Disney Comics goin' out with a KaBoom!
 

Over a year ago, I was happy to hear that Disney was loaning out its famous 90s franchises to be published by Boom! Studios (now under the "Kaboom" logo) in new comics.

Darkwing Duck, Rescue Rangers, and Ducktales all got new incarnations but now they are sadly coming to an end within the next month.

I sat on the sidelines for most of their runs, but with the cancellation immanent, I decided it might be time for me to check out what I had been missing. I read the first issues of Darkwing and Rescue Rangers through this year's Free Comic Day issue and was really impressed with the overall quality. Once I picked up the TPB of "Crisis on Infinite Darkwings" a week ago, I was hooked on the series! I had to see how it was all going to end. Since then I have read "F.O.W.L. Disposition" and "The Ballot of Darkwing and Launchpad," both solid arcs that have incredible respect for the source material. This week saw the release of Ducktales #5 (DT 1-4 doesn't impress me at a cursory glance), the first part of the final epic Darkwing/Ducktales crossover that will close the door on the KaBoom! Disney-verse.

I just had to have a place to shower my adoration upon Ian Brill (writer), James Silvani (artist) and the rest of the good folks at Boom! who have brought the Disney Afternoon back to life for the past year or so. Hopefully, I'll get around to reading the Rescue Rangers TPBs in the not-too-distant future.

Anybody else been reading these issues?

I ought to give these a look. Duck Tales and Darkwing Duck are fond childhood memories, that I relived when I bought the (incomplete...booo Disney) series on DVD. That and the word of a trusted pal, don't hurt. :D

Waitwhat.

Since when were these ending? I don't remember reading this even in previews.

Amazon might be everybody's best bet for scoring some very well-priced TPBs(though some of them may not be out until 2012).

This Lame! Finally track down Rescue Rangers #2 and now the series is being cancelled.:x First the dvds are half released and now the comics to be shut down. in the immortal non words of Shatner. DDDDIIIIIISSSSSSNNNNNNEEEEYYYYY!!!:

I wonder if Huey, Dewy, and Louie will have aged...then again Gosayln and Honker didn't age...

Never mind.

Nope, they all look the same. Although, the Darkwing Duck continuity does establish that the first issue takes place about "one year" after DW had abruptly "retired." Similarly, Fenton Crackshell has been missing for about the same time.

I hadn't followed any of these books, but James Silvani is the man. All of his turtle work is cool as hell, and he is too.

Wasn't one of their ducktales issues called the worst Disney comic of all time?

That was last month's Ducktales #4, written by "Epic Mickey's" writer (boy, they pimped that resume out) who apparently isn't too well-read on his source material. I browsed through it and it didn't strike me as obviously one of the worst comics of all time, but I can see how the plot resolution would really frustrate people who had bought all four issues of the story arc. I only have the first issue of the series, which isn't bad but doesn't really impress me either. I'd be more interested in reading the previous Boom! DT series "Like a Hurricane."

Got a link? I didn't even know he did Turtles stuff!

It seemed that most people had problems with the art, not as much with the writing.

I don't know too much about the whole thing other than it being called "duckgate".

I think it's mostly commissions, though I wanna say he's responsible for a t-shirt or two...
http://i117.photobucket.com/albums/o...esteeshirt.jpg
http://www.truffleshuffle.co.uk/stor...lf_Shell-T.jpg
http://i.ebayimg.com/02/!B1wntjQ!Wk~...Z7g9w~~0_3.JPG
Are these his?

Well, it isn't on the level with Silvani and it has some inconsistencies, but as someone who owns the entire Donatello: Brain Thief mini-series, I can't really complain all that much. ;)

EDIT:
Yeah, I guess it does look pretty bad at points:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/0...eries-preview/

#3 apparently has some art problems too:
http://newsandviewsbychrisbarat.blog...july-2011.html

I thought #1 looked fine though.

I actually do believe it was #3 I was reading about, but I couldn't be sure.

I had actually heard the designation used for #4, so I just assumed it was on account of the story. The art in #3 appears to look really bad though. Some fans have actually nicknamed Boom!'s Ducktales #1-4 as "DuckFail."

Fortunately, it appears the Darkwing Duck team has taken over the last two issues for the final crossover.

Jester, James did a lot more than a shirt or two, he's done like, 20+.
Not to mention he did lunchboxes and other assorted pieces of merch in the early 90's.

Some of it can be seen here- http://www.silvaniart.com/Pages/fapparel.html

Figured if I put my foot in my mouth someone would post better stuff...yeah that's it...works every time.
:D

Oh yeah, here's some nice ones!
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-cbCA1yTTMG...0/IMG_0414.JPG

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vFWFC8qAoY...asey-Jones.jpg

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_S8j-kDBUKk...s1600/TMNT.jpg

Ha, that's mine. Commissioned at Heroes Con in June. I couldn't decide one what turtle to get, so I gave him creative license.
He ended up doing my favorite turtle in one of the raddest poses ever!

Is it sad I just realized I've been carrying James Silvani's Turtle art with me everyday on my TMNT charm keychain?