Tag Archives: grandma duck

Through an Uskglass Darkly

Posted on February 20, 2023 by Nathan

Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, by Susanna Clarke – The author’s debut novel was recommended to me because I liked her Piranesi.This book was much longer and more complicated, but I liked it. It takes place in the early nineteenth … Continue reading →

Posted in African, Art, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Christmas, Comics, History, Holidays, Humor, Magic, Monsters, Mythology, Relationships, Rick Riordan | Tagged donald duck, carl barks, fairies, napoleon bonaparte, scrooge mcduck, big bad wolf, anansi, vampires, gyro gearloose, beagle boys, huey dewey and louie, grandma duck, rick riordan presents, tristan strong, piranesi, susanna clarke, jonathan strange and mr norrell, serwa boateng, serwa boateng's guide to vampire hunting, roseanne a. brown, adze, christmas in duckburg, rocket-roasted christmas turkey, the lovelorn fireman, vic lockman, bob gregory | 1 Comment

Duck and Cover

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Nathan

Today, I’m looking at two more Carl Barks comic collections. Uncle Scrooge: The Twenty-Four Carat Moon – The title story here has a rather wacky plot, Astronomers discover another moon behind the regular one that’s made entirely out of gold. … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, carl barks, Cartoons, Christmas, Comics, Disney Afternoon, Fairy Tales, Families, Food, Holidays, Humor, Technology, Television | Tagged amusement parks, beagle boys, bears, black wednesday, chickens, clara cluck, clarabelle cow, cornelius coot, daisy duck, disney, disneyland, don rosa, donald auf dem bauernhof, donald duck, donald duck and the one bear, donald duck and the witch next door, ducks, ducktales, flintheart glomgold, flying dutchman, goldilocks and the three bears, grandma duck, gyro gearloose, huey dewey and louie, instant millionaire, little golden books, madam mim, mastering the matterhorn, pizza, riding the pony express, robots, scrooge mcduck, the christmas cha cha, the forbidium money bin, the twenty-four carat moon, the wax museum, uncle scrooge and his handy andy, uncle scrooge and the flying dutchman, uncle scrooge and the money champ, uncle scrooge and the twenty-four carat moon, under the polar ice, want to buy an island?, witches | Leave a comment

Just Ducky

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Nathan

It’s too bad that, these days, the default Google suggestion for “Donald” is our not-so-esteemed president rather than the duck. The two of them do have something in common (aside from the terrible temper), in that both had mothers from … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, Monsters | Tagged carl barks, daan jippes, donald duck, donald duck timeless tales, dragons, duck avenger, fethry duck, gladstone gander, goofy, grandma duck, gyro gearloose, huey dewey and louie, john lustig, magica de spell, mickey mouse, paperinik, scrooge mcduck, secret of hondorica, the big sneeze, the call of c'rruso, the duck who came to dinner, the ghost sheriff of last gasp, the unorthodox ox, too safe safe, walt disney, walt disney comics and stories, wispy willie | Leave a comment

Saving the Nine Worlds Again

Posted on December 3, 2017 by Nathan

When I hear about a new book coming out by an author I like, I try to put a hold on it at the library. Recently, it seems like all my holds came in at once, and since they have … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics, Humor, Magnus Chase, Monsters, Mythology, Norse, Percy Jackson, Rick Riordan | Tagged a financial fable, alfheim, andvari, attic antics, beagle boys, carl barks, daisy duck, dangerous disguise, donald duck, grandma duck, his dark materials, huey dewey and louie, in old california, junior woodchucks, la belle sauvage, loki, lyra belacqua, no such varmint, odin, pete, ragnarok, scrooge mcduck, the book of dust, the ship of the dead | Leave a comment

Mice, Ducks, and Aliens

Posted on July 15, 2017 by Nathan

The Song of Wirrun, by Patricia Wrightson – Paul Dana recommended this trilogy of books based on Australian mythology: The Ice Is Coming, The Dark Bright Water, and Behind the Wind. I have a passion for mythology, but I haven’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Australian, Authors, Book Reviews, Comics, Diana Wynne Jones, Humor, Mythology, Prejudice, Religion | Tagged aliens, behind the wind, bruno sarda, cart and cwidder, don rosa, donald duck, drowned ammet, duck avenger, fethry duck, franco valussi, gladstone gander, goofy, grandma duck, gus goose, huey dewey and louie, jesus, john wilkes booth, judas iscariot, l. ron hubbard, massimo de vita, mickey mouse, minnie mouse, paperinik, paperino, parke godwin, pluto, scrooge mcduck, st. augustine of hippo, the crown of dalemark, the dalemark quartet, the dark bright water, the ice is coming, the search for the zodiac stone, the snake oil wars, the song of wirrun, the spellcoats, topolino, waiting for the galactic bus | 1 Comment

Barks’s Ducks, Dahl’s Chickens

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Nathan

Donald Duck: Christmas on Bear Mountain, by Carl Barks – The Fantagraphics collections of Barks’s comics go back a bit for this one, which features the first appearance of Scrooge McDuck. Scrooge softened over time, despite always remaining a money-obsessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, Cartoons, Comics | Tagged carl barks, charlie and the chocolate factory, christmas on bear mountain, don rosa, donald duck, giants, grandma duck, huey dewey and louie, roald dahl, scrooge mcduck, the bfg, willy wonka and the chocolate factory | 7 Comments

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