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    Of course, Uncle Scrooge has always been very popular in Europe for some
                                     reason
                                        
[Prospecting in the Klondike] [1]
 

Well, it seems to day is comics day around here. First it was Calvin &Hobbes
[2], and now it's Uncle Scrooge [3]. 
> Don Rosa's [4] The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is a comic book
> masterpiece. It’s one of my all-time favorite stories, a tribute to one of
> the all-time greats, Carl Barks [5], by a guy who isn’t too far shy of that
> title himself. Expertly researched and threaded through an existing
> continuity in a way that’s still incredibly accessible to readers. And yet,
> every time I read it, I find myself thinking “wouldn’t this be better if it
> was told through the timeless medium of Finnish prog rock?”
> 

Via Jeff Cuscutis [6] through MyGoogleFaceSpacePlusBook, “ Don Rosa Draws For
a Finnish Rock Album About Scrooge McDuck [7]”

Um … I never asked myself that question either, but the video presented of
one of the songs has me intrigued enough to maybe pick up the album when it
comes out.

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/IPhlog:2014/02/28/Scrooge01.jpg
[2] gopher://gopher.conman.org/0Phlog:2014/02/28.1-2
[3] http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Scrooge_McDuck
[4] http://comicsalliance.com/tags/don-rosa/
[5] http://comicsalliance.com/tags/carl-barks/
[6] http://spinthecat.blogspot.com/
[7] http://comicsalliance.com/don-rosa-tuomas-holopainen-nightwish-the-life

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