Andrew Newton reviews Mickey Mouse #11…
“Day of the Colossus: Part 2 of 2!” There’s a giant-size, ancient Greek robot warrior on the loose — and a modern madman at the controls! Do Mickey and Eurasia Toft have the machinepower to stop him?
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Last issue saw Mickey and Goofy visit the Isle of Rhodes in the storyline, Shadow of the Colossus. Whilst there they bumped into an old friend called Eurasia Toft who revealed to them that the legendary Colossus of Rhodes was not just a giant statue but a giant robot. This first part of the two part story left us with Mickey and Goofy discovering that Eurasia had been kidnapped and give chase.
This issue sees the conclusion to the Shadow of the Colossus story with Mickey and Goofy captured by the very same people that took Eurasia. Once taken to the mastermind behind the whole scheme Mickey starts to devise a way to get to freedom.
Also contained in this issue is the short story featuring Goofy and Ellsworth which first featured in the Mickey Mouse Sunday Comic Strip in 1951 and the single part larger story of Mickey Mouse in Second Childhood at Gneezle Gnob. This story takes place in the Florida swamps and the discovery of some very odd creatures called Gneezles.
The three artists for these three stories have all captured the flavour of Disney and the characters are all very well drawn in that beautiful Disney style. But the storyline that wins it for me in this issue is the Second Childhood at Gneezle Gnob written for Brazilian Mickey issue 348 back in 1981 by Ivan Saidenberg and drawn by Roberto O Fukue. In my opinion, Saidenberg has captured the essence of the writing from the old Disney cartoons we all watched as we were growing up.
All in all, Mickey Mouse #11 is a lovely little issue with a couple of great covers. It’s bright, colourful and well written and is well suited to children and adults alike.
Rating: 8/10
Andrew Newton
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Originally published April 6, 2016. Updated November 13, 2019.
