| PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures | |
 PKNA #0: Evroniani Art by Marco Ghiglione |
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| Publisher | Disney Italia |
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| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Publication date | March 1996 - January 2001 |
| Number of issues | 52 |
| Main character(s) | Paperinik |
| Creative team | |
| Creator(s) | Alessandro Sisti |
PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures is a Disney comic, published in Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December 2000, about the new adventures of Paperinik, the superhero created in 1969 by Guido Martina and Giovan Battista Carpi, which served as Donald Duck's secret identity. Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1489 - The Queen of Cyprus, Catherine Cornaro, sells her kingdom to Venice. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 69 - Vespasian, formerly a general under Nero, enters Rome to claim the title of Emperor. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Giovan Battista Carpi ( November 16 1927 - March 3 1999) was an Italian Comics artist Donald Duck is a cartoon character from The Walt Disney Company.
The first issue of the series was called Evroniani, and featured Paperinik's new alien enemies, the Evroniani (Evronians, or Evrons). Evroniani or Evrons are an alien race in the Fictional world of the Paperinik New Adventures comic based on Walt Disney Introduced in the same issue were Paperinik's two new allies, the A.I. Uno, who resides in the skyscraper Ducklair Tower, and Lyla Lay, a journalist and robot utilized by a time police organization based in the 23rd century. The 23rd century of the Anno Domini ( common) era will span the years 2201&ndash2300 of the Gregorian calendar.
The series was extremely well-received at the beginning of its run, and saluted as an unexpectedly innovative project for Disney, but this success was rather short-lived.
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Main characters
Minor Characters
Villains
Evroniani
The Evroniani are aliens, travelling in space aboard a giant planet-turned-spaceship named Evron. This is a list of the main characters depicted in the Paperinik's New Adventures ( PKNA) comic book PKNA Minor Characters Channel 00 Angus Fangus See Angus Fangus. Evroniani or Evrons are an alien race in the Fictional world of the Paperinik New Adventures comic based on Walt Disney The species originated with the first Evron emperor a long time ago, and is organized similar to that of bee-hives, with each Evroniano having a predetermined caste and role since birth.
Other main villains
Themes, Arcs & Short Stories
Themes
The PKNA writers developed more adult themes than the classical Disney stories published in the Italian magazine Topolino. These are villains in the Italian Disney comic book series PKNA. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History The Topolino was the name given to an Automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955 Throughout the series' run, they used themes such as: the relationship between man and robot; the struggle between what is right and what is logical; the essence of true love; the difference between mankind and other alien races; the essence of being a superhero; the relationship between knowledge and power; the importance of History and past historical events. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do History is the study of the past particularly the written record Those who study history as a Profession are called Historians Etymology
Among the writers of the Pk Team, were many talented and generally young authors: Francesco Artibani, Davide Catenacci, Gianfranco Cordara, Bruno Enna, Tito Faraci, Augusto Macchetto, Alessandro Sisti, Ezio Sisto. The PK project was seen as a testbed for a generation of new authors, who were given ample freedom to innovate, leaving behind many of the typical storytelling conventions of the company and creating a blend of the "classical" Disney comics and the American superhero comic books, which were a primary and acknowledged source of inspiration. A superhero (sometimes rendered super-hero or super hero) is a Fictional character "of unprecedented physical prowess dedicated to acts of derring-do Despite this, both the company and the public were deeply used to Disney characters being used for kid-friendly stories, so that a slow transition towards edgier storytelling and graphic depictions was required.
Especially in the first issues, there is a contrast between the harsh themes hinted at or explicitly introduced by the narrative and the depicted events. It is made clear since the beginning that the Evron empire has depopulated a number of worlds, killing or enslaving billions of intelligent aliens, and a main character clearly announces to have sworn to destroy the entire Evronian race in revenge: but the fights with the Evronians mostly feature the usual Disney slapstick violence, with no graphic depictions of any hero killing or realistically wounding an enemy (while entire starships could be destroyed in the background). Despite this, the Italian readers didn't decry the restraint but were content with scenes they deemed already audacious for a conservative comics company like Disney.
The character of Paperinik was firmly based in the established Topolino continuity as the superheroic secret identity that Donald Duck had already assumed long before the start of the series: but connections with the "classic" Paperinik stories was cut short since the first number, giving Donald completely new allies, weaponry and occupations. Paperinik (also known as Phantomias, Duck Avenger, Superduck, PK, Superdonald and Phantom Duck) is a fictional History The Topolino was the name given to an Automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955 The appearances of the other Disney Club characters was reduced to a minimum, and many of them (like Gyro Gearloose and Huey, Dewey & Louie) were written off the story even if they were featured prominently in the previous Paperinik adventures. Gyro Gearloose is a Fictional character, an anthropomorphic Chicken created by Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company. This reinforced the notion that PK was meant to be a "real superhero", existing in its own world, related to but fundamentally different from the mostly parodic and humorous Paperinik.
Arcs
Short stories
PKNA is also famous for its short side-stories that follow the main story in most issues. The storyline in PKNA was developed in a very random way This was due to PKNA being the first serialization experiment for Disney which may explain the continuity-errors occurring at times especially All of those short stories are more artistic than the regular main story.
The first series of short 8-page stories are Angus Tales and the main character is Angus Fangus. PKNA is an Italian comic from the end of the 90's featuring Paperinik and his adventures This series consist of 7 stories. All of those stories where mostly colored with yellow, orange, brown, gray and black ink, giving it a little "vanishing" atmosphere. The plot of those stories is usually about how Angus gets into trouble (there is usually a gangster or more involved), and how he gets out of it. All of the stories is drawn by Silvia Ziche.
The second series of the short 8-page stories are about Trip, Razziatore's son. This is the first of two series about Trip. The plot of this series is to introduce Trip.
The third series is of 8-page short stories is "Starring the great Burton La Valle". Burton La Valle is an actor from the 23rd century, and those stories is about Burton and what he does at work. This series is also experimenting with different styles of art. This series is one of the more artistic/experimental of all the short story series.
The fourth series (each story is still 8 pages) is about Evronians, and it's named "Evron - Extracts from the infoguide". There is not really a story or plot in this series, but the series gives information about the Evronian empire in an illustrated way.
The fifth series of the 8 page stories is about the Class 5Y Droid; Lyla Lay. Some of the stories are about some of her minor problems, and the rest of them is about her normal life.
The sixth series of short stories somewhat differ from the other series (except the third one) with the fact that there is no black outlines between different colored objects. Those short stories are about short happenings in Xhadooms life.
The seventh series of short stories is about "Behind the screens" at Chanel 00.
The eighth series of short stories is the second series about Trip. This series is introduced by the short story of issue #34, what is a side story of the main story in I PKNA #34. In this series, Trip has to draw it's own super-hero comic, and he ends up with a character named "Time-Boy". Time-Boy is Trips Alter-Ego.
The ninth series is the last series of 8 page stories. This series is about Everett Ducklair's normal life at a monastery in Siberia. This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Siberia (Сиби́рь Sibir) is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of Northern Asia and for the most part currently serving
The Art of PKNA
- PKNA represented a change from the classic Disney comics style, such as Italian Topolino. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest History The Topolino was the name given to an Automobile model manufactured by Fiat from 1936 to 1955 The format of each PKNA issue was bigger and similar to that of American comics. An American comic book is a small Magazine originating in the United States and containing a Narrative in the Comics form The size and the order of the panels break the traditional six panels order, alternating splash pages, longer or flattered panels. Strong colorization, with monochromatic panel, is used to mark emotional moments or action. Inspiration also comes from Japanese manga and American comics, with the use of kinetic lines, eyes representation, and muscular characters drawn in an oblique way in the panels. The are the dominant Ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent of these approximately 127 million are residents of Japan ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly
- The comic was a showcase for the talent of so many young, at the time, comic artists: Graziano Barbaro, Alessandro Barbucci, Fabio Celoni, Andrea Ferraris, Andrea Freccero, Francesco Guerrini, Ettore Gula, Stefano Intini, Alberto Lavoradori, Corrado Mastantuono, Paolo Mottura, Lorenzo Pastrovicchio, Manuela Razzi, Claudio Sciarrone, Stefano Turconi, Silvia Ziche and many others. Corrado Mastantuono (born 1962-12-20) is an Italian comic book artist Silvia Ziche (born 5 July 1967 in Thiene) is an Italian Comic book artist and writer They were almost all scholars of the great Giovan Battista Carpi. Giovan Battista Carpi ( November 16 1927 - March 3 1999) was an Italian Comics artist
- PKNA, with its revolutionary style, set the basis for other great Disney comics, such as MM Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine, W.I.T.C.H., Monster Allergy and many others. MM - Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine is a Disney comic published in Italy from May 1999 to March 2001 about Mickey Mouse and his investigation in the This is about the Comic book series For the animated version of this series see W Monster Allergy is a comic book series of Disney Italy published by Buena Vista Comics now adapted into an animated television series produced by the Italian production
Fanbase: the Pkers
- "Pker" is the name that identify a fan of PKNA. The term originated in the mail corner of the series and became very popular among the readers. To become a real pker, with the Pkard, readers were called upon to answer some questions about characters in some of the issues.
- One of the best moments for readers is the mail corner. Each issues is full of messages, most of them dealing with jokes and silly questions about PKNA, among which: the errors in the series, the Pk Team members, the creators of PKNA. Pk Team always answers in the same funny and silly way, often making jokes on the names of the fans. Due to the silliness of many questions it was believed by many pkers that Pk Team invented most of the letters, but they were indeed all true. The one responsible for answering fan questions was Fausto Vitaliano.
- Pkers were called to face four trials to gain the ultimate title of "Pk Action Hero". Among the trials were: having a shower in a telephone cab; skiing on the beach, in winter dress; walking on water; taking a photo with their own twin; meeting an alien. Not all the results were approved.
- Pkers of Sbonk Forum made a long term poll about the best issue of all the Pk series. The winner was PKNA #22 Frammenti d'Autunno. The second place was for PKNA #10 Trauma and the third for PKNA #20 Mekkano.
Trivia
- The drawings of PKNA #0/3 Xadhoom were credited to the infamous Paul Ackerman. Paul Ackerman is the pseudonym of Stefano Intini. A pseudonym is a fictitious alternative to a person's legal name (see Alias) He used that name because his drawings were heavily edited, due to criticism from Disney in America, because they didn't fit the traditional Disney style, especially in the representation of the duck bills.
- Claudio Sciarrone and Lorenzo Pastrovicchio were the most prolific artists in the PKNA issues.
- Patemi (Anxieties in English) is a fictional soap opera aired by the in-universe Channel 00, before the evening news. It reached an incredible audience in the series and Uno was one of its fans.
- Baldo l'allegro Castoro (Baldo the Happy Beaver) was named after Baldo, a character created by Luciano Bottaro, one of the greatest Disney authors. Luciano Bottaro (b November 16 1931, Rapallo, Italy - d November 25 2006) was an Italian comic book artist
- The name for the character "Odin Eidolon" is derived from both Russian and Greek. "Odin" is a Russian word meaning "one" in English or "uno" in Italian and it is also the name of the greatest of the Viking gods; Eidolon is an old Greek word: it means "Ghost" or "Simulacrum" or "Shadow". Odin (ˈoʊdɪn from Old Norse Óðinn) is considered the chief god in Norse paganism. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
- PRDQP: this acronym was created by the Pk Team due to the increasing number of letters sent to notify mistakes in the issues. Acronyms, initialisms, and alphabetisms are Abbreviations that are formed using the initial components in a phrase or name In Italian it means "Poche Ragazze Da Quelle Parti" and in English "Few Girls Out There". Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States
End of PKNA
Due to a decrease in sales, together with a lack of fresh ideas and many continuity errors, the authors believed that it was better to end the series. After issue #30, some short arcs were created, focusing on Xadhoom, Razziatore, Lila Lay, Due and other characters to finish their stories. The last issue is a double issue, in which Everett Ducklair appears, in the Dhasam Bull monastery, with a Book of Destiny. He changes past events to create a new timeline, and thus a new series, PK2, which got a mixed response from fans.
List of PKNA issues
Main article: List of PKNA issues
See also
External links
- Sbonk Forum in Italian. See also PKNA PKNA - Paperinik New Adventures is a Disney comic published in Italy from 14 March 1996 to 20 December MM - Mickey Mouse Mystery Magazine is a Disney comic published in Italy from May 1999 to March 2001 about Mickey Mouse and his investigation in the Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy.
| PKNA | |
| Media | | PKNA issues |
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| PKNA Arcs | | Evroniani Arc | Xadhoom Arc | Lyla Lay Arc | Angus Fangus Arc | Razziatore Arc | Uno Arc | Due Arc | PBI Arc | Time Police Arc | Urk Arc | Belgravia Arc | Stand-alone Issues | Short stories |
| Characters | |
| Main: | Paperinik | Uno | Lyla Lay | Xadhoom | Razziatore | Angus Fangus | Everett Ducklair |
| Evroniani: | Evron | Gorthan | Grrodon | Trauma | Zondag | Zoster | Zotnam |
| Other Enemies: | Due | Belgravia Republic | Fenimore Cook | Geena | Organizzazione | Morgan Fairfax |
| Minor Characters: | Abraham L. Wisecube | Camera 9 | Colonel Neopard | Eugene Photomas | Leonard Vertighel | Mary Ann Flagstarr | Mike M. Morrighan | Odin Eidolon | Rangi Fangus | Stefan Vladuck | Trip | Urk | Clint E. Westcock | Ziggy Flagstarr |
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