CARL BARKS

In class I found my reading on one Carl Barks’ Uncle Scrooge comics to be quite consistent in how his high-quality illustration work matched with captivating storytelling.  You could tell that he wanted these characters to feel real and be relatable, in the way that they interacted with each other, and not like the typical funny animal comics. Donald and his nephews are portrayed far more intelligent than that of their original cartoons. Barks not only ups the complexity of the characters, but also the complexity of the scenes. Often traveling to exotic locations with an adventurous feel, such as when they took Scrooge camping, which happened to be in one of the comics I read class.