Joe Books Disney Comics March 2017 Solicitations

[squeakyboots]

Month three of no Darkwing Duck. I hope that series didn't get cancelled.


Disney Princess #10
JAN171846
(W) Amy Mebberson (A/CA) Amy Mebberson
Be our guest and join our celebration of one of Disney's most beloved princesses, Belle! This special edition of the bestselling Disney Princess comic puts the spotlight on Belle as she embarks on enchanted adventures in more than 40 magical comic strips. Collecting brand-new content along with fan-favorite strips by Amy Mebberson, Georgia Ball, Paul Benjamin, and more, these hilarious stories will delight fans of all ages.
In Shops: Mar 01, 2017
SRP: $3.99


Disney Princess #11
JAN171847
(W) Amy Mebberson, Georgia Ball, Geoffrey Golden (A) Various, Various
Disney's beloved heroines have returned in this hilarious collection of Disney Princess comic strips! Featuring laugh-out-loud stories from the worlds of Ariel, Belle, Rapunzel, Tiana, Cinderella, Aurora, and more, this charming new ongoing series will make all your royal dreams come true.
In Shops: Mar 29, 2017
SRP: $3.99


Toy Story #3
JAN171845
(W) Disney (A/CA) Disney
Get ready to fly to infinity and beyond with your favorite Disney•Pixar Toy Story characters in the third issue of the comic book series from Joe Books. Get ready for hilarious adventures with Woody, Buzz Lightyear, Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head, and more treasured toys from this classic Disney•Pixar animated film.
In Shops: Mar 29, 2017
SRP: $3.99


Cars #3
JAN171844
(W) Disney (A/CA) Disney
Disney•Pixar Cars fans will be racing to stores to pick up the third issue of the comic series from Joe Books. Buckle up and hit the road with Lightning McQueen, Mater, Sally, and more of your favorite characters from the hugely popular Disney•Pixar animated film.
In Shops: Mar 22, 2017
SRP: $3.99


Gravity Falls Shorts Cinestory #1
JAN171841
(W) Disney (A/CA) Disney
Head back to the Mystery Shack with Dipper and Mabel Pines and their great uncle, Grunkle Stan, for more adventures in the small town of Gravity Falls, Oregon. With brand new, original art covers and graphic novel-style retellings of the hugely popular Disney Gravity Falls Shorts, this first installment of a brand-new comics series from Joe Books is sure to be a hit with fans of the Disney show.
In Shops: Mar 01, 2017
SRP: $3.99

Star Vs the Forces of Evil gets an original comic but not Gravity Falls. I know the latter has ended but still.

[hex]

Dec 21, 2016 15:46:24 GMT squeakyboots said:

Month three of no Darkwing Duck. I hope that series didn't get cancelled.

Also, the date for the two announced but not yet published issues are now set to Jun 28, 2017.

AUG161719 Darkwing Duck #7
OCT161650 Darkwing Duck #8

I think this means that they don't know when they are going to be published, not that they will get on sale Jun 28. I've seen this happened before, that the dates have been set to the last Wednesday in the half-year (Dec 28 2016, Jun 28 2017) when comics are being postponed to an unknown date.

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As for the Disney Princess comic, they now have #9 and #10 with spotlight on a single princess – with what sounds like a mix of reprints and new material. #11 looks like it's back to normal again, but the pre-release cover is the same as used on issue #6. Writing is by the same team as earlier, but art is listed as "various". I wonder what that means, so far Amy has done all of the artwork.

[squeakyboots]

I remember a while ago, they had issues 2 and 3 of Frozen listed for December 28th which were there for quite a while before they were finally given actual release dates and came out. Since December 28th is the last Wednesday of 2016, I figure it simply meant "before the end of the year". I guess if that were the case, then June 28th would mean by Summer.

Disney Princess #11's cover and description are probably placeholders like almost all of their other solicits. My guess is that they will focus on one Princess again but either haven't decided which one yet or are pending Disney's approval.

[hex]

In a recent tweet, Aaron commented that it was a "creative issue" with Darkwing Duck #7 and 8, but that it was fixed and the comics are "on their way". So it sounds like the reason for the delay was that some of the content wasn't approved by Disney corporate or something like that.

But another tweet by editor Jesse Post doesn't sound too promising. He write "Doing final script edits on DARKWING DUCK #8 with @aaron_Sparrow this morning. I'm gonna miss this series when it's gone.". "When it's gone", sounds like it's about to be canceled...

[Matilda]

Yeah, that editor's post does sound like the end is near. It'll be sad if that's the case.

I really loved issue #6--here's a nice review

www.mygeekygeekyways.com/2016/11/disney-darkwing-duck-6-review.html

that has a scan of the best page. Splatter Phoenix, the artist villain who took Darkwing & Co. on a tour through paintings in different styles of art in the episode "A Brush with Oblivion", now takes him through comic books in different art styles. Great fun!

[rancidduck]

Found a tweet by Aaron Sparrow ‏from Dec 12
"@therealfta Yes. We need better numbers for it to continue past issue #8. Trade sales are the current measuring stick. #SaveDarkwing"

Doesn't look good.

[squeakyboots]

Darkwing Duck #7 is finally being released next week according to the Diamond Catalog.

www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG161719

[hex]

Jan 20, 2017 3:25:28 GMT squeakyboots said:

Darkwing Duck #7 is finally being released next week according to the Diamond Catalog.

www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/AUG161719

Joe Books isn't very good at supplying the distributor with updated cover images, like IDW use to do.

But here's how the cover will look like: