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The fate of the Ducklair Tower is in your hands!

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So, remember when I mentioned that the conclusion of the new Duck Avenger miniseries would be decided by a vote? Well, as it turns out, here's what the vote is going to decide:

(slight spoiler alert for some of the plot)

At some point during the climax of the story, the Duck Avenger will be faced with a choice. Ducklair Tower is under attack. Evronians are everywhere. And there may only be one way to stop them.
The Avenger is in 'The Omega Room', faced with a button that could destroy the Ducklair tower (and presumably the Evronian attackers with it). But does he press the button, BLOWING UP the Ducklair Tower, or does he face the Evronians head on, trying to defend the tower?

YOU CAN VOTE HERE, at least until Monday 14th at 12 pm (Italian time, presumably, which means UTC/GMT+02:00)


The option on the top ("Affrontare gli Evroniani...") means that the Duck Avenger will go and defend the tower.
The option on the bottom ("Premere il bottone...") means that he will press the button and destroy the Ducklair tower.

There used to be a clear majority in favor of defending the tower (which is why I never got around to sharing the story, as it seemed like a foregone conclusion anyway), but now it's suddenly an extremely close race. Probably because the writer Francesco Artibani has been campaigning for pressing the button, saying "Vote for the destruction - you won't regret it!"

So, how do you feel? Does it seem wrong to bring the Ducklair Tower back after so many years, only to immediately blow it up? Or are you excited by the idea of the PKNA universe moving forward instead of dwelling on the past - even if it means destroying one of the most important pieces of the PKNA universe itself?

Go and vote, in any case. I'm still sorry that I didn't share this earlier, but there's still time!

Personally, I'm split as hell. I can certainly appreciate that it is a bold move to press the story forward like that, but... dear god, all my childhood memories!

Oh well. We'll see how it goes.

Monthly run-down: July

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So. Big month, huh?

160 pages of brand new, in-continuity Duck Avenger content. Who would have frickin' thought we'd ever see that day?

Hopefully the Italian comics were as resounding a success as they deserve to be. I've done what I could - some friends of my family were going to Italy for the summer, so I've asked them to bring me back as many issues as they could. If anybody learns of some other way of supporting the comics, please let us know in the comments. (I'm currently wondering if the comics can be purchased digitially somehow, if you manage to convince your computer that it's Italian.)

And of course, if you see the new comics being brought to your own country, be sure to mention it in the comments, so we can spread the word.

I suppose that's about all we can do for now. And of course, we're all just itching to read the new comics in a language we actually understand.

Well, Uncle Banker has you covered.


It's a good time to be a PK fan.

Monthly run-down: August

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So, here's everything that happened in August:

*crickets chirping*

All right, quiet month. If anything's come up, I seem to have missed it entirely. If you're feeling withdrawal symptoms from the amazing dose of new PK we had in July, just go and read that again. Here, I'll even link you.

I'd say everybody involved is allowed to rest on their laurels for a bit. But if you hear anything about what's coming up next, be sure to let us know in the comments section.

See you next month!

Monthly run-down: September

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August was awfully quiet, but September brings us a big ol' bunch of freshly translated DoubleDuck comics, courtesy of Banker (like always).



First up, two short stories, "The Egg of Rio" and "The Triumph of Love", both of which can be found here!




Next, we've got the three-part "Agent Zero" story, which you can find here!



And another big one, the four-part story "The Machine of the Clouds", which you'll find here!



And finally, a couple of fun little single-page stories that Banker found. You can read them here!

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 And hey, here's something I'VE somehow missed, so I guess maybe you have too: After all those classic PKNA characters made their way into the Italian Paperinik Appgrade comics in the alternate universe-reboot that was PK Universo, they didn't just scamper off again - but have been consistently featured in short stories written by PKNA mastermind, Alessandro Sisti. So if you happen to live in or near Italy, that's probably worth checking out.


















Meanwhile, if you're German, keep an eye out for "Lustiges Taschenbuch Premium 7" which continues the collection of the PKNA series in German. Yoshi provided all the details in the comment section very succinctly, so I'll just bring his quote up on the front page:

"The next PKNA LTB Premium is coming! In 17.10., the seventh issue titled "Der neue Phantomias greift an" will be released and has issues (German numbering) 9-13, or, counting as in the original italian series, 7-11. All of these stories are rereleases, but as a bonus, there are five more short stories: The remaining Angus Tales and the stories about Trip. Those stories have never been translated to German.

The next Premium issue with PKNA then will have to include a lot more new content, because after this seventh issue, only the main story of issue 14 / 12 (German / Italian) is missing a rerelease, so the next PKNA-Premium should contain issues 15-19 / 13-17 as newly translated main stories.

Too bad that it will probably take another year until we can finally get really new issues. However, every PKNA fan should also buy this issue 7 of LTB Premium to show support for the series!"


 There we go. And that's it for September. See you next month!


Monthly run-down: October

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Hey guys! This month's offerings: A bunch of brand new Banker translations!

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First up: A four-part DoubleDuck story called "The Olympus Code" - you can find it here!



Secondly: A two-part story called "Pole Position" - which you can find here!



And finally: A horror story with gorgeous art by Bruno Enna, "The Strange Case of Dr. Mickyll and Mr. Hyde" - which you'll find here!

Hope you had a happy Halloween. See ya next month!

Monthly run-down: November

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And suddenly it's December! This month on "What kind of cool stuff has Banker been making for us?":



Two different DoubleDuck stories which can be found here!



And another short story that can be found here!

And that, I believe, is that! Have a very merry whatever, and I'll see you guys with another run-down in the new year!

Monthly run-down: December

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And we're back!

New stuff has been revealed about the next brand-spanking-new New Era adventure of the Duck Avenger. Written by Alessandro Sisti and drawn by good ol' Claudio Sciarrone, the next story will apparently be called "Gli Argenti del Tempo, and is set to be published in the Topolino magazine in spring 2015. Banker has a bit more detail over on his blog.



Also over on Banker's blog: Two new DoubleDuck stories. (Click to find them)  Two of the LAST new DoubleDuck stories, in fact, as it seems Banker has finally caught up... Or had, for a few days anyway. DoubleDuck is still ongoing, so new stories keep popping up. Still, with Banker's level of productivity, he'll probably have to pick up some other series to keep himself busy. I'm sure he'll think of something.

See ya next month!

Monthly run-down: January

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Hey there!

This month: More Duck Avenger translations from Banker!



Issue #21 of the 'Pikappa' series to be specific, including a bonus story. You can find it all here!

And that, I believe, is that for the month. But feel free to correct me if I've missed something.

Failing that, though - see you next month!

Monthly run-down: February

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Apologies for the late update here. Not sure if anybody is actually checking this site instead of Banker's anymore anyway. I mostly just serve a diluted version of whatever Banker says anyway.

And this month I can report... well, nothing, really. Banker seems to be busy. Whether with projects or personal stuff, I have no idea, but either way I'd say he's earned as much time off as he wants or needs.

In the meantime... Well, I spoke about something I wanted to do a long time ago, and I still haven't gotten around to it. But I think this might be the month where I finally start doing some work here. (And hey, it's been about three years since I last translated something.)

Because there is ONE last part of the PKNA series we never got around to. And I think it's about time...






See you next month.

Monthly run-down: March

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Welcome back to the run-down! This month from Banker:


 
Pikappa #22 - Valaubles in Transit


Pikappa #22 (bonus story) Paradox

This time Banker apparently had some help from an actual Italian person, known on DeviantArt as GothicBlackAngel and on Tumblr as meriphika7

In other news: HERE is a little sneak peek at what we'll be seeing in the next volume of PK New Era, with art by Claudio Sciarrone. The story will apparently be called "Gli Argini del Tempo" (not "Argenti"). It's out in May

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The Italian version of the FIRST New Era story, "Potere e Potenza", meanwhile, will be getting an awesome Deluxe hardcover edition. I might not speak the language, but I might just have to snag me one of these. (Bigger version of image here.)

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And if you're German, you should definitely look into Lustiges Taschenbuch Premium 8, which contains the first five issues of Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine, which is by the team behind PKNA and which is also fantastic!



The "Trip's Strip" comic is still coming by the way. (All four of them, eventually.) Unfortunately I'm also in the middle of some other, much more boring work, so they're still not done. I'd feel bad that I can't translate an 8-page story comic in the time it takes Banker to do entire issues, but honestly, that's probably not a surprise to anyone, so I guess we'll all live.

See you next month!

Monthly run-down: April

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Apologies for the late update this month. Real life and poor planning. In any case, there's not too much to report.

But here's something: Banker did a fancy new retranslation of one of the special issues of PKNA, with better-quality scans and everything. Check it out:


PKNA 1999 Special (deluxe version) - The End of the World


Banker also draws our attention to some colorless pages from the upcoming PK New Era story, as well as a Facebook site that continually brings new teasers and stuff. Both worth checking out as well.

See ya next month!

Monthly run-down: May

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So hey - who wants a brand new PK New Era story, translated by Banker and Meripihka?



This time you can read it two ways: All of it uploaded to Imgur, or you can download the whole thing. Honestly, I think Banker spoils us.

Read it online:
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4

Download it:
The Banks of Time

These are good times to be a PK fan, people.
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