Classic Disney Comic Solicitations August 2019

[squeakyboots]

Either the price on this cover is an error that will be corrected before release (Not the first time that's happened) or this issue of Uncle Scrooge will have more pages than normal. Most of IDW's other comics are only $3.99.

[Spectrus]

Just started reading it. It's a bit bewildering, sort of mixes elements from the Donald Duckling series (which I quite like) with very modern things and cross-over ideas (Trudy was featured rather prominently already). I don't think the writing is bad, but it takes getting used to - and frankly, don't we already have enough alternate universes? The art varies but it's all very "modern".

[Scrooge MacDuck]

Jun 12, 2019 11:05:28 GMT Spectrus said:

- and frankly, don't we already have enough alternate universes?

Oh, so it positions itself as more of a what-if than a backstory? 

[Spectrus]

Yeah, that's how I would describe it. Basically asking the question how Donald's life could have looked like if he was a teenager now. Still, there are Grandma and Scrooge (dressed in blue for a change) to muddy the waters. In fact, while I'm typing this it actually reminds me slightly of Giorgio Pezzin's sci-fi series "Topolino e la cronache della frontiera". That doesn't involve any Ducks, but has a similar "teenage confusion" feel to it, what with the focus on school and first relationships. Now Pezzin had a much more serious background to his story, but it was a similar setup (except that it played in the future).

[arzcena17]

In 1998, Paperino Paperotto first appeared in a gag story with Millicent. In 1999, he appears in the first story of PP8 in which Donald races Tom at school. His childhood friends are Louis, Tom, Millicent and Betty Lou with his goat Billy. He lives in Quacktown with Grandma Duck and continues to be the most famous duckling to date with crazy adventures and some merch. In 2019 to promote Donald's 85th anniversary Young Donald Duck was released very early in Germany, Sweden and Norway. Francesco Artibani created the idea for the concept; the book was inspired by Paperino Paperotto that his fans would enjoy it. Paperino Paperotto fans love the Young Donald Duck book in some European comics upon good reviews of the very early release. They now refer to as Quacktown Universe where Duck fans read both classic and modern Paperino Paperotto but for American fans, the Quacktown Universe setting will remain unchanged and it's going to be perfect.

[arzcena17]

Jun 1, 2019 10:12:44 GMT caballero said:

Who is buying this Italian garbage? And I'm not only talking about Young Donald Duck...

I'm talking about Young Donald Duck's age characters in the book. Jose and Panchito are 12 years old because he wants to visit Donald at home.

[Spectrus]

Francesco Artibani said this:

"The stories about origins have a periodic need to be narrated from the beginning adapting them to the times we live. That's what happens with Batman, Superman and all those characters born over eighty years ago, nothing unusual."

I think it's still quite unusual in the Disneyverse. It also leads to the question whether this will grow into a large spin-off. The ending certainly is open enough to tie-in with a sequel, but I'm sure they're going to await the reactions before making any choices.

[arzcena17]

Jun 18, 2019 21:33:08 GMT Spectrus said:

Francesco Artibani said this:

"The stories about origins have a periodic need to be narrated from the beginning adapting them to the times we live. That's what happens with Batman, Superman and all those characters born over eighty years ago, nothing unusual."

I think it's still quite unusual in the Disneyverse. It also leads to the question whether this will grow into a large spin-off. The ending certainly is open enough to tie-in with a sequel, but I'm sure they're going to await the reactions before making any choices.

This new universe called "Quacktown Universe" has a good reviews in some countries but they have to wait before making new subsequent stories of Young Donald Duck like the classic Paperino Paperotto according to me.