Post by Matilda on Oct 8, 2016 2:17:55 GMT
I thought both the Magica stories in U$ 19 were really good. Jens Hansgard's "Himalayan Hideout" is one of the best Daisy Duck stories ever! It's definitely in my top five "stories where Daisy shines." Her job, her knowledge of the bin's secret entrances, her use of the camera flash, her sleight-of-hand, her refusal to be cowed...I don't know that I've ever seen a story treat Daisy so well. Having grown up when there were many more "Sticky Situations" than there were "Daringly Different" Daisy depictions, I found this version of Daisy particularly gratifying. I also liked the way Magica put things in Daisy and Scrooge's path by enacting those things in relation to the crystal ball. Plus, a yeti! I liked Rodriguez Peinado's art a lot: the layout of and content of the panels so that each page holds together as a whole. Page 19 might just be my favorite Magica page ever. I also like the opening view of Duckburg, with the bin and the Coot statue and Mount Demontooth. The only thing that annoyed me was the coloring choice to make Daisy's clothes all pink, all the time. (And speaking of coloring...I was surprised that they didn't recolor the golden "dime" on the cover!)
Olaf Solstrand's "When Magica Won" was terrific, too. Very clever plot, I thought, both the basic conceit of Magica's tactic and the way Scrooge finally sees through it. I thought Noel Van Horn's art served the story very well: the dystopian Duckburg, Magica rich and bored in the pool, Magica dancing on the Coot statue's corn, the burglar batterer. Magica's neck was often oddly long and skinny, though!
Lars Jensen's look into Glomgold's family album was fun, too, especially as drawn by Rota. All in all, a great issue!
Olaf Solstrand's "When Magica Won" was terrific, too. Very clever plot, I thought, both the basic conceit of Magica's tactic and the way Scrooge finally sees through it. I thought Noel Van Horn's art served the story very well: the dystopian Duckburg, Magica rich and bored in the pool, Magica dancing on the Coot statue's corn, the burglar batterer. Magica's neck was often oddly long and skinny, though!
Lars Jensen's look into Glomgold's family album was fun, too, especially as drawn by Rota. All in all, a great issue!