Fantagraphics has added a new volume to its Disney Originals line with This Looks Like a Job for Duck Avenger! — a four-part adventure first released in France. The story is written by Nicolas Pothier, brought to life through the modern dynamic artwork of Luc “Batem” Collin, and enriched with vibrant colors by Cerise.

Walt Disney’s Donald Duck: This Looks Like a Job for Duck Avenger!

Book Description:

The creative team of Luc “Batem” Collin and Nicolas Pothier confront Donald Duck with the wild life of a superhero… and the wilder life of a working stiff in an outrageous new graphic novel!

Who wants the world’s richest duck for their landlord? Not Donald Duck! If Donald can’t get a job and make rent, Uncle Scrooge McDuck will repossess his house; and if Scrooge repossesses Donald’s house, he’ll discover the secret HQ of Donald’s secret identity―Duckburg’s super-anti-hero, Duck Avenger―before Donald and inventor Gyro Gearloose have time to dismantle it! 

Too bad for Donald, jobs don’t come easy this week… and while he’s flopping as a mailman, a mover, and a museum guard, Duckburg is invaded by Duck Avenger’s foes, including the Beagle Boys and a zombie army! Wild action, wicked wit and wordplay join forces in a new Disney graphic novel by Luc “Batem” Collin (Marsupilami) and Nicolas Pothier. Is Donald ready? Is Scrooge? Is Duckburg? You know they’re not!

Review

If you’re following DuckTalks, chances are you’re already a fan of Disney comics—and Donald Duck’s alter ego, the Duck Avenger, is right up your alley. Fantagraphics’ Disney Originals line continues to deliver compact, high‑quality volumes of classic Disney storytelling, and their latest release is no exception. Presented in a handsome hardcover format, this entry makes a fine addition to any growing Fantagraphics Disney library. At just 56 pages, it’s a shorter book, but its accessible price point reflects that length.

The volume opens with a five‑panel introduction that provides a quick backstory of the Duck Avenger, originally drawn from Italian comics such as The Diabolical Duck Avenger (1969) and Revenge of the Duck Avenger (1970). The main feature— This Looks Like a Job for Duck Avenger!—unfolds across four chapters, each centered on Donald Duck’s struggle to find employment so he can pay Scrooge McDuck rent on his house. Scrooge, suddenly in need of rent money to fund his bid against John Rockerduck in a “wealthiest duck” contest, gives Donald an ultimatum: get a job or move out. Inevitably, Donald must don the mantle of the Duck Avenger to escape the chaos that follows him at work.*

The book closes with a gallery of the original covers for the four issues, along with several pages of Luc “Batem” Collin’s sketch art featuring Donald, the Duck Avenger, Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, Louie, and Gyro Gearloose. I really enjoyed this Duck Avenger adventure, and I hope that Fantagraphics has more Duck Avenger book releases in the future.

Thank you to Fantagraphics for allowing me to go through this Disney comics journey.

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