If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #10: You Can’t Go Home Again

Home is where the egg (or Bev) is.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #9: Flying North for the Winter

Canada: As cold as space, and home to nearly as many anthropomorphic animals.

Marvels and the Limited Imagination of Nostalgia

Sometimes looking back is the way to move forward, but that isn’t the case here.

Reviews in Brief (1/13 to 1/20 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released the weeks of 1/13 and 1/20 – including Ms. Marvel #3, the Mighty Thor #3 and Sam Wilson: Captain America #5

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #8: Get Down! Space Out!

A duck by any other name could still be cool to read about, but he might not feel like Howard.

Additions, Corrections, Retractions

An overview of posts in need of revisiting.

Reviews in Brief (11/25 to 12/02 – 2016)

Brief reviews of comics released November 25 to December 2, 2015; including Totally Awesome Hulk #1 and Prez #6.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #7: Don’t Let It Get You Down

In 2015 Howard the Duck explores a welcome tangent, while in 1976, he feels like he is finally moving in the right direction.

Reviews in Brief (11/4 to 11/18 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics that came out from 11/4 to 11/18, 2015 (plus a few outliers), including: Spider-Woman #1, Mighty Thor #1 and Monstress #1.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #6: On a Wing and a Prayer

Howard and his female companion(s) on the road, again.

Reviews in Brief (7/1 to 8/12 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics that were released between July 1st and August 12th, including Bizarro #2. Silver Surfer #7 and Hawkeye #22.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #5: The Bill’s in the Mail

What do letters published in these books tell us about the difference in these series?

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #4: That Old Quack Magic

Gerber takes on the critics, while Zdarsky takes on the Marvel Universe.

Reviews in Brief (6/17 to 6/24 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comics released on June 17th and June 24th, 2015 – including Prez #1 and Ms. Marvel #16.

Why You Should Read the New Spider-Woman

The hope of the new Spider-Woman series.

Reviews in Brief (5/20 to 6/10 – 2015)

Mini-reviews of recent comics including A-Force #1, Spider-Woman #8 and Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars #1.

If it WAUGHs Like a Duck #3: Quack-Phooey

In which my preference switches between the two series. Fast and funny beats turgid “commentary.”

Reviews in Brief (5/6 to 5/13 – 2015)

Short reviews of comics released between May 6th and May 13th, 2015. All Marvel Comics this time around.

“If It WAUGHs Like a Duck” #2: Space Duck, Sex Turnip

Reading these two comics together that stand (let’s call it) 40 years apart, I can’t help but wonder if the versions of Howard I saw in previous issues somehow flipped across time and space to take each other’s place.

Reviews in Brief (4/15 to 4/29 – 2015)

Brief reviews of comic books from 4/15 to 4/29, but a couple go back a few weeks further.

1999: Radical Possibilities of Apocalypse

1999’s appeal emerges from a sense of danger, from the scandalous possibilities of a morality unbound by the coming apocalypse, disguised as synth-heavy dance pop