Uncle Scrooge #39
Simone Albrigi, Jonathan Gray (w) • Stefano Intini (a & c)
“The Colossal Coin of Cashdownia!” Scrooge, Donald and Daisy are off to capture the world’s hugest, heaviest gold coin—but Flintheart Glomgold wants it first! And when the treasure weighs a ton, lives may hang in the balance…
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Walt Disney Showcase #4: Goofy
Augusto Macchetto, Giorgio Salati, Joe Torcivia, Jonathan Gray (w) • Massimo De Vita, Stefano Intini (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
“A Pocket in Time!” Goofy’s daredevil cousin Arizona Goof is back—but can he crack the secret of future-man Eega Beeva’s technology? Plus: another outrageous installment of Goofy Online!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Walt Disney’s Comics and Stories #742
Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a & c)
“Fire Eye of Atlantis,” Part 2 of 2! Did Earth once have a second moon? Did ancient Atlantis save Earth from a deadly interstellar collision? Will Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Eurasia Toft get out of another scrape—alive?
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
Sonic the Hedgehog #2
Story: Ian Flynn
Art: Adam Bryce Thomas
Letterer: Corey Breen
Cover A: Tyson Hesse
Cover B: Adam Bryce Thomas
Cover RI-A: Nathalie Fourdraine
Cover RI-B: Jonathan Gray, Matt Herms
Editor: Joe Hughes, David Mariotte
Sonic’s new adventure continues, and when he comes across another town in need of saving, his old pal Amy arrives just in time to join the fight! The banter is fun, and the stakes are high, but things get really serious when Amy presents Sonic with a big request: rejoin the Resistance!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
At breakneck speed, IDW Publishing is fast approaching a brand new era of Sonic the Hedgehog comics starting with a new #1 issue. Anticipation for this exciting launch runs high and, as a way to express gratitude to the fans for their patience, the series will kick off with a new issue each and every Wednesday during the month of April. Following the release of the first four issues, the ongoing series will continue on a monthly release schedule from May onward.
Longtime Sonic scribe Ian Flynn has been tapped as the series writer. His contributions to the Sonic comic mythos cannot be overstated and his return to the franchise has been met with overwhelming fan approval. Flynn will be joined by a stable of talented artists, some who will be familiar faces to readers, and others who will be making their Sonic comics debut. Among those contributing to the first four issues are Tracy Yardley (interior art on issue 1), Adam Bryce Thomas (issue 2), Jennifer Hernandez (issue 3), Evan Stanley (issue 4), Tyson Hesse (main covers), Nathalie Fourdraine (variant covers), Rafa Knight (variant cover), Jamal Peppers (variant cover), Jonathan Gray (variant cover), and Sonic Mania artist Kieran Gates (variant cover).
Each issue in April will feature Sonic teaming up with a different ally: Tails, Amy Rose, Knuckles the Echidna, plus the introduction of a brand new character, Tangle, who will make her debut in Sonic the Hedgehog #4.
Release Schedule:
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #1 – April 4, 2018
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #2 – April 11, 2018
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #3 – April 18, 2018
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG #4 – April 25, 2018
Uncle Scrooge #30 collects two international stories in one book, reprinting one story from 1981 and another from 2011. The book will likely pique interest in those who are jumping on the Duck Tales revival train—myself included—and if you’re just here for classic Duckburg humor then you’re in the right place.
It’s hard for me to recommend purchasing the book, however, as it’s arbitrarily reproduced stories from older books. I can’t help but compare my reading experience to Duck Tales, which may not be fair, but it’s not to be helped, either. The television reboot is original, clever, and seamlessly blends classic Donald Duck comics with the cult-hit 90s cartoon.
In comparison, Uncle Scrooge is the same joke dragged out ad nauseam, which makes the story predictable. Where the new show works hard to give each of the triplets their own personality, and Donald his own meta-twist where his speech is only understandable about 60% of the time, the older stories feel dismissible in comparison. Donald uses complete sentences, Scrooge has no accent, the boys are referred to as clones (with good reason), and Scrooge is so cheap he charges interest on bus fare.
Maybe I’m coming down hard on the book because I hold Duck Tales and Donald Duck so very dear. I don’t like to see them mistreated. But Uncle Scrooge does just that. If the book used the older comics as bookends, like the newer Archie books, I would be much more inclined to return to “Uncle Scrooge” in the future. As it stands now, I think I’ll pass.
Story: Carlo Chendi, Daan Jippes, Jonathan Gray Art: Daan Jippes, Giorgio Cavazzano
Cover Art: Giorgio Cavazzano
Story: 5.0 Art: 8.0 Overall: 6.5 Recommendation: Pass
IDW Publishing provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Donald and Mickey #1
Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Kari Korhonen, Jonathan Gray (w) • Daniel Branca, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
Quackaroonie! In “Hot Sauce,” Chef Donald gets a spicy shakedown from Duckburg’s most wanted… Then it’s Mickey Mouse vs. “The Big Fat Flat Blot Plot” in a brand-new chiller by Andrea “Casty” Castellan!
FC • 48 pages • $5.99
Duck Avenger #5
Alessandro Sisti, Jonathan Gray (w) • Claudio Sciarrone (a/c)
“Day of the Cold Sun!” When a new energy plant opens in Duckburg, time-bandit Red Raider claims it will destroy half the town in a mighty blast—and Donald has no choice but to believe him!
FC • 72 pages • $5.99
Mickey Mouse #21
Andrea “Casty” Castellan, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea “Casty” Castellan (a) • Andrea Freccero (c)
“The Clones of Channel 3000!” After checking out Mouseton’s new TV network, Mickey and Horace seem to see a sinister, weasel-faced man replicating all over the city! What’s this double-army up to… and can Eega Beeva stop them?
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
Donald Duck #21
Carlo Panaro, Unn and Stefan Printz-Påhlson, Jonathan Gray (w) • Andrea Freccero, Victor “Vicar” Arriagada Rios (a) • Giorgio Cavazzano (c)
“Helmet of the Gods,” Part 2 of 2! Donald at last has Odin’s helmet in his grasp! But the sponsor of his treasure hunt now wants to stop him—by fair means or foul!
FC • 32 pages • $3.99
