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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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 ( ... )
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You're like, Bats, Man.
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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.
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I'd always dismissed the hype as the author's own nostalgia and had no idea that Barks had developed a following. It's so funny (in a sad way) how we in the States don't really pay much regard for Barks and his works. It kind of reminds me with how consistently people underestimate Charles Schultz' work in retrospect, that there's this stigma that these are supposedly "kid's stuff" and therefore as worthless beyond nostalgic value as the average Saturday morning cartoon (I know we all watched He-Man, enjoyed it, and still have affection for it, but that doesn't mean it was GOOD). But just like with some Young ( ... )
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Mind you, the only one I've got a CONFIRMED Western counterpart for is Rosa's "Dream of a Lifetime" two-parter. When I read the Chinese version, I had no clue that the rest of the Life and Times series existed... and I still thought it was a kickass story!
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On the other hand, that sounds adorable. Where's my coin?
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See, now this is the type of story that would benefit from a Joker's Asylum-style open-ended conclusion gimmick.
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