It’s a milestone year for both Donald Duck and Wolverine, and this July, their sagas will boldly come together in “Marvel & Disney: What If…? Donald Duck Became Wolverine #1!”
Donald Duck turns 90 this year, while Wolverine is coming on his 50th anniversary. Donald Duck made his debut in “The Wise Little Hen” on June 9, 1934. Wolverine is a superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is often associated with the X-Men. The character first appeared in the last panel of “The Incredible Hulk” #180 before having a larger role in #181 (cover-date November 1974), in the Bronze Age of Comic Books. Wolverine was created by writer Len Weinand Marvel art director John Romita Sr.
Announced at the recent Bologna Children’s Book Fair in Italy, this first-of-its-kind one-shot will celebrate everything the world loves about both these pop culture legends from their heart and humor to their epic rage! Crafted by two acclaimed Disney comic creators, writer Luca Barbieri and artist Giada Perissinotto, “Marvel & Disney: What If…? Donald Duck Became Wolverine #1” is the latest comic book collaboration between Marvel and Disney following the “What If…? Disney Variant Covers” of the last few years and the highly anticipated Uncle Scrooge and the Infinity Dime #1 one-shot comic out this June. Fans can look forward to even more exciting crossovers between Marvel heroes and Disney icons throughout this year and next!
The comic will introduce Donald-Wolverine along with all sorts of reimagined Disney and Marvel mashups in a wild adventure inspired by one of Wolverine’s most memorable story arcs, Old Man Logan. In addition, the saga will revisit some of the greatest moments in Donald-Wolverine’s history, including his time spent with Weapon X and the Uncanny X-Men!
Here’s the storyline of this mashup comic. Travel to the near future where chaos rules as Pete-Skull transforms Duckburg into a super-hero-less wasteland. Only Old Donald Duck can turn the tide, but he’s given up his battling days and prefers naps and his grandma’s apple pie over fighting villains. But when Mickey-Hawkeye comes knocking at the door with Goofy-Hulk at his side, Wolverine-Donald has to make a choice! Will a trip down memory lane change his mind to save the world? Or will the lure of the backyard hammock and a long nap keep him from popping his claws one last time?
On merging these two icons, Barbieri said, “Donald Duck and Wolverine are two characters that seem almost impossible to make coexist, but in fact they possess very similar personality: they are both hot-tempered and unlucky, but in adversity they do not lose heart and always show that they have a big heart! Once this point was focused, writing the story turned out to be easy and fun!”
“I always thought Wolverine’s sideburns only looked good on Uncle Scrooge, but when I drew them on Donald Duck I realized they fit him perfectly too!” Perissinotto added. “Those pointy head tufts and thick sideburns go well with his shaggy being. I had so much fun adapting Wolverine’s hair to Donald Duck that I would do him like this all the time now!”
You can check out covers for “Marvel & Disney: What If…? Donald Duck Became Wolverine #1” now, plus pieces by industry visionaries like Ron Lim and Peach Momoko, and preorder them at your local comic shop today!
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