Darkwing Duck #1

DARKWING DUCK #1gives OG Darkwing Duck fans and new readers plenty of good things to quack about. The writing and art nail the original cartoons look and feel with a fun, family-friendly adventure sure to put a smile on your beak err, billerr, face. Read Full Review

Darkwing Duck #1 is such a fun and welcome return of the series. Here's hoping it has a run that goes longer than the animated series it's based on. Read Full Review

Lauro beautifully captures the visual style of this world and its characters. The visuals are as fun and funny as the story and the art complements it really well. Read Full Review

Darkwing Duck #1 is a fun-filled jaunt back into the world of St. Canard and it brings back childhood nostalgia for those who loved watching the show. It has exciting adventure, the return of familiar friends and foes of Darkwing Duck, and even an underlying lesson for both kids and adults. What adventures might await the guardian of St. Canard in future issues? Read Full Review

Capturing the world of St. Canard beautifully, Darkwing Duck sticks to the classics without overthinking it. Read Full Review

While I don't think Carlo Lauro's version of the characters has quite the same pop that James Silvani provided, he still captures the classic feel of the show with plenty of monologuing and shameless self-promoting from our hero provided by writer Amanda Deibert. Read Full Review

It's remarkably good at capturing the tone of DW's cartoon adventures, with a few fun in-jokes and Easter eggs and art that stays on-model. Read Full Review

If you want what is effectively a brand-new episode of Darkwing Duck, warts and all, this is the comic for you. Read Full Review

Jonn McLoed

Mar 16, 2023

The writing and art are a joy to behold for fans of D.W of old and so easy to pick up and enjoy as a new reader as well no matter the age. It’s lovely in this day and age to just be able to spend time reading like I did so so many years ago as a child. It put a smile on my face and I look forward to picking this up every month.

Toonstrack

Jan 28, 2023

Im giving it a really high score because this is pretty much everything you could ask for in a DW comic. Having seen most of the original series later on in life than childhood, I still am a big fan of the character and his world. The cover was pretty awesome but I wasnt sure how the very 90s series would fit into the modern world, and I wasn't sure if the art would match the zany style of the original while feeling fresh. Thankfully my concerns were alayed within the first few pages. Basically what you are getting here is a new season of Darkwing Duck, the first new epsioxe of rhe original series in quite some time with the small caveat that there are some modern references... being that characters have cell phones now. Lol. The script does a great job keeping the characters voices consistent. You can hear Jim Cummings and Christine Cavanaugh reading these lines in their roles no problem. Thats no small feat and credit to the writer for achieving this. The art is pretty awesome, it matches the style of the original series quite well both in linear and colors, the Gothic blues and purples of St. Canard are all still here. The background characters are drawn more deliberately than you'd see in the original and mimick human clothes and hairstyles a bit more. Its different for sure but you'll get used to it. Theres a few nice nods to DWs continued canon including more modern stuff without giving anything away. Oh, and there's some solid laughs too especially if you are familiar with these characters. Good read. Buy a copy. Buy your kid a copy. Tell your kid to tell his kid friends to get one. I want more Darkwing. more

Peter

Jan 27, 2023

I grew up watching DW Duck, and this threw me right back to my childhood. Great art, fun stand alone story, so I'm assuming the next issues will tell one story per issue. Highly recommend for all ages.

Comics Code Authorities

Feb 18, 2023

It's good to see Darkwing back in comics after a 6 year hiatus. I enjoyed the Boom and Joe Books series very much so I was looking forward to another run, and this debut issue didn't disappoint. It does a good job showing Darkwing still works well 30 years after his original adventures televised. He's a true Disney icon like many of the classic characters who have passed the test of time for nearly a century now. It was generally an average plot and story, but really ideal for the first issue of a new run. They chose a good way to kick things off with a stand alone adventure and featuring Megavolt, one of his most classic foes. It really does remind me of the other Disney comics over the years. They remain age friendly and give good stori es without having to resort to the tactics of most modern comics (Though there is an army of variants). That's the best part. In this age of constant big event crossovers, never-ending stories and "nothing will ever be the same" every issue comics it's good to have some that we can turn to with that old classic appeal where we don't have to worry about those constant money grubbing gimmicks. more