Of the acquisitions Disney has made over the last decade or so, Marvel has interested me the least. Although I respect the art form, comics just don't do all that much for me… that is, until Marvel released a series which provides a backstory for Epcot's own cult duo, Dreamfinder and Figment. My copies of issues #1 and #2 came today!:
This title is the second in what I think is going to be a very interesting series by Marvel called
Disney Kingdoms. The goal of the series is to explore some of the more obscure facets of Disney history, culture, etc. in a fresh way. For those that don't know, Figment was a character created in the early 80's for Epcot and he, along with his friend, Dreamfinder, were the stars of the attraction
Journey into Imagination. The original incarnation of the attraction closed in 1998, yet, to this day Figment and Dreamfinder maintain a following.
This blog seems to work better when I keep writing to a minimum, so I will let some illustrations from Issue #1 do the rest of the talking for me, and delve further into review mode at a later date. Enjoy!
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| Silly Figment. |
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| Lyrics lifted straight from One Little Spark, the attraction's theme song. |
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| The story is set in the early 20th century and has a distinct steampunk vibe. |
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| Dreamfinder's leg looks so long! |
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