While I haven't read it, I don't think that it would be written for "comic snobs". It does look like a novelty story, to see Mickey drawn in a more "indie comics" style, much like the Mickey Mouse shorts online were. Certainly it is something to drum up publicity, much like the Italian stories like "Star Top" and "Donald Quest". Again, I will have to read it before I pass judgement on it.
Post by Scrooge MacDuck on Dec 5, 2016 18:34:31 GMT
The hype is a byproduct of the hype it got in France, because France hadn't produced a single Disney comic (aside from meaningless one-pagers) for a decade when this was announced.
It's for comic snobs who usually point their finger at Disney comics, calling them children's stuff. Don't get me wrong, I like Franco-Belgian comics, but in this case I don't get the hype, either.
I read it, wasn't overly impressed. Nothing particularly pathbreaking or memorable. Can't help but think this would have been better in a regular issue of WDC&S, rather than in an expensive, awkwardly-sized hardcover.
Am I the only one who was frustrated by the chapter skips in the book? I know it was intentional, and in theory it could lead to some interesting storytelling especially in a comic, but I honestly found it to be a headache. I wasn't really impressed with how Minnie was written either. I hope that "Mysterious Melody" is a better book, since it sounds like a narrative and character driven story which is more up my alley, but I honestly was not impressed with this story and it's soured by expectations for the future books.
Post by Scrooge MacDuck on Dec 28, 2016 10:08:59 GMT
"Mysterious Melody" *is* better, and Minnie is extremely different from her "Craziest Adventures" portrayal, though you won't actually see her all that much. "Coffee Zombo", the fourth book (I skipped the third book) is a pastiche of Gottfredson strips, and it's not bad either.
"Mysterious Melody" *is* better, and Minnie is extremely different from her "Craziest Adventures" portrayal, though you won't actually see her all that much. "Coffee Zombo", the fourth book (I skipped the third book) is a pastiche of Gottfredson strips, and it's not bad either.
I still would like to read Mickey's Craziest Adventures, but Mysterious Melody does look to be an interesting book. Hopefully, we'll get the other two books in the US, too (what is the third book?).
You can get a preview of the first pages in all four albums on the French publishers page.
The art in the third book, La Jeunesse de Mickey, looks a bit weird and reminds me of the Tall Tails series that used to run in the Disney Adventures magazine. But the story can still be interesting.
Having just read Mickey's Craziest Adventures, I'm impressed. It's a nice send-up of the typical Disney comics adventure stories. The art reminds me of 60's underground comics, without going to all of the uncomfortable places those books went (after all, it is a Disney-approved book!). I don't know if it would have as big an impact with readers who aren't as familiar with Mickey and Donald's adventures, or people expecting a more traditional Mickey Mouse comic.
Well, I read "Mysterious Melody" and I didn't care for that one either. I'm not sure what all the rave reviews are about - just another dumb Disney comic, only with delusions of grandeur (better drawn than Rosa's though).
Perhaps these books have a bigger impact in France, where the artists are more well-known. As with Mickey's Craziest Adventures, I am going to wait until I've read it to decide what I think of Mysterious Melody. The sentimentalist side of myself finds the idea of "When Mickey met Minnie" at least worth checking out.
Just read "Craziest Adventure", as I expected it was really bad. Consider buying it if you're a fan of horribly drawn characters and cringeworthy gags.
I liked Mickey's Craziest Adventures. The art and writing weren't bad, but different. These aren't supposed to be yet another entry in a long-running series, but personalized one-shots, giving a creator or creative team license to do their own version of Mickey Mouse. That said, they are also meant to compliment and pay tribute to the long-running series, not upstage it. In a way the 2013 cartoon shorts are the same way. At least that's how I look at them. (And A Mysterious Melody is the better of the two that I've read, but that doesn't mean I don't like Mickey's Craziest Adventures).
Post by Scrooge MacDuck on Jan 11, 2018 18:51:17 GMT
A new book's been released, Mickey et l'Océan Perdu. It's a very ceative steampunk adventure and the art — oh boy, the art is gorgeous. And at the same time the characters are on-model in a way they weren't in Mickey's Craziest Adventures or even in Café Zombo. While the art and coloring is better than average, the story would nonetheless not be out of place in an ordinary book.
The plot is engaging and has a very clever concept at its core: what if all liquid water became weightless? The story takes place in an alternate dimension were Dr Einmung was a little less cautious than in the regular universe, and, instead of secretly building his Island in the Sky, shared his discoveries with the world, making the present-day Earth a gorgeous steampunk mess. In this world Mickey never met him in person before the story, nor Portis for that matter (Portis isn't known to be a criminal yet). Something I know Matilda will enjoy is that Minnie tags along on the adventure! And also Pete, who starts out as a villain but decides to help when the heights of the catastrophe he's caused become known.
While I kinda wish it took place in the normal universe, it's still a terrific story. Its only flaw is that Goofy is inexplicably a competent, non-silly character.