So I am back from my hiatus and raring to go. I start off with a return to the Duckiverse, which I left you with before my departure. Remember when I had such nice things to say about Kaboom Studios and their new Darkwing Duck Comics? Well, for all the nice things I had to say about the Darkwing Duck Comics, the new Ducktales Comics are awful.
First of all, the artwork is terrible. I don't know much about comics or comic artists. I don't know how hard it is to put a comic together. So that should mean that I shouldn't look at a comic and go, "We'll hell I could have made that." The continuity of character design is off, not only from the usual design of the character, but from panel to panel in cases. Also the backgrounds look like they were made in Microsoft Paint by a fifth grader. And that's insulting to fifth graders.
And the comedy is just lackluster at best. The thing about the Ducktales TV show, and Darkwing Duck, and hell even the old Duck comics, is that they weren't thought of as "for kids." They were funny, well written pieces, that kids happen to also enjoy. But the writing was sharp and original. Making cheap jokes and convoluted stories just because the comic is supposed to be a "kid's comic," is not true to the spirit at all.
I don't know maybe the thing will pick up, but for right now, I am thoroughly disappointed, and I'll stick to my Darwking Ducks for now, thank you, Kaboom Studios.
CG
