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A Look Inside Darkwing Duck's Negaduck From Dynamite Comics

Dynamite is publishing a Negaduck comic book spinning out of their Darkwing Duck series, and as FOC approaches, we get a better look...

Dynamite is publishing a Negaduck comic book spinning out of their Darkwing Duck series, a story you may have read about previously. But now, as FOC approaches, we get a better look…

He's not the terror that flaps in the night… In fact, he's the screeching fingernail on the chalkboard of justice! He's the sour ball in the candy jar of goodness. He's… Negaduck! And the Disney fan-favorite foe is making his way into his very own comic series this fall from writer Jeff Parker!

Darkwing Duck is the honorable protector of St. Canard, and a strong family man to his daughter Gosalyn. Over in his native Negaverse, Negaduck is the polar opposite of everything Drake Mallard stands for, his evil doppelganger in every way. Negaduck is nefarious and dedicated to stealing lollipops from children and not helping grandmothers cross the street! Now, in his brand-new title, he's revving up a reign of crime and terror of record levels. There's only one problem… all the other criminals are ripping off his ideas — so he's taking his show on the road!

Writer Jeff Parker is not only known for his heavy hitter runs on top titles like Aquaman, Thunderbolts, Hulk, and more, but he's also beloved for countless all-ages and retro style stories outside of traditional super heroics, such as Batman '66, Future Quest, and Flash Gordon with Dynamite. He's bringing that same diverse skill set and energy to Negaduck.

He's matched up with artist Ciro Cangialosi, who comes equipped with a brilliant cartooning style that will complement the main Darkwing series by Carlo Cid Lauro well and stand out on its own. Observant fans and collectors will notice Cangialosi has already been drawing several of the fun action figure variants for Darkwing Duck, including the one featuring Negaduck on issue #6!

"When I'm doing stuff that's very all ages, I still try to entertain myself first, and I assume the reader is pretty smart even when very young," said writer Jeff Parker. "I like how universal in appeal books like this can be, you 'get it' within a page and are along for the ride, you don't have to read a wiki entry before beginning. I like to make stories for newer readers and get older readers to reconnect to the kind of work that pulled them into comics and animation. Also, I love that I can give these books out at Halloween with candy, that's a big plus with all-ages stories."

Editor Nate Cosby added, "No one on the planet's better at writing all-ages comics than the great JEFF PARKER. Dude can make even NEGADUCK relatable… and Negaduck's favorite thing is breaking stuff with a chainsaw! Combined with Ciro's lushly detailed visuals and Eckleberry's zippy lettering, the book is going to be a treat for any reader of any age!"

Not only will fans enjoy the large hat and large ego of Negaduck in the series, but other great characters from the mythos will appear as well, such as The Fearsome Four and Taurus Bulba right off the bat!

Covers by Joshua Middleton, Jae Lee, Trish Forstner, Steve Lieber and Jeff Parker himself.

NEGADUCK #1
Writer: Jeff Parker
Artist: Ciro Cangialosi
"I am the screeching fingernail on the chalkboard of justice. I am the sour ball in the candy jar of goodness. I am NEGADUCK!" He's the exact opposite of DD in every way… evil, nefarious, dedicated to stealing lollipops from kids and not helping grandmas across the street! And now, he's ready to begin a reign of crime and terror the likes of which St. Canard has never seen — except… dang it, all of the other villains are ripping off his ideas! What's a criminal mastermind to do when the city's thick with other criminals, stealing his shine? Why, take his villainy on the road, of course! Written with fiendish glee by arch-author JEFF PARKER and illustrated by the suspiciously talented CIRO CANGIALOSI, Negaduck features a regular rogues' gallery of cover artists, including JOSHUA MIDDLETON, JAE LEE, TRISH FORSTNER, and a special Whiteout homage cover by that series' co-creator, STEVE LIEBER!

Covers: Joshua Middleton , Jae Lee, Trish Forstner, Steve Lieber, Jeff Parker – Action Figure
32 Pages $3.99 In Stores September 13

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