tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post6851413043060215015..comments2024-02-25T03:15:48.893-05:00Comments on News and Views by Chris Barat: Comics Review: WALT DISNEY'S COMICS AND STORIES #699 (September 2009, Boom! Kids)Chris Barathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-49316172334022746612009-10-24T13:54:21.554-04:002009-10-24T13:54:21.554-04:00Chris,
I don't much care for the "Mickey...Chris,<br /><br />I don't much care for the "Mickey, Donald, et al as superheroes" gimmick, but I did enjoy seeing a duck/mouse crossover. Also, the coloring work (which almost made the art look like animation stills) augmented the narrative and brought it to life in a way that created a certain dramatic momentum that I've never quite found in a Disney comic. It was interesting. But overall, not a preferable direction for Boom! to take.<br /><br />I'm troubled by how in Boom!'s selection of stories, and in what they've portrayed on their covers, they're playing up Mickey, Donald, and Goofy as "The Big Disney Three" and using Scrooge as a secondary character. It strikes me that Boom!'s trying to relate their titles to the characters' animation history and image as corporate mascots, downplaying the richer comics history. (Though, considering that this was an Italian story, I guess this "Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are the tops dogs" hierarchy does in fact exist in the comics overseas?) <br /><br />I'm not sure what could've gone in the word balloons in those four panels besides maniacal laughter. It seemed clear to me that it was modeled after those "zoom out" gag endings in animation where the "camera" eventually pulls so far back that it's looking at the planet, and we learn that a character's defeated scream of anguish is so loud, it can be heard from outer space. It had to be the same sound (in this case, "Ha! Ha! Ha!") for the gag to work. It's just that this appropriation of the gag was ill-conceived.<br /><br />I'd be interested to know what Aaron Sparrow had to say.Ryan Wynnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4357793224370188597.post-43901421794005224282009-10-13T22:31:48.241-04:002009-10-13T22:31:48.241-04:00How pathetic must this group of Beagle Boys be to ...How pathetic must this group of Beagle Boys be to have not been invited to join Emil’s evil assemblage, when even PETE seems to be a charter member?! <br /><br />And why would Rockerduck become an out-and-out villain? Lex Luthor notwithstanding, lots of unprincipled rich guys lie and cheat their way though life without becoming costumed super villains. <br /><br />And wouldn’t Megavolt have fit in nicely with this group? As a power source, if nothing else. <br /><br />And, hey… Four straight panels of maniacal laughter just means we have a very high-spirited group of villains! They’re mean… Mean… MEAN! …Know what I mean? <br /><br />Have a niiice daaay!Joe Torciviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00421096229407174474noreply@blogger.com