Epic Disney

Perhaps the weekend's trip to the Magic Kingdom has Disney on my brain, but even if there wasn't that residue, I would still find this awesome. Epic Disney is a new game coming out for Wii (and possibly other consoles) that revolves around "forgotten" Disney characters. Obscure characters from long-forgotten cartoons and rides are not too pleased with the attention the other characters have received and their banishment from the spotlight.

The main villain is Disney's first ever cartoon hero, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Who? Now a nobody, he has rallied the residents of the dark world and is out for revenge against the mouse that took his place as Disney's spokesman. Oswald unleashes the Phantom Blot, a monster that invades the Disney universe and begins to disassemble it by using black ink and making the colors of the world run together. Early details mostly revolve around how Mickey will use his paint brush, along with paint thinner and erasers and other artists' tools to fix the Blot's work. And there's a surprise with Mickey's design - apparently that's the reason why his face hasn't been shown yet in any promotional materials.

The concept art makes you have to question how can this not be cool.