A review by adelaidemetzger_robotprophet
Ducktales: Treasure Trove by Joey Cavalieri, Joe Caramagna
3.0
--Review of volumes 1 and 2--
GIVE ME MORE DUCKTALES!
These volumes follow the continuity of the 2017 television show but you don’t need to watch the show to read the books or vice versa. Joe Caramagna and Joey Cavalieri do a good job telling stories both before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie are present without giving away any spoilers about Della Duck and her character. I LOVE that but the fangirl in me is a little unsatisfied—always wanting more of the story and background for the characters, but that’s just me.
The first half of Volume 1 follows Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Donald searches for employment, moving from one job opening to the next. The second half of Volume 1 jumps back in time to a few adventures of Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and Della before the boys were born. Volume 2 does this also but reversed.
Thoughts
There’s definitely a contrast between the stories of before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie. To me the “after” felt more like the show and the “before” felt more like the original Ducktales/Scrooge McDuck comics. At first I thought that was just because the boys were part of the story. But I think formula is more of the reason.
The past stories involving Della always begin with a foreword showing Donald in some kind of unfortunate state (shrunken tiny, baked into a cookie, etc.) followed by a flashback explaining how it happened. The “present” stories involving the triplets don’t do this. I don’t know, something about it really divided the tone for the two timelines.
There was also something about Donald Duck’s attitude in the Della stories that I really didn’t like.
I get that he “gets stuck with all the bad luck”—it’s Donald Duck’s thing. But he kept blaming Della for every mishap he found himself in and was constantly annoyed with every location they went to. In the show, Webby describes past Donald as one of “the most daring adventurers of all time,” but he is pretty much the exact opposite in these comics. I get that it’s supposed to be a continuous gag for the comedy, but did they have to make him so mean? He acts like he absolutely hates Scrooge, Della, and adventuring (for those who have seen the show, that’s even before the you-know-what happened giving Donald good reason for his feelings).
I guess it makes sense that having to take care of his sister’s kids would bring his temperament WAY down—because, you know, kids and having responsibility changes a person. He still has a temper and actually has a reason to hate Scrooge by then, but is much more of a family man and constantly looking to do right by the boys.
These comics were super cute and I just can’t get enough of the art style! I really look forward to reading both more of this series and exploring the original Scrooge McDuck comics. I’ll forever be a Duck Fan.
GIVE ME MORE DUCKTALES!
These volumes follow the continuity of the 2017 television show but you don’t need to watch the show to read the books or vice versa. Joe Caramagna and Joey Cavalieri do a good job telling stories both before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie are present without giving away any spoilers about Della Duck and her character. I LOVE that but the fangirl in me is a little unsatisfied—always wanting more of the story and background for the characters, but that’s just me.
The first half of Volume 1 follows Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Donald searches for employment, moving from one job opening to the next. The second half of Volume 1 jumps back in time to a few adventures of Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and Della before the boys were born. Volume 2 does this also but reversed.
Thoughts
There’s definitely a contrast between the stories of before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie. To me the “after” felt more like the show and the “before” felt more like the original Ducktales/Scrooge McDuck comics. At first I thought that was just because the boys were part of the story. But I think formula is more of the reason.
The past stories involving Della always begin with a foreword showing Donald in some kind of unfortunate state (shrunken tiny, baked into a cookie, etc.) followed by a flashback explaining how it happened. The “present” stories involving the triplets don’t do this. I don’t know, something about it really divided the tone for the two timelines.
There was also something about Donald Duck’s attitude in the Della stories that I really didn’t like.
I get that he “gets stuck with all the bad luck”—it’s Donald Duck’s thing. But he kept blaming Della for every mishap he found himself in and was constantly annoyed with every location they went to. In the show, Webby describes past Donald as one of “the most daring adventurers of all time,” but he is pretty much the exact opposite in these comics. I get that it’s supposed to be a continuous gag for the comedy, but did they have to make him so mean? He acts like he absolutely hates Scrooge, Della, and adventuring (for those who have seen the show, that’s even before the you-know-what happened giving Donald good reason for his feelings).
I guess it makes sense that having to take care of his sister’s kids would bring his temperament WAY down—because, you know, kids and having responsibility changes a person. He still has a temper and actually has a reason to hate Scrooge by then, but is much more of a family man and constantly looking to do right by the boys.
These comics were super cute and I just can’t get enough of the art style! I really look forward to reading both more of this series and exploring the original Scrooge McDuck comics. I’ll forever be a Duck Fan.