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No.

Don has not written/drawn any stories in years, and never will again... in other word... Finis. With all due respect, where have you been?

^ I remember seeing that. It was before I know who Don Rosa was or even read Disney Comics so I thought it was canon throughout all of Disney.
Well... no
Let's say that all the reasons that Don Rosa quite mysteriously disappeared in thin air and he worked on comics again. I would still put money on that Disney would still not allow him to write such a story. If you confirm his death in an actual plot (and not in just a picture like in here), then it really puts a strain on not only other writers but if Disney wanted to use him in something else. Don Rosa is popular enough for people to consider it the only canon ever (hell even I'm not perfect for that). I am well aware that Don Rosa put the time of death in Life and Times, but that was only sort of mentioned. You can ignore it a lot more than a in your face story. Disney seems to like this stock characters such as him to be timeless so not matter where or when, they can use them (this happens with a lot of characters in general. Even when characters die they don't stay dead.) Killing him might endanger newer Scrooge comics to be made. It's not a definite thing, but I don't want to take my chances even if it was possible.

I believe it was 2009 when he officially retired. I'm not too sure about the nephew father thing, but I heard that in one of his stories he presented a character that COULD be their father. Whether he is or not is debatable.
Well you're right it possible that if he wrote it, everything would go on as status Quo with every other writer. However, it would remind and enforce the readers opinion of his death even more. Right now, even people that think Rosa and Barks is the main canon are still able to ignore the fact that he supposedly "died" in '67. That is what I think anyway. Besides the main point is I still don't think Disney would allow such a thing to happen directly.
Well perhaps, but this is Don Rosa we are talking about. In his stories it makes no sense for him to have Scrooge die in the future, for that does not fall into his very rigid timeline at all. In order to adhere to Carl Barks stories, it had to follow the time line and Scrooge is only human (duck?)

He retired in 2007.
And... no. It wouldn't be a fun story from anyone, especially him, even though I love his work. Death, taken seriously, as he must do for Scrooge, is an ugly, sad, visceral thing when looked upon in the moment: It is only in hindsight when that changes.
Not really appropriate material for kids looking for funny escapism, I think.
But for my money, the 'end' of the Duck universe is Carl Barks "Ode to the Disney Ducks", spoken over a montage. One of the stories continuing, the chase eternal, with fun, whimsy, and wonder forever to find. A magical world still left to explore.

For whatever it's worth, Rosa told me that he fantasized about an "ending" for Scrooge inspired in part by Alan Moore's "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"--so Scrooge would disappear, but not die. I certainly don't think something like that is necessary, but I do think it would be cool. I'm not a Rosa fundamentalist, but seeing his own personal "conclusion" to the character's arc would be, well, cool. Like I said.
...though there's also something to be said for eschewing such overt "closure" in favor of Review Or Die's "always another rainbow" conception.

Quote from user: GeoXFor whatever it's worth, Rosa told me that he fantasized about an "ending" for Scrooge inspired in part by Alan Moore's "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?"--so Scrooge would disappear, but not die. I certainly don't think something like that is necessary, but I do think it would be cool. I'm not a Rosa fundamentalist, but seeing his own personal "conclusion" to the character's arc would be, well, cool. Like I said.

...though there's also something to be said for eschewing such overt "closure" in favor of Review Or Die's "always another rainbow" conception.
I think I have to re-read Calvin and Hobbes now.

But I have to agree with you. That would be very cool to read. I just don't want to see Scrooge gasping for air or on his deathbed or something. Gives me the heebies.

For what it's worth, I think "A Letter From Home" is a fitting conclusion to the Scrooge universe. Provided, of course, it's preceded by a few other Rosa stories in a particular chronology... God, I really need to finish Don Rosa in Review.