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. But he kept blaming Della for every mishap he found himself in and was constantly annoyed with every location they went to. I get that he “ gets stuck with all the bad luck”-it’s Donald Duck’s thing. There was also something about Donald Duck’s attitude in the Della stories that I really didn’t like. I don’t know, something about it really divided the tone for the two timelines.

The “present” stories involving the triplets don’t do this. 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. But I think formula is more of the reason. At first I thought that was just because the boys were part of the story. To me the “after” felt more like the show and the “before” felt more like the original Ducktales/Scrooge McDuck comics. There’s definitely a contrast between the stories of before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie. 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. 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. 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. 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. Twenty-five year bookseller with shipments to over fifty million happy customers.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. No guarantee on products that contain supplements Your satisfaction is 100% guaranteed. This item may be a former library book with typical markings. May show signs of wear, highlighting, writing, and previous use.

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DuckTales, Vol. 1 by Joe Caramagna