Darkwing Duck #6

Darkwing Duck #6 presents a fun and exciting conclusion to this story arc. Although some of it is a little rushed, it still gives surprises for new readers and longtime Darkwing Duck fans alike. The personalities of the characters shine through each page, especially with Darkwing himself. It shows that despite his egotism, Darkwing still values his family and closest allies. Read Full Review

DARKWING DUCK #6 is a fast-paced, action-filled romp to conclude Dr. Nogoods plan to brainwash St. Canard. The art is practically perfect, and the plot moves like lightning, but theres too much going on, making the conclusion feel overstuffed and manic. Read Full Review

The amount of cameos eventually overshadow any storyline, but fans of the characters will get some enjoyment from seeing them all collected here. Read Full Review

While there are some interesting swerves here, the sixth issue buckles under the weight of the sheer amount of characters that are dropped into the battle. Read Full Review

The temptation to work with as large an ensemble as possible seems to have won out over the desire to work with something a bit more cleverly satirical and nuanced than the traditional episode of the series. Its a series that will have had a great deal of appeal for adults who would have grown up with the cartoon. It wouldnt be that difficult to point a series at them that also appeals to their kids, but that would have required a bit more conceptual work on the part of the creative team. Read Full Review

Toonstrack

Jun 29, 2023

Holy fanservice Batm-- I mean DW! This issue rounds out the first 6 issues of this series and it at least, from my uninformed eyes seems to be growing strong with more issues slated to release and a Negaduck solo spinoff(WHA???) So with that being said, this is the issue that rounds out the "collection" for trade, and as such it kinda needed a definitive ending. Well, the writer Amanda Diebert decided to give us that and a whole lot more. What starts off as a simple continuation from the last issue turns into a team up battle vs good and evil, which will bring much joy to any longtime fan of the franchise. Not gonna spoil it but if you've seen the B cover you kinda get an idea what your getting into. So yea this issue is PACKED with action and dialogue, probably the most content we've gotten from an issue yet... and yet, maybe it's a little... too packed? There's legitimately some great surprise moments here, but I have to thing the format and the forced ending of this "arc" at issue 6 caused this to be a but stuffed. It feels like the final act of a superhero movie, in a good way, but also in a not as good way. That said going through the past issues and realizing DW has already faced most of his main villains leading up to this, it makes sense where they went here. And in addition, the art remains incredibly great, and I also wanna note that artist Carlo Lauro is getting into his groove and feeling more confident to put his own stylistic spins on the characters. No longer just aping cartoon models, we have him truly making the characters his own and in a good way, it feels fluid, it has personality and its great to look at. Hes also playing with panels in fun and subtle ways. Some purists may not like this artistic direction but I think there's still plenty to love about this artwork and I hope it continues. Overall, it's not the strongest issue of this run, but its consistent and there is a LOT to like here snd based on solicits werr going to be in for more fun in the next few issues. more