Correct me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t Scrooge McDuck originally portrayed as the epitome of greed and heartlessness in the Disney version of A Christmas Carol? And now he’s some good guy? Get the fuck outta here. Also he has a coin vault he swims in daily. Now what the fuck is that all about?

    • Those stories were always very ruthless and mean, they have a fully different vibe to them. There is a separate comic book series that is published here that is mostly these Italian writers work. The only story type I ever sort of enjoyed in them was Donald as the superhero, because that felt like a redemption arch for him. The way his failures and person tends to be portrayed is very demeaning. I think he is one of the few actual prole characters of Duckburg. Closest thing I can think of to compare them to is modern AmeriKKKan comedy where individualism and meanness is often the point.

      My favourite Donald Duck story writer was a Chilean guy called Vicar whose Donald stories were more about him working in the margarine factory and stumbling in his various side hustles that always seemed very neurodiversity coded so I related to them. They were still very brainwormy but often more empathetic to the failures of Donald Duck.