HAPPY BIRTHDAY DON ROSA!
On this day in 1951, Keno Don Hugo Rosa, known as Don Rosa, was born in Louisville, Kentucky. From a young age, he has been drawing various things, especially superhero comics related to Marvel and DC, and then moved on to drawing his favorite characters from Disney, especially Donald, Scrooge, Huey, Dewey and Louie and other characters from the Duckverse, more precisely from the Carl Barks comics universe. He also invented his own character Captain Kentucky where he published comic books under that name for a time. He will become more famous when he works for Disney comics from 1987 and when in 1992 he publishes a series of comics related to The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. From 1990 to 2008, he worked for Egmont comics (Danish edition of Disney comics). He even wrote and drew Ducktales comics (Ducktales 1987) and scripted the Talespin episodes, believe it or not. He retired in 2008 due to health reasons, but he certainly travels around the world and draws for his fans. It is generally more popular in Europe than in America. And yes, he is very unhappy with Disney's treatment of his comics. However, he received many awards.
Although he inherited a lot from Barks, Don Rosa still created his own Duckverse universe in which he showed more sensitivity in many characters than in other authors. He also wrote and drew comics related to the Three Caballeros. In his private life, he grows chilies. He had a wife, who unfortunately died last year. May his wife rest in peace. Amen.
Certainly, Don Rosa is one of my favorite writers and artists for Donald Duck comics and I am very grateful to him for the great comics he left behind. I wish him a happy 75th birthday and a long and healthy life and I hope that I may meet him in person one day. Thank you Don Rosa for these comics and the issues you left us!
And yes, his comics are not DUCKTALES nor DUCKTALES (especially the reboot version) is as close to his comics as anyone has claimed it to be, otherwise it is not.
Happy 75th birthday Don Rosa!
Here are pictures related to Don Rosa, as well as pictures of him that he has drawn so far! If you're a Don Rosa fan, feel free to like and reblog this! Happy birthday Don Rosa!
