Jason Aaron Guides Uncle Scrooge Into His First Marvel Comics Adventure (Exclusive)
Jason Aaron pits Uncle Scrooge against the multiverse, the Scrooge-Above-All, and much more.
Uncle Scrooge in the Multiverse of Madness
ComicBook: As a fan of the original DuckTales animated series growing up, it's a joy to see Scrooge McDuck in the center of a multiverse adventure. How did you approach taking this iconic Disney character and putting him and his family inside a multiversal saga that's usually associated with the Marvel Universe?
Jason Aaron: Yeah, I loved DuckTales too. The original series and the recent reimagining. But this is very much a story that's inspired first and foremost by the rich history of Uncle Scrooge in the comics. In particular my love of Don Rosa's incredible work with the character. So I wanted to do something that celebrated Scrooge McDuck as the greatest adventure hero in comics history, while also putting a sort of Marvel spin on it. And I could look back to my own work on THOR for inspiration in terms of having a character team-up with other versions of himself for an adventure across time and space.
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- Marvel Comics)Scrooge-Above-All
What is Uncle Scrooge's opinion of the Scrooge-Above-All? Is he more concerned that this Scrooge variant has evil intentions, or does he see a little too much of himself in the Scrooge-Above-All?
I think you'll have to read the story for that answer. The nefarious version of Scrooge at the heart of this story is a character who's origin goes back to Carl Barks' Christmas on Bear Mountain, the very first Uncle Scrooge story. His life just went in a very different direction after those events.
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- Marvel Comics)The DuckTales crew
Can you touch on the dynamic that Donald Duck, Huey, Duey, and Louie bring to The Infinity Dime? Seeing them all interact with their uncle always leads to some hijinks.
Yeah, Donald and the nephews all make appearances here, as they've always been an important part of Scrooge's adventures during his wealthiest days. But Scrooge's life was actually filled with mind-blowing adventures before he ever met them or amassed his fortune. The sort of two-fisted, globe-trotting tales that Don Rosa compiled as part of his legendary Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck stories. And you'll see references to those amazing stories here, along with some of my other favorite Scrooge tales from the past.
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- Marvel Comics)Disney artists
How has it been collaborating with the lineup of heralded Disney comic book artists?
They're an amazing crew of talented artists, one and all, all veterans of the legendary Disney comics scene in Italy. Paolo Motttura, Francesco D'Ippolito with Lucio De Giuseppe, Alessandro Pastrovicchio, Vitale Mangiatordi and Giada Perissinotto. These are the keepers of the flame, in terms of Scrooge and his world, as they've kept those characters alive and vibrant in comics for years now.
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- Marvel Comics)Disney characters assemble!
What are the odds of readers seeing a big "Avengers Assemble" montage, but with classic Disney characters?
Well, you'll definitely see a lot of characters from Scrooge's many adventures popping up here. Like I said, I wrote this out of love for those classic Scrooge stories, after years spent reading Don Rosa comics to my kid at bed time. It's truly a treasure-trove of amazing adventures. And if I can inspire some Marvel readers to dive into that money-bin full of stories for the first time, then my work here will be done.