Wak IDW\'s first six issues of Donald Duck are gathered in this classy collectors\' volume... ". "I\'ve always believed that if you want anything bad enough and you work hard enough for it, eventually you\'ll get it." In the middle of the Great Depression in 1931 he learned that the Walt Disney Studio had jobs available. "I knew I was going to be a cartoonist," he told interviewer Jim Korkis in 1968.
Charles Alfred Taliaferro was born in Montrose, Colorado on August 29, 1905 and moved with his family to Glendale, California in 1918.
Apart from his Mickey work, Scarpa created two beloved thorns for Uncle Scrooge\'s side: brassy business-gal Brigitta Mac Bridge and wanna-be tycoon Jubal Pomp! After sustaining a wildly prolific career, Scarpa retired in Spain, leaving behind a grand legacy for younger Disney writers and artists, such as Giorgio Cavazzano.
Scarpa crafted legendary Italian Mickey epics like "Kali\'s Nail," "The Chirikawa Necklace," and "The Delta Dimension," all of which were later reprinted in the USA to great acclaim.
In 1956, Italian editors asked Scarpa to pick up the adventure serials where Gottfredson left off, and continue the narrative for Disney\'s European readers.
In 1955, Gottfredson was forced to transform that strip--hitherto a groundbreaking adventure serial--into a gag-a-day series.
As early as his youth in Venice, Scarpa had a passion for Disney comics and cartoons, with a particular fondness for the work of Floyd Gottfredson, plotter and artist of the classic Mickey Mouse newspaper strip.
About the Author: The classic "maestro" Romano Scarpa (1927-2005) has historically been the most popular Italian talent with American Disney comics readers. including great works by Romano Scarpa, Giorgio Cavazzano, Daan Jippes--and the first-ever US publication of "The Diabolical Duck Avenger," Donald\'s classic 1960s debut as a super-anti-hero With special extras for true Disney Comics aficionados, this Donald compendium provides hours of history and excitement.
Wak IDW\'s first six issues of Donald Duck are gathered in this classy collectors\' volume..
