Editing Darkwing Duck (section)

===Comic books===
[[Disney Comics (publishing)|Disney Comics]] published a four-issue ''Darkwing Duck'' comic book mini-series in late 1991, right around the time of the show's syndicated premiere. This mini-series was an adaptation of a draft of the script for "Darkly Dawns the Duck". Like the ''[[TaleSpin]]'' comic before it, it was meant to spin off a regular comic series, but the Disney Comics implosion happening at the time prevented that plan. However, ''Darkwing Duck'' stories were regularly printed in ''[[Disney Adventures]]'' magazine between the November 1991 and January 1996 issues. Additionally, ''Darkwing Duck'' stories were also regularly featured in [[Marvel Comics]]' short-lived ''Disney Afternoon'' comic book.

====BOOM! Studios====
On March 13, 2010, [[BOOM! Studios]] announced that they would be releasing a four-issue ''Darkwing Duck'' miniseries, titled "The Duck Knight Returns", starting in June of that year. The series was written by Aaron Sparrow (uncredited), Ian Brill and drawn by James Silvani, and was set one year after the end of the show.<ref>[http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25219 "ECCC: Whack, Smack! “Darkwing Duck” is Back"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316054540/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=25219 |date=March 16, 2010 }}. Comic Book Resources.</ref> BOOM! later announced that due to positive fan reaction, the comic series would be extended indefinitely as an ongoing title.<ref>Pepose, David (May 18, 2010). [http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/05/18/darkwing-duck-returns-full-time/ "Darkwing Duck returns full-time"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503210053/http://blog.newsarama.com/2010/05/18/darkwing-duck-returns-full-time/ |date=May 3, 2012 }}. NewsArama.com</ref> This first trade paperback collection of the initial four issues of the comic was released in the fall of 2010<ref>[http://www.boom-studios.net/darkwing-duck-the-duck-knight-returns-tpb.html "Darkwing Duck Vol. 1 The Duck Knight Returns"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005092332/http://www.boom-studios.net/darkwing-duck-the-duck-knight-returns-tpb.html |date=October 5, 2011 }}. BOOM! Studios.</ref>

Unlike the original show, the comic strengthened ''Darkwing Duck'''s ties to the parent show ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'' and began to use a number of Carl Barks characters like [[Magica De Spell]] (allied to Negaduck in the second story) and cameoing [[Scrooge McDuck]] and Gyro Gearloose. A 4-part crossover story with Disney's ''[[DuckTales (1987 TV series)|DuckTales]]'', titled "Dangerous Currency", was released with parts 1 and 3 for ''DuckTales'' #5 and #6, and parts 2 and 4 for ''Darkwing Duck'' #17 and #18. The comic also made a lot of homages to other Disney shows: Magica's powered up form in #7 has emblems that reference film villains like Hades and Jafar, someone holds a sign saying "Bring Back [[Bonkers (American TV series)|Bonkers]]" in the background of #6, and #3 shows Launchpad tried to get a job with [[Gadget Hackwrench]] of the Rescue Rangers from ''[[Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers (TV series)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]''.

The eighteenth issue, which shipped in October 2011, was the end of the series due to BOOM! Studios prematurely losing the Disney Comics license.<ref>[http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/05/booms-disney-era-officially-ends-in-october/ "BOOM's Disney Era Officially Ends in October"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111020061440/http://blog.newsarama.com/2011/08/05/booms-disney-era-officially-ends-in-october/ |date=October 20, 2011 }}. blog.NewsArama.com. August 5, 2011.</ref> ''Darkwing Duck'' Vol. 5 "Dangerous Currency" crossover, released in November 2011, was the final printing.

====Joe Books====
On January 20, 2016, it was reported that the series would be returning to the comic book format.<ref name="Nerdist">{{cite web|url=http://nerdist.com/darkwing-duck-returns-to-comics/|title=Darkwing Duck returns to Comics|last=Marnell|first=Blair|publisher=Nerdist.com|date=January 20, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122174716/http://nerdist.com/darkwing-duck-returns-to-comics/|archive-date=January 22, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Writers Aaron Sparrow and artist James Silvani, both of whom worked on the previous Darkwing Duck comic book that was published by Boom! returned to this comic. Additionally Andrew Dalhouse, Deron Bennett and Jesse Post assumed their roles on the creative team, with R. Janice Orlando, who worked on ''The Definitively Dangerous Edition,'' returning as Assistant Editor. Darkwing Duck is now wearing a purple necktie instead of his usual turtleneck.

The first issue debuted on April 27, 2016. Titled "Orange is the New Purple". The comic was cancelled after eight issues due to poor sales.

====IDW Publishing====
On July 25, 2018, it was announced that the Boom! Studios would be reprinted in ''Disney's Afternoon Giant''. The first issue will be released in October 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/07/25/idw-october-solicitations-2018-disney-afternoon-giant-darth-vader-castle-star-wars/ |title=From Disney's Afternoon Giant to Darth Vader's Castle - IDW October Solicits 2018 |date=July 25, 2018 |website=Bleeding Cool News and Rumors }}</ref>

====Comic creatorship====
Throughout the run of [[BOOM! Studios]]' ''Darkwing Duck'' comic series, there was controversy as to who was responsible for the series. Editor Aaron Sparrow is largely credited with the idea to relaunch the property and has claimed to have plotted the first arc and come up with many of the concepts for following story arcs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://negaverse.net/TheOldhaunt/showthread.php?tid=1735 |title="Comic Q&A: Ask The Professionals", The Old Haunt: A Darkwing Duck forum |access-date=2011-07-06 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120202/http://negaverse.net/TheOldhaunt/showthread.php?tid=1735 |archive-date=April 7, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> This has been publicly disputed by Boom and credited series writer Ian Brill. However, artist James Silvani has publicly credited Sparrow not only with the idea of bringing the series back, but assisting him in ghost-writing much of the series and changing a lot of the concepts Brill brought to the series following Sparrow's departure from BOOM! Studios. This seems to be further corroborated by the fact that Sparrow and Silvani have both stated they did not write any of the final arc of the series, "Dangerous Currency", which was largely panned by fans for having many glaring character inconsistencies, particularly in the case of the character [[Gizmoduck]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://negaverse.net/TheOldhaunt/showthread.php?tid=1890 |title="Dangerous Currency: Crossover Talkback", The Old Haunt: A Darkwing Duck forum |access-date=2011-10-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407120045/http://negaverse.net/TheOldhaunt/showthread.php?tid=1890 |archive-date=April 7, 2018 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

''Darkwing Duck'' creator Tad Stones has also publicly credited Sparrow as bringing the character back in a 2010 [[BOOM! Kids]] "Get A Sketch" panel at [[San Diego Comic-Con]]. Sparrow continues to make public appearances with Silvani and Stones, and Brill does not. In a 2011 livestream interview Tad Stones admitted he was unhappy with later issues of the series, and particularly criticized the election arc, which he "tried to talk them out of". When questioned on whether he had read the entire comic series he stated: "Not the later stuff. I applaud what James tried to do. I hear he saved them but I thought the central premises were wrong."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://negaverse.net/ChatlogLivestreamwithTadandAaron.html#criticism |title="Chatlog:Livestream with Tad Stones and Aaron Sparrow", Negaverse.net |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151106210522/http://negaverse.net/ChatlogLivestreamwithTadandAaron.html#criticism |archive-date=November 6, 2015 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Sparrow served as moderator at the 2013 Comic-Con panel "25 Years of the Disney Afternoon: The Continuing Legacy", which featured Tad Stones, voice actors Jim Cummings and Rob Paulsen, ''TaleSpin'' creator Jymn Magon, and ''Darkwing Duck'' comic artist James Silvani, associations which would seem to further corroborate his version of events.

In 2013, Disney European publisher [[Egmont Group]] released a compendium of several of the BOOM! Studios ''Darkwing Duck'' stories, including "The Duck Knight Returns", "Crisis On Infinite Darkwings", and "F.O.W.L. Disposition". Aaron Sparrow's story credits were not only restored, but he and Silvani created an all-new 3-page introduction, and Brill's dialogue was replaced with original dialogue by Sparrow.

On October 22, 2014, comic news website ''[[Bleeding Cool]]'' announced that the first 16 issues of ''Darkwing Duck'' would be packaged together and published in an omnibus by Joe Books. On his Tumblr account, Silvani stated that the omnibus would be a remastered edition, featuring revised art, a new epilogue, and that the script had been "painstakingly rewritten" by Sparrow. It was also announced that the omnibus would lead into a new monthly series written by Sparrow and drawn by Silvani, with no involvement by Brill. The omnibus only collects the first 16 issues and the annual, omitting the final "Dangerous Currency" crossover with ''DuckTales'', seeming to further call into question Brill's claims of sole authorship.

On January 18, 2016, Joe Books Twitter feed reported that ''Darkwing Duck'' would be returning to monthly comics beginning in April 2016 with Sparrow and Silvani at the helm.

According to Silvani's Twitter account, "Dangerous Currency" has been declared non-canon by Disney, and will not be referenced within the new series.

====Dynamite Entertainment====
A new comic book series based on the show, which is written by [[Amanda Deibert]] and illustrated by Carlo Cid Lauro instead of the team from the previous comic, began publication at [[Dynamite Entertainment]] in January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title= Dynamite® Darkwing Duck #1 |url=https://dynamite.com/htmlfiles/viewProduct.html?PRO=C72513032463401011 |access-date=2023-02-22 |website=Dynamite}}</ref> In addition, Dynamite will re-release the original 1991 comic book run.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Freitag |first=Lee |date=2022-07-22 |title=Disney's Darkwing Duck Gets Dangerous Again in a New Series |url=https://www.cbr.com/disney-darkwing-duck-series-dynamite-entertainment/ |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

Dynamite Entertainment revealed a new comic series in June 2023 featuring Negaduck would be released in September written by Jeff Parker and illustrated by Ciro Cangialosi.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/preview-dynamite-disney-releases-a-first-look-at-negaduck-1/|title=Syndicated Comics|first=Deanna|last=Destito|date=June 22, 2023}}</ref>

Dynamite Entertainment announced another comic series in September 2023 featuring the Justice Ducks would be released in December written by [[Roger Langridge]] and illustrated by  Carlo Lauro.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Rich |title=Cruella De Vil & Justice Ducks in Dynamite December 2023 Solicits |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/cruella-de-vil-justice-ducks-in-dynamite-december-2023-solicits/ |website=Bleeding Cool |date=September 22, 2023 |access-date=September 22, 2023}}</ref>

Dynamite Entertainment started a kickstarter in June 2024 with the goal of 25k, easily reaching the goal and surpassing it within minutes. Reaching 100k pledges before the night was over. Selling three omnibuses's featuring the classic Darkwing Duck Comics along with their 'The Justice Ducks' and Negaduck's comics under Heroes and Villains, Cowl and Fowl, and Darkly Dawns the Duck.  By July 3 with the kickstarter concluded,  they had 344k pledged. One reward in the 150k stretch goal for backers was a limited edition cover drawn by Tad Stones for a upcoming Darkwing Duck series scheduled for the fall of 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dynamite-entertainment_darkwingduck-disney-disneypublishing-activity-7214175144313790465-vLqV | title=Dynamite Entertainment on LinkedIn: #darkwingduck #disney #disneypublishing #darkwingduckcomics #dynamite… }}</ref>

Dynamite Entertainment announced November 22, a new run of the Darkwing Duck comic would start February 2025. The first issue would start with a Darkwing Duck cover drawn by [[Tad Stones]], followed by being written by [[Daniel Kibblesmith]] and drawn by Ted Brandt and Ro Stein.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Johnston |first1=Rich |title=Herculoids and Darkwing Duck in Dynamite's February 2025 Solicits |url=https://bleedingcool.com/comics/herculoids-and-darkwing-duck-in-dynamites-february-2025-solicits/ |website=Bleeding Cool|date=November 22, 2024 }}</ref>