Topolino #3307 cover (2019) - Scrooge McDuck

This is the published cover of Topolino #3307, a clear and plain homage to Carl Barks' famous painting titled "Always Another Rainbow" that (presumably) shows Scrooge in the days of Klondike's gold rush.

Looking at the rough, you can see that the artist's first idea was to try applying some changes, but in the end, he decided to be faithful to Barks' painting.

If you ask me, that was the (only) right choice... the expression, the mood, everything in Barks' piece is pure perfection... and you cannot improve perfection, can you?

I find Andrea Freccero's final take every single bit as striking and powerful as Barks' original piece, rich in subtle details and also perfectly balanced... really, it was love at first sight.

You'll probably notice when looking at the published piece, that something has been "lost"... well, it's 2019, the world seems to have a different sensibility than only a few decades ago, and certain things in a Disney magazine are not allowed anymore... nevertheless, this does not affect the utter and sheer beauty of the piece.

The piece was also later used as a cover in other countries (France, Greece, Sweden, Poland), but it's in a new book in Italy (Disney Special Books 20, "Il Klondike di Zio Paperone") that the image was further edited to also change the bullet belt in an ordinary belt.

It sure was weird to leave the bullets there in the first edit, after removing the rifle.

Also included in the additional images are the rough, prelim, and the published cover.

For bigger scans of the rough and prelim, see:
- Topolino 3307 rough
- Topolino 3307 prelim

Huge thanks to Andrea and Giacomo!

Paper size: 25 x 35 cm