Count Duckula Duckula in Brian Cosgrove's office, and said "that's the one I want". As the series went into production one of the writers suggested he become a vegetarian, which added an even sillier concept to the series. In a move mirroring Duckula's adaptation from "Danger Mouse", the characters of Gaston and Pierre were reinvented and given a spinoff series as the now-human "Victor and Hugo". Count Duckula appeared in North American comics under Star Comics (an imprint of Marvel Comics) and introduced an additional difference between this incarnation of Duckula which separated him from his predecessors. Due to ketchup being used
Count Duckula the Magic Torch". In the early 1990s at least two episodes were released in audiobook format on cassette tape with accompanying illustrated hardcover book featuring artwork from the original television episodes. They featured the original cast in new performances as they were edited considerably from the original television scripts for a shorter duration, removal of visual gags and the addition of new narration and character exposition where necessary. The "Restoration Comedy" episode was packaged with a small plastic Count Duckula figure in some territories. Alternative Software released a computer game based on "Count Duckula" called "No Sax Please, We're Egyptian!".