You know how, growing up, most Disney tales were sort of like Grimm Faerie Tales; they often taught us a lesson, be it overtly or otherwise with allegory that we were supposed to take to heart and use to become better people? This little issue of 3 stories is exactly like that. The first of which, by Pietro B. Zemmelo, illustrated by Marco Mazzarello, colors by Disney Italia, and letters by Tom B. Long is definitely easy to discern, moralwise.
However, there are layers to it. At surface level, it’s a short about learning to be a good sport which then evolves into a lesson about respecting other people’s property, how too much of a good thing can be exactly that, and that we should respect the journey we take as people even if our own isn’t as easy as someone else’s. All these little wisdoms come straight from the one character who seems to be the best at illustrating, at least in my opinion, how the need to be the best can sometimes be poisonous. Of course, I’m talking about Donald Duck.
The art in the first tale reminds me of older bronze verging on copper age comic art. Like falling headfirst into the nostalgia but not quite reliving it second by second. The second story in this issue, written by Sio with art by Emanuele Virzi, colors by Disney Italia, and letters by Tom B. Long, is all about losing sight of what’s actually important; how our hubris sometimes blinds us and this causes us to be unable to see even the easiest solutions to problems that might be staring us in the face. I’m happy to say that neither the tone nor the art shifts much. In fact, most of the art seems to be quite uniform; freely flowing from one page to the next.
The final little story, written and with art by Enrico Faccini, colors by Disney Italia, and letters by Tom B. Long is really about how striving to be the best at our craft can sometimes bring about serendipitous favorable outcomes, be it with our work or otherwise. It also leaves us subtle hints about how cutting corners can also be dangerous; making us look for easier routes to accomplish things outside of the hard work that we see Donald putting in.
For a title focused toward younger readers, I think that parents will find this enjoyable enough and the younger audience will be able to sit down and discuss all the lessons they’ve learned, from the easily understood to the ones that their guardians might be able to catch that slip just beyond their comprehension. Either way, this little 3.5/5 star title is charming and sweet. I hope that if you share it with your own loved ones, you’ll be kind enough to let us know.
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(W) Pietro B Zemelo, Sio, Enrico Faccini (A) Emanuele Virzi, Enrico Faccini (A/CA) Marco Mazzarello
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