The Disney Frontier Blog

Growing up, I missed out on the comic book experience. I was more into collecting sports trading cards and reading the sports section of the local paper. I think this is why my drawing skills are less than par. That is why I was excited to introduce my 3 year old daughter to comic books - I could experience it for the first time through her eyes. I posted about previous comics here and here and so Travis from Gemstone contacted me and asked if I would like to review some of there comics/graphic novels.

The comic starts with the story of “The Black Knight Gorps Again.” It ends in a cliff hanger and part two is found as the last story of the comic. Great idea! In between are “Sorceress’ Apprentice,” “No Thanks for The Memories,” “Generous to a Fault,” and “Passport to Lisbon.”

When I was in my early tweens, the Disney show Ducktales was on everyday after school. Reading these 5 stories was like watching those TV shows all over again. The biggest difference between this Uncle Scrooge comic and Ducktales is Donald Duck was rarely on Ducktales. He is in most of the stories in Uncle Scrooge.

I tried to read it to my daughter but I think she is still too young to enjoy this type of comic. The dialog changes quickly and I have to always narrate who is speaking which makes the story choppy and less interesting. I think kids learning to read - maybe 5 and up - as well as tweens would love this comic. Its retail price is $6.95 but the quality and length make it worth that price. Also, anyone who used to watch Ducktales - you know who you are and more then likely you are humming the theme song in your head right now - would get a kick out this comic.

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