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DuckTales (IDW) #3-5
DuckTales: Mysteries and Mallards
The top-billed series continues! Join Uncle Scrooge, Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and all their Duckburg friends as they hunt for treasure on awesome adventures!
Scrooge's treasure hunts can lead to some pretty spooky places, and spooky comes in all sorts of packages! But whether they're trying to outwit the ghost of Nostradogmas, discover the creepy secret of the Pumpkin People, or solve the mystery of a town where not everything is what it seems, Scrooge and the gang have it covered. It's all just water off a duck's back to them!
Collects issues #3-5 of the ongoing series.
Scrooge's treasure hunts can lead to some pretty spooky places, and spooky comes in all sorts of packages! But whether they're trying to outwit the ghost of Nostradogmas, discover the creepy secret of the Pumpkin People, or solve the mystery of a town where not everything is what it seems, Scrooge and the gang have it covered. It's all just water off a duck's back to them!
Collects issues #3-5 of the ongoing series.
72 pages, Paperback
First published April 11, 2018
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Joey Cavalieri
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December 9, 2019
These books lack the emotional depth and backstory of the cartoon (Did I really just write that sentence? Yes, yes I did.) but all of the character traits are there and so is the fun. Plus- pre-Spear of Selene Della Duck.
December 20, 2018
Much better than volume one. The gang's all here and together this time, and the plots are worthy of tv episodes. I especially enjoyed the stories about Nostradogmus and the Samurai twins. I hope they release more of these compilations soon!
November 30, 2022
Highly disappointed and infuriated with Donald's overly cowardly and highly inaccurate portrayal! Does the author not know that DONALD and not Semi Newbie Della and not even Scrooge is the original adventurer and brawler?!? To make it seem as if Donald hated/was afraid of adventure when he was the FIRST one to go on constant adventures with HDL in the Carl Barks comics is highly disrespectful and inaccurate to his character.
These DT17 comics and art are a wasted opportunity to have shown Donald and Delka kick butt as a family and I'm getting sick and tired of DT17 comics authors (and sometimes the show too!) portraying Donald badly just to make his less accomplished sister look good.
Donald is the ORIGINAL adventurer, brawler and berserker of the Duck family and deserves to be portrayed as such. Scrooge and Della and all of Duckburg owe their very existence to Donald and it would do well for these ignorant DT17 authors to remember that.
These comics aren't worth toilet paper.
These DT17 comics and art are a wasted opportunity to have shown Donald and Delka kick butt as a family and I'm getting sick and tired of DT17 comics authors (and sometimes the show too!) portraying Donald badly just to make his less accomplished sister look good.
Donald is the ORIGINAL adventurer, brawler and berserker of the Duck family and deserves to be portrayed as such. Scrooge and Della and all of Duckburg owe their very existence to Donald and it would do well for these ignorant DT17 authors to remember that.
These comics aren't worth toilet paper.
June 21, 2021
The tie-in comics are marginally better, but only because they aren't as formulaic as the prequel stories. Well, formulaic isn't exactly the right word; what do you call a comic that basically tells the same story over and over but in a different location? Honestly, the prequel stories are so out of character, had I read the comics before seeing the show I would absolutely hate Della and Scrooge (and they are actually two of my favourite characters!). I probably wouldn't have watched the show in the first place. The tie-ins are better, but there are huge plot holes, plot contrivances, and the characters are just that tiny bit ooc that it's annoying. I still want to read the other comics, but I don't feel like buying the other books. Let's hope I find them second-hand somewhere.
October 8, 2018
Man, I wish they'd make the print in these books bigger! It's such an eye-strain reading these to the boy at bedtime. Still, he likes them.
March 8, 2019
I was uncertain about the new series but this was actually quite entertaining!
November 13, 2019
Another fun collection of stories from Disney's Ducktales reboot. Comic books are definitely a step back from the show, but still a lot of fun.
November 7, 2020
Lol I loved it! SO funny!
August 8, 2025
Cute book with fun little adventures if you’re wanting more Duck Tales like I was.
December 5, 2018
--Review of volumes 1 and 2--
GIVE ME MORE DUCKTALES!
These volumes follow the continuity of the 2017 television show but you don’t need to watch the show to read the books or vice versa. Joe Caramagna and Joey Cavalieri do a good job telling stories both before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie are present without giving away any spoilers about Della Duck and her character. I LOVE that but the fangirl in me is a little unsatisfied—always wanting more of the story and background for the characters, but that’s just me.
The first half of Volume 1 follows Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Donald searches for employment, moving from one job opening to the next. The second half of Volume 1 jumps back in time to a few adventures of Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and Della before the boys were born. Volume 2 does this also but reversed.
Thoughts
There’s definitely a contrast between the stories of before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie. To me the “after” felt more like the show and the “before” felt more like the original Ducktales/Scrooge McDuck comics. At first I thought that was just because the boys were part of the story. But I think formula is more of the reason.
The past stories involving Della always begin with a foreword showing Donald in some kind of unfortunate state (shrunken tiny, baked into a cookie, etc.) followed by a flashback explaining how it happened. The “present” stories involving the triplets don’t do this. I don’t know, something about it really divided the tone for the two timelines.
There was also something about Donald Duck’s attitude in the Della stories that I really didn’t like.
I get that he “gets stuck with all the bad luck”—it’s Donald Duck’s thing. But he kept blaming Della for every mishap he found himself in and was constantly annoyed with every location they went to. In the show, Webby describes past Donald as one of “the most daring adventurers of all time,” but he is pretty much the exact opposite in these comics. I get that it’s supposed to be a continuous gag for the comedy, but did they have to make him so mean? He acts like he absolutely hates Scrooge, Della, and adventuring (for those who have seen the show, that’s even before the you-know-what happened giving Donald good reason for his feelings).
I guess it makes sense that having to take care of his sister’s kids would bring his temperament WAY down—because, you know, kids and having responsibility changes a person. He still has a temper and actually has a reason to hate Scrooge by then, but is much more of a family man and constantly looking to do right by the boys.
These comics were super cute and I just can’t get enough of the art style! I really look forward to reading both more of this series and exploring the original Scrooge McDuck comics. I’ll forever be a Duck Fan.
GIVE ME MORE DUCKTALES!
These volumes follow the continuity of the 2017 television show but you don’t need to watch the show to read the books or vice versa. Joe Caramagna and Joey Cavalieri do a good job telling stories both before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie are present without giving away any spoilers about Della Duck and her character. I LOVE that but the fangirl in me is a little unsatisfied—always wanting more of the story and background for the characters, but that’s just me.
The first half of Volume 1 follows Donald Duck, and Huey, Dewey, and Louie as Donald searches for employment, moving from one job opening to the next. The second half of Volume 1 jumps back in time to a few adventures of Donald, Uncle Scrooge, and Della before the boys were born. Volume 2 does this also but reversed.
Thoughts
There’s definitely a contrast between the stories of before and after Huey, Dewey, and Louie. To me the “after” felt more like the show and the “before” felt more like the original Ducktales/Scrooge McDuck comics. At first I thought that was just because the boys were part of the story. But I think formula is more of the reason.
The past stories involving Della always begin with a foreword showing Donald in some kind of unfortunate state (shrunken tiny, baked into a cookie, etc.) followed by a flashback explaining how it happened. The “present” stories involving the triplets don’t do this. I don’t know, something about it really divided the tone for the two timelines.
There was also something about Donald Duck’s attitude in the Della stories that I really didn’t like.
I get that he “gets stuck with all the bad luck”—it’s Donald Duck’s thing. But he kept blaming Della for every mishap he found himself in and was constantly annoyed with every location they went to. In the show, Webby describes past Donald as one of “the most daring adventurers of all time,” but he is pretty much the exact opposite in these comics. I get that it’s supposed to be a continuous gag for the comedy, but did they have to make him so mean? He acts like he absolutely hates Scrooge, Della, and adventuring (for those who have seen the show, that’s even before the you-know-what happened giving Donald good reason for his feelings).
I guess it makes sense that having to take care of his sister’s kids would bring his temperament WAY down—because, you know, kids and having responsibility changes a person. He still has a temper and actually has a reason to hate Scrooge by then, but is much more of a family man and constantly looking to do right by the boys.
These comics were super cute and I just can’t get enough of the art style! I really look forward to reading both more of this series and exploring the original Scrooge McDuck comics. I’ll forever be a Duck Fan.
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