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The Don Rosa Library

Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library is a series of books published by Fantagraphics Books, collecting all of the Scrooge McDuck and Donald Duck comic book stories written and drawn by Don Rosa,[1] originally published between 1987 and 2006. Following up Fantagraphics' Floyd Gottfredson Library and The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library, this series was launched in 2014, and completed with the tenth and last volume in late 2018.[2]

The Don Rosa Library
The cover of the first volume of the series, Son of the Sun
Publication information
PublisherFantagraphics Books
ScheduleBiannual
FormatHardcover
GenreFunny animals
Adventure
Publication dateOctober 4, 2014 –
November 13, 2018
No. of issues10
Main character(s)Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie, Daisy Duck, Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander
Creative team
Written byDon Rosa
Artist(s)Don Rosa
Colorist(s)Rich Tommaso, Kneon Transitt
Editor(s)David Gerstein

Since 2017, Fantagraphics' The Don Rosa Library is being translated and published in Russia, Brazil, Poland and Italy by editors ACT, Editora Abril, Egmont and Panini Comics respectively. In June 2020, a translated edition for the German market was released, this one having minor editorial changes and adaptations compared to the Fantagraphics original library version and its previous translations.

Background

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In September 2013, Fantagraphics Books announced that they were to publish a complete library of Don Rosa's Disney comics scheduled to launch during the summer of 2014. This would not be the first time that Fantagraphics published work by Don Rosa; in 1981 they published his Don Rosa's Comics & Stories in two volumes, featuring Pertwillaby Papers and later also his Tagdenah in The Comics Journal.[3]

In the end of July 2014, the first volume of the Don Rosa Library, titled The Son of the Sun premiered at San Diego Comic-Con; it was also stated that the first volume would get a retailer release in September later the same year.[4] However, it was finally released on October 4, 2014.

Format

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The Don Rosa Library volumes are 8.5 × 11 inches (216 × 279 mm), making them a little bigger than the volumes of The Complete Carl Barks Disney Library measuring 7.5 × 10.25 inches (191 × 260 mm). The library consists of 10 volumes and represents a complete chronological collection of Rosa's Disney stories. The volumes were published in chronological order starting with Don Rosa's first Disney story: "The Son of the Sun" (1987), this volume was published in 2014.

The pages are mostly colored by Scott Rockwell, Erik Rosengarten, Rich Tommaso, Kneon Transitt, and Digikore Studios under the supervision of Disney expert David Gerstein and Gary Groth, with the artistic input of Rosa.[5] Rosa has stated that he checks every page and panel offering valuable insight and assistance to the Fantagraphics team in restoring the stories as they were originally intended to be published.

The books are approximately 200 pages each containing about 160 pages of comics, with the remaining pages made up of supplementary material, which include comments on the stories by Rosa, story covers by the artist and a biography written by Rosa. [2][6][7][8][9]

The volumes are sold separately with a suggested retail price of $30 each, but are also available in bundled sets by the pair in chronological order with a provided slipcase. The boxed sets had the suggested retail price at $50 and had therefore "a bargain price worthy of Scrooge McDuck himself!" according to the publisher.[10] From 2014 to 2018, two volumes were published yearly. The boxed sets were introduced to the market in conjunction of the release of every evenly numbered volume.

Recognition

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  • 2015
    • Volume one of the series, The Son of the Sun, is nominated for the Eisner Award in the category "Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books (at least 20 years old)".[11]
    • Volume one of the series is also nominated for the Harvey Award in the category "Best Domestic Reprint Project".[12]
  • 2016
    • Volume three and four of the series are nominated for the Eisner Award in the category "Best Archival Collection/Project - Comic Books".[13]

Volumes and box sets

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Free Comic Book Day 2014

In December 2013 it was announced that Fantagraphics would participate in the Free Comic Book Day promotion campaign of May 2014 with a comic book issue showcasing the works of Don Rosa. The free issue was titled Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: A Matter of Some Gravity and featured the two Rosa stories A Matter of Some Gravity and The Sign of the Triple Distelfink.[14][15]

The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck

After all ten volumes of The Don Rosa Library had been released and the series therefore had been concluded, Fantagraphics released in 2019 the two-volume hardcover series The Complete Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck, an edition collecting The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck and a few other stories which while not strictly being part of that series had a strong connection to them. The featured stories had been collected over several volumes of The Don Rosa Library (volumes 1 and 4–10) as that series was chronologically arranged.[16]

Main article: The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck § Collected editions

Translated versions

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Brazilian version

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The Brazilian version is titled Tio Patinhas e Pato Donald - Biblioteca Don Rosa and was initially published by Editora Abril starting in September 2017 with each Brazilian volume corresponding to an American volume. The price of each Brazilian volume was R$79.90. In 2018, the publication was canceled just before the 6th volume, already announced, went into publication. In November 2019, Panini Brasil Ltda resumed the collection.[17]

Volumes
Vol Released Title Period Page count Published ISBN Inducks link
1 2017-09 / 2021-02 O Filho do Sol 1987–1988 212 Editora Abril / Panini 978-85-5579-226-7 / 978-65-5512-862-8 BDR 1
2 2017-10 / 2021-04 Volta a Quadradópolis 1988–1990 212 Editora Abril / Panini 978-85-5579-233-5 / 978-65-5512-958-8 BDR 2
3 2017-11 / 2021-06 O Tesouro na Bolha de Vidro 1990–1992 196 Editora Abril / Panini 978-85-5579-242-7 / 978-65-5982-234-8 BDR 3
4 2017-12 O Último Membro do Clã Mac Patinhas 1992–1995 196 Editora Abril 978-85-5579-244-1 BDR 4
5 2018-02 O Pato Mais Rico do Mundo 1993–1994 204 Editora Abril 978-85-6952-245-4 BDR 5
6 2019-11 O Solvente Universal 1994–1995 208 Panini 978-85-4261-695-8 BDR 6
7 2020-01 O Tesouro dos Dez Avatares 1995–1996 224 Panini 978-85-4262-858-6 BDR 7
8 2020-04 Fugindo do Vale Proibido 1997–1999 224 Panini 978-85-4263-060-2 BDR 8
9 2020-06 O Retorno dos Três Cavaleiros 1999–2002 230 Panini 978-65-5512-086-8 BDR 9
10 2020-09 Uma Carta de Casa 2002–2006 232 Panini 978-65-5512-444-6 BDR 10

German version

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A German version of the series published by the German Egmont Comic Collection began its publication in June 2020. Compared to previous translations of the Fantagraphics version of the series, this German edition has some layout changes such as the story articles appear just after each individual story compared to previously all of these have been collected in the end of each volume. The MSRP for a single volume is €30, while 2-volume box sets are priced at €70 .[18][19]

Italian version

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The Italian version is published by Panini Comics under the title The Don Rosa Library – Zio Paperone & Paperino. It started in November 2017 and ended in June 2019, for a total of 20 paperback volumes, published monthly. Each American volume is divided into two Italian volumes, and the latter don't have titles. The prices of each Italian volume is €8.90.

Volumes
Volume & date Period Page count ISSN Inducks link
1:  2017-11-10 1987 140 9772532922006-70001 DRLI 1
2:  2017-12-10 1988 116 9772532922006-70002 DRLI 2
3:  2018-01-10[nb 1] 1988–1989 116 9772532922006-80003 DRLI 3
4:  2018-02-10[nb 1] 1989–1990 116 9772532922006-80004 DRLI 4
5:  2018-03-10 1990–1991 116 9772532922006-80005 DRLI 5
6:  2018-04-10 1991–1992 116 9772532922006-80006 DRLI 6
7:  2018-05-10 1992–1995 116 9772532922006-80007 DRLI 7
8:  2018-06-10 1993 116 9772532922006-80008 DRLI 8
9:  2018-07-10 1993–1994 116 9772532922006-80009 DRLI 9
10:  2018-08-10 1994 116 9772532922006-80010 DRLI 10
11:  2018-09-10 1994–1997 116 9772532922006-80011 DRLI 11
12:  2018-10-10 1995 116 9772532922006-80012 DRLI 12
13:  2018-11-10 1996 116 9772532922006-80013 DRLI 13
14:  2018-12-10 1995–1998 116 9772532922006-80014 DRLI 14
15:  2019-01-10 1997-1998 116 9772532922006-90015 DRLI 15
16:  2019-02-10 1999 116 9772532922006-90016 DRLI 16
17:  2019-03-10 1999-2001 116 9772532922006-90017 DRLI 17
18:  2019-04-10 2001-2002 116 9772532922006-90018 DRLI 18
19:  2019-05-10 2002-2004 116 9772532922006-90019 DRLI 19
20:  2019-06-10 2004-2006 116 9772532922006-90020 DRLI 20

A second version, Don Rosa Library De Luxe, 10 hardback volumes similar to the Fantagraphics library, has been published from 2019 to 2022.

Polish version

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The polish version is published by Egmont Polska. It started in December 2019. The price of one volume is PLN 69,99.

Russian version

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The Russian version is published by ACT under the title Библиотека Дона Росы - Дядюшка Скрудж и Дональд Дак. It started in February 2017, with each Russian volume corresponding to an American volume. The price of each Russian volume is RUB 750.

Volumes
Volume & date Title Period Page count ISBN Inducks link
1:  2017-02-07 Сын Солнца 1987–1988 208 978-5-17-100446-0 DRL 1
2:  2017-05-30 Возвращение в ужасную долину 1988–1990 216 978-5-17-101751-4 DRL 2
3: 2017-09-29 Сокровище под стеклом 1990–1992 192 978-5-17-102849-7 DRL 3
4: 2018-01-19 Последний из Клана Макдаков 1992–1995 192 978-5-17-102850-3 DRL 4
5: 2018-05-16 Самый богатый селезень в мире 1993–1994 192 978-5-17-107284-1 DRL 5
6: 2018-07-25 Универсальный растворитель 1994–1995 208 978-5-17-108615-2 DRL 6
7: 2018-10-02 Сокровище десяти Аватар 1996–1998 224 978-5-17-110546-4 DRL 7
8: 2019-01-14 Побег из Заповедной Долины 1997–1999 224 978-5-17-112178-5 DRL 8

Swedish version

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Since September 2020 a Swedish translation of the work is published by Egmont Comics. A single volume is priced at 559 SEK.[20][21]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b The date on the back of the cover mistakenly says 2017 instead of 2018

References

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  1. ^ Johnston, Rich (2013-09-03). "Fantagraphics To Collect Complete Don Rosa Duck Adventures... And More". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  2. ^ a b Dueben, Alex (2014-06-18). "Legendary Uncle Scrooge artist Rosa builds a library in Duckburg". ComicBookResources. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ Sims, Chris. "Fantagraphics Confirms Don Rosa 'Donald Duck & Uncle Scrooge' Collections". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  4. ^ Wilson, Matt D. "Fantagraphics Previews Don Rosa's 'The Son Of The Sun'". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  5. ^ "Rosa Talks Recoloring Classic Disney "Duck" Tales, Carl Barks & More". CBR. April 1, 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  6. ^ "Fantagraphics Confirms Don Rosa 'Donald Duck & Uncle Scrooge' Collections". Archived from the original on 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2015-12-27.
  7. ^ Falcone, Anthony (2014-09-25). "Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck 'The Son of the Sun' The Don Rosa Library Vol 1". Comic Book Daily. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
  8. ^ "In Review: The Don Rosa Library: Volume One". September 1, 2014. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  9. ^ Sacks, Jason (October 20, 2014). "Review: Don Rosa's 'The Son of the Sun' Will Bring Many Smiles to Your Face". Comics Bulletin. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  10. ^ "Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge and Donald Duck: The Dona Rosa Library Vols. 3 and 4 Gift Box Set". Archived from the original on 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
  11. ^ Asselin, Janelle. "2015 Eisner Award Nominations Announced". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  12. ^ "2015 Harvey Award Nominees Announced". The Hollywood Reporter. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  13. ^ Brown, Luke. "28th Eisner Awards: The Complete Winners and Nominees". ComicsAlliance. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  14. ^ "Free Comic Book Day 2014 GOLD - Transformers Vs GI Joe to Marc Silvestri's Magi to Future's End (UPDATE)". www.bleedingcool.com. 12 December 2013. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  15. ^ "FCBD 2014 Interview with Creators of Walt Disney Scrooge and Donald Duck Gravity Comic". www.freecomicbookday.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  16. ^ "The Complete Life and Times of $crooge McDuck". www.tcj.com. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  17. ^ "Panini retoma coleções da Disney canceladas pela Editora Abril". October 2019.
  18. ^ "Onkel Dagobert und Donald Duck - Don Rosa Library". comic.highlightzone.de. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  19. ^ "Don Rosa Collection | Jetzt bequem online bestellen". www.egmont-shop.de. Retrieved 2020-07-04.
  20. ^ "EGMONT COMICS heta serienyheter". www.jpsmedia.se. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
  21. ^ "Åter till Ankeborg! – serietecknaren Don Rosas serier samlas än en gång mellan hårda pärmar". www.hbl.fi. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
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