Marvel's Disney now, so it counts.

The Stripper's Guide has Howard the Duck, the newspaper strip. Trapped in a world he never made!

Tweet tweet tweet

I don't understand the Twitter at all. I honestly believe Twitter is a plot created by the news media to appear hip and with-it in the Social Networking Age, because they're still embarrassed about missing the boat on Myspace and Facebook.

But anyway, if you're a Twitter-er who enjoys Tweeting and Tittering, Boom! has a Disney Comics Twitter page. Go there and tell em I sent you, in 140 characters or less.

Black Gold

Mickey Mouse is strongly in favor of energy independence.

From "Mickey and Goofy Explore the Universe of Energy at EPCOT Center." Presented by Exxon, 1985.

Monstrous Mickeys

Super Punch has a pair of Mickey Monsters that will haunt your nightmares.

Mickey Mouse, shill

Off-Model Mickey will really sell for you!

Image from the Vintage Ad Browser. Via The Disney Blog.

The Duck Knight Returns

Check out this Phantom Duck (aka Duck Avenger, Paperinik, Superdonald, PK, etc.) Fan Art Gallery.

Uhhhh....

Hmmm. I'm not too sure what to say about this one. Not my thing, but hey, I'm not here to judge.*

"Xerxes and Harem," Oil painting by Carl Barks, 1980. From the collection of Dennis Books.




*Creep.

Bring On The Bad Guys

Get a load of this superstitious, cowardly lot!
Donald Duck's Rogues Gallery. Art by Don Rosa, from the collection of Dennis Books.

Talking Dogs

The great John K reads Carl Barks.

Burn down Hot Topic

Remember back in the 90's, when it seemed like Disney had no idea what to do with The Nightmare Before Christmas? The only Nightmare tie-ins you could find were the soundtrack CD, a couple of books, and the Burger King watches. Rather than working against the property, though, the lack of merch was kind of cool; the lack of cheesy tie-ins made the movie felt more 'special' than all the other cartoon garbage out there. Nightmare was a movie for us, maaan!

Unfortunately, nothing gold can stay. The kids who were 6 or 7 in 1994 grew up and became teenagers... Broody, gothic, smeary eyeliner, emo teenagers with loads of disposable income. Just like that, the merchandising floodgates opened.

The following images are the result of a Google Image Search for "Nightmare Before Christmas Merchandise."












Believe me, there's a ton of Nightmare s**t out there; this is just scratching the surface. I tried collecting Nightmare stuff for a while, but it's just. too. much.
Don't believe me? Try it yourself!

American Gothic

Disney images from the Tim Burton show at the Museum of Modern Art:

Concept art for Burton's claymation-style 1982 short "Vincent."


Concept art for "The Black Cauldron." Sadly, Burton's designs weren't used for the film.


Images from Slate's Burton Exhibit slideshow.

No Future

Sekvenskonst posted this punk-rock Mickey Mouse drawing by Air Pirate Bobby London. God Save the Mouse.

WTF?

Seriously, dude, what is up with those farm animals? I'm freaking out here, man.

From the Carl Barks classic "How Green Was My Lettuce."
Uncle Scrooge #51, Gold Key Comics, 1964.

You're right...

He IS creepy!

Uncomfortable Moments in Archie/MLJ Comics

Stupid Comics has the greatest article ever on "Super Duck, the Cockeyed Wonder."

Super Duck was Archie Comics' lame Donald Duck ripoff, who somehow managed to stay published throughout the 1940's and '50s, despite being terrible.

"Thanks" to Timo Ronkainen for alerting me to this character's existence.

Greetings, programs!

Topless Robot has the skinny on this fancy-pants Black Hole/ Tron crossover action figure. If I were a 13-year-old millionaire and this was 1983, I'd be all over this.

Curiouser and curiouser

Yesterday I went to the movies (Youth in Revolt, and yes it was great). At the theater they had these "Preview" magazines, thinly-disguised promotional material for upcoming Disney films (a side note: Jerry Bruckheimer's The Sorcerer's Apprentice? REALLY DISNEY??)

This Alice in Wonderland...I dunno if it's going to be any good, but it's got style. I think the fact that it's a sequel and not a straight-up remake is probably a good thing, even if it does remind people of Return to Oz. I've been a Burton-head since the first Batman so I'll be there opening night; I wonder if audiences are going to take the trip with me.

Plutopia

Bully, the Little Stuffed Bull, has posted the Mickey Mouse/ Pluto cartoon "Plutopia" for your Saturday morning enterainment. Go check it out!

The girls in my canasta club will never believe this!

Hubba hubba hubba, money money money, who do you trust?

"The Great $$$ Giveaway," from Super Goof #33, Gold Key Comics, 1975.
Written by Mark Evanier, art by Roger Armstrong.

All this strip needed was an Eega Beeva cameo and it would have been the greatest comic of all time. As it is, it's still pretty rad.

DEAR GOD WHY

I'm sorry. Thanks, Internet.

I "Love" the 80's

I had this poster hanging on my wall as a kid, circa 1987. It would almost be embarrassing, if it wasn't such a succinct portrait of this horrible, horrible decade.

The Miami Vice suit. The Top Gun jacket. The Sony Walkman. The Hawaiian shirt. The Boom Box. This may be the single most 80's picture ever drawn by human hands. It's frickin beautiful, man.

Thank you, MoviePoster.com, for this blast from the past.

Fab-u-lous

The Fabuleous Fifties has up a classic Gottfredson story from 1949, starring Mickey and everyone's favorite Man of Tomorrow, Eega Beeva. Check it out!

Uncomfortable Moments in Disney Comics, Part 7

Mickey Mouse, homophobe.

Lost in Space

Toys from the truly bizarre 1979 Star Wars ripoff The Black Hole. More here and here.

Relive the magic with the Black Hole Little Golden Book, Read-Along Adventure, and Comic Adaptation.