This is an excellent Disney comic that takes the classic greedy Uncle Scrooge character and sets his sights on something more valuable known as the Philosophers Stone. Once Uncle Scrooge reads about it he wants it. He wants it because it will make him gold and get him more rich. On this journey he bring along Donal Duck and his three nephews.
The Philosophers' Stone is also shown in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and The Flash Season 3 tv show. Even though the ideas around this stone are somewhat the same they are used differently. In this story the stone creates gold out of anything. In Harry Potter the Sorcerer's Stone helps Flamel live forever. And the Philosophers stone from the flash brings Savitar (the main villain of the Flash Season 3) to life, but it can also make him vanish into the speedforce.
The story was very fascinating and well-written. It is an easy read with very fluent narration from scene to scene. The expressions and character attitudes bring a lot to the comic. They show anger, happiness, joy, annoyance and many other types of feelings. The color was very modern and vintage. There were a bunch of different camera angles in the beautifully drawn compositions, which added a lot to the dramatic scenes especially. The black shadows work very well to popping out the focus of each composition. The detail is suggested gesturally, but adds a very accurate look to buildings, props and the placement of the characters in each scene.
Uncle Scrooge is a an interesting creation by Disney. He seems to be a take on Charles Dickens: A Christmas Carol, which has had a lot of versions and remakes of the story. I really like his character at the end when he realizes that there is more to life then just money. So, he learned his lesson in the end, which is great for young readers to learn about. This comic shows how greedy Uncle Scrooge is because of his deep desire for finding the philosophers stone to make more gold.
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