tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756369649414088624.post4156838345275371854..comments2023-11-02T10:31:11.830-04:00Comments on (Some of) Ryan Wynns' Assorted Thoughts: A History of DuckTales Comic Books, Part Five: The Short-Lived 2010-11 RevivalRyan Wynnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00477919968924048814noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756369649414088624.post-25490932305918943432013-01-07T12:43:16.805-05:002013-01-07T12:43:16.805-05:00Hi, Ryan:
I share a similar "burnt-out"...Hi, Ryan:<br /><br />I share a similar "burnt-out" mindset on this period with you and Chris, but your post did prompt me to go back and look at "Rightful Owners" & "Dangerous Currency" a year later. It's a hurried mess, followed by a bigger mess with a healthy sprinkling of large inconsistencies: nearly everyone is either way out of character, or contradict themselves somewhere along the way.<br /><br />You can't blame the multiple artists, who had to work within the deadlines imposed. To be fair, (perhaps under different management/guidance) BOOM!'s current efforts with "Garfield" and "Adventure Time" are extremely faithful to their source material.<br /><br />I was a Barks fan first, so DuckTales always came off to me something like 60% Barks, and 40% empty calories. The "Golden Fleece" adaption book-ended by a visit to Ludwig Von Drake seemed like something that should have been there all along: with a library of good established characters, the need for so many new ones was questionable in my 13-year old mind.<br /><br />Beyond the stronger episodes, DuckTales' greatest service was its excellent v/o casting, and the fact that it brought us to the doorstep of Darkwing Duck (which eschewed over-the-top sentiment and wasn't ashamed to be funny!) Whatever made both shows great got lost in those final books.<br /><br />If Twitter chatter rings true of a comic book return to these worlds, we can hope the BOOM! books from DT #1 forward can left as an example of how you DON'T treat a property! Done right, it can swell into a much larger entity—even stronger than its original presence over twenty years ago. - DanDanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441890672931597080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756369649414088624.post-4245359930962809402013-01-01T21:47:16.043-05:002013-01-01T21:47:16.043-05:00Chris,
Believe me, I know the feeling; over a yea...Chris,<br /><br />Believe me, I know the feeling; over a year later, I <b>still</b> feel burnt out on the subject, and threw this post together only out of a sense of obligation to not leaving my "History of..." series unfinished. <br /><br /><i>If the supposed Marvel-Disney DAFT line does materialize, is handled well, and succeeds, then the classic stuff might not be far behind. We can only hope.</i><br /><br />As we always have...and <i>what</i> we're hoping for pretty much having, at heart, never changed! ;)<br /><br />-- RyanRyan Wynnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00477919968924048814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2756369649414088624.post-62563962278522322352013-01-01T15:44:59.432-05:002013-01-01T15:44:59.432-05:00Ryan,
I've already expended lots of space &am...Ryan,<br /><br />I've already expended lots of space & energy on analyzing BOOM!'s DT efforts, so won't add to the welter of words here. However, I will note that there is a rumor wafting around to the effect that Disney-Marvel MAY bring DAFT-themed comics back onto the market soon. My only sources for this are some comments on the Disney Comics Forum and Aaron Sparrow's peculiar Twitter (I think) post that he's been writing "ducks" (among other things) of late. Alas, there's no indication as to when, or if, the classic comics will return. But if the supposed Marvel-Disney DAFT line does materialize, is handled well, and succeeds, then the classic stuff might not be far behind. We can only hope.<br /><br />ChrisChris Barathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06845538037091279990noreply@blogger.com