Comic #849: Forever Young (Patreon)

I've had this concept as part of my unofficial canon regarding the Donald question. When doing my throwback Patreon post this week on #120, this idea for the comic came to me.

I knew it had to be a long one if I was going to do it right. I wanted to show the whole timeline. I actually went back and read all the comics featuring Donald to try to work out how many iterations there would have to be.

There are a few references to past comics in this strip. First of all, the dad and the middle child were already featured in #442. The idea of Donald once being a raid leader has also been referenced before in #298. Panel #6 is a reference to #87. Panel #8 is a reference to #354.

I also realized I had to make sure the monitor in 2004 and 2006 were CRTs. I also used an XBOX 360 cover of Minecraft to be 2012 accurate.

I know the three siblings have pretty different hair colors, but I wanted to make sure they looked distinct. I also wanted to make sure Peter's hair was unique so he would be recognizable as an adult in the final two panels.