Disney Afternoon Series 2

Disney Afternoon Series 2

Funko

Out of nowhere, without promotional stills, Funko dropped another series of Disney Afternoon figures.  Color me surprised!  I though the first wave languished on the clearance pegs too long to merit another go.  That or Funko really loves this line!  

The "Q" of the Rescue Rangers, Gadget joins the team!  She's got that awkward, 90's female action figure v-crotch articulation, but her feet are big enough to support a couple poses nonetheless.  She also comes with an awkward to fit in her hand wrench...the only character here to get an accessory period.  Everything else looks and works fine.

Louie looks great as well, but like Baloo, he's a bit out of scale.  In fact, his head proportion might skew a bit big. Also, those long ape arms didn't deserve elbow joints, huh?

Launchpad might be the least exciting to me in this group, as I've already gone through PhatMojo's line earlier last year.  It is version accurate and he fits with either the DuckTales gang or Darkwing Duck.  His card was designed for a DW release because we got another duck.

Gizmoduck!  Duckburg's armored superhero rolls into action.  The wheel does in fact roll.  But what about balance?  He's got a nifty, clear stand!  Clearly he is the most unique and exciting of the bunch.

Lastly, a look at a convention exclusive 3-pack of Huey, Dewey, and Louie.  Character Con exclusives are the worst!  Luckily, these made their way to Target online.  I'm glad to have them, but there's something off about them.  The yellows in the bills and feet don't share the same glossiness of the others.  And their Joan Crawford eyebrows accentuate a dead-eyed look.  Pretty disappointing, considering Funko is gettting away with the same sculpt times three.  I have seen some pretty easy paint mods online that livens them up a bit, but we shouldn't have to in the first place.  

$20 for the set may be $5 too much.

I expect, or hope they can muster one more wave to complete the Rescue Rangers (Monterey Jack) at least.  I would love to see more Duckverse denizens (Beagles, Donald, Magica DeSpell) as usual, but at least they got the core members out.  Darkwing has a great villains roster that Playmates unfortunately did not get to realize back in the day.  And, even though it is my least favorite of the shows, I would like to see Tale Spin get Shere Khan and Don Karnage.  If we do get another set, I imagine it will drop out of the sky just like the others...right when I had forgotten about them.