Scrooge McDuck: The Dragon of Glasgow was originally published in France. Thanks to the good people of Fantagraphics, it is now available in English for the first time.

Scrooge McDuck: The Dragon of Glasgow

Book Description:

Return to Uncle Scrooge’s epic past in this all-new standalone Disney graphic novel… full of thrills and chills in the long-ago coal mines of Scotland!

Decades before becoming Donald Duck’s tough tycoon uncle, Scrooge McDuck lived a childhood of struggle―and adventure! While exploring coal mine tunnels with sister Matilda, young Scrooge meets Erin, niece of a desperate theatre owner… whose proud stage is threatened by fiendish forces! Can Scrooge, not yet smarter than the smarties, find a way to save the day? An all-new saga set in the world of Don Rosa’s Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck series, “The Dragon of Glasgow” forges a new trail with thrills and chills rendered in a modern, animation-inspired style.

Review

Frenchmen writer Joris Chamblain and Ilatian illustrator Fabrizio Petrossi bring Disney Duck fans a charming tale of a young Scrooge McDuck from his Glasgow years. Young Scrooge is adorable and Petrossi’ artwork in this 52 page book is fantastic. The story is translated by Fantagraphics legend David Gerstein.

Scrooge earned his number one dime shining shoes on the streets of Glasgow in 1877. “The Dragon of Glasgow” story expands on those early Scrooge years. The tale begins in modern day Duckburg. Huey, Dewey, and Louie perform a play of the tale of the Dragon of Glasgow, and they ask Scrooge if he knows anything about the legend since he was also in Glasgow at the time of the dragon sighting in 1880. Scrooge left Glasgow on a ship to New Orleans at some point in 1880. Scrooge pretends to not recall any events of the dragon nor the young girl who discovered the dragon. The nephews turn to their next best source, Scrooge’s sister, Matilda. Matilda writes a letter back to the great nephews telling the tale of Scrooge and Matilda in their early Glasgow years. I love the illustrations done by Fabrizio Petrossi in this book of a young Scrooge and Matilda. We get to see Scrooge’s new love for acting as he meets Erin who is a young thespian at a local theater. Erin is a great new character for early Scrooge McDuck lore. It will ultimately be up to Scrooge and Erin to save the mines of Glasgow, but they are going to have to use their best acting skills.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND

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