Darkwing Duck (Dynamite Entertainment)

Non-canon warning! This article is about an episode or product that is not considered canon.

A new comic series based on Darkwing Duck was announced by Dynamite Entertainment at San Diego Comic-Con on July 22, 2022. Publication is slated to begin in 2023. However, it does not continue from where the previous title by Joe Books left off, as Disney no longer allows Aaron Sparrow and James Silvani to work on it. Instead, it was written by Amanda Deibert and illustrated by Carlos Lauro. The first issue was released on January 25, 2023.

Since this comic does not continue the storyline from the cartoon and the previous comics, and in fact contradicts the cartoon in numerous ways (most notably featuring Dr. Nogood, a one-shot DuckTales villain who clearly died at the end of the episode he was featured in, as part of the cast), it is not considered canon on this wiki.

In addition to the new series, Dynamite reprinted the first issue of the original mini-series based on "Darkly Dawns the Duck", and also launched a spin-off mini-series focusing on Negaduck. Following the last issue of this series, another mini-series starring the Justice Ducks was launched.

About a year after the last issue's publication, it was announced that Dynamite was restarting the series, this time with Daniel Kibblesmith as the writer and Ted Brandt and Ro Stein providing artwork. Darkwing Duck creator Tad Stones will also be providing variant cover art for the series. The first issue of the new series was released on February 12, 2025.

Issue guide

Volume 1

Cover	Issue #	Published
	1	January 25, 2023
	He is the terror that flaps in the night...He is the ferocious fowl who plucks the evil eye from the face of foul play...He is Darkwing Duck! Alongside his trusty sidekick Launchpad McQuack, Darkwing hyper-vigilantly defends St. Canard from the dastardly, devilish demons who would wage wanton war! By night, our caped defender lurks in the shadows, striking fear (and maybe confusion?) in the heart of the criminal underworld...but by day, no one suspects that Darkwing is also mild-mannered Drake Mallard, a well-meaning father to his adorable adopted daughter, Gosalyn! Can Darkwing successfully navigate his two separate lives, all while looking incredibly cool and impossibly handsome? (Hint: Probably not, but...) You'll have to read to find out!
	2	February 22, 2023
	QUACKERJACK! Nefarious ne'er-do-well, and bane of Darkwing Duck's existence! With his cadre of silly-yet-dangerous (but mostly silly) toy weapons, Q-Jack (as the kids call him) aims to reign terror upon the citizens of St. Canard! Normally, D-Wing (as no one calls him) is great at focusing on fending off the criminal element...but at the moment, he's particularly overprotective of his daughter Gosalyn. SO overprotective, in fact, that he's considering... RETIRING FROM BEING A SUPERHERO?!
	3	March 15, 2023
	Darkwing Duck...retired?! Mild-mannered Drake Mallard has had a crisis of conscience, and decides to hang up his cape and cowl in order to be a good dad to daughter Gosalyn. But non-superhero life is not an easy thing for Drake to slip into...especially since he's convinced the conniving MORGANA to settle down with him into (boring) suburban living!
	4	April 20, 2023
	Bushroot has taken over the community garden! Newly retired from the crimefighting game- Drake Mallard refuses to become Darkwing Duck again- insisting that he can take out Bushroot as a civilian! But when Bushroot turns the garden into an immense- evil vegetable maze- can Drake stand idly by and not unleash the Terror Within Him That Flaps In The Night?
	5	May 24, 2023
	Darkwing Duck has returned to saving St. Canard, but in just the brief time that he was attempting to be a boring civilian, F.O.W.L., led by Dr. Nogood, has decided to make the entire city their new headquarters of villainy! Darkwing is determined to clean up this mess, and Gosalyn is ready to help him. But as a good parent, Darkwing sends her to school where she will be safe - or so he thinks!
	6	June 28, 2023
	Darkwing is on the trail of Dr. Nogood! But is it too late to save the brainwashed kids of St. Canard? It'll be up to The Terror That Flaps In The Night to cook up a plan - one that involves a team-up with...Megavolt?!
	7	July 19, 2023
	Behold... THE JUSTICE DUCKS! An elite team of superheroes that battle crime in perfect...just kidding. They're actually a group of ducks (and a fish) that kinda/sorta work together sometimes, but Darkwing's got that whole "I work better alone!" vibe thing going on, so this issue answers the question...CAN Darkwing Duck bury his ego and work with a super-team!? (Spoiler: Probably not?)
	8	August 23, 2023
	The Justice Ducks are on a quest WAY up north! But since Launchpad's compass is stolen, they don't know where they're going. And an Abominable Snow Duck attacks the crew and separates them. And Darkwing refuses to let anyone help because he is the best superhero in the world. Other than that, everything's going totally great...
	9	October 4, 2023
	Beware Morgana’s crystal ball! For within, there are visions of… uh, water? Oh wait, Darkwing’s teammate Neptunia is from the water – maybe that means something! But what? Without Launchpad’s compass to guide them, the Justice Ducks are all at sea. Will Darkwing be able to get over his own ego (unlikely) and ask for the help he so crucially needs to find the compass and save the day? Read on (in September) and find out!
	10	November 29, 2023
	Darkwing and the Justice Ducks must race to free Launchpad from an underwater Ducklantian prison. All that's stopping them is the definitely-not-real-except-hang-on-maybe-it's-totally-real-half-duck-half-fish MERDUCK!

Volume 2

Cover	Issue #	Published
	1	February 12, 2025
	He is the terror that flaps in the night! The fowl that felons most fear! A legend in his own time (and his own mind)! He is... DARKWING DUCK! But how did this avian exemplar develop his redoubtable reputation? What lessons did he learn in his early days of crime-busting and foe-foiling? His legion of fans (or, at least, his adopted daughter, Gosalyn) want to know - and DW is more than happy to tell her the whole (possibly embellished) story in this unauthorized (and unorganized) autobiography!
	2	March 5, 2025
	After flipping the switch on Megavolt in last month's debut issue, Darkwing Duck transforms here into the Terror That Claps in the Night when his adopted daughter Gosalyn is cast in a school play! True, it's only a small role (Gos and her friend Honker are portraying pieces of shrubbery), but it proves to be a pivotal part when the packed house comes under attack on opening night by the sappiest member of the Fearsome Five - BUSHROOT!
	3	April 23, 2025
	As a costumed crimefighter with years of experience safeguarding the streets of St. Canard, Darkwing Duck is, of course, a seasoned master of wing-to-wing combat. But how, exactly, did this avian avatar of justice become so proficient in the ways of the fist and (webbed) feet? For years the full story has been shrouded in mystery - until now! In this special Untold Tale of Darkwing Duck, readers will be transported back to DW's earliest days at the Training Temple of the Venerable One, where the Old Master imparted wisdom and takedowns in equal measure - and where a young Darkwing learned the value of patience, self-control, and standing up to bullies!
	4	May 7, 2025
	LET'S GET DANGEOUS...LY [sic] SMALL! In this issue: Darkwing and Launchpad return to the serious business of thwarting crime, only to run afowl [sic] of yet another nefarious nemesis - this time in the form of Quackerjack, who enlists the help of Lilliput and his shrink ray to cut the two Defenders of St. Canard down to action-figure size and trap them in a family fun arcade!

Collections

Cover	Title	Published
	Volume 1: F.O.W.L. Play	May 21, 2024
	Collects issues #1-6.
	Volume 2: The Justice Ducks	November 26, 2024
	Collects issues #7-10.