Walt Disney Uncle Scrooge And Donald Duck: The Don Rosa Library Vol. 10: "The Old Castle's Ot (DISNEY ROSA DUCK LIBRARY HC) Hardcover – November 27, 2018

At times you should follow your heart rather than your mind. The last volume of Don Rosa's compilation of Donald/Scrooge stories rhythms with the same mindset. The stories are all based on Uncle Scrooge's adventure (except one), many of which are among the longest compiled by Don. Compare it to other volumes, there are only six titles featured in this story which is lesser than any of the previous volumes. The plots of the stories are more involved, well articulated and thought provoking which makes them addictive to read - but a word of caution - read them with a peaceful state of mind to get the full flavor out of it.The book begins "Dream of a Lifetime" the plot of which Don admittedly got from one of his fans. This story has been so much compared with the concept in the famous movie "Inception" but was almost a decade ahead of the later. Well, Donald Duck/Uncle Scrooge did invent a few thing ahead of times and there is nice page about it on google. This is just being one of them !"Trash or Treasure" the smallest and the most lightweight gag in the volume is based on Scrooge's ability to find out value out of almost anything. Although, at one point we have heard scrooge saying that he has the old coins in his bin because of their monetary value and memories associated with them, yet here we see Scrooge making something of out an antique."The Old Castle's Other Secret" is a sequel to Carl Bark's "The Old Castle's Secret". It is also a sequel to Don's own story "The Crown of the Crusader Kings" which gave an indication that the Templar's Treasure should be a possession of clan McDuck. But unlike usual adventures of Uncle Scrooge there is a twist to the tale in the end when he discovers a letter written by his father addressed to him during the treasure hunt. Don also gave a nice puzzle to solve on the cover page of the story apart from his 'DUCK' dedication."The Black Knight Glorps Again!" is a sequel to Don's own stories "The Black Knight" & "The Universal Solvent" on the famous thief "Arpin Lusene", this time Scrooge getting rid of the solvent dipped armor and accessories all together by sending it out to space. The proceedings of the story is somewhat similar to the previous one but Don's art makes it equally enjoyable to read. It appears that Don might have had a future for this sequel in his mind because he makes Lusene keep an eye on the armor on the orbit as well. We will never know !To me, "The Magnificent Seven (Minus 4) Caballeros" is one of the best stories in the volume because this involves finding out treasures in South America other than the Inca one. It is only a befitting tribute to a country like Brazil that has so much of wonders to offer and making Donald visit it to regain his adventurous spirit and more importantly his smile was a great plot. Besides, this is the only exclusive Donald Duck story in this volume. Donald's rendezvous with his old pal's Panchito Pistoles and Jose Carioca ended in a great archaeological find of the era !The last, and probably one of the most romantic period of Scrooges way to fame, "The Prisoner of White Agony Creek" showcases the emotional entanglement between Scrooge and Glittering Goldie in a very delicate yet finely woven story line. This is definitely something that has taken Don a lot of thought and research to showcase the non materialistic aspects of life in a storytelling fashion. And for the first time, when asked by his nephew what is Scrooge's most precious possession and everyone taking a guess at it, they are all wrong ! There is definitely one thing that I noticed about the art in this story, the makeup of mountains is strikingly similar to the one drawn by Herge in "Tintin in Tibet". But while Herge's overall style was much cleaner, Don gives way more details in his panels.The supplemental material includes all the pinup posters, all the "Hall of Fame" pictures, individual discussion of the stories by Don and a gag that features Don himself. 10 volumes to make it a complete collection, a blast of laughter, adventure, history, science and geography all blended into mesmerizing stories.

Mr. Rosa's stories are more intensive than Carl Barks version of his Duck tales. He is as close to the old master that we are likely to find. I find his stories a little tiring to read, they do not sing like Barks stories did, but I am not as young as I use to be. Very enjoyable, in a time when children comics for all ages have gone past. Barks stories had different layers for different age readers. The Ducks were very lucky in their writers. They were the best.

Don Rosa is absolutely amazing. Perfect follow-up to Carl Barks. Excellent, funny stories paired with fantastic artwork. Cheers to Rosa!

My daugther love the book. Every night we read some pages.

Great stories, great artwork. Don Rosa is 1 of a kind in the comics business. Very imaginative and creative.

It arrived two and a half hours before the max time. It was everything as was it was shown on amazon. First rate work.

Great quality publication. Don Rosa's comics are legendary. I wish Disney had treated him better.

Don Rosa is a master, and Fantagraphics did an excellent work.