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Schorhr’s CDRR RPG -
July 11, 2011 by
Ducky
All we can say here is “WOW!”
CDRR fan Schorhr has been working on a Rescue Rangers RPG, and he posted a demo and some screen shots in the forums. Please check it out, his work is nothing short of amazing.
Peter Cullen vs Jim Cummings -
June 29, 2011 by
Ducky
A Challenger Appears…
Battle of the Jacks
Cullen vs Cummings
Who was the better Monterey Jack? Peter Cullen or Jim Cummings?
Voice your opinion in the comments
Voice your opinion in the comments
to hear the side-by-side comparison…
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers comic #8 – FINAL -
June 19, 2011 by
Ducky
Final Issue of Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Coming Soon
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers #8 will be the last issue in the comic series by Kaboom! Studios (aka Boom! Studios for kids). Here’s the summary currently displayed on Kaboom’s catalog page:
Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers #08 (Cover A)
Bryce Reviews: Gadget in Chains -
June 15, 2011 by
Bryce
Gadget in Pain: A Review of Loneheart’s Angsty Epic, Gadget in Chains
By: Bryce
Wherefore Gadget in Chains?
For my first fanfic review, I’m going to analyze Loneheart’s Gadget in Chains. Why choose this particular fanfic? Because I hate it. It embodies everything that is wrong with angsty fanfiction driven by its appeal to the author’s own perverted mind, and yet it is undoubtedly the pinnacle of its art. Gadget in Chains is a work of dark and twisted genius, from which one cannot easily look away. One admires it against the protestations of the conscience, sort of like Riefenstahl’s Triumph des Willens.
One of the first things you will notice about Gadget in Chains is that it is long. Really, really long. In fact, it’s almost twice as long as Moby-Dick, or over four times as long as Moby-Dick.
The Man Behind the Madness
Gadget in Chains is the magnum opus of Loneheart, supposedly an unpublished writer turned calling center employee. I don’t know if that’s a factual biography or not, but he’s undoubtedly the Adolf Wölfli of Rescue Rangers fanfiction. It took seven years to write Gadget in Chains; you can read it on fanfiction.net in a somewhat shorter period of time.
Alternately, on the Acorn Cafe you can find a version edited to comply with their restrictions on content. This version is much more succinct and has a good bit less in the way of fan (dis)service, you can get a copy here.
As mentioned previously, the contents seem to be largely dictated by appeal to the writer and it gets rather repetitive. One could be forgiven for thinking that the work was an attempt to refine prose descriptions of Gadget being strip-searched or beaten to high art. I’ll be honest, just reading some of this made me really uncomfortable. For the sake of brevity, and also because this is an illustrated review and I’d rather dislike earning myself a spot on a certain particularly infamous Encyclopedia Dramatica article, I’m going to skip most of that.
Still, Gadget is on the receiving end of so much suffering in this story that one gets the impression that the author originally meant to write a much shorter story, Gadget in Pains, wherein the titular mouse gets stuck on a glue board and must gnaw off her own leg to escape (and, probably, her clothing as well, since this is Loneheart we’re talking about), but then he saw The Shawshank Redemption.
Speaking of which, Gadget in Chains is laden with references to prison movies and literature; for example it has a lot more in common with Les Misérables than just the obvious facts that Gadget and Jean Valjean share a prisoner number and that both books are really long. This is by no means a bad thing; in fact, finding references was probably the most fun I had reading it. Then again, that’s probably just the kind of person I am.
BOOM! CDRR Comics Cancelled -
June 5, 2011 by
Ducky
In case you missed the forum post, CnDO member Malicia MaCawber has informed us that BOOM! will not continue to publish the Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers comics, ending the series with issue #8.
This is a sad day for Rescue Rangers fans, who had been treated to their first taste of fresh original official CDRR content since the TV series was cancelled back in the early 90s.
The only mention of this on the BOOM! studios website is in the forums, where a subscriber asked why CDRR was absent from the titles scheduled to be shipping in August 2011. The reason given was that issue #8 was to be the last issue “for the time being,” and that there were no plans to continue the series. There has yet to be an official announcement explaining why the series was cancelled; all we know is that it will be replaced by the DuckTales comic in their publishing schedule.
In other news, Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers issue #7 is now available… better pick it up while you still can, before the CDRR comics are out of print.
Coming soon! Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers #06 -
April 21, 2011 by
Ducky
Coming soon from BOOM! Studios…
Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers #06
Availability: Not yet released.
Summary:
Writer(s): Ian Brill Artist(s): Leonel Castellani No crimes go slipping through the cracks in this issue of RESCUE RANGERS! A rich businessmouse begs for help tracking down his kidnapped daughter, but Chip ‘n’ Dale smell a rat. Actually, they smell a bunch of rats! And when NINJA PORCUPINES join the mix, things can’t get any worse for everybody’s favorite furry flatfoots! Another not-to-be-missed issue written by DARKWING DUCK’s Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD’s Leonel Castellani!
Wow, Ninja Porcupines! How will the Rangers ever escape? Oh, by the way, is it just me, or does Cover A look a little like something from the Chipmunk Adventure?
Maybe it’s just me…
Pictured: Wrong Chipmunk
BOOM! no longer publishing classic Disney comics? -
April 21, 2011 by
Ducky
According to the UK entertainment website Digital Spy, BOOM! Studios may no longer be publishing comics based on classic Disney licenses such as Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, and Uncle Scrooge.
A listing of upcoming issues in the Diamond Comic Distributors Previews catalog for July suggests that BOOM! will continue to publish other Disney titles such as Darkwing Duck and Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers.
So far these are unconfirmed rumors. BOOM! Studios has yet to confirm or comment on this, and so far there is no mention in their official blog of the classic Disney series disappearing.
source: http://www.digitalspy.com/comics/news/a315463/boom-studios-loses-classic-disney-line.html
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers Comic #5 -
April 7, 2011 by
Ducky
BOOM! Studios is pushing them out faster than we can keep up! The new comic book series is already up to issue #05, and it looks like the Rescue Rangers are finding themselves tied up again (bad news for Rangers fan JEANYLASER!)
Here’s the latest news from BOOM!
NEW READER FRIENDLY. A NEW STORY ARC BEGINS! Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPER HERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani for the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in this all-new original ongoing series! Who or what are the Danger Rangers? We don’t even know, and we’re putting out the book! There’s only one way to find out, and that’s in Part One of a brand new arc of the critically acclaimed fan-favorite series, “Slipping Through The Cracks!”
Order it today!
http://www.boom-studios.com/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-05-cover-b.html
Rescue Rangers Comic #02 -
January 12, 2011 by
Ducky
Here’s info on the second issue, now available through BOOM! Comics:
Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers #02
Writer: Ian Brill
Pencils: Leonel Castellani
It’s the return of your favorite furry flatfoots in an all-new original ongoing series! When all the furry denizens in the four corners of the globe turn feral, it’s up to the world’s most daring diminutive detectives to solve the mystery. But will there be dissension in the team when they learn that one of the Rangers hold a secret about Gadget’s past that could unlock the entire case?
Join DARKWING DUCK writer Ian Brill and MARVEL SUPERHERO SQUAD artist Leonel Castellani for part 2 of “Worldwide Rescue,” brought to you by BOOM! Studios and the Disney Afternoon Revolution!
Another cover for the second issue (featuring Fat Cat):
http://www.boom-studios.net/chip-n-dale-rescue-rangers-02-cover-b.html
It looks like Boom! is not just pulling their source material from the series, but from the video games as well:
Review: Rescue Rangers #1 (via PopMatters) -
January 6, 2011 by
Ducky
Pop Culture website Popmatters.com has posted a review on the first issue of the new Rescue Rangers comic books. Due to contractual obligations, we cannot post the review in full here, but here’s an excerpt with a link to the full article.
Comments for the author may be posted here or on PopMatters.
Originally Posted by James OrbesenWritten by Ian Brill, the same man behind the surprisingly good Darkwing Duck comic, and penciled by artist Leonel Castellani, the comic wastes no time in hitting the ground running. Chip ‘N’ Dale: Rescue Rangers catalogues the adventures of Chip, Dale, Gadget, Monterey Jack and Zipper during their quest for a cure to an unknown illness that is causing their fellow animal inhabitants to act a bit wild, in one scene almost turning zombie-like. Interspersed with flashbacks, very apropos, the series also looks to develop the titular Rescue Rangers a bit more as characters than their after school timeslot allowed.
The comic itself is a bit hard to follow at times. Strange cuts and abrupt shifts without the necessary transitions are jarring to say the least. The book opens with a very effective flashback that is later touched on to great effect, but midway through the Rescue Rangers encounter a bit of difficulty in their journey and plummet over a waterfall. This is laced with a quick cut that makes it very unclear if this is a flashback or a flash-forward or perhaps a misprint and this segment was meant to be included earlier in the story.
The comic itself is a bit hard to follow at times. Strange cuts and abrupt shifts without the necessary transitions are jarring to say the least. The book opens with a very effective flashback that is later touched on to great effect, but midway through the Rescue Rangers encounter a bit of difficulty in their journey and plummet over a waterfall. This is laced with a quick cut that makes it very unclear if this is a flashback or a flash-forward or perhaps a misprint and this segment was meant to be included earlier in the story.
The rest of the review can be read here:
“The Best Laid Schemes…”: Chip ‘N’ Dale Rescue Rangers #1 By James Orbesen