Comments on: HOLY SHMOLY

HOLY SHMOLY

kavasa — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:55:11 -0800

Rescue Rangers! : of mice and mayhem. Quite possibly the most... profesionally realized fanfic project I've ever seen. The Disney-level (and above) quality of the draftsmanship is, for me, what distinguishes this magnum opus of Rescue Rangers devotion from the teeming, frothing hordes. I hesitate to be too harsh because, well, just look at it. There's a lot of love, time, and devotion in this gigantic comic which the man supplies to the world for free. That said, I feel it would benefit from two robots and a man named Joel up front and being frank (so to speak).

By: Katemonkey

Katemonkey — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 04:04:18 -0800

I can't believe I just sat there and read the entire thing. Although fan art/comics are nothing new, I'm pretty damn amazed at this too -- that's a heck of a lot of time and effort for something that's just his hobby. (Then again, I've got a website that's nearly 300mb of fan-created stuff. So I'm not one to talk.)

By: substrate

substrate — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:21:35 -0800

Very nice. It's also too bad that the attention will probably also result in the knuckle dragging lawyers at Disney squashing it :(

By: PenDevil

PenDevil — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 05:25:50 -0800

Ch-ch-ch-chip and dale, rescue rangers! Ch-ch-ch-chip and dale, when there's danger!

By: hoskala

hoskala — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:06:40 -0800

Three years... This guy has a lot of time spare. BTW I'd like to see Frank Miller or this guy draw some "more "adult"" Uncle Scrooge novels too.

By: brownpau

brownpau — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:44:01 -0800

For someone who once had a huge TV crush on Gadget, this is like a dream come true. It puts to shame my own Wordstar-based ST:TNG-RR crossover fanfics from high school. *sob*

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 06:55:02 -0800

No. I would certainly not. The lack of perfection in Google searches has already shown me more "adult" interpretations of cartoons than I ever need to see for the rest of my life, thank you.

By: hoskala

hoskala — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:13:54 -0800

I didn't mean "adult" comics, just something with a decent story, lenght and depht. Maybe we just need to clone or re-animate Carl Barks.

By: hyperizer

hyperizer — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:18:52 -0800

XQUZYPHYR, that's why there's Rangerphiles Against Gadget Erotica. Make sure to grab a badge for your Web site.

By: XQUZYPHYR

XQUZYPHYR — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:55:09 -0800

My life is happier simply knowing that this organization exists.

By: skryche

skryche — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 07:57:00 -0800

Three years... This guy has a lot of time spare. Why is this inevitably said when someone works hard to create art that we don't understand or admire? The guy's happy he made the comic; I'm happy for him. And thanks for that excellent link, hyperizer.

By: qDot

qDot — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 08:30:37 -0800

So apparently MeFi leans to the right of the map... :) Damn good art though. Tailspin next? Darkwing Duck maybe?

By: tittergrrl

tittergrrl — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:40:37 -0800

Cool work, but really... didn't the "cute geeky girl gets captured and turned into a killing machine" plot device wear out its welcome ages ago? qDot: I'd be on board for a Tailspin WWII-esque fanwork. Tailspin was sooooo neat. Or maybe a Darkwing Duck / Freakazoid crossover. Oh yeah. That'd be the stuff.

By: SiW

SiW — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:15:36 -0800

I've not seen many Western fan comics this well done, but in Japan the "doujinshi" scene is quite the industry, with unofficial comics being published and sold. Predictably, many of these are adult in nature, but certainly not all of them. Although just like fanfic, there's a tendency for authors to create "yaoi" stories of male relationships. As a quick example, here's a page with some Inu Yasha doujinshi scans.

By: Stan Chin

Stan Chin — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 10:24:12 -0800

Jesus fucking christ, someone could have warned me it was 230 pages before I got so into it. "So how did you spend your day today Stan?" "Oh, spent 2 hours reading a Rescue Rangers Fan Fic. Chip fucked Gadget and Dale fucked a Bat." ".......Don't call me ever again."

By: LinusMines

LinusMines — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 11:00:24 -0800

[this is good]

By: widdershins

widdershins — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 12:48:01 -0800

Really great. I'm with Stan - had no idea it would be so long - but thoroughly enjoyed it. Great link, kavasa. And for those of you who who think he wasted 3 years of his life - come on, he did the project for himself and only when he had time on his hands. I think it's a way cool side-project and wish I had anything nearly as creative to show for 3 years' worth of spare time. Man, I have got to get a hobby...

By: Inkslinger

Inkslinger — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 13:14:19 -0800

Not bad. Not bad at all. Nice link, kavasa. Sadly, if the Disney lawyers don't get him the lawyers for the special guest on page 184 might. Luckily, he's always got that "official party band to the King of Morocco" thing to fall back on.

By: Cerebus

Cerebus — Fri, 22 Aug 2003 19:36:14 -0800

Great stuff. Hopefully Disney will see that it's guys like this that keep the brand alive, but I'm not holding my breath on that point.

By: bullitt 5

bullitt 5 — Sat, 23 Aug 2003 15:50:45 -0800

This is really good. I read the whole thing as well. I wonder of he should be doing something other than music?? It's pretty remarkable to see someone take a fan-level interest and go this much further with it. Thanks for the link.