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:

Mr. Mc Dee's butler Duckworth appears in the William Van Horn story "Snore Losers," collected in Pie in the Sky

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.

Let's Get Dangerous

Once again, Superteam Family: The Lost Issues reads my mind and gives me the pretend comics that I always wanted.

Afternoon Delight

Spotted at my local Costco: the entire Disney Afternoon for ten bucks apiece!



Tales Spin

Ink and Paint Club takes us behind the scenes of the Duck Tales TV show.

via the Disney Comics Forum

Human Touch

The Disney Afternoon characters as humans.

Free Comic Book Day!

Today is Free Comic Book Day!   Go down to your local comic shop and get some FREE COMICS!

Afternoon Delight

House Ads from Disney Afternoon #1, Marvel Comics 1994

Let's Get Dangerous

Via The Disney Blog

I am the surprise in your cereal box!

Darkwing Duck by Nate Lovett 

From I Love Cartoons!

Easy? Not!

Click here to play the Darkwing Duck Nintendo game.

Ad from Donald Duck Adventures #31, Disney Comics, 1992

Saturday morning's alright for fighting

Comics Should Be Good present comic character/ Saturday morning cartoon mashups:

Con Job

io9 spotlights some exclusive collectibles from this year's Comic-Con:




Darkwing Duck "Duck Knight Returns" variant



Tron Bearbrick

Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be on Ebay.

Disney Weirdness Review: Darkwing Duck #1

SPOILERS BELOW:

It was pretty freakin good.

I was a little too old to be a hardcore Darkwing Duck fan back when the show was new, but I enjoyed it whenever I caught an episode. This comic gets the tone of the cartoon just right, but with a slightly more "grownup" feel. When the story opens, Drake Mallard is working for a soulless megacorporation in a St. Canard that no longer has a need for superheroes (or supervillains). I am always a sucker for a "getting the band back together" story, and that's exactly what we've got here. Highlights of the issue include the daydream sequences, as Drake sits in his cubicle and fantasizes increasingly more outlandish superheroics, and Drake's interactions with his cubicle-mate, a former supervillain who used to tangle with Darkwing back in the day.

Generally speaking I like what Boom! has been doing with the Disney license. Wizards of Mickey, Ultraheroes, and Double Duck are all fine examples of quality kids' comics. As a thirty-something comic book fan I can appreciate the effort even as I recognize that the books aren't really geared towards readers like me. Darkwing Duck #1, on the other hand, is a truly All-Ages comic (like Boom's The Muppet Show, or the classic Barks Duck stories), a kid-friendly book that more mature (ha!) fans can appreciate on its own merits. Good stuff, well worth a look.

Cat in a Hot Tin Suit, redux

The Greatest Ape continues its series of Darkwing Duck "Director's Cuts."

!!!!!!!!

Wasn't expecting this announcement- new Darkwing Duck comics from Boom!

Sweeeeet.

The Fluffy Trilogy, Part 2

The Greatest Ape has posted another Darkwing Duck story from Disney Adventures Magazine. Go check it out!

Darkwing Duck Series 2 Action Figures

...still tragically unreleased.

The Kitty Kat Kaper

This is great- Doug Gray goes behind the scenes of one of his Darkwing Duck stories from Disney Adventures magazine. Click on over to read "The Kitty Kat Kaper."

Via Robot 6.