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Ducktales coming to DVD this fall.
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I still find it amazing that Disney milked DuckTales for so long, yet refused to publish the new Donald Duck and Scrooge McDuck comics in the USA. New comics are being drawn and written every month by the artist, who lives in Arizona, but they are only sold throughout the rest of the world... not the USA.
(I have this vague feeling that this may have recently changed.)
(I have this vague feeling that this may have recently changed.)
FortNinety
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As its already been said before: ABOUT FUCKING TIME DISNEY!!!
Oh, and: DON'T FUCK THIS UP, PLEASE
Oh, and: DON'T FUCK THIS UP, PLEASE
Yossarian said:
I thought Don Rosa's stuff wasn't being published in the USA during either the late 80's or at some point during the 90's... maybe it was just for a couple years? I knew they were back now, but I was fairly sure there was some bizarre period when they weren't making out in the USA.
WordAssassin
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ruffles said:
Buh?
WordAssassin said:
BobbyRobby said:
WordAssassin said:
I fucking LOVE Rescue Rangers and Duck Tales. I hope that they release the CnDRR movie at some point. Or was the movie the first episode? (It was like an hour long, told how Chip and Dale became detectives, met Monty and Gadget, and involved a bank heist with Jell-o)
Is Treasure of the Lost Lamp on DVD in America yet? I know it just recently came out in Eruope or something...
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Hell yes. Though the five-part series opener, with the Treasure of the Golden Sun, comes awfully close.SantaCruZer said:
Damn right, and for the record, after-school programming when to complete shit once the Disney Afternoon was disolved.On a similar note, anyone remember the Disney Afternoon? Best damn 2-hour cartoon block in the history of cartoons
No, and it angers me!WordAssassin said:
Speaking of Rescue Rangers:
"Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
It's the cola for makin' you proud
Take another sip and be one of the crowd
You belong with Koo koo Cola
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
Get to the store and take all you can carry
We got the flavors- orange, grape and cherry
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
It's bottled in Pensacola
Come along with Koo koo Cola
You belong with Koo koo Cola"
"Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
It's the cola for makin' you proud
Take another sip and be one of the crowd
You belong with Koo koo Cola
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
Get to the store and take all you can carry
We got the flavors- orange, grape and cherry
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
Come along
You belong
Feel the fizz of Koo koo Cola
It's bottled in Pensacola
Come along with Koo koo Cola
You belong with Koo koo Cola"
BobbyRobby
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teiresias said:
Holy Shit, I can't believe I forgot about this song. We need an mp3 of this now.
BlackClouds
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Damn, all these dvd releases are going to make me go broke. Gotta have all the Ducktales and Rescue Rangers episodes on DVD, and possible one other Disney show that I know I'm missing, probably Darkwing Duck.
BobbyRobby
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teiresias said:
Me too, have you come across the CDRR fanfiction as well? Seriously, what the hell.
...not to mention 2 NES games...Asbel said:
There are a few that, if they were to be released, I'd strongly consider buying, if not automatically buy:
-MIGHTY MAX
-Animaniacs
-Freakazoid
-The ORIGINAL MegaMan cartoon
I watched all of these almost religiously, as well as Darkwing Duck. But that's about it.
WordAssassin said:
It's listed on Ultimate Disney's Coming to DVD page. Date is TBA of course but better than nothing at all. They'll likely release it around the time when they start to finish off the TV eps on dvd so late next year or so.
Azure Dream
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whytemyke said:
Oh yeah... that one had some decent art, and some well-written episodes. Don't ever see it being reaired anywhere.
whytemyke said:
That's already been released to DVD in two season sets.
Beer Monkey
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DT is better than most afterschool shows, I watched a little bit even though I was in college.
It doesn't compare to the superior material that inspired it, though.
Carl Barks' comics
It doesn't compare to the superior material that inspired it, though.
Carl Barks' comics
FoneBone said:
Funny, I thought the least funny moments of the Animaniacs were the Animaniacs. :lol Only segments I liked were Pinky and the Brain and the Good Feathers. In my view Tiny Toons own it six ways to Sunday, an opinion that generated some heated discussion in a previous thread.
WordAssassin
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Hey, I was just watching some Duck Tales and something dawned on me...does anyone remember the show Quack Pack? It took place several years after Duck Tales and starred Donald, Daisy, and teen-aged Huey Dewy and Luie. I only ever saw maybe...five episodes, but I remember it being pretty good. Anyone else ever see it? Wonder if Disney'll ever release THAT on DVD?
SonicMegaDrive
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I thought I was the only person in the world that liked...almost loved...Quack Pack.
That Tasty Paste episode had me in tears.
Great show, I'd buy that on DVD.
That Tasty Paste episode had me in tears.
Great show, I'd buy that on DVD.
WordAssassin
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New details!
Dude what the FUCK? How can it be Volume One if they leave out the first five episodes of the series? They'd better be planning on releasing a Duck Tales: Treasure of the Golden Suns movie DVD. They better not pull this shit with the Rescue Rangers DVD (though I know they will, and the hour-long feature that kicked off the series won't be on the release)
FUCK! Disney always manages to fuck something up, don't they?
Dude what the FUCK? How can it be Volume One if they leave out the first five episodes of the series? They'd better be planning on releasing a Duck Tales: Treasure of the Golden Suns movie DVD. They better not pull this shit with the Rescue Rangers DVD (though I know they will, and the hour-long feature that kicked off the series won't be on the release)
FUCK! Disney always manages to fuck something up, don't they?
Was that time they were in the Mountains, with the Aztec gold, and Launchpad had that barely flying beak thingy, in the Movie? I remember that barely, not much else. I do have to say, though I can't remember too much of Ducktales, I remember that I liked it.
What about the Peter Pan cartoon that was on Fox, with Tim Curry as Capt'n Hook?
What about the Peter Pan cartoon that was on Fox, with Tim Curry as Capt'n Hook?
Tortfeasor
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The story of Uncle Scrooge comics, Don Rosa, Barks, etc in the US...
Uncle Scrooge Comics (and all disney comics for that matter) were being published by Gladstone publishing until they lost the license in the US about 5 years ago. Thsi comapny was run by Bruce Hamilton who just recently passed away (in June). He also ran Another Rainbow, a company who made AMZING Scrooge collectables. In fact, I have a signed Carl Barks lithograph from them hanging over my desk as I type this.
About a year and a half ago Gemstone got the rights to publish in the US, and started releasing Scrooge, Donald, and Disney Comics and Stories again. Rosa's works are featured in these books, but they try to pace them out so you usually only see one once every few months. They just released a compliation volume of all of Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck that is annotated by Rosa himself for only $16.99. It can be found on amazon.com and cannot be reccomended enough if you like this stuff... IMHO it is one of the best comics ever published.
Anyways... If you are curious as to what the lithographs look like, here is a good link:
http://www.jlcomicart.de/Lithographien.htm The site is in German but easy to understand.
I have this one... (signed by Barks of course)
Uncle Scrooge Comics (and all disney comics for that matter) were being published by Gladstone publishing until they lost the license in the US about 5 years ago. Thsi comapny was run by Bruce Hamilton who just recently passed away (in June). He also ran Another Rainbow, a company who made AMZING Scrooge collectables. In fact, I have a signed Carl Barks lithograph from them hanging over my desk as I type this.
About a year and a half ago Gemstone got the rights to publish in the US, and started releasing Scrooge, Donald, and Disney Comics and Stories again. Rosa's works are featured in these books, but they try to pace them out so you usually only see one once every few months. They just released a compliation volume of all of Don Rosa's Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck that is annotated by Rosa himself for only $16.99. It can be found on amazon.com and cannot be reccomended enough if you like this stuff... IMHO it is one of the best comics ever published.
Anyways... If you are curious as to what the lithographs look like, here is a good link:
http://www.jlcomicart.de/Lithographien.htm The site is in German but easy to understand.
I have this one... (signed by Barks of course)
FortNinety
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WordAssassin said:
Yes. Yes, they do.
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Tortfeasor said:
Holy shit. I just went to my local comic store and checked this out...it is really, really awesome. I had no idea that Scrooge has such a deep backstory. I only looked at the first few pages, but I'm totaly going to be buying this (and a second copy for my dad) within the next few days. Thanks for pointing it out!
I wish Disney would use their character IPs like this more often. I would fucking KILL for a Mickey, Donald, and Goofy movie in the vein of the Clock Cleaners or Ghost Hunters shorts. FUCKING EISNER CANCELING "The Search For Mickey Mouse" FUCKING BASTARD!
My dad bought the Carl Barks Library for himself when I was about 5. It's at least 30 volumes, hard-backed, black and white. I grew up reading 'em, and they are timeless beyond compare.
As if that wasn't enough, Don Rosa started drawing Scrooge stories when I was 7 or so, and that guy is THE KING. Absolutely tremendous artist and storyteller; "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" is a must-read even if you've never read any of the Duck stories before.
As if that wasn't enough, Don Rosa started drawing Scrooge stories when I was 7 or so, and that guy is THE KING. Absolutely tremendous artist and storyteller; "The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck" is a must-read even if you've never read any of the Duck stories before.
By the way, DuckTales totally jumped the shark when they started gaying it up with the non-Barks characters (Gizmoduck, Bubba, etc etc). Launchpad was okay, though, because he basically took the place of Donald, whose speech impedement would have crippled the show IMHO (in the comics, Donald speaks "normally" and quite eloquently).
edit: My coworker swears DuckTales the Movie is available here in Japan on DVD (he claims it came out this month).
edit: My coworker swears DuckTales the Movie is available here in Japan on DVD (he claims it came out this month).
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Sho Nuff said:
Alot of the crappy characters they came up with for Ducktales were from the Italian comics... In the italian scrooge comics, he didn't earn his money the hard way as described in Barks's comics, but was born with money and aquired more through luck and magic... Needless to say, the italian comics do not have the same impact the Barks and Rosa comics have.
I wish everyone would pick up the Life and Time of Scrooge McDuck graphic novel though. It really deserves to be read by more people since it is just brilliant.
FortNinety
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Sho Nuff said:
Couldn't agree more. Bubba Duck was just a bad, bad idea. Gizmoduck was okay, but at that point the whole show was just goofy and lost all of its sense of grand adventure.
I was hoping Darkwing Duck would re-capture this, but it too was a horrible comedy.
Is this what you're talking about?Tortfeasor said:
I'm extremely intrigued. I would definitely pick that up.
In fact, the way you're all talking, I'm definitely going to have to check out this Ducktales discs too. All I really remember is the later episodes when it got crazy with Gizmoduck.
That's the one. An absolute must-read, even if you've never read a Duck story before. I think it won a ton of awards...
Do kids still read Duck comics? :/
WTF!? Actually, I'd read a few of the Scrooge stories by Vicar/Scarpa in the Gladstone and Gemstone books, but always walked away unimpressed. It's not that the art was bad or anything, but it was obvious that the translation/localization was poor; it just didn't read like a proper Duck story.
Do kids still read Duck comics? :/
WTF!? Actually, I'd read a few of the Scrooge stories by Vicar/Scarpa in the Gladstone and Gemstone books, but always walked away unimpressed. It's not that the art was bad or anything, but it was obvious that the translation/localization was poor; it just didn't read like a proper Duck story.
Tortfeasor
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Sho Nuff said:
It actaully won an Eisner in 1995 for best serialized story...
SonicMegaDrive
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There are some people with some damn good taste in this thread.
+10 for the Rosa/Barks recommendations.
And I couldn't agree more.
+10 for the Rosa/Barks recommendations.
And I couldn't agree more.
If Disney has ever made a perfect decision, it has been to treat their IPs with care when it comes to comic books. When Gladstone shut down in the late 90's, Disney did not (IIRC) actively shop around the license to other companies and try to get someone to bite. They waited for someone to approach them, which in 2003 Genstone finally did.
Disney is also pretty hands off when it comes to the comics. The only real rules set forth in the comics license basically limits what characters can appear and that's about it. Otherwise it is entirely up to the creators. And the current creators (Rosa, Van Horn's, and the insane number of Italian and Dutch creators) really take pride in their work. And it's no wonder why. In Finland, Donald Duck typically sells through about 1 million copies a week. Other Disney books are right there with it. Across the pond these creators are superstars, so it only makes sense that they take pride in creating quality stories.
anywho, enough about that. Gemstone is doing a great job of bringing stories over here. Here's to hoping that they continue to do so for a long time to come.
Disney is also pretty hands off when it comes to the comics. The only real rules set forth in the comics license basically limits what characters can appear and that's about it. Otherwise it is entirely up to the creators. And the current creators (Rosa, Van Horn's, and the insane number of Italian and Dutch creators) really take pride in their work. And it's no wonder why. In Finland, Donald Duck typically sells through about 1 million copies a week. Other Disney books are right there with it. Across the pond these creators are superstars, so it only makes sense that they take pride in creating quality stories.
anywho, enough about that. Gemstone is doing a great job of bringing stories over here. Here's to hoping that they continue to do so for a long time to come.
A Disney TV release I'll definitely pick up.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ATQYVA/thehomeimprovemz/ref=nosim/103-2979202-1455056
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000ATQYVA/thehomeimprovemz/ref=nosim/103-2979202-1455056
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