Tuesday, September 26, 2023
Oz The Great (And Terrible)
Saturday, September 23, 2023
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Monday, September 4, 2023
Can't Stop Messin With The Danger Zone
Disney's Doorways To Danger is another oddball comic that I found surprisingly enjoyable.
This book came out in 2021 but I ignored it, assuming it would be some kinda Wimpy Kid middle school YA thing. While Jeff Harvey's art style is definitely in that wheelhouse, story-wise this could be a totally normal modern-day Duck Mouse adventure.
Our heroes find themselves in the cast of an Amazing Race style gameshow, racing in teams around the globe to locate a series of keys which will unlock a hidden treasure. Because this is an Uncle Scrooge comic, the treasure and the gameshow are more than they appear.
The characterization and dialogue are all perfectly in-character; I am not familiar with Tom Angleberger's other works ,but judging from this he appears to be a fan of the classic Disney Comics. Like Donald Duck Visits Japan, this is an off-model, offbeat take on the Disney classics that is enjoyable for kids and longtime readers alike.
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Spider-Man Far From Home
Did you guys know that Duck Maestro Giorgio Cavazzano drew a Spider-Man comic that was only reprinted in English once, in the UK-only collection Marvel Europa? Well now you know.
Unfortunately, the characters are not all drawn with dog noses like Uncle Carl here.
Friday, September 1, 2023
Thursday, August 31, 2023
Multiverse of Mad Ducks
For all of these years I had been under the impression that Duck Tales comics and The Barks Duckverse were two entirely separate continuities, containing many overlapping characters but also some aspects unique to each of the two worlds. Earth-D and Earth DT, let's say.
A recent thread on The Fethry Society, however, set me straight that there are several examples of characters created specifically for Duck Tales making the leap into the mainline Donald Duck comics universe:
While Launchpad McQuack shares space with Donald and Daisy in "New Year's Daze," by Stefan Printz-Paulson and Vicar, as seen in Bear Mountain Tales.
So there you have it, Bubba the Cave Duck fans, your favorite character counts as an honorary Duckburgian! Surely it's only a matter of time before the Darkwing/ Gizmoduck/ PKNA teamup that all the Tumblr fanart people have been clamoring for becomes official.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
Dead Girl Superstar
Hey Millenials, remember "the aughts"? The OC, the Nintendo Gamecube, the Emo, the SLG?
Monday, August 28, 2023
Squeak Previews
Mitch Lohmeier's funny animal true crime epic Michael Mouse, starring his own totally unique and original characters, is now available to order through Previews.
Go get it, ya mugs!
Thursday, August 24, 2023
You Know, For Kids
Speaking of promotional giveaways, here are all the comics pages from Nabisco's The Perils of Mickey Fun Book For Kids, art inspired by Floyd Gottfredson but drawn by Stephen DeStefano in what appears to be excerpts from comics in Disney Adventures magazine.
The Wonderful World of Promotional Giveaways
Maybe the Baby Boomers have a point when they say things were better back in the day. Specifically, in 1970 a kid could accompany their parents to their local Gulf station and receive one of these, The Wonderful World of Disney Magazine.
This magazine's got everything. Haunted houses from around the world,
Oil crisis, shmoil crisis, let's make gas stations great again, America!
Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Wabisabi
Donald Duck Visits Japan is a charming and unexpectedly engaging comic.
Meru Okano's character designs deviate significantly from the characters' classic look, but it suits the manga style while still reading as "Toon". Supporting characters look like they just stopped over from Animal Crossing. Donald Duck Visits Japan is a quick and breezy read, kawaii as fuck but might actually teach you something. Recommended.
Thursday, August 17, 2023
Thursday, August 3, 2023
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Warning: This Post May Contain Spoilers For Thirty-Year-Old Comics
The Fantagraphics book Just Us Justice Ducks is a terrific collection of comics from the often-imitated, never-duplicated 1990s Disney Adventures magazine. It's not just worthwhile as a nostalgia trip for the Millenials, though, as the collection includes new-to-me strips by Disney masters Romano Scarpa and Giorgio Cavazzano.
But for Disney Weirdness purposes, Justice Ducks is worth checking out for the ambitious and strange CROSSOVER EVENT "The Legend of the Chaos God."
Hopefully these images get you a taste of the story without spoiling too much. I had aged out of The Disney Afternoon by the time these comics came out and completely missed them the first time. Kudos to Fantagraphics for another great collection, one that fans of these cartoons will surely appreciate even more than I did.