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thehefnerLook. I know that I have a tendancy to... how shall I put this? Go a little overboard with praise of certain things. Like, how many times have you guys heard me say, without a trace of irony, that a certain something is the "(adjective)est (noun) ever!"? I know that after hearing that enough times from me, many of you guys just sorta discount it whenever I start on like that again.
Now, on one hand, sure, I'm a geek. And we geeks are a passionate lot are subject to hyperbole. Hell, we're even raised on it (the cover of every issue of Fantastic Four after more than 30 years still proclaims the book to be "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!"). But for me, the thing is... I actually do mean it every time I say it. I truly do think that "What's Opera, Doc?", "One Froggy Evening," and "Feed the Kitty" are some of the greatest films ever made. That Superman is and always will be the greatest superhero ever. That Mega Man 2 has the best video game music ever (although 3 is right up there too). That Hal Jordan is the greatest Green Lantern ever. I don't just made these wild claims to blow everything out of proportion, because to me, that's how good they are.
So please understand that it is with all sincereity when I make this next assessment. Because I read this book today while working at the comic shop, and right now I am so moved by what I have just experienced that I feel I must come up here and share it with you all, my loyal readership. And that opinion is simply this:
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF $CROOGE MCDUCK by Don Rosa is one of the finest epics I've ever read.
That is all.
Now, on one hand, sure, I'm a geek. And we geeks are a passionate lot are subject to hyperbole. Hell, we're even raised on it (the cover of every issue of Fantastic Four after more than 30 years still proclaims the book to be "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!"). But for me, the thing is... I actually do mean it every time I say it. I truly do think that "What's Opera, Doc?", "One Froggy Evening," and "Feed the Kitty" are some of the greatest films ever made. That Superman is and always will be the greatest superhero ever. That Mega Man 2 has the best video game music ever (although 3 is right up there too). That Hal Jordan is the greatest Green Lantern ever. I don't just made these wild claims to blow everything out of proportion, because to me, that's how good they are.
So please understand that it is with all sincereity when I make this next assessment. Because I read this book today while working at the comic shop, and right now I am so moved by what I have just experienced that I feel I must come up here and share it with you all, my loyal readership. And that opinion is simply this:
THE LIFE AND TIMES OF $CROOGE MCDUCK by Don Rosa is one of the finest epics I've ever read.
That is all.
