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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #16: Til We WAUGH Again. . .

The final installment of If It WAUGHs Like a Duck considers life after deadlines.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #15: Dead Duck

Even Steve Gerber can’t live up to the expectations of a Gerber-penned Howard the Duck, how can we expect Chip Zdarsky to?

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #14: Get Your Mojo Workin’

In 1977? Evil mojo. In 2016? Evil Mojo!

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #13: Kiss and Tell

Howard and Bev: thinking about the past and worrying about the future.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #12: Quackosaurus Rex

Everyone loves dinosaurs, just some more than others.

If It WAUGHs Like a Duck #11: Darned to Heck!

From Dream Land to Cleveland

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

“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.