The Substituute Santa of Strathbungo
Script Arild Midoon
ProjectKnut Naerum – Tormont Leckling
Pages24
Cover
The cover is impressive and gives you the feeling that you are about to read a strong story!
Summary
Uncle Scrooge recalls the only day he made a man happy at Christmas! Back in 19th-century Glasgow, the 12-year-old, then, Scrooge meets a rabid girl from the area's female orphanage, who shows him the mistreatment to which this and many more girls are subjected. Then the courageous duck, with the help of his new friend, decides to do something about it and bring to light the plot behind it all!

In December 2016 the Uncle Scrooge #21 was released in America, whose main story I confess left me stunned! And that was something I've been waiting for since I saw the wonderful cover of the issue.

History

First, screenwriters are Knut Nærum and Tormod Løkling and designer Arild Midthun, all three Norwegian origins. This 24-page story entitled The Substituute Santa of Strathbungo is an account of Uncle Scrooge and unfolds in Glasgow, when the silvery crusoe was still a small duck and sold peat, in order to make a living for him and his family.

It reminds you of Life and the State of Scrooge McDuck – The Last of the MacDuck Generation? There are some references to this episode of Live, since he remains loyal to the framework set up by Don Rosa!

Summary

History contains references to Vio, action, chase, twists, humor and emotion and a wonderful ending, while throughout its duration there is no point in not being emotionally charged!

In short, it is a story with excellent script and design, but also coloring, while I comfortably include it in the best I have ever read! If ever published in COMIX, it will be one of the best issues in the magazine! So we wait...