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Review

WAUGH and On and On #8: The Duck is Dead. Long Live the Duck!

In the final (for now) installment of the Howard the Duck reading series, we examine the duck’s shift from social satire to Marvel Comics parody.

27 October 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #7: Can’t Win For Losing

Steve Gerber’s final work on the first volume of Howard the Duck (for real this time!) feels like a losing gamble.

1 September 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #6: It’s the Bomb that Will Bring Us Together

Examining Howard the Duck #28 – when a Wolfman writes a duck man and ends up with a bomb.

30 June 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #5: It’s the End of the WAUGH as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)

“Slash and burn, return, listen to yourself churn. . ” as we come to the final arc of the first volume of Howard the Duck to be penned by Steve Gerber.

12 May 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #4: Synecducky

Ten ways to look at Howard the Duck #24 – the part that reflects the whole, the whole that is just a part.

18 February 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (January 1 to 15, 2020)

Brief reviews of comics released between January 1st and 15th, 2020 (like Miles Morales: Spider-Man #14 and Second Coming #6), plus a couple of outliers I picked up (like Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #3).

28 January 2020 in Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #3: The Dark Side of the Farce

A long time ago in a world he never made. . . STAR WAUGH! Third in an ongoing Howard the Duck reading series.

14 January 2020 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (September 6 through September 25, 2019)

Brief reviews of comics that were released in September 2019, including Agents of Atlas #2, Wonder Twins #7, and Power Pack: Grow Up! #1

29 October 2019 in Comics, Review.

WAUGH and On and On #2: Duck Naked

What do Disney and “decency” campaigns have in common? The blandification of culture. Covering Howard the Duck #21.

22 October 2019 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Comics Reviews (June 12 through July 3, 2019)

Brief reviews of comics released between June 12 and July 3, 2019, including Monstress #23, Moon Girl & Devil Dinosaur #44, and Wonder Twins #5

17 July 2019 in Comics, Review.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (Dec 19, 2018 to Jan 16, 2019)

Brief review of comics released between (mostly) December 19, 2018 to January 16 – including Runaways #16, Bitter Root #3, and Fantastic Four #5.

29 January 2019 in Comics, Review.

Brief Comic Book Reviews (August 22 to Sept 5, 2018)

Brief reviews of recent comics released August 22 to September 5, 2018; including Border Town #1, Black Hammer: Age of Doom #4, and Paper Girls #24.

11 September 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #11: An Evolutionary Dead-End

The final installment of our reading series examining both version of Omega the Unknown, this time examining The Defenders #76 and #77, in which the original series was wrapped up after being cancelled.

4 September 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Reviews of Comics (July 4 to 25, 2018)

Brief review of comics released in July 2018, including Astonisher #9, Captain America #1, The Quantum Age #1 and Paper Girls #22.

31 July 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #10: Omega Without End

The not-so-final installment on the final installments of both versions of Omega the Unknown.

24 July 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Comics Reviews (6/13 to 6/27, 2018)

Brief Reviews of Comics released between June 13th and 27th, 2018, including Runaways #10, Exiles #4, and Black Hammer: Age of Doom #3.

3 July 2018 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #9: Poetic License to Kill

The ninth installment of reading both versions of Omega the Unknown (from 1976 and 2007 respectively) against each other.

12 June 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #8: Fixing a Hole. .

Both versions of Omega the Unknown #8 seem to be “nowhere plans for nobody.”

24 April 2018 in Marvel Comics, Review.

Brief Comics Reviews (March 7-21, 2018)

Brief reviews of comics that came out between March 7 and 21, including Marvel Two-in-One #4, Black Bolt #11, and the Mighty Thor #705.

29 March 2018 in Comics, Review.

Brief Comics Reviews (11/1-22, 2017)

Brief reviews of comics books released between November 1st and the 22nd, including Astonisher #2, Power Pack #63, and Runaways #3.

6 December 2017 in Comics, Review.

Alpha & Omega #2: If You Can’t Stand the Heat

The second installment of our Omega the Unknown double-read through, as our protagonist is introduced to New York City.

15 August 2017 in Comics, Review.

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