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Epic Mickey: The Complete Graphic Novel
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Expected 1 Jan 76A magic mirror carries Mickey Mouse into Wasteland, the magic world created for forgotten characters, where Mickey Mouse meets up with Oswald again! After so many years, the day of reckoning has arrived: Will Mickey Mouse win the battle against Phantom Blot, make amends for his mistake, and win Oswald's trust?
160 pages, Paperback
First published August 30, 2011
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Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
Walter Elias “Walt” Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist. Disney is famous for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. As the co-founder (with his brother Roy O. Disney) of Walt Disney Productions, Disney became one of the best-known motion picture producers in the world. The corporation he co-founded, now known as The Walt Disney Company, today has annual revenues of approximately U.S. $35 billion.
Disney is particularly noted for being a film producer and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created some of the world's most famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, a character for which Disney himself was the original voice. He has been awarded four honorary Academy Awards and has won twenty-two competitive Academy Awards out of fifty-nine nominations, including a record four in one year, giving him more awards and nominations than any other individual. He also won seven Emmy Awards. He is the namesake for Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the United States, as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney, Disneyland Paris, and Disneyland Hong Kong.
Disney died of lung cancer in Burbank, California, on December 15, 1966. The following year, construction began on Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. His brother Roy Disney inaugurated the Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971.
The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) (commonly referred to as Disney) is the largest media and entertainment conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, the company was reincorporated as Walt Disney Productions in 1929. Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production, television, and travel. Taking on its current name in 1986, The Walt Disney Company expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theatre, radio, publishing, and online media. In addition, it has created new divisions of the company in order to market more mature content than it typically associates with its flagship family-oriented brands.
The company is best known for the products of its film studio, the Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group, today one of the largest and best-known studios in Hollywood. Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network; cable television networks such as Disney Channel, ESPN, and ABC Family; publishing, merchandising, and theatre divisions; and owns and licenses 11 theme parks around the world. On January 23, 2006, it was announced that Disney would purchase Pixar in an all-stock transaction worth $7.4 billion. The deal was finalized on May 5. On December 31, 2009, Disney Company acquired the Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.24 billion. The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6, 1991. An early and well-known cartoon creation of the company, Mickey Mouse, is the official mascot of The Walt Disney Company.
--from Wikipedia
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January 4, 2021
¿Dije que quería más Epic Mickey? Lo repito.
Este cómic ha confirmado algo que he leído desde que salió el primer juego: puede que la jugabilidad no sea lo mejor, pero la historia es genial. Se nota que los guionistas son fans, con una historia escrita desde el cariño y llena de homenajes.
No puedo evitar preguntarme si alguna vez veremos más del Páramos o de Oswald en el futuro. Muchas veces me pregunto si la historia hubiera funcionado mejor como una película o serie, aunque eso hubiera eliminado las distintas opciones del jugador basado en tinta o disolvente.
Este cómic ha confirmado algo que he leído desde que salió el primer juego: puede que la jugabilidad no sea lo mejor, pero la historia es genial. Se nota que los guionistas son fans, con una historia escrita desde el cariño y llena de homenajes.
No puedo evitar preguntarme si alguna vez veremos más del Páramos o de Oswald en el futuro. Muchas veces me pregunto si la historia hubiera funcionado mejor como una película o serie, aunque eso hubiera eliminado las distintas opciones del jugador basado en tinta o disolvente.
May 10, 2017
i love reading this book so much
June 12, 2016
Note: I read this as two separate editions, but it appears they only are on Goodreads in the combined form.
I have a soft spot for Epic Mickey the game; although the controls weren't great, the sheer imagination and world-building done was exceptional. I was glad to see these graphic novel versions made available for people who don't have the patience or skill to play through the games, so that they can still experience the story. Basically, Mickey inadvertently caused a catastrophe in a world called the Wasteland while young, and later gets pulled into the world, where he must confront his predecessor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and ultimately work with him to restore the Wasteland using paint and thinner as his tools. The book does a pretty good job hitting the main plot points of the game without getting too embroiled in the details. And the artwork does a good job of capturing the game as well, and even expands on the finale a bit to make it more touching.
And then there's Epic Mickey 2. I detested Epic Mickey 2 as a game. It squandered pretty much everything good about the first game and made practically no sense at all. And the singing, while a decent idea in theory, never reached a level of quality to justify itself. The novelization is hampered by the nonsensical story, and suffers in comparison to the first half mainly due to the constraints of its source material. Peter David does his best to make a coherent story, but doesn't quite pull it off. The art is still good, and there are a couple of small jokes that work, but ultimately this volume felt like a trial to get through (at least it doesn't take the reader the 10-12 hours the game did, though).
So 4 stars for the first volume and 2 stars for the second volume averages out to 3 stars. If you had any interest in the games but didn't play them, this makes for a fairly suitable replacement, especially for Epic Mickey 2. For people who did play the games, this is a nice refresher for them.
I have a soft spot for Epic Mickey the game; although the controls weren't great, the sheer imagination and world-building done was exceptional. I was glad to see these graphic novel versions made available for people who don't have the patience or skill to play through the games, so that they can still experience the story. Basically, Mickey inadvertently caused a catastrophe in a world called the Wasteland while young, and later gets pulled into the world, where he must confront his predecessor Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and ultimately work with him to restore the Wasteland using paint and thinner as his tools. The book does a pretty good job hitting the main plot points of the game without getting too embroiled in the details. And the artwork does a good job of capturing the game as well, and even expands on the finale a bit to make it more touching.
And then there's Epic Mickey 2. I detested Epic Mickey 2 as a game. It squandered pretty much everything good about the first game and made practically no sense at all. And the singing, while a decent idea in theory, never reached a level of quality to justify itself. The novelization is hampered by the nonsensical story, and suffers in comparison to the first half mainly due to the constraints of its source material. Peter David does his best to make a coherent story, but doesn't quite pull it off. The art is still good, and there are a couple of small jokes that work, but ultimately this volume felt like a trial to get through (at least it doesn't take the reader the 10-12 hours the game did, though).
So 4 stars for the first volume and 2 stars for the second volume averages out to 3 stars. If you had any interest in the games but didn't play them, this makes for a fairly suitable replacement, especially for Epic Mickey 2. For people who did play the games, this is a nice refresher for them.
June 27, 2016
Pretty good story! I haven't played the video game yet, but this graphic novel makes me want to play it a little bit more.
November 12, 2017
I couldn't really get into this at all. I didn't enjoy the art or story.
October 17, 2022
Se pensate di leggere un fumetto con lo stile di disegno degli attuali Topolino (che escono ogni mercoledì in edicola) allora vi sbagliate di grosso. Entrambi i disegnatori sono dei professionisti dei fumetti Disney, entrambi italiani ed entrambi con un talento smisurato. Paolo Mottura è famoso per le sue stupende illustrazioni e Fabio Celoni è uno dei principali illustratori delle avventure dark di Paperinik.
In questo fumetto nello specifico però, lo stile è completamente diverso. Sarà perché riporta la storia del videogioco da cui è tratta (sì, perché se non lo sapete “Epic Mickey” è nato come videogioco per Nintendo Wii e questo fumetto era in dotazione con la versione collector), sarà perché al contrario delle classiche avventure del topo più famoso della Disney e dei suoi amici questa è più cupa e seria, oppure perché riprende lo stile vecchio dei primi fumetti o corti animati di Topolino. Sta di fatto che ha uno stile molto particolare, patinato, senza colori troppo sgargianti per gran parte della storia.
Insomma entrambi i disegnatori hanno reso molto bene lo stile retrò e cupo di Rifiutolandia.
Sulla narrazione purtroppo è un po’ più difficile parlarne. Purtroppo il fumetto è piccolo e breve, quindi rende poco perché trasporre un videogioco con un tot di ore di gioco in un fumetto di una quarantina di pagine.
Insomma la storia è raccontata in modo molto veloce, parecchio narrativo e davvero poco attivo rispetto al videogioco che ovviamente ha tutte le parti di gameplay. Persino tutte le varie opere di Topolino, che il protagonista visita nel corso della storia, tuffandosi nelle pellicole, per la maggior parte sono mostrate in sì e no in una vignetta o due, tanto che si fa fatica a notarli. Insomma, purtroppo non è certo colpa di Peter David, ma la storia nel fumetto rende decisamente meno che nel videogioco ed è talmente concentrata in pochi eventi che sembra procedere troppo in fretta.
Una cosa, però, che ho apprezzato tantissimo sono state le ultime pagine di note, con piccoli articoli molto interessanti sul personaggio di Oswald, sulle citazioni ai corti di Topolino e sui vari personaggi presenti sia nel fumetto che nel videogioco.
Nonostante i suoi pro e contro “Epic Mickey - La leggendaria sfida di Topolino” è uno di quei fumetti che mi terrò cari in libreria; non solo perché comunque è un edizione limitata e ormai introvabile, ma anche perché il ricordi di quando ho giocato al videogioco ritornano alla mente con questo breve fumetto.
In questo fumetto nello specifico però, lo stile è completamente diverso. Sarà perché riporta la storia del videogioco da cui è tratta (sì, perché se non lo sapete “Epic Mickey” è nato come videogioco per Nintendo Wii e questo fumetto era in dotazione con la versione collector), sarà perché al contrario delle classiche avventure del topo più famoso della Disney e dei suoi amici questa è più cupa e seria, oppure perché riprende lo stile vecchio dei primi fumetti o corti animati di Topolino. Sta di fatto che ha uno stile molto particolare, patinato, senza colori troppo sgargianti per gran parte della storia.
Insomma entrambi i disegnatori hanno reso molto bene lo stile retrò e cupo di Rifiutolandia.
Sulla narrazione purtroppo è un po’ più difficile parlarne. Purtroppo il fumetto è piccolo e breve, quindi rende poco perché trasporre un videogioco con un tot di ore di gioco in un fumetto di una quarantina di pagine.
Insomma la storia è raccontata in modo molto veloce, parecchio narrativo e davvero poco attivo rispetto al videogioco che ovviamente ha tutte le parti di gameplay. Persino tutte le varie opere di Topolino, che il protagonista visita nel corso della storia, tuffandosi nelle pellicole, per la maggior parte sono mostrate in sì e no in una vignetta o due, tanto che si fa fatica a notarli. Insomma, purtroppo non è certo colpa di Peter David, ma la storia nel fumetto rende decisamente meno che nel videogioco ed è talmente concentrata in pochi eventi che sembra procedere troppo in fretta.
Una cosa, però, che ho apprezzato tantissimo sono state le ultime pagine di note, con piccoli articoli molto interessanti sul personaggio di Oswald, sulle citazioni ai corti di Topolino e sui vari personaggi presenti sia nel fumetto che nel videogioco.
Nonostante i suoi pro e contro “Epic Mickey - La leggendaria sfida di Topolino” è uno di quei fumetti che mi terrò cari in libreria; non solo perché comunque è un edizione limitata e ormai introvabile, ma anche perché il ricordi di quando ho giocato al videogioco ritornano alla mente con questo breve fumetto.
July 15, 2024
A beautiful story, in the most perfect Disney style, but updated for the 21st century. And when you put together the screenwriting wisdom of Peter David with the drawing skills of Fabio Celoni and Paolo Mottura (truly excellent), you can only have an excellent product.
What would happen if Mickey was sucked into the wizard's cave where he did the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia? And what if Mickey did more damage, even greater than the broom problem immortalized by the film? If you add to all this that the villain is not only Black Spot, but that there are also Pet-Leg Pete and Captain Hook, and that the problems for our beloved mouse could come more than anything else from himself (or a strange and "forgotten"version of himself...), there are all the ingredients for a story that is not only enjoyable, but truly beautiful, full of Easter Eggs that pay homage to Mickey Mouse's immortal career..
What would happen if Mickey was sucked into the wizard's cave where he did the Sorcerer's Apprentice in Fantasia? And what if Mickey did more damage, even greater than the broom problem immortalized by the film? If you add to all this that the villain is not only Black Spot, but that there are also Pet-Leg Pete and Captain Hook, and that the problems for our beloved mouse could come more than anything else from himself (or a strange and "forgotten"version of himself...), there are all the ingredients for a story that is not only enjoyable, but truly beautiful, full of Easter Eggs that pay homage to Mickey Mouse's immortal career..
March 23, 2022
This book is awesome plus amazing I would like to read it I love epic mickey games like this
December 15, 2024
Divertente versione alternativa di Topolino che sì confronta con il coniglio Oswald. Epico solo nel titolo, però. Disegni meravigliosi
February 10, 2025
Throughly the joyed reading this , plus loved the artwork in this
November 23, 2013
Peccato per la trama, altrimenti i splendidi disegni di questo volume gli avrebbero fatto meritare 5 stelle.
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