Donald Duck versus Two-Face, and the Philosophy of Flipism!

[about_faces]

Imagine how I felt when I learned that there existed an actual pseudo-philosophy known as Flipism, based around making all life decisions on the flip of a coin! And imagine my surprise when I learned that this idea is credited not to Harvey Dent, but rather to Donald Duck. No, seriously!

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[psychopathicus]

Aw, gawrsh - 'tweren't nothin'!
I'd heard all about those other things that the Ducks were responsible for, but inspiring the Manga style is news to me - I'd always heard it was inspired by Bugs Bunny cartoons. Oh well, you live and learn.
Flipism (almost) leading Donald to get his revenge is fairly par for the course with him - Barks was known for his ironic twist endings. In this case, the status quo is preserved, and both Donald's gullibility and the Professor's con artistry are slapped down - Donald by not getting his rightful revenge, and the Professor by having to leave town in a hurry with the fear of Duck put into him. Not bad for a two-page wrap-up

[abqreviews]

>How is Professor Batty's name a coincidence? Am I missing something?

You're like, Bats, Man.

[psychopathicus]

*slaps forehead* Of course. Sometimes I forget these things.

[about_faces]

Yeah, the manga thing makes my eyebrow raise a bit. I think it's plausible, but with Cracked getting things wrong every so often, it's always good to take it with a grain of salt.

I need to read more Duck comics. I've read several, but it's not enough. I initially wrote an entire paragraph espousing the awesomeness of Don Rosa's The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, and I forgot to find a way to slip it back into the post. It's a shame because, seriously, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is one of my favorite graphic novels ever. In any genre. It's so rich and complex, like a family-friendly There Will Be Blood, that I'm not at all surprised that there is a field of study for the Duck comics.

[psychopathicus]

Well, that site that hosts 'Flip Decision' has more Duck stuff than you can shake a stick at. It's got just about all the Carl Barks stories, plus most of Don Rosa's and a fair smattering of other stuff. Just click on the link for 'Flip Decision', erase everything in the address bar after 'fr' and hit return, and you'll be taken there - or, if you'd rather not wade through acres and acres of stories, I can pick out a few more links for you to start with, if you want.
Yeah, 'Life and Times' is pretty great stuff, all right. It's not quite as much of a favorite for me - I'm really more of a Donald than a Scrooge fan, and I don't like the way that Rosa so often depicts him as a dim-witted bumbler, especially here - but there's no denying that the bulk of it is terrific.