I found this as well: http://kninja27.tumblr.com/image/49394477599

It's more concept art from EM2. Showing Mickey leaving Wasteland. Which he never did in the final game. Plus, Oswald seems to have a twin with him. Scrapped plot point maybe? Who knows?

Thanks a bundle katydiddd! You always come through! Those pictures are really helpful; I've managed to get the sight to turn green now, and Gus still reacted, but Daisy and Jack Kelly still won't take it.... ah, well. That we've gotten this far is good enough for me!

Again, thanks! You're awesome.

Hey katydiddd! Thanks for checking that out for me. The sight never went green for me - I'll try to show it when I get to the Attic in my walkthrough so you can see. 

You said 'is there anything else?'.... well.... *sheepish grin*.... well, yes there is, actually....

I just wondered, if you have a save file with you saved before Episode 2 (Bog Easy) if it is possible to go to Ventureland and go to the construction site before you're supposed to? Or if the game designers thought of that? Don't worry too much about it though. Just an idea.

Also, funny story - I once managed to elicit some weird lines from Oswald in the Attic on return trips, like :" I can't believe the Doc was up here this whole time!" (I can) and, standing near the cardboard cutout of Oswald: "Is that supposed to be me? Are you serious?" Did you ever get any of these?

Also, while you're in the Attic, I wonder if you have any ideas what those weird levers near the vault are, that you can pull on to make cutouts pop up.... I've never understood those. And why are they of Oswald and the Mad Doctor? How odd..... AND WHY IS THERE A WEIRD ANT THING HOLDING A CAMERA?! Sorry, had to get that one off my chest. Seriously, what is that for? I can push it around but it never seems to do much.... Huh.

Again, thanks for your help! I owe you one.

Sorry; you're right. Looking back on it, I was a bit unclear. I was waffling - I often do that when I get interested in something! Anyway, all I was asking was if anyone knew if you could do anything with the photo of the Mad Doctor's diary. I've discovered that you can do it on any file, even after you beat the game. Go to the Attic and photograph the diary in the vault, and Gus reacts to it and tells you to take it to Daisy or Jack Kelly. Daisy won't take it, and I can't even find Jack Kelly!

So, the question is this: can you do anything with the photo, and where is Jack Kelly?

Thanks to all, and sorry again for any previous confusion I may have caused.

I just wondered if someone could help me out with something that's bugged me for a while. Starting a new game, play all the way up to the Mad Doctor's Attic, go inside the Vault and take a photo of the Mad Doctor's Diary. Gus then says something like 'I bet Daisy or Jack Kelly could use this for a news report!' or something like that, and then says 'Let's investigate the ruins of the Mad Doctor's Attraction!' (maybe another hint to the game's chainsawing; they're certainly not ruins!)

You can see this in action during YouTube user Apokhao's walkthrough of the game, here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JKwSQWrzW7U at about 2:45.

I tried taking the photo on a new file, and then went to speak to Daisy AND Jack Kelly, but none of them took the photo, rewarded me or even said thanks! So, I'm confused.

Does anyone have any ideas about what this could mean?

Alright, next lot is a-go! These cover up until the 'final battle', and where our game ends. For now, enjoy the -very different - Mad Doctor fight. Oh, and notice how they completely omitted the Mad Doctor's Attic. Go figure.

I've translated them for you as well, here:

PAGE 38

Mad Doctor: Then come and Prescott, the Gremlin I have adopted, Gus he venerated as a father, but was often ignored. His genius in that factory was wasted! But I know how I would have used! A different television invented for me, that would keep everyone breathless! As I realized my plan, but was distracted, that shrewd move, projectors sabotage you! But not lived, was about to betray, so I was constrained to take action!

Gus: Just to make me feel guilty!

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Oswald: We've heard enough!

Mickey: We were very naive!

Gus: Because both see the good in others and always! It's not a defect, but a virtue! Keep it up!

Mickey: Oh, thanks, Gus!

Oswald: OK, enough with the gooders! We must act!

Mickey: Hey! I smell Thinner!

Oswald: And the sound of gears!

Mickey: Is it him?

Oswald: It is! I feel.... safe,,,,, oh, no! 

PAGE 40

Mickey: Oh, no! Autotopia wasn't the only place the Guardians were trapped! And there are Horace, Ortensia and Clarabelle! 

Mad Doctor: Here we go, one more step and the three that I have captured most of the world will not forget! They are in danger and if you want to save something in return I'll have to deliver! What I want, and quickly said, will make me an elected! I become the most powerful and will rule the world without end! I know that I will have success ... if the brush is in my possession!

PAGE 41

(no translation necessary. The English version of this page can be seen here: http://nova100.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c684553ef017d3e0d887a970c-pi)

PAGE 42

(again, no translation necessary (lazy me!) as the English version can be found at the bottom of this page: http://www.fabriziopetrossi.com/wordpress/gallery-portfolio-2/disney/disney-graphic-novels/epic-mickey-2/#)

PAGE 43

(this scene is awesomely drawn, by the way!)

Mad Doctor: Ha ha ha !

Mickey: He laughs best who laughs last! Be careful, Oswald! (hits Mad Doctor with Paint) How are you feeling, man? Behind the body of metal and returned to be something to it?

(Doc picks them up)

Oswald: Urgh! Apparently not! Paint some more, Mickey!

Mickey: Too late!

Oswald: It's over!

PAGE 44

(REALLY AWESOME BIT WITH EXPLOSIONS AND THINNER WAVES THAT WASN'T IN THE GAME. MAKE IT HAPPEN IN THE VITA VERSION, DISNEY. MAKE IT HAPPEN.)

Oswald (when the Doc takes off) Or not!

PAGE 45

(for some reason, they land in Disney Gulch. That might be worth looking into. Translation: I'll look into that. Maybe the Doc's lab did play a bigger role before....)

Clarabelle: They are safe! I cannot believe it!

Ortensia: Uh-huh! No-one can get the better of my sweet bunny!

Horace: Yeah, no-one!

Mickey: In reality, we're only here because of....

Mad Doctor: A scientist would imagine never regretted it seriously? In the end, I brought nothing but trouble, and you have helped me!

Oswald: Yeah, and you, before, you saved us! How come?

Mad Doctor: I'M A TOON AGAAIIINNN! (No, not really): I felt something inside, peace, gratitude, an infinite good! He was suffering, that joy! Scream to the world .... Hurrah friendship!

PAGE 46

Mickey: Ulp! What's going on?

Oswald: The Blue Guardians have got him again! For what purpose?

Horace: They will want revenge!

(I like this next bit where it hints the Guardians might have killed the Doc, but then it shows him as a Toon. Adds emotional weight, I think)

Mickey: This cannot be! Revenge is destructive and they are not capable of violence!

Oswald: Mickey is right! They only have the power to.....

Mad Doctor: (as a Toon) Build, create, all the things I love to do! It's not a dream, I hope! They made me go back a whole character!

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Mad Doctor: I'll be good from now on! This is also thanks to you!

Oswald: Also?

Mad Doctor: To be able to work well, what's the first thing to do?

Mickey: Stopping singing would be a great start! 

Mad Doctor: Of course! I'll find another way to express my happiness! I already have a couple of ideas that...

(Wow. So this is basically saying that the Mad Doctor organised the parade. That's cool.)

Yen Sid (wizard): And so, the brave mouse and the lucky rabbit beat the Mad Doctor's machines. Mickey and Oswald did not know, however, that their next adventure was waiting soon.

PAGE 48

Yen Sid: But together, they could conquer it all! 

(nice little drawing of the end parade.)

Small Pete: Do not listen to the 'wise guy' narrator!

Petetronic: For now, the story is over....

Big Bad Pete: But no one can know what will happen tomorrow ...

Prescott's Sign: End! (what's funny is that in some contexts 'fine' can translate to 'help' or a general plea for assistance, so it works both ways.)

Well, I hope you guys enjoyed this part of the novel! What did you think? Would you have rather seen this version of the final battle and ending, or the game's? Did my translation help? Fire away!

.... now to look up that Disney Gulch theory......

Alright, next batch of comics is up! These cover Ventureland to the World of Evil, and, my, is it different. For a start, I find it HILARIOUS how Oswald just KO's Pete Pan to get by - now THAT would have been cool to see in the game. Also, note how in Autotopia they just shove a car into the machine to blow it up - rather amusing, I say. And geez, look at how they handle the World of Evil! It looks so different; PLUS Mickey and Oswald actually have a genuine conversation inside, it all seems to be Disney Gulch, and the Mad Doctor's song is... odd. I translated what I could, and there's a bit about how a bird sang to him to 'show him the way' and there's a cardboard bird in the foreground. Also, for your convenience, I translated Prescott's song in jail for you, here: 

'I defeated enemies, crushing them once and for all! Build a new building now, to forget the bad things!
Somewhere there is a world! A cardboard cartoon, endless ....'

And from what I can tell, in the World of Evil, a lot more is said about the Blotworx and where they came from, which would also have been nice to see in the game.

Anyway, what do you guys think of these? Do you think the World of Evil looks different here? Does it tell you anything about the game's chainsawing? Maybe not, but it's fun to spot the clues!

If you want me to translate the Mad Doctor's new World of Evil song, just ask! Happy to help.

I tried not to respond to the Walkthrough Part 10 comment at 9:30 about Ortensia and women.  There is no argument and this isn't the forum.

BUT, tell me what about dead-beat, absentee-father, abusive Oswald, who even has thrown his children off the Mean Street South cliff?

Walkthrough with the comment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFApPd5OMJI&list=PLc9URPMS0fNB0WHovKFLNyPkTHlPw6gvN

(I am just giggling and playing with the ideas in the game.  Just having fun.)

katydiddd

It actually hit me right after I said that that I probably shouldn't have. I really wasn't thinking, and I'm really sorry if it offended you, katydiddd, or anyone else for that matter. Lots of my best friends are females that I've known since I was little (though I don't have a girlfriend), and I think they're great fun to be around. Again, sorry to those I offended - be known that it won't happen again!

On an off-note, katydiddd, I gave you a specific shout out in Part 10, in order to apologise there and then - did you spot it? :)

So I've been doing a bit of scouting around the internet, and I managed to come across, online, an Italian copy of the Epic Mickey 2 graphic novel which thus far has only been released in Italy. I snapped up the deal quickly for a rather hefty sum, scanned the first 27 pages, then posted them onto my blog which I use to promote my videos. It is therefore with great pleasure that I offer you this link: http://lemoncurdaddict1234.blogspot.co.uk/

If you would like some of the text translated, I can do that for you (I can speak a minimal amount of Italian.)

This book does offer some interesting tidbits about the 'chainsawing' at the end; I need to get round to scanning those too. They'll be up soon. For now, enjoy the first 27 pages! By the way, for the optimum view, right click the image, press 'Open in new tab' and then click the image to zoom in. This should let you see the details. Enjoy!

EDIT: Some are duplicates, uploading error. Sorry. In the middle of doing the last few pages now!

Since Mcbasilrocks got such extraordinary results contacting Junction Point Employee Artist Adam Fenton, are there plans to contact the interviewer or interviewee?

(I am not the one with the people skills and personality.)

katydiddd

Actually I'm thinking about doing this. There is a slight snag, however; this 'Chris B' fella has no other pages online as far as I can see so it might be diffcult to find his/her contact details. Never fear though, I'm on the lookout!