Category Archives: Disney Afternoon

Heroes for Hire

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Nathan

The Last Viking Trilogy, by Poul Anderson – Made up of three books, this work of historical fiction is about Harald Hardrada, an eleventh-century ruler of Norway who had a pretty fascinating life. He spent time in Kyiv and Constantinople, … Continue reading →

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Vive L’Armadillo

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Nathan

I haven’t been reading quite as much as usual recently, and it sometimes seems like I’m having some trouble absorbing what I do read. Still, here are reviews of a few things I thought were worth writing about, with SPOILERS. … Continue reading →

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Face the Madness

Posted on July 4, 2025 by Nathan

I’ve played several other games since Loom, but I was thinking of the concept of robed magicians with hidden faces, which features prominently in that game. The Weavers, who can alter reality with their powers, all wear full-body robes with hoods … Continue reading →

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Dark Dreams

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Nathan

When writing about portals between worlds, I thought about the Dark World from The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, but that’s kind of a different subject, albeit a related one. And the alternate world with similar geography … Continue reading →

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Find Myself a City to Live In

Posted on October 24, 2023 by Nathan

More books, and more spoilers. Proceed with caution. The Hidden Palace: A Novel of the Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker – The sequel to The Golem and the Jinni brings back its titular characters, their experiences in early … Continue reading →

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Goofy and Clownish Holiday Fare

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Nathan

Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas – I kept seeing this recommended on Disney Plus, so I figured I might as well give it a shot. From 1999, it’s a collection of three different Christmas-themed cartoons, each featuring one of the … Continue reading →

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Duck and Cover

Posted on February 5, 2021 by Nathan

Today, I’m looking at two more Carl Barks comic collections. Uncle Scrooge: The Twenty-Four Carat Moon – The title story here has a rather wacky plot, Astronomers discover another moon behind the regular one that’s made entirely out of gold. … Continue reading →

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A Foray Into Animated Enchantresses

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Nathan

A few days ago, Tavie brought up how both Disney and Warner Bros. cartoons have witches named Witch Hazel, both voiced by June Foray, and said I should write a post about that. From the brief research I did, it … Continue reading →

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Life’s Good for the Multiplujillionaires

Posted on May 25, 2018 by Nathan

Uncle Scrooge: The Lost Crown of Genghis Khan, by Carl Barks – The library system now has another volume in Fantagraphics’ series of reprints that I hadn’t yet read. I’m not totally sure whether I should keep the ones I … Continue reading →

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The Taming of the Scrooge

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Nathan

The Life and Times of $crooge McDuck, Volume 2, by Don Rosa – You may remember I read the first volume almost two years ago, but the collection is out of print and the library didn’t have the second. Now … Continue reading →

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