Writer Daniel Kibblesmith is now the terror that flaps in the night, as he’ll be taking over Dynamite’s Darkwing Duck in February, alongside artists Ted Brandt and Ro Stein… Plus “contributions” from original creator, Tad Stones.
“I am the writer who scripts in the night,” Kibblesmith said via press release provided to Comic Book Club. “I am (writing) Darkwing Duck. And I couldn’t feel luckier. Let’s get dangerous — and let’s get pre-ordered!”
The brand new monthly series will bring DD (not Daredevil) back to basics with a “fun approach” that seeks to “ask and answer all the essential questions about the beloved star. How did this avian exemplar develop his redoubtable reputation? What lessons did he learn in his earliest days of foe-foiling? His legion of fans, both within the story and reading these comics, as well as his adopted daughter, Gosalyn, want the lowdown on all these key questions. Darkwing is more than happy to revisit the highlights of his crime-busting career — though there can be no promise that these chronicles will not be embellished, organized, chronological, or verifiable in any way. But they will be a blast!”
So yes, this is sort of a Darkwing Duck: Year One, by way of the hero maybe lying about a bunch of stuff.
And what is Stones doing on the book? Covers, baby! “I was delighted with Dynamite bringing Darkwing Duck and family back to comics with three, count ‘em three, titles featuring his super pals and his ultimate nemesis, and then they dragged me into the craziness for a bunch of variant covers on this new series,” Stones said. “The stories and art I’ve seen have captured the comedy and adventure of the original series while bringing a fresh take on it all. Thrilled to be a part of it!”
Dearbhla Kelly takes on colors, Fabio Amelia is on letters. In addition to the cover by Stones, issue one will sport one by Mark Bagley, Nicoletta Baldari, and Ciro Cangialosi. You can check them out below, as well as several unlettered interior pages, and click for larger versions. Darkwing Duck debuts in Debruary. I mean, February.
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And once again, Disney refuses to bring Aaron Sparrow and James Silvani back to this series so that they can finish the story they were telling in the Boom!/Joe Books series. What possible reason could Bob Iger have for trying to bury the Sparrow/Silvani run?!