Disney Dracula, starring Mickey Mouse

Classici della letteratura Disney - Nuova edizione #36

by Bruno Enna (Adaptor), Fabio Celoni

Enter a world where vampires rise up from the shadows in this adaptation of Bram Stocker's Dracula that stars Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and Goofy!

Jonathan Ratker (Mickey Mouse) receives a warm invitation from the mysterious Dracula, welcoming him to his castle in Beetsylvania. His objective is to close a deal for his law firm, but he soon finds Dracula's reputation is not without merit, and he is a prisoner in the castle! Ratker seeks refuge in writing letters to his love, Minnina, hoping to one day return to her. Meanwhile, Minnina's dear friend, Clara-Lucia, has fallen ill after an encounter with an unidentified creature. As her friend grows ever so pale, delirious, and begins spouting nonsense, Minnina seeks the aid of a doctor specializing in the supernatural, Goofy Van Helsing! What is happening to Clara-Lucia and was she chosen to befall ill? What Goofy Van Helsing discovers is more disturbing than anything they have ever seen . . . The supernatural is at play, and Jonathan Ratker must find a way to escape the castle and stop Dracula from going after who he loves most!

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Horror, Vampires, Middle Grade, Retellings, Childrens

80 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

Reviews

[☾❀Apple✩ Blossom⋆｡˚ · Rating 5 out of 5]

When I was a kid, I remember my mother reading Mickey Mouse comics to me (they were a huge deal in Italy at the time), so this style of graphic novel will always take me back to my childhood.
Both the artstyle and the kind of humour are so iconic in these works that every time I read a new one it it reminds me of all the others I read (for example, I remember having a volume of the Odyssey starring Donald Duck). Heck, even the lettering is the same! These Disney retellings have the ability of adapting the original story to their very peculiar style, while always, mysteriously, being able to remain extremely close to the original. Their artist are just the greatest!



*edit: I just found out the artist is Italian. I thought so since some of the puns didn't work well in English! 😜

[Mohammed Arabey · Rating 4 out of 5]

هذا الكتاب هو تفريغ لمذكرات ماك ميكو في قلعه الكونت الرهيبة,الكونت دراكولا


انها رائعه برام ستوكر, بشكل جديد ساخر, بالبنجر
ودراكولا هنا خارق اكثر بكثير..فهو يتحول بجانب مايتحول إليه في رائعه ستوكر ,ذئب..خفاش..بالاضافة الي نعامة..نعم نعامة :)
تبدأ كما تبدأ الرواية الأصلية بالظبط

ميكي يذهب لقلعة بعيدة للكونت دراكولا ليبيعه قلعه بلندن.. ولكنه يحتجز هناك ويرغمه الكونت لكتابة خطابات لخطيبته ميمينا أن تنساه

وفي نفس الوقت ميمينا في مدينه الضباب تشهد احداث غريبه مع كوكيتا..التي تسير ليلا وتعيسه بالرغم من ان لها 3 يودون خطبتها فهي واقعة في حب ذو الاسنان اللامعة
وتعشق البنجر الاحمر بشكل غريب, حتي صارت شاحبة,بالرغم من تعطشها الدائم للبنجر الاحمر

ولتلك الحاله الغريبة يطلب خطيب كوكيتا المساعدة, ويأتي فان بندق العالم الشهير,بعبقرية وطريقته الغريبة في الحديث وتتوالي الأحداث التي كتبها العبقري برام ستوكر في اكثر صورها أمانة للقصة الاصلية, وأكثرها سخرية في نفس الوقت

أنه الكونت في اكثر صوره الاصلية :) باسلوب ديزني الساخر

في نفس الوقت الذي أقرأ فيه نسختي الاصلية لاول ممرة لرائعه برام ستوكر تصادف أن يقع في يدي تلك الترجمة اللذيذة والنسخة الانيقة لنهضة مصر والتي اري انها فعلا قاموا بمجهود واضح في جعل النسخة تخرج بهذه الصورة والغلاف الهاردكفر الذي يشبهه الجلد والتي قمت بمسح ضوئي للغلاف -مع تفتيح اللون فقط

ولكن ملاحظتي الوحيدة علي النسخة هو ان الالوان جائت داكنة أكثر مما رايتها مثلا اثناء تجميع الصور من الانترنت مما أثر شيئا ما ولو قليل في بعض الكادرات القوطية ,وأن كانت مازالت جذابة

الشخصيات تقريبا 90% من القصة الاصلية ولكن بروح ديزني -وقد قرأتها جنبا الي جنب مع الرواية الاصلية-
اعجبني جدا فان بندق وحتي سخريته من طريقة كلامة الغريبه ,المقتبسة بالطبع من فان هلسنج
كما اعجبني ان شخصية المريض النفسي المهووس دنجل ايضا بالنسخة الساخرة

الرواية مترجمة من الفنانين الايطاليين -وهم الاكثر نشاطا وانتاجا حاليا
Bruno Enna, Fabio Celoni, Mirka Andolfo
ويترجم عنهم الكثير, وغيرهم من الايطاليين الذين قدموا "بط بوند , سوبر بط وغيره"
ولكني مازلت اشتاق للرسم الكلاسيكي الاخير الذي انتشر في التسعينات , والذي كان يحمل اللمحات الكلاسيكية وان كان حديثا..كهذه القصة


ولكن مازلت اشعر بالسحر كلما قرأت لميكي وبطوط وغيرهم
واعجبتني جدا الفكرة ومنتظر المزيد من نهضة مصر الذين فعلا يقومون بعمل متميز

محمد العربي
من 19 مايو 2014
الي 20 مايو 2014

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an original concept! Loved this retelling with MM! Beautiful art!

[Nomnivor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das ist das lustigste Buch, das Disney jemals verbrochen hat.

[Eliza · Rating 5 out of 5]

bwhahahahahahaha. This book was a riot!! Fantastic and enjoyable.

[Federico Lucifredi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A really entertaining parody. Top notch artwork and print, perhaps not all the jokes carry as well in translation but I still laughed a lot.

[Glen Farrelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was pleasantly surprised by this. I am a huge fan of Dracula, so I was curious to see how Disney would do a kid-friendly adaptation with Mickey Mouse and friends. First, the artwork was amazing - suitable gothic while still comical. The story was a funny satire on the Dracula mythos that while G rated was also quite original. I have not read any other Mickey Mouse comics, but now I'm seriously tempted to.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Like Disney Frankenstein, the Mickey Mouse Dracula adaptation has great art and a funny, kid-friendly twist to the monster. Instead of being a blood-sucker, this Dracula is all about beets. Which is almost as gross.

I can't underline enough how cool the art. It's gorgeous, atmospheric, and gothic. It just happens to have Mickey, Minnie, and Goofy, too.

[Damien · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was such a wonderfully charming adaptation of a classic tale, and the art style is beautiful.

[Seth Tucker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute Disneyfied take on Stoker’s classic. A fun introduction for younger readers to the infamous count.

[Dennis Lynch · Rating 4 out of 5]

A silly adaptation where beets and beet juice substitute for blood. Many Disney characters fill the roles of Bram Stoker’s characters. Terrific artwork is lost on the small sized pages of this edition.

[Nada · Rating 2 out of 5]

يافصحى، ياعامي. لغة الكتابة أثرت سلبيا على الكتاب. وكون الكتاب موجه للأطفال محزن.

[som ꒰ᐢ. .ᐢ꒱₊˚⊹ · Rating 4 out of 5]

الرسم جميل والقصة ممتعة نسسمسم + حبيت شخصية قوفي وايد ! توبي اونست كان دايماً المفضل + أظن اني بقراله سولو كومكس لو لقيت :)

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was adorable. Who knew Goofy could be a serious character. And there were a few adult jokes in it to. I liked it alot.

[Sha · Rating 4 out of 5]

17 Nov 2020

1. I have a huge soft spot for the Disney comics retellings of various stories- they riff off established legends and history very well and there are always tons of puns. I first encountered the Scarlet Pimpernel as a Donald Duck version known as the Scarlet Pumpernickel and I haven't forgotten it to date.

2. So anyway- this retelling seems far more detailed and closer to the original story (taking into account my admittedly patchy relationship with the Dracula novel) than the ones I can recall. I mean yes, the blood is replaced (rather hilariously) with beets. The Lucy-expy (Clarabelle) eventually turns into a beetroot and that's so weird it's funny, rather than so weird it's just weird.

3. I think my favorite character is Renfield!Black Pete because every scene with him in it made me laugh, body counts notwithstanding. But you know- Disney comics so they were probably knocked out or something. Whatever. Pete was still excellent.

4. Not gonna lie, I now want Disney versions of every single classic novel I can think of. //stares pitifully at Disney bigwigs

[Alyssa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was an adorable retelling that made it appropriate for kids while still keeping the same general flavor of the original.

[Andrea Northam · Rating 5 out of 5]

This comic is hilarious. Unfortunately, I think you need to know the original Bram Stoker version of Dracula to get all the ridiculous jokes, so maybe younger kids won’t understand the humor, but I laughed out loud a ton. I wasn’t expecting much from this comic, so the fact that it was funny and coherent and entertaining was a pleasant surprise! I want to see more of these classic retellings with the Disney characters—Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, Frankenstein, etc.

[Arsnoctis · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ho scritto una recensione vera e propria di questo volume poca fa, ma la rete se l'è mangiata. Ne farò un riassunto scarso e chiedo scusa:
contiene un espediente narrativo che ho trovato quasi patetico, adatto al pubblico tipico di Topolino, ma poco riuscito. Il resto del volume e il team che lo ha portato nella giusta e vampirica penombra, ha fatto il resto.

[Laura Jelenkovich · Rating 5 out of 5]

Geniale, assolutamente geniale. Disegni e colori superlativi. Enna ha dato davvero il bianco in questa storia. L'idea della barbabietola e' stupefacente. Letto con un sorriso stampato sulla faccia dalla copertina alla fine! Amo la Disney!

[Robin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tried too hard to be clever and often fell flat. Disappointing.

[KuroNeko (Maud) · Rating 4 out of 5]

3,5/5 quelques touches d’humour sympa avec des illustrations au top, une intrigue pas mal mais sans plus.

[Pamela · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was curious how they could make Dracula a family friendly Disney story and the truth is… they couldn’t. Upon finishing this my immediate thought was: “That’s one of the dumbest things I’ve ever read.”

Don’t get me wrong - I love juvenile fiction, I love Dracula and I love classic Disney… but Dracula disneyfied doesn’t work!

I have no idea who the intended audience was for this. It’s too goofy (no pun intended) and silly for adults to enjoy, it seems way too complicated for kids (or even just anyone who hasn’t read Dracula) to follow and enjoy. At one point there’s an asterisk to explain Bobbies are a term for London police officers but then Goofy Van Helsing goes on to say “epistolary novels” just a few pages later… has to be some pretty smart kids reading this to understand that that means!

To some degree it reminded me of the Disney and WB shows I grew up with (Tale Spin, Darkwing Duck, Animaniacs, Tiny Toons, etc) - shows that made jokes that went way over most kids’ heads but were funny for adults. Unfortunately, the jokes in here were corny and not funny for adults either (saw someone say this was originally written in Italian and some of the jokes didn’t translate well, so maybe that’s why it didn’t work?).

Overall, disappointing for both adult me and my inner child.

[Jeni Enjaian]

I read this book as part of a project to add graphic novels to my classroom library.
This one did not work. It is supposed to be an adaptation in two ways (adaptation to graphic novel and to include the iconic cartoon characters) of Dracula. In my opinion, the adaptation stuck too close to the syntax of the older language as well as the plot beats (save for a replacement of blood with beats). I will not put this one on the classroom library list.

[Katrina · Rating 1 out of 5]

Terrible...just terrible! I've only read a few from this latest version of the Disney comics and just really not impressed. I felt the ones done by boom kids were much more readable. I get that dark horse is a bigger label and I like a lot of their titles but this was so badly done I don't have any interest in more.

[Anna · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not like this. I read another Mickey Mouse adaption of some classic story and wasn't a fan, but thought I'd give it another try with Dracula. Alas, I was not amused. I didn't really like the characters or the whole story plot. The only good thing were the illustrations. Although, I didn't like how the cow character was depicted sometimes. Overall I would not recommend this.

[Lil'Roz · Rating 2 out of 5]

J'ai été emportée par ma passion des BD de Disney avec Mickey et Donald qui renouvellent toujours leur style graphique et qui me ravi toujours alors je me suis laissée tentée. C'était pas l'histoire la plus folle de ma vie, mais c'est peut-être parce que c'est pour les enfants. En tout cas mes yeux ont été conquis

[Ludwig Aczel · Rating 3 out of 5]

6.5/10
I have never been fond of the Italian Disney comics adaptations of classics. (There are been hundreds of them since the first appeared in 1948.) But the most recent are quite well crafted, and this one has the bombastic, sometimes breathtaking art of Fabio Celoni.

[Lizzie & Koala Skywalker · Rating 5 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading the story of Dracula with Disney characters. I liked how they used beets instead of blood. LOL! This was a funny and adventurous graphic novel. ~ Lizzie :)

[Ben · Rating 3 out of 5]

The art is great, but the Disney version of the tale (puns and all) is only mildly amusing.

[Andrew McDonald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good way to introduce kids to the text.