Howard the DuckMarvel Comics/Marvel MAX. |
Howard the Duck Omnibus (Adventure into Fear 19, Man-Thing 1, Marvel Treasury Edition 12, Giant-Size Man-Thing 4-5, HtD Annual 1, HtD 1-33, Marvel Team-Up 96; w Steve Gerber; a Val Mayerick, Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, John Buscema, Carmine Infantino, et al.). [From Marvel Comics: Get down, America! Vote Howard the Duck in 2008! That's right, folks. It's an election year, and what better way to celebrate than to cast your vote for the one candidate who'll really tell it like it is. Born on a planet populated by talking waterfowl, Howard the Duck found himself trapped in a world he never made: ours! Howard was the archetypal outsider, able to see through the absurdities of human society in the 1970s with uncanny accuracy and an acerbic wit. His adventures presented writer Steve Gerber with a platform from which to engage in an ongoing critique of contemporary fools and pretenders, from power-mad capitalist wizard Pro-Rata to cult leader Reverend Joon Moon Yuc to the dreaded Doctor Bong! Experience for yourself the complete comic adventures of Howard in this Omnibus collection, reprinting his first appearances and the entire run of his first series.] 2/13/08 |
Essential Howard the Duck (Adventure into Fear 19, Marvel Treasury
Edition 12, Giant-Size Man-Thing 4-5, HtD Annual 1; HtD 1-27; w Steve Gerber;
a Val Mayerick, Frank Brunner, Gene Colan, et al.). [From
Marvel Comics: Steve Gerber is at his madcap best, pushing the envelope
of satire with the cigar-smoking fowl named Howard! Reprints HOWARD THE
DUCK #1 - #27, MARVEL TREASURY EDITION #12, and GIANT-SIZE MAN-THING #4
and #5. THE BUZZ: "I have been waiting for a collection of HOWARD THE
DUCK stories for years... After re-reading the series, I'm amazed that Gerber's
satire of such things as politics, religious cults, and censorship still
stand up. And, of course, Gene Colan's art is stunning." -Worlds of
Westfield ] |
Howard the Duck (6-issue mini; w Steve Gerber; a Phil Winslade).
[From Marvel Comics: Before it was a bad movie, Howard the Duck was
a great comic book; now, the duck's creator returns to chronicle the all-new
adventures of Marvel's misunderstood mallard! Scathing, timely and sexy,
Howard the Duck was one of the most acclaimed comics of the '70s, featuring
savage satire and incisive characterization. Now, Marvel's MAX line of mature-themed
comics proudly presents the return of Howard and his girlfriend Beverlyas
written by their creator, Steve Gerber, and reproduced from the pencil art
of Phil Winslade (Daredevil), with a special guest-art appearance by Glenn
Fabry (Preacher). Just as the original series dealt with the important matters
of the day, the new Howard tackles the big issuesstarting with that
modern scourge: boy bands! And as Howard finds himself bizarrely transformed
into a succession of other creatures, he and Bev coem up against an ancient
mystical curse that's oddly similar to a syndicated TV show and check in
to the Boarding House of Mystery, where old comics go to die. It's a manic
trip through a world Howard never made... but has to live in anyway!]
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