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'''Keno Don Rosa''' is a big fan of [[Carl Barks]] who eventually got promoted to write the official [[Donald Duck]] stories in the spirit of ''[[Carl Barks|The Good Duck Artist]]''. He is one of those rare few writers who have managed to make an excessive use of [[Continuity Porn]] into great stories, and is widely regarded as one of the best things that ever happened to Disney comics.
'''Keno Don Rosa''' is a big fan of [[Carl Barks]] who eventually got promoted to write the official [[Donald Duck]] stories in the spirit of ''[[Carl Barks|The Good Duck Artist]]''. He is one of those rare few writers who have managed to make an excessive use of [[Continuity Porn]] into great stories, and is widely regarded as one of the best things that ever happened to Disney comics.


Up until his retirement, he had executive power over the Duck family canon, and brought the world some seriously great [[Arc Welding]] in the process.
Up until his retirement, he had executive power over the Duck family canon, and brought the world some seriously great [[Arc Welding]] in the process.


He grew up as a fan of the Donald Duck comics made by Carl Barks. When he grew older he submitted self drawn comics to Donald Duck fanzines, as well as letters to some debates. He even corresponded with Carl Barks from time to time. Eventually he quit being a hardcore fan, but he never quit being a fan of Carl Barks. Years later a new Donald Duck publication arrived, and Don Rosa applied for the job as an artist. He wrote a letter there he told how much he wanted to be the artist, that he would write the stories in the spirit of Carl Barks and that he was born to make it. (Indeed, in the 1970s and 80s Rosa had done two comics for newspapers in his hometown of Louisville, ''[[The Pertwillaby Papers]]'' and ''The Adventures of Captain Kentucky''. He later [[Recycled Script|reused]] several ''Pertwillaby'' storylines for his Scrooge stories.)
He grew up as a fan of the Donald Duck comics made by Carl Barks. When he grew older he submitted self drawn comics to Donald Duck fanzines, as well as letters to some debates. He even corresponded with Carl Barks from time to time. Eventually he quit being a hardcore fan, but he never quit being a fan of Carl Barks. Years later a new Donald Duck publication arrived, and Don Rosa applied for the job as an artist. He wrote a letter there he told how much he wanted to be the artist, that he would write the stories in the spirit of Carl Barks and that he was born to make it. (Indeed, in the 1970s and 80s Rosa had done two comics for newspapers in his hometown of Louisville, ''[[The Pertwillaby Papers]]'' and ''The Adventures of Captain Kentucky''. He later [[Recycled Script|reused]] several ''Pertwillaby'' storylines for his Scrooge stories.)


He got the job, and he created Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck comics from 1987 to 2005. Because he was a great fan of ''[[Carl Barks|The Good Duck Artist]]'', he created what can be considered an [[Expanded Universe]] based on the Duck-master's works. That is to say, he used [[Continuity Porn]], lots of Continuity Porn. Even Carl Barks told him he did too much Continuity Porn, but he didn't listen. He even dedicated all his comics to Carl Barks by hiding the word D.U.C.K. (Dedicated to Uncle Carl from Keno) on the first page of each story.
He got the job, and he created Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck comics from 1987 to 2005. Because he was a great fan of ''[[Carl Barks|The Good Duck Artist]]'', he created what can be considered an [[Expanded Universe]] based on the Duck-master's works. That is to say, he used [[Continuity Porn]], lots of Continuity Porn. Even Carl Barks told him he did too much Continuity Porn, but he didn't listen. He even dedicated all his comics to Carl Barks by hiding the word D.U.C.K. (Dedicated to Uncle Carl from Keno) on the first page of each story.


Rosa is known for his quirky drawing style and epic storylines, best exemplified by ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'', his personal [[Magnum Opus]]. Since Uncle Scrooge is his favorite character, Rosa's longest and best stories deal with the [[Anti-Hero|complex]] and [[Badass]] elder duck.
Rosa is known for his quirky drawing style and epic storylines, best exemplified by ''[[The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck]]'', his personal [[Magnum Opus]]. Since Uncle Scrooge is his favorite character, Rosa's longest and best stories deal with the [[Anti-Hero|complex]] and [[Badass]] elder duck.
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* [[Creepy Twins]]: Phishkisser brothers, the owners of "Oolated Squigs" fish company, whose ''heads'' are fish-shaped, with big lips, dog-ears resembling pelvic fins, and [[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow|remains of hair]] resembling dorsal and tail fins.
* [[Creepy Twins]]: Phishkisser brothers, the owners of "Oolated Squigs" fish company, whose ''heads'' are fish-shaped, with big lips, dog-ears resembling pelvic fins, and [[Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow|remains of hair]] resembling dorsal and tail fins.
* [[Dan Browned]]: Although Rosa did research for his works, there are instances where he gets his facts wrong. He falls into this because he is proudly declaring that he was doing research for any real facts and that all references to the real world and events were true.
* [[Dan Browned]]: Although Rosa did research for his works, there are instances where he gets his facts wrong. He falls into this because he is proudly declaring that he was doing research for any real facts and that all references to the real world and events were true.
** You could consider this subverted, since not only Rosa's mistakes happen once in a blue moon, but when he realizes he made one (or is told about it by fans), he instantly recognizes it. The guy's human, even if he worked with ducks all the time.
** You could consider this subverted, since not only Rosa's mistakes happen once in a blue moon, but when he realizes he made one (or is told about it by fans), he instantly recognizes it. The guy's human, even if he worked with ducks all the time.
** He also isn't shy to admit that if reality and his artistic vision clash, he'll go with the latter for the sake of the [[Rule of Cool]]. His stories are often published alongside with his commentaries, where he explains how certain details are wrong, and why he decided to leave them that way.
** He also isn't shy to admit that if reality and his artistic vision clash, he'll go with the latter for the sake of the [[Rule of Cool]]. His stories are often published alongside with his commentaries, where he explains how certain details are wrong, and why he decided to leave them that way.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Scrooge. Donald and the nephews have their moments as well.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Scrooge. Donald and the nephews have their moments as well.
* [[Death Trap]]: In "Treasure of the Ten Avatars", Scrooge and Donald have to get out of [[Death Course|an entire series of these]]. Among other things there's a [[Descending Ceiling]] and [[Fake Platform]] with [[Spikes of Doom]], [[The Walls Are Closing In]], [[Fed to the Beast]], and a [[Snake Pit]]. Donald even lampshades it by the end when he points out that they've already been through every B-movie cliché.
* [[Death Trap]]: In "Treasure of the Ten Avatars", Scrooge and Donald have to get out of [[Death Course|an entire series of these]]. Among other things there's a [[Descending Ceiling]] and [[Fake Platform]] with [[Spikes of Doom]], [[The Walls Are Closing In]], [[Fed to the Beast]], and a [[Snake Pit]]. Donald even lampshades it by the end when he points out that they've already been through every B-movie cliché.
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Rosa never wrote any Mickey Mouse stories, but that doesn't keep him from littering various Hidden Mickeys within his stories.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Rosa never wrote any Mickey Mouse stories, but that doesn't keep him from littering various Hidden Mickeys within his stories.
** The D.U.C.K. dedication, as described above, also counts.
** The D.U.C.K. dedication, as described above, also counts.
** ''[[Monty Python and The Holy Grail]]'' gets quoted at least twice.
** ''[[Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'' gets quoted at least twice.
** ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' is referenced three times
** ''[[Citizen Kane]]'' is referenced three times
** '''José Carioca''': [[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|"It's a great joke played on us by fate or greed or whatever you prefer, but whoever or whatever played it certainly had a good sense of humor !"]]
** '''José Carioca''': [[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre|"It's a great joke played on us by fate or greed or whatever you prefer, but whoever or whatever played it certainly had a good sense of humor !"]]
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