I knew Gladstone made Disney comics. But, who knew Marvel did? In the mid-90s, they did with an anthology series called Comic Hits. Here, they focused on the newer films, like Beauty and the Beast, Toy Story, the Lion King, and Pocahontas. In fact, that’s the 4 tales in this holiday-themed issue.
The stories are pretty good. Though, they take place seemingly sometimes during the films. For instance, the Beast and his staff are still enchanted and Pocahontas is still set during the strive of settler vs. tribesmen, though John Smith had already been shot.
Then in the Lion King tale, Timon and Pumbaa have made it to America and are involved in a heist to save a snail friend of theirs from an evil sales clerk. It’s all very confusing. Especially, because I’ve seen Lion King 1 and 2 and I am pretty darn sure both were set in Africa.
The tales are charming and kids will like them. They may not be fans of the Toy Story tales. It’s prose and not in comic form. It might disappoint them to not have a Toy Story comic in this issue. It bugged me.
But, it was cheap (another dollar bin gem) and a relaxing pace for the holidays.
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 7 out of 10 stars.
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