#bleakwatch chronicles: tink and the lost city

[firadessa]

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[neverfaerie]

1 week to Bleakwatch Chronicles release

Are yall ready? 👀

PS please remember to spoiler tag any posts about it once it’s released! Everyone deserves to enjoy it at their own pace!

[firadessa]

Please acknowledge Bleakwatch Chronicles, Tinker Bell and the Lost City. I understand that BW chronicles may not have as much fans and are turned off by the art style. Also the author never posted (Zack Loran Clark) much promo for the book unlike Allison, nor mentioned anything about DF on his IG page. It is intended for a younger audience. However, I am much more excited for this book as it pertains to the movie universe. So please, just clap if you believe if you will.

As this is the first book to come out since 2017 that is labeled as "Disney Fairies" and the second spinoff- like this is important. You don't have to buy the book or give it the free promotion, but acknowledge the existence of it at least. WoS is not labeled as DF, if it matters.

Here are some of the reasons why I am more excited for Bleakwatch Chronicles than I am for Wings of Starlight by Allison Saft (Clarion x Milori YA Novel):

It's a post canon story implied to take reference to the cancelled Tinker Academy movie where TB goes to study at the Tinker Academy on the mainland. The art seems like they took references especially when directly compared to the concept art. WoS is a backstory.

It releases first, BWC releases in November 2024 and WoS releases in Feb.

It seems like more of original concept to me, literally because of the new concepts like the Flutterpunks and the implied secret cities of the Bleakwatch and Clockwork Capital.

New characters like Quin and Ozwald will be joining TB on this journey.

It expands on a old concept, and tweaks it in a way that makes more sense. IMO, an idea like a Tinker Academy seems to hold less weight because before the events of Tinker Bell fairies couldn't go to the mainland to spread nature, and it's implied they always stay. It is also implied in GFR that Tinker fairies don't typically go to the mainland even if TB's inventions help them in the intensive summer season (the song implies that's why she's there- it's implied in the first movie she goes there whenever she has a job) Vidia is dismayed by this and says "this is why Tinker fairies don't go to the mainland" whilst TB is checking out the car. In a deleted storyboard for Tinker Academy it is implied that it is a prestigious academy that FM gets into before the events of Tinker Bell, yet to me the idea of underground London tinkers makes more sense to me than the academy. Think about it, it's implied that TB and FM are some of the most brilliant Tinkers in pixie hollow and yet the Tinker population is small. (only Clank and Bobble greet her and we see no one in green outfits) Why do you think that is? I personally like the idea of rogue Tinkers who would scavenge on the mainland for parts and self-exile themselves from Pixie Hollow. It explains why FM calls the lost things junk, if the difference in mindset between the mainland tinkers and the pixie hollow tinkers was that the mainland Tinkers are considered "scraps" (get it) while the PH tinkers are considered more put together and community driven. It makes sense that TB being a brilliant Tinker that outshines even Vidia gets such an audience if brilliant Tinkers do not normally last in PH because they are seen as too curious and ambitious, opting to start their own community of outcast Tinkers in the mainland. Vidia's talent switch in The Pirate Fairy also implies that Tinkers have the gift of thought, and literally think differently (regardless of personality) then their non-tinker peers because it's their talent. There is much potential for this storyline as it adds more nuance to the Tinker Bell movie and the dynamic between the nature and non nature talents, something I think it would benefit from. It makes a lot of sense if the edgier steampunk designs came from a secret Tinker counterculture and not a secret academy imo.

The implication of this book suggest revitalizing the Disney Fairies franchise, possibly not just as a "brand". Not sure what that could mean but it's interesting

IMO, Wings of Starlight has more of a "booktok" vibe I'm getting from it. I'm not just saying that because it's YA, but given the (beautiful) cover design it feels more targeted for what Disney thinks grown fans of Disney Fairies might like based on whatever market research was done (and you know it was). WoS has been receiving better marketing and there are people out here that don't even know two books exist. I'm not saying the book looks lazy, slapped together, or unoriginal- or it will just be corporate and bland, I mean I'm a Disney Fairies fan I don't believe that everything is corporate greed lol and like to see creativity in the "unexpected". But I hope that future Disney Fairies books won't just be going for what is "trendy" to reel people in and instead invest in creative storytelling *in general*, in other words I hope they keep concepts and genres broad and inclusive enough so we have the potential for more creative stories. Not just expanded stories on specific characters and stories like the Twisted Tales series, or sticking to specific genres for this specific niche audience in a way that feels too specific. I feel like there has to be some sort of balance struck, or DF may be a little stuck for a while and may still have "missed potential".

On expanded stories, like I said, Disney has done a lot of that and there is an audience for that. However, I prefer the idea of post canon more than a backstory or expansion. From what I know, we know some details of the Milarion backstory and it will be adding more layers and expanding on the dynamics of the existing characters, where the new book seems to be more lore driven in focus.

I don't like Secret of the Wings that much in terms of lore as a lore fanatic. I feel like this book could also retcon other things when possibly trying to explain things that make sense in SOTW. If BWC is good, I can imagine myself thinking about it more after it releases but I can just imagine myself thinking more of how I felt and my emotional reaction after WoS with fading interest afterward, it just sort of feels like the book could resonate with me more y'know? and I got a pretty good gut feeling for that sort of thing.

Underdog bias, just acknowledge it's existence. Do that with the NG graphic novels from 2022, heck the whole Never Girls series. Do that with the whole DF franchise if you are new here somehow. That's it, that's the post.

The mystery. What is the mysterious pocketwatch and who's on the cover?

Copy and pasted plot summary- Tinker Bell loves nothing more than solving a problem. For her, red buttons demand to be pushed, treasure maps need to be followed, and lost things ought to be found. So when a strange fairy crash lands in Pixie Hollow and leaves Tinker Bell two clues to find a mysterious necklace on the Mainland, she really doesn’t have a choice but to help. However, her journey takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a hidden city of fairies living below the streets of London.

In this city called Bleakwatch, she’ll meet the Flutterpunks, the most infamous band of trinket scavengers around. Helping her may just give them their biggest score yet. But when the Flutterpunks’ plan goes haywire, they’ll be forced to choose between a big payday or saving their new friend.

When their adventure takes them inside the glittering Clockwork Capital, Tinker Bell and the Flutterpunks will uncover a villainous secret that threatens all the fairies in Bleakwatch. It turns out there’s more at stake than just finding a missing necklace, and it’ll be up to Tinker Bell to set things right. Luckily, that’s what tinker fairies do best!

[firadessa]

New plot details on the new Bleakwatch Chronicles book! Spoilers

This comes from a site called Kirkus Reviews.

When Tinker Bell is out beachcoming, she comes across a mute fairy pilot who crashlanded on the shore who is in a fairy sized plane. She lives on the mainland. Her name is Elmira. This is oddly similar to a rumored plotline of Tinker Bell and the Mythical Island/Quest for the Queen where a character named Elips (Elipse?) is cursed by a mermaid (possibly Eewee from the trilogy) and can no longer talk. You can view that here:

Additonally, there is the introduction of the new talents. The new talents are Dream talents and Shadow talents. What's very interesting about these new talents, is that they exist so fairies can survive on the mainland. Apparently, there's a whole society of fairies who have adapted to live on the mainland for many years. Within the book canon, it is unknown why fairies stay away from humans other than for "general safety", but this implies that most fairies would not be able to survive on their on in the mainland. These talents could distract humans if they ever see a fairy. Additonally, it could be bringing out more of the Peter Pan style because in the book Neverland is connected to dreams and Peter Pan's shadow is alive and seperate from itself. Let me know what you think, and fly with you later!

[firadessa]

Releases in November and Feb

(just found out about this one- 3rd graphic NG novel about the mist horses releases in September)

Released 2023

Released 2018

These are all the recent and upcoming releases, it was not discontinued fully in 2015 when the movies ended and not when the toys and merchandise stopped being produced as much

If it really was "discontinued" there would be no website, products, and it's whole existence would generally be phased out. Additionally, things can be discontinued in some countries and not others and certain things can be discontinued. Making it confusing

They did try to make a Tinker Bell brand around 2018 too, but I think it failed. I think they realized how heavily DF brought up Tinker Bell as a brand, so they tried to change their directive. Of course things that are "just" Tinker Bell would sell but they seem to have shifted away of just Peter Pan TB, showcasing the wing design of DF TB even during that period. I was curious about it and I did look at trademarks cause I'm a nerd and yes they did renew a few Disney Fairies trademarks around 2018 or so, close to the GFR manga release and the new translations and reprints. Part of me wonders if they even attempted to gauge if there was still interest in the brand even when the movies and such were over, and decided to go ahead and not fully stop producing stuff with it even if the releases would be slow and the interest isn't as big as it was when movies were out

Also, it went from being US centric to non US centric pretty quick in that half dormant period and then US centric again. I hope these books can receive translations.

Bleakwatch Chronicles is the first in a series as well. I'm not sure they will make more of the NG graphic novels (which I'm still mad are unintentionally ignored in the fandom tbh)

Another notable thing is that Wings of Starlight is a YA book, the first Disney Fairies related YA book. Disney Fairies was featured in YA media but of course this is the first book (Silvermist in OUAT in wonderland)

(PS I wonder what flower Clarion is wearing? Is it forget me not?)

Another new Disney Fairy book for preorder!!

This one focuses on Queen Clarion and Lord Milori!

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/764001/wings-of-starlight-by-allison-saft/

So happy seeing all these new books/reprints coming out 😭

[firadessa]

Apparently this was added to Disney Fairies wiki

✨Fairies Finds✨ Color portraits of Bleakwatch characters shared by @plumwillow-pixie

[firadessa]

Yeah, it's a book coming out in November called Bleakwatch Chronicles: Tinker Bell and The Lost City by Zach Loran Clark.

If you look at the art Ozwald's original name is Quantum, so I think the book just lifted the designs of the characters. The movie blew up a little last year with some popular posts, so I think they are trying to bring DF back in some way. Quin's design is based off of Ember and Axel also seems to be based of of the character in the middle (can't see when I'm typing)

Apparently this was added to Disney Fairies wiki

✨Fairies Finds✨ Color portraits of Bleakwatch characters shared by @plumwillow-pixie

[firadessa]

Sorry, thanks for clairifying that and thanks @dandelionsprout42 for posting the pics!

Apparently this was added to Disney Fairies wiki

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[feline17ff]

IS THIS THAT CANCELLED TINKERBELL MOVIE?!!!!!!!!!!!!????

LOOK AT OZWALD!!!!

@disney-rapunzel-merida-vanellope (idk you but you made the og post) @sailorplanet1997

Apparently this was added to Disney Fairies wiki

✨Fairies Finds✨ Color portraits of Bleakwatch characters shared by @plumwillow-pixie