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Interview: Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers Is Coming to BOOM!

There's no case too big or too small for these guys. We talk to the writer of the upcoming comic.

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How many of you remember Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers? Adding to the Disney lineup of comics at BOOM! Studios, it has been announced today that those furry flatfoots are returning in comic book form. We recently saw the return of Darkwing Duck and now we're getting another piece from the Disney Afternoon lineup. Chip 'N' Dale Rescue Rangers will debut in their own series in December. 
 
Darkwing Duck writer Ian Brill will be joined by Marvel Super Hero Squad artist Leonel Castellani as they take the diminutive detectives on all new original adventures. 
 
The show debuted in 1989 and was a top rated show which brought action and suspense to the Disney Afternoon animation block.  
 
What can we expect from this comic? We had the chance to ask Ian Brill some questions about the new series. 
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Comic Vine:  You've written a few issues of Darkwing Duck now (which has had great reviews), were you approached to write Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers or did you volunteer/beg? 
Ian Brill: I was approached. I'm very lucky (and I'm very grateful) that Darkwing Duck has received the reaction it has. BOOM! was impressed with my work and approached me about pitching Rescue Rangers ideas. Thankfully, things seem to be working out just fine the second time around! 

CV: Did you watch both shows when they aired? Were you a big fan?
IB: Absolutely. After coming home from school I would finish my homework right away so I could catch the entire Disney Afternoon. Rescue Rangers gave you the world you know but looked at it in a totally different way. The characters were small so the everyday world became huge. Like DuckTales, Rescue Rangers gave you a ton of adventure for one half hour. It featured great characters in inventive situations. After all these years, everyone who grew up with this show remembers Gadget's unique inventions or how Monterey Jack would be hypnotized every time he smelled cheese! And of course the comedy team of Chip n' Dale is a concept that's lived for almost seventy years I believe

CV: Can we assume the title will be accessible to old and new fans, just as Darkwing Duck is?
IB: Yes you can. One thing that's important to me is clear storytelling. Hopefully, if I've done my job well, the characters and their situations are laid out so they make the reader want more, whether they are new fans or not!

CV: Do you feel any pressure writing characters based on the fan-favorite show?
IB: I wouldn't call it pressure. There is a challenge set before me to have the characters match the personalities and characteristics we all remember. That's also something important to me. Once you have that down you can really start building stories around these characters. 

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CV: There are some DVD releases, have you recently gone back and watched them for research?
IB: Yeah I've watched a lot of the shows. It's something I do while I'm writing the plot document to send to my editor. I get great insights into the characters that way. I also watch Pixar films like Finding Nemo and Up, which are blueprints to do fun and powerful adventure stories that can appeal to anyone. 

CV: Are you planning on doing single issue stories or four issue arcs?
IB: Rescue Rangers is an ongoing series with the first storyline being four issues, and then we'll see where we do from there. 

CV: I can't recall if it was ever shown in the cartoon but will we see how the Rangers got together?
IB: The five-parter opening to the second season of the show "To the Rescue" did the origin of the team. The comic will be an all-new story, with some faces from the past! 

CV:  My seven year old wants to know where you're going to get the ideas for the comic from.
IB: A lot of it is finding these big dramatic challenges that will bring out the best in the characters. Seeing our heroes  rise to the occasion and overcome the odds is a major part of storytelling. 

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MajinBlackheart

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I can still sing every word of the theme song

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That bring back memories.

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I think this is some thing thing that  wooks i loved the show
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Oh word... this brings back memories.  I feel old now :p

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This and the 90s cartoon thread makes so nostalgic.

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 Hey I'll check out the first Issue, but its up to the creative team if i'll be sticking around

Also, thanks G-Man that song will be stuck in my head all day

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@Joe Venom: Make sure you come back tomorrow to get it stuck in your head again.
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lol, that show was cool as a kid. also ducktails, and darkwing duck

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I use to love this show I am going to be like the first one to by this 

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I've been really enjoying the Darkwing Duck series from Boom! so I'll definitely be checking this out....loved the Rescue Rangers cameo in the last issue of Darkwing Duck
 

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Ch..Ch..Ch..Ch..ip and Dale! Rescue Rangers!
Yay!

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I friggin' love Chip and Dale.... awesome.

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 TaleSpin needs an ongoing series too! That would ROCKS, even more than Rescue Rangers!

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omg, first Darkwing Duck and now Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers are coming back, i loved chip & dale, when i was a kid i always watch this all the time, the trouble makers are back, along with the cheese eater machine Monty and the beautiful and smart Gadget and Zipper,,
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I loved that show :D

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You know, I was just thinking how there is the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, what if they did that with 90's Disney cartoons? Who would make the team and why?

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oh gosh, that was like my entire after-school routine all throughout elementary school
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Im gonna be buyung this in trade, so as to retain its awesome for my kids.
 i hope its awesome btw.

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God, I remember this. In the UK back in the 80's this was on early Sunday mornings. I'm not sure if I liked it or if it was one of those shows I watched just because nothing else was on. Still, the theme tune just popped back into my head so it had some lasting effect. 
Ah, the days when life action kid shows were yet to be plague they are today. Good times

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YEEEAHHHH!!! Awesome. I got really annoyed when i saw the last episode. Now I can carry on with the episodes. Now all they have to do is get the programme back up and runnin and merchandise to go with it. I will buy any day!