"Done in One:" After my brilliant Darkwing Duck article last week (You need to read it if you haven't), I had to come back and review this issue as soon as possible. After 3 four issue parts and an epic Annual, the series has its first single issue with a new villian, for which there has never been a more apt name.
Summary: After the final panel of the last issue, the apparent disappearance and/or death of Morgana, Darkwing is massively depressed, andseeking a psychic to contact the other side for answers and help. The opening panel once again has a Disney cameo, this time O'Malley the alley cat. While darkwing is busy, we are introduced to Carmichael Q. Anthony, a monkey, and the pitcher for the local baseball team. Unfortunately, he suffers from an OCD problem where he cannot throw the same item more than once. he is quickly fired after he has run out of balls and is throwing a fish, a banana, a blender, and a dalmation puppy (cameo). He is fired from the team and is contemplating suicide (yeah, I told you last time, this thing is dark in places). There's a knock on his door and he finds a present when he opens the door. Attached is a note suggesting he "start playing a new game" and inside, Carmichael finds a trenchcoat. Upon reaching inside, he pulls out a multitude of objects, showing that it is a bottomless coat of stuff. As he rejoices, the ink from the note slips off and stays on his hands. He then covers the wall in objects in the shape of Darkwing's head, and announces his new job: killing Darkwing. Then there's this:
Nightmare fuel
Cut back to depressed Darkwing, as he watches television at home. The local museum is opening up a wing devoted to superhero gadgets (mostly gas guns) in honor of Darkwing. Of course, this is interupted by our villain- One Shot. This is a stroke of brilliance on every front- Bullseye+ Deadshot+ apt name for a one shot comic villain. Darkwing shows up to stop him, but is outmatched and the mayor is kidnapped. Darkwing is plunged further into depression and Gosylen runs away as she's figured out who One Shot is. Of course, she is captured, but it is interesting to find that what we saw as One Shot talking to himself, was actually the coat talking out of his mouth. Darkwing shows up to confront the villain and save his daughter and, now driven by a purpose that overwhelms the depression, Darkwing actually finds a way to defeat him. By tricking him to throw something enormous, like an H-bomb, the item is too heavy for him to hold, and it crushes him (this is a weak ending, I admit), the bomb is set to go off in a minute, and upon realizing the coat is bottomless, they throw the bomb in there. One Shot is arrested, and the coat is taken into evidence. There is a great bit of dialogue from the news anchor here though: "His coach has said 'Anthony donning a disguise and drawing on the power of a supercoat which can draw objects from one, or perhaps more, dimensions of space and time? I really should have seen this coming. All the signs were there.' Anthony will be taken to Quackwerks Detention Home for the Criminally Crafty, but will not expected to play on their already legendary softball team." The real surprise here is the mayor resigning, leading Darkwing to seek the office.
UPDATE: After rereading the issue again, I found another piece of brilliance and it "threw" me. I don't know how many of you remember the second Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Secret of the Ooze. That was actually a test... I would never be friends with anyone who doesn't remember that film... Anyway, my point revolves this scene:
If you can't read it, that sucks, because its a great line, but really, its ok. You just need to focus on this item in the middle of the far left. The scene could have just had that item with no words and the reader go "Well, that was just another item." But no, they go the extra mile to make sure you're childhood is being tickled: 
Yeah... TGRI, the fictional mutatagen making company from TMNT II. Thing is... I'm pretty sure that the turtles are owned by another company entirely. Not sure how many times I can say to go read this book. Darkwing Duck NEVER disappoints to do everything right.
High Points: This thing is fantastic from start to finish. No real complaints.
Low Points: Except the goofy way that One Shot is beaten... its just dumb.
Verdict: A+. What can I say that hasn't already been said? START PICKING UP THIS BOOK. Its amazing.
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