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That is kind of sad that Don Rosa is retiring. I wonder if his eye problem has something to do with it.

That's a good theory Robb. I wonder if there is a third generation who is willing to continue the legacy that Barks started and later continued by Rosa?

Quote from user: ramapithWhile I don't wish to speak ill of Don's work in any way?because I'm extremely fond of much of it, and hope he'll reconsider the idea of retiring?I need to break my silence now and state that it's somewhat painful for other modern Duck creators to hear this attitude that "without Rosa, nobody important is left." I don't think anyone means to sound that way, but that's almost the way it comes across.
There are others who strive to follow respectfully, creatively, and highly individually on the greatness that was Barks, and I don't think their efforts are in vain.
It's not an "attitude" that has rocketed Don Rosa to legendary status, with the popular titles of "the greatest living Duck artist" and "the Duck Man for our times." It's his unsurpassed talent for storywriting and drawing, and through that combination in creating stories of epic quality, with scripts and layouts of cinematic quality, and with an understanding of and a sensitivity toward the heroes largely unexplored by others.

I feel compelled to simply give the man his due.

I don't mean to belittle the work of others. I apologize if that's what I am doing. I will continue to buy and read comics without Rosa stories in them. However, in my opinion, and I'd wager in the opinion of a whole lot of other fans around the world, no one else currently writing and drawing Scrooge stories has the degree of talent that Don Rosa has poured out with such regularity for the past twenty years. Again, in my lead post I mentioned that "other creative talent will fill the pages of the Gemstone books as they will continue to churn out foreign reprints along with those of Barks and Rosa and some others. But gone is the epic talent that fostered such an exciting volley of classics as we've enjoyed since that first shot heard around the world:'The Son of the Sun.'"

UNSURPASSED talent for storywriting and drawing???? I think Don Rosa is one of the least talented artist among those who currently draw Disney comics. And, although I like several of his stories, generally, almost all have too much narrative and dialogue, to my taste, and are often not paced as well as they could be. I'd put him near the middle of the story writers, and near the bottom of the artists. I certainly don't think his retirement leaves readers with no one to carry Barks' torch. Even with Scarpa and Branca gone, there is still Daan Jippes, William Van Horn, Freddy Milton, Ben Verhagen, Mau and Bas Heymans, Peinado, Gatino, Jan Gulbransson, Sander Gulien, Ulrich Schroeder and many others.

Quote from user: Robb_KUNSURPASSED talent for storywriting and drawing???? I think Don Rosa is one of the least talented artist amkong those who currently draw Disney comics. And, although I like several of his stories, generally, almost all have too much narrative and dialogue, to my taste, and are often not paced as well as they could be. I'd put himnear the middle ofthe story writers, and near the bottomof the artists.
Fascinating! (As a certain aging Vulcan would utter.)

I simply couldn't disagree more.

Don Rosa's story work is clearly light-years ahead of Scarpa, Branca , Jippes, William Van Horn, Verhagen, the Heymans... and all the rest. There is simply no comparison.

Robb_k's got it. You could end the thread right there...he's got it. That's all we need folks! :)

You know something Jeff that's not a bad idea to have Don Rosa get someone else to write a story for him. After all Carl Barks had other people write for him after he retired. Besides Don Rosa might still get credit for providing the idea despite the fact that the other artist drew it. It especially sounds cool if William Van Horn drew the story. I would love to see how the two would work together.