can't believe it's coming to an end with the final box set.

[@VadiseDeHanyou]

I swear, America has disappointed me in so many ways. Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck comics not being popular here AND only finding 1-2 volumes at the library is just another 2 ways.

[@NearMintCondition]

I completely LOVE this comment. Because sadly, it speaks the truth!

[@VadiseDeHanyou]

I kid you not, I've practically been STALKING my library's website these past few weeks. As if by some miracle another volume will appear. Alas, I am disappointed, time and time again.

[@Christof_Classen]

0:27 *I have exact the same Knife to open my new Comics ;)*

[@NearMintCondition]

The only safe way to do it. ;)

[@blaziodoceiro6756]

The brazilian publisher who published Disney deserves all collections in the mid. I need to get the fantagraphic’s.

[@NearMintCondition]

This is such a coincidence that I got this comment as I'm doing my unboxing of the final box set tomorrow. Thank you for watching this video and hope you watch the next one.

[@JosephJoeKerr]

I contacted Fantagraphics a couple of days ago about the Vol. 1 & 2 Box Set, seems like that was a scam, I'll be sure to post this on your other video too just in case. Here's their answer: "Unfortunately this is an apparently un-killable rumor that keeps cropping up, and apparently some scam websites are even selling bogus pre-orders. While we do intend to eventually reprint, it's not currently on our production schedule. We'll be sure to do an official announcement through our website or social media when the set is re-released!"

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for setting that straight. I've looked and looked for that original tweet picture that was shared on FB and couldn't find it again. Now it makes sense. I hope they do end up reprinting it because the 3rp party prices are insane.

[@JosephJoeKerr]

Sure, no problem! :) Yeah, I got the 3-6 Box Sets cause the prices on the first one are insane. (plus a couple of Carl Barks volumes). I got them after watching the Cinemassacre video on DuckTales. I still haven't read the Don Rosa sets but I wanted to ask, is it okay if I start with volume 3? or should I get the first two?

[@NearMintCondition]

I never found a problem reading the adventures out of order, honestly. My first read was The Life and Times of Scrooge Mcduck.

[@unagisauce]

Luis Marrero Thanks for this. I just grabbed the other box sets last month and was wondering if I should pick the first two volumes up individually. I think I’ll just wait for the reprint now that I see an official answer.

[@JosephJoeKerr]

Unagi- Sure! but remember that they don't know when they are going to reprint them again. if the first two volumes end up being out of print too, you're going to end up paying a lot more.

[@RepublicofMAC]

Can one start at 3&4?. The first box set is not available.

[@sanktkaj1781]

Republic of MAC | You can pretty much start wherever. Some of the stories have a few references to previous stories, but they are pretty self contained

[@RepublicofMAC]

Not The Joker Sounds great. Thank you :)

[@obliivion-2699]

you can buy it separately...

[@Domingo-kg6by]

I would also recommend to buy the books 1&2 separately, you don't have to have the box. But it would be a shame to not have them all... I have those in german (even bigger) and am now on box 4 of this english publication cause I'm a huge Don Rosa-Fan

[@RepublicofMAC]

Right you are.

[@sheryleevermaak6607]

So, are "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" comics and the companion stories all included somewhere in the Fantagraphics Don Rosa Library boxed sets? Or can the complete Life and Times of Scrooge only be bought seperately?

[@NearMintCondition]

They are included in the Fantagraphics box sets. In volumes 8 and 9. That would be the cheaper route, since the Life and Times books are out of print.

[@teddybeer6206]

@@NearMintCondition I thought Vols. 4 and 5 had "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck."

[@kikko]

Hi Omar, hope you see this and can respond. My wife just bought me the Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck on Amazon for $100. I want to buy the Don Rosa library but heard some of the 10 volumes there repeat in the oversized Life and Times? Can you specify all the volumes that repeat? Also, do they repeat 100% or just a little with new material mixed in? I just don’t want to buy straight repeats. A little stock footage here and there is tolerable if the majority is new or exclusive stuff. Thanks in advance!

[@NearMintCondition]

The repeats happens in volumes 4 and 5. It’s the story collected in that big book. Also love that you got it!

[@Kritak5]

Hello! I have a question! I have never read the comic books (except for randomly buying a magazine with a Scrooge story or two when I saved enough money when I was a child). As a huge Ducktales cartoon fan, I would love to start reading the whole story. Could someone point me in the right direction? Where to start? Thank you! P. S. It's so great to see a yt channel focusing on Scrooge McDuck and the whole clan! ;)

[@NearMintCondition]

I'm a HUGE Duck fan. You want to purchase the Don Rosa stories as to me they are the BEST: www.amazon.com/Rosa-Disney-Uncle-Scrooge-Donald/dp/B00RWS7V8C//?tag=nearmintcon-20

[@Kritak5]

@@NearMintCondition Thank you!

[@teddybeer6206]

Be careful. You might be shocked at how Scrooge is depicted in the comics compared to DuckTales.

[@Harutjun]

so any news for a re-release ? I am glad that we can at least still get them separately so it's not all bad new but I would like to own the sets

[@NearMintCondition]

One was solicited for pre-order at DCBS last month. But the date is still pending. So here is hoping.

[@Couick27]

I just found out about these Disney comics..Do you a video showing them all? I’d like to pick them all up and just looking for an idea of what all is available

[@NearMintCondition]

I don't right now, but I can work on that.

[@lolguy00]

scrooge comics molded me

[@NearMintCondition]

Love it!

[@thesandman4765]

Omar should I get the Life and Times Vol 1 and 2 Box Set released today or do I get the Uncle Scrooge and Donald Collections seeing Life and Times is collected in that if I'm not mistaken? Don't know where I should start.

[@NearMintCondition]

Stick with the collections. Life and Times is just the best of the best!

[@HyoGoro-se8tb]

​@@NearMintConditionyeah, the life and time is Scrooge McDuck is such a masterpiece.

[@RobinLeGaming]

Well, Disney comics actually were famous in America, up until the 80s. Then, the american comic industry collapsed and while superhero comics were able to still get attention, the Disney comics never recovered. But in Europe, they were just never gone.

[@NearMintCondition]

I really envy Europe's huuuge following of Duck comics.

[@RobinLeGaming]

@@NearMintCondition Yeah, especially countries like Finland, Norway or Sweden were literally everybody loves the Duck comics. (I live in Germany, it's a bit less extreme here; but at least everybody knows Donald, Scrooge etc - some people are even using "Dagobert" (german name of Scrooge) as a synonym for being rich or greedy. Also, there was a extortioner in the 90s calling himself "Dagobert" after Scrooge.)

[@NearMintCondition]

It's insane that I live in the same state that Don Rosa lives in and I'm one of three people that has ever recognize him in the streets. I didn't know about dagobert.

[@RobinLeGaming]

@@NearMintCondition Reminds me of his "I'm famous in Europe" shirt^^ Well, that Dagobert guy (real name Arno Funke, btw) was a german only thing; I think nobody outside Germany knows about him.

[@NearMintCondition]

RandomVidUploader Robin I’ve never heard of Dagobert, so that’s probably true.

[@mattc8978]

Do u also like carl barks?

[@NearMintCondition]

I very much do. YES! I'm also collecting his books.

[@ReaperXC]

You got me to buy the box set of life and times of Scrooge mcduck. But are you saying that those stories are collected in volumes six and seven of fantagraphics?

[@NearMintCondition]

They are. And some In volume 9. Since it collects some of the extra stories.

[@mb8509]

Have you read or seen the Donald Duck Timeless Tales Vol 1, 2 and 3? Are they worth buying? I know that IDW has been publishing these and Fantagraphics is publishing the old classics as well releasing previously unreleased European comics under line of Disney Masters.... I am hoping that these Timeless Tales are different comics from the Disney Master ones? If anyone knows please let me know thank you! Great review by the way I just bought several of these and waiting for other ones to be reprinted.

[@NearMintCondition]

Sadly the Timeless Tales line has been cancelled, but I really liked the first three volumes of Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck. I am picking up the Disney Masters box sets, but haven't read those yet. The stories are different in both collections. I'm sure eventually they will have one or two of the same stories though.

[@mb8509]

thank you for the info!@@NearMintCondition

[@ilianelly26]

Can i buy witchever i want? or does it have to be in order? Would like to buy one.

[@NearMintCondition]

You can buy whichever book you want. They are all standalone except for the Life and times of Scrooge McDuckz

[@ilianelly26]

@@NearMintCondition ok thank you.

[@coachzgaming3285]

I have old old comics of Donald uncle scrooge seen 1 going for 2k old scrooge comic i collect old disney comics people over look disney comics weird

[@NearMintCondition]

Those Disney Uncle Scrooge books are so damn good. It's such a shame that people over look them.

[@PurifyWithLight]

Fantagraphics will finally be reprinting Vol 1 & 2 box set 2/12/19!

[@NearMintCondition]

I really hope that those preorders don't get cancelled and they do a proper reprinting of this wonderful box set.

[@ryanchannels4243]

How much is that comic 💰💰💰💰💰 anyway cause I wanna buy like that😀😁😀😁😁😈 🔔

[@NearMintCondition]

The books themselves are reprints of original comics. These retail for about 25 dollars each and the box set with two books is $50. This is the way I love to own them.

[@jojokenshiro]

Omar- does fantagraphics usually do reprints of their boxsets?

[@NearMintCondition]

They do, my brother.

[@jojokenshiro]

@@NearMintCondition after seeing the size difference between the Barks library and the Rosa library size wise, i caved in and bought the Carl Barks library in color released by Gladstone because its closer to the Rosa library size

[@mayitoperezcastillo535]

So But Will Are l Got Druhlidoaswcaqmo to all Disney Books?! So family Duck Disney in Book??? :(