TaleSpin: Flight of the Sky-Raker: Disney Afternoon Adventures Vol. 2

Disney Afternoon Adventures #2

by Bobbi J.G. Weiss, Michael T. Gilbert, Robert Bat

Can’t you feel the buzz? TaleSpin , Darkwing Duck , DuckTales , and Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers  are back ― with more epic 1990s adventure comics spun off of The Disney Afternoon TV cartoons! From Disney Adventures  magazine and its sister comics magazines come more feature-length blockbuster tales! In “Flight of the Sky-Raker,” Baloo, Don Karnage, and Shere Khan wage a midair battle over the world’s first voice-controlled plane! In “Dime After Dime,” Magica de Spell’s clever niece Minima befriends trusting little Webby ― should Scrooge McDuck be scared? Then in “For the Love of Cheese,” Chip ‘n’ Dale, Gadget Hackwrench, and the gang join forces with Jacques De Brie, international mouse of mystery! Plus Darkwing Duck, the Gummi Bears and more! “… Everybody’s busy, bringing you a Disney Afternoon!” Full-color illustrations throughout

Genres: Graphic Novels

208 pages, Hardcover

Published February 28, 2023

About the author

Hi! Bobbi here.

I specialize in media creative writing: developing/writing online games and MMORPGs, books, comics, animation, and other products that tie into film and television shows, as well as the development and creation of new tie-in products. I've written everything from Nickelodeon’s RIDE novelizations and Disney's PIXIE HOLLOW MMO to interactive ebooks based on the Mooshka doll line and an original non-fiction text published by Heinemann entitled WRITING IS ACTING: HOW TO IMPROVE THE WRITER’S ONPAGE PERFORMANCE. I've also self-published—an original horror novel that involves the Peter Pan mythos entitled HOOKED (Publishers Weekly gave it a great review!).

You can find my entire resume and cover gallery at http://www.BobbiJGWeiss.com. I also post Facebook, tumblr, twitter and other social media sites. Find links to my social profiles on my website.

Reviews

[Thibault Busschots · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nostalgia sells right now. There’s no denying it. All anyone has to say is: “remember this?” and people will gladly nod and pay without even thinking about it. Because it reminds them of the good old days. Whether they get quality in return or not. Who would do such a stupid thing, I can already hear you ask. Me, of course. Long story short, I loved TaleSpin, the Rescue Rangers, … as a kid. So when I saw this comic book on sale, I just couldn’t help myself.


Flight of the Sky-Raker – 4,5/5
Your bridges are Hangin’ Down - 3/5
Dime after Dime – 4,5/5
Good Dog Card – 2,5/5
For the Love of Cheese – 4/5
Isle of Kablooey! – 3,5/5
Shake! - 3/5
It’s a Plunderful Life! - 4/5
Salad Days! – 3,5/5
Duke Igthorns bridge - 4/5
The Long Flight Home - 4/5
Vogue’s Gallery - 3/5
Catch of the Day - 3/5


The Talespin stories are the main attraction for this collection. And they are so good, better than I remember even. Balu and Shere Khan manage to shine, and Rebecca Cunningham is a cool character who makes the stories even better. An interesting fact is that I can apparently still sing the entire Rescue Rangers theme song by heart. So if you’re wondering how many times I watched the Rescue Rangers as a kid, I’d say: a lot.


Normally, I don’t review comic books on Goodreads. But I really wanted to make an exception for this one. This is old Disney magic collected in a new package. And I love it. Definitely a good nostalgic read for anyone who saw these shows on TV growing up.

[Al Berry · Rating 4 out of 5]

A solid assortment of Comics based of the Disney Afternoon lineup, As the cover suggest this volume mostly focuses on Talespin. The gummi bears seem to be first releases in English as they were first printed in a Brazilian magazine, all others appear to reprints from North American releases.

Art is good, an easy recommendation for any fan.

Good Solid sewn binding.

[Kate K. F. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great nostalgia read and even included Kit from Talespin’s backstory.

[libreroaming · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting to read "Webby makes friends with Magica's familiar (or niece in this case) and causes her to turn good" in Disney Adventures before it showed up in the DuckTales reboot.