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My Take
To me, Don Rosa is one of comics' true storytellers. Born in Louisville, Kentucky in 1951 and a University of Kentucky graduate, he inherited Carl Barks' Scrooge McDuck universe and elevated it with obsessive, gorgeously dense artwork. His Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck is practically a historical epic disguised as a duck comic, painstakingly researched and deeply felt. The Eisner and Inkpot Awards were richly deserved. Pouring that much passion into a famously stingy cartoon duck is exactly the kind of devotion I find moving, and I would urge anyone who dismisses comics as kid stuff to read his work.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Don Rosa
- Name (Japanese)
- ドン・ローザ
- Reading
- どん・ろーざ
- Born
- June 29, 1951 (age 75)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rabbit
- Origin
- Louisville, Kentucky, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- comics artist / writer / screenwriter / illustrator
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- St. Xavier High School
- University
- University of Kentucky
Awards & achievements
- 1995 Eisner Award
- 2013 Bill Finger Award
- 2014 Inkpot Award
- 1997 Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist
- 1998 Adamson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Don Rosa born?
Born June 29, 1951 (age 75).
Where is Don Rosa from?
Don Rosa is from Louisville, Kentucky, United States.
What does Don Rosa do?
Don Rosa works as comics artist, writer, screenwriter, illustrator.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.