New DuckTales Animated Series

That' adorably heartwarming.

@1720 I like what you said about Donald weaponizing his clumsiness. It's such an uncoventional way to save the day, and yet it fits perfectly well with the humor style he already has going for him. The fact that he does it mostly for his nephews adds a layer of depth to him that we seldom see- he's caring, 'but' at the same time he's rather unlucky and it's cool how they combine that with his general cleverness to create an interesting mashup of an already well known character.

It's right at 30:38. It's a little thing, and easy to look over with all the comedy and everything else going on around it, but just as Gabby is going to throw her knife, he sees what she's going to do and intentionally trips himself to fall into her, messing up her aim. He even tugs at his collar to unbalance himself, and says opsie! It's a wonderful moment, showing quick thinking and cleverness, and really helps sell that Donald was an adventurer at one point.

https://youtu.be/gP0Neif7Y4E?t=30m31s

And on an unrelated note, here's Morning Mark's reimagining of what original Darkwing Duck would look like in Ducktales 2017's style.

edited 21st Sep '17 7:52:35 AM by megaeliz

Hey Guys, just finished a painting of the Terror that Flaps! I'm pretty happy with how he turned out, although he may be a bit too adorable to strike Terror into the hearts of evildoers! I used some of the costume ideas and design elements from the reboot and his design in the comic-con demo reel, and colored it with pastel watercolors. So what do you guys think?

https://twitter.com/mega_musical/status/910742317618880514

edited 21st Sep '17 8:39:48 AM by megaeliz

We finally get to hear Eric Bauza as all the Beagle Boys (or just Bigtime, in this clip anyway).

Does anyone else feel giving Gyro such an ego makes him too similar to Ludwig von Drake?

Isn't Ludwig von Drake more of a Cloudcuckoolander though?

edited 21st Sep '17 10:10:45 AM by megaeliz

So, Beagle Boys logic states: Throwing a brick with a ransom note tied to it at Donald Duck = Good idea.

Ooh, Donald Duck's reaction to the note on that brick is going to be quite the sight to see...

Once he wakes up that is. Honestly, throwing the brick at him was probably the absolute worst thing they could do, because now he will be furious that someone kidnapped his boys and that they threw a brick at his head. The Beagle Boys will have no idea what hit them.

And did anyone see my picture I linked to?

edited 21st Sep '17 11:22:27 AM by megaeliz

.. why did they make them 3 Beagle Boys? Weren't there 4?

Isn't there like a ridiculous amount of them?

edited 21st Sep '17 11:31:38 AM by megaeliz

There were at least seven actually. It's just that most of them were never in the same episode together, limited to just a three at a time. (And Ma.)

Though in the original comics, there were hordes of them, the big difference being that most of them didn't have actual distinct personalities, something Ducktales has in its' favor.

edited 21st Sep '17 11:25:11 AM by kkhohoho

Do you guys think Donald will be familiar with and/or fought the Beagle Boys before? We do know that before their falling out, he used to adventure with Scrooge, and his ?twin? sister, so it's not unreasonable that he could have ran into them at some point.

edited 21st Sep '17 4:05:37 PM by megaeliz

You think we'll ever see Dumbella Duck, the triplets' mother?

Also I liked how the original Ducktales made Gladstone less of a jerk. I could never stand him in the comics—I know that was the point but sometimes he took it way too far XD

...You have seen the first episode, right? And isn't it Duella?

Della, Duella, Dumbella, it varies.

I'm pretty sure that it depends on the comic. I believe "Life and Times" used Della, and had her as Donald's twin sister, so I imagine that's what they'll go with.

Granted the only time she's in it is when she and Donald were ducklings, and their Family tried to reconnect with Scrooge, but he quickly drove everyone away, causing duckling! Donald to kick him in the butt! So take that as you will.

edited 21st Sep '17 9:45:20 PM by megaeliz

If the vid's uncooperative, here it is on Youtube.

So who's ready to hopefully see Angry Dad Mode Donald kick some Beagle Butt? You guys don't even know how excited I am for Saturday!

So do you think Donald has ever ran into the Beagle Boys before, given his history with Scrooge?

And I just found some translated Dutch One Page Shorts of Duckling Donald and Della, if anyone's interested. They're really adorable.

edited 21st Sep '17 9:02:53 PM by megaeliz

I think according to Rosa, Donald's sister (and the mother of the boys) is named Thelma, and only called Della. In the animated short in which Huey, Dewey, and Louie first appear, the note explaining their presence in Donald's house is signed "Dumbella." I've heard the explanation that "Dumbella" was a nickname Donald gave his sister out of jerky brotherliness, but I don't know if this is a fan explanation or something Rosa, Barks, or someone else came up with.

I don't think they will call her Dumbella like in the original short.

NVM.

edited 21st Sep '17 9:17:29 PM by KnownUnknown

I'm going to say that they will most likely use Della, since it's pretty much accepted as cannon, since at least "Life and Times".

Speaking of Della, a person on Tumblr had a really good analysis of the hints that are dropped about how Scrooge handled the fallout of The Incident.

I like what they say here on the symbolism of the ripped painting shoved in his Garage.

http://miilkydayz.tumblr.com/post/164231189511/scrooges-grief-for-della-duck-an-essay

edited 21st Sep '17 9:47:32 PM by megaeliz

Show creators have already used Della to refer to her.