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Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine Omnibus #1 cover - Mickey Mouse

Artist: Corrado Mastantuono (Penciller)

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Title:	Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine Omnibus #1 cover - Mickey Mouse
Artist:	Corrado Mastantuono (Penciller)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Cover
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	4,265
Likes on CAF:	0 1
Comments:	4
Added to Site:	10/17/2016
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This is the cover of Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine Omnibus #1 which reprints the first 6 stories of the series, published in Italy from May 1999 to March 2001, about Mickey Mouse and his investigation in the city of Anderville.

The series, a noir story starring Mickey Mouse as the main character, is composed of only twelve parts, and it is regarded by fans as one of the best Disney series ever, together with PKNA. It is often called MM or even MMMM and it's set in Anderville, a chaotic metropolis, modeled on the city of New York. Anderville is a deceiving city, full of criminals. In this new setting, Mickey Mouse has a hard life, because he has no friends and because the authors wanted to break the traditional cliché of his adventures in Mouseton, featured in the Italian comic Topolino. Villains are different from Black Pete and even from Phantom Blot, often unsuspected, and even friends act rudely toward Mickey Mouse, who often feels disoriented in the big city. These stories were directed to a more adult reader, trying to bring to a new life the "old style Mickey Mouse" of the 1930s and 1940s stories, written and illustrated by the late Floyd Gottfredson.

Back to Corrado's cover, we immediately realize this is not the typical Mickey Mouse book. It's not a reassuring image, from the framing down to the composition, with a resolute Mickey Mouse in a perilous situation. It kind of sets the tone for the book, isn't it?

For the reasons mentioned above (and also because of Corrado's usual terrific craftsmanship), I absolutely love this cover!

Please also check the beautiful cover prelim.

Also published in "Il Taccuino di Corrado Mastantuono" (Panini Comics, 2024).

Many many many thanks, Corrado!

Paper size: 25 x 35 cm

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Davide G.
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 10/17/2016

The first thing I thought looking at this cover is that it would also work perfectly with Spiderman, Daredevil or even Batman, instead of Mickey :) Yet another great Disney piece by Corrado!

CIRO SCOGNAMIGLIO
Member Since 2009

1 - Posted on 10/18/2016

Mastantuono con le matite è un vero maestro!!

aric shapiro
Member Since 2006

1 - Posted on 10/23/2016

This is magnificent

William B.
Member Since 2004

1 - Posted on 10/24/2016

I just can't get enough of Mastantuono art!

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