Anonymous asked: re-read that "sorcereress's apprentice" and have a few questions! first- is that bit with Scrooge talking about scaling stormy mountains and making wonderful mistakes in the beginning foreshadowing? and second- that list of things that Gladstone says he's summoned, I recognise the tidal wave and the tornado, but did he really summon a meteor in the comics?
hehe! thanks for noticing that foreshadowing, it was definitely on purpose, and yes! he actually causes a meteor to fall in more than one story (there’s one where he’s conned by Donald into buying land that has no gemstones, and a meteor made of diamonds falls right onto his patch), and there’s this Carl Barks classic where he’s got to boil a pint of water in as short a time as possible;
there’s a couple of stories featuring him and shooting stars/meteors, which I guess figures, what with the whole wishing thing
Anonymous asked: not to rush you or anything, but do you know when the new tpatj pages will be live? i just really really love that story, and i'm so excited for the conclusion :o
I really don’t, I’m sorry! But I am working on it all day today and I now try to have at least one day a week where I work on it- problem is stuff pops up that needs doing more immediately and many of these remaining pages have complicated layouts and involve crowds =__=
Anonymous asked: i follow you partially bc your interests are very different from mine, and i enjoy seeing posts about things i'd never see otherwise! like ducktales, omg. ducktales isn't really a big thing where i live and i'm not entirely sure i'd know it existed if not for you :O
Anonymous asked: important- is the next doodle duck comic gonna be as soul crushing as the last one because I still haven't recovered tbh
nah you’re good man this one is mostly for fun, also practice at drawing dancing bc heack that’s tough 8Db also it’s gonna take me a hot while (and I mean literally it’s been a scorcher of a day I am 100% dead) so you have time to recover for sure
Anonymous asked: Hi Mod! Sorry if you've already gotten this question a lot, but do you plan on printing a second TPOH book? If so, do you have some idea about when it might happen?
well friend I can’t give any specifics (outside of hhhmmayybbethisyear) but Plans are Happening
Anonymous asked: I would just like to say your love of Gladstone is really infectious I didn't even know he existed like a week ago and now he's one of my favourite Disney characters
gonna save this goose-duck from being outright hated if it kills me tell u whut
Anonymous asked: idk if you know this but there's a weekly Donald Duck (specifically centered around Donald Duck) comic book (30-50 pages idk) which comes out in Finland and I stopped ordering it because it's 3€ a week and honestly that adds up but I mean it's good shit and it's all about the ducks with very little Mickey because Finns all hate Mickey.
that last statement is one of the most brutal and hilariously honest things I’ve ever read??? and gosh I’m envious but heck yeah I’d burn a hole in my pocket with that subscription
Anonymous asked: MOD the ducktales opening was revealed and there IS SO MUCH COMIC-ESQUE IMAGERY? Im so happy about this? the dime is everywhere? the animation is so good. mod. mod it's so good
Anonymous asked: mod i'm so mad, i came here because of beautiful art and you've tossed me headfirst into shipping gladstone/magica. i did not come here for this. i did not come here to have my soul sold to this ship. i've never even watched ducktales and here i am waiting for an ad to finish so i can and i'm probably gonna look for the comics after too. thank you but damn it, why does this rarepair have to be so good
idk man but you’re welcome and enjoy those comics buddy they are Good Stuff
Anonymous asked: Uncle Mod, help! I really want to love the new Ducktales, but the designs are so very different from what I'm used to- and I'm worried their version of Gladstone will be without the depth he's developed in the comics I've read as a European. I don't want to be 'one of those' fans though, I really do want to like the new show. How can I see the new Ducktales like you do, with such enthusiasm?
Oh gosh anon that’s a toughie, and I really do understand, but the way I come at it is this- all adaptations of the duck family and their stories are exactly that; adaptations and interpretations. Different visions of similar themes- or, as I like to think of it, different realities of a cartoon multiverse, aka AUs!
Even if they have a lot of similarities, the original Carl Barks-style Scrooge is quite different from the old Ducktales cartoon version of Scrooge, in both design and character. Neither is invalid, but they come from worlds apart and can therefore be seen as two separate characters.
Donald is perhaps the best example of all: you have the original animated screwball-type Donald, the old comics version, the modern comics version, a freaking secret super hero persona version, and do I need to mention KH?
You said it, Donald.
Anyway, I think approaching the new take on Ducktales in a similar way to this is the best method, so while we might be used to this version of Gladstone-
we have to remember it all started with this version!
I know. Wow.
So yes, the Ducktales take on the characters is different, and always has been, but that doesn’t make it bad, and it in no way replaces or invalidates the comics! In terms of Gladstone’s new design I think they really built from the old Ducktales cartoon design more than anything; so perhaps seeing him as a hybrid of the old Barks personality and that cartoon’s visual is what to expect.
But whatever the case, it’s a stand alone adaptation! A separate dimension from what has come before, which will neither replace nor delete what we’ve known- nobody can take what you see as the ‘true’ duck universe away from you, that’s something unique and special to every fan. I think it’s both very brave and wise of them to go their own way with the look of this show, partly for this very reason, because it makes it easier to see it as an Alternate Universe, and accept it for what it is- something new, but grounded in something timeless and beloved by the people making it. If you like, see it as the duck world making a TV show based on their local celeb, Scrooge, and the new characters as duck actors representing the characters you know and love!
