Life will once again be like a hurricane in Duckburg, because a DuckTales is coming back in 2017.
DuckTales will return to the airwaves in 2017! A new DuckTales animated series (I really don't want to use the word "reboot" if I can avoid it, because there's no need to mess with the canon, here) is coming to Disney XD. That's all the hard info we have right now, but it's good enough.
Disney promises that all the familiar DuckTalessupporting characters will return, and the first image released by Disney (it's the one a the top of the article) confirms that. More importantly, this isn't a drastic reimagining of the animation style, either. No CG or 3D rendering to be found!
DuckTales, in case you don't know, was a wonderful animated series that aired 100 episodes between 1987 and 1990. This was a cartoon with an impressive legacy. Based on the Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge comics of Carl Barks, which are not only some of the finest comics ever made, but helped influence the Indiana Jones franchise (which the cartoon then borrowed some flavor from), DuckTales was a perfect blend of adventure and afternoon cartoon comedy. It also boasted the catchiest theme tune in history, and spawned a video game that still holds up as one of the best ever produced for the NES.
Check out the logo (courtesy of Oh My Disney)
...and some art (via SlashFilm)
Here's the word from Marc Buhaj, Senior Vice President, Programming, and General Manager for Disney XD, released in a statement when the project was first announced in February of 2015:
“DuckTales has a special place in Disney’s TV animation history, it drew its inspiration from Disney Legend Carl Barks’ comic books and through its storytelling and artistic showmanship, set an enduring standard for animated entertainment that connects with both kids and adults. Our new series will bring that same energy and adventurous spirit to a new generation.”
Until then, sing that theme tune over and over, play DuckTales Remastered on one of your consoles, and track down some of these amazing Carl Barks duck comics that Fantagraphics has been putting out in hardcover. You won't regret it.
This article first appeared in February of 2015. It has been updated with new information.