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Things Get Weird For Howard The Duck When He Tries To Celebrate Fifty Years This November

Things Get Weird For Howard The Duck When He Tries To Celebrate Fifty Years This November

This November, fans are invited to a birthday blowout for one of comics’ most unique notation in Howard The Duck #1! Announced this past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Howard the Duck’s 50th year-end one-shot will be an giant-sized spectacle that will reunite writer Chip Zdarsky and versifier Joe Quinones, the sensational creative team overdue Howard’s smash hit and critically well-known 2015 ongoing series. Joined by other writers and artists eager to put their own spin on this fan-favorite icon, Zdarsky and Quinones will get into the nitty-gritty of the private-eye’s hectic history with a feather-raising journey through the Howard-verse! This hodgepodge of all-new tales will tackle all the variegated paths Howard could’ve taken during his offbeat adventures, and pose fascinating questions for this furious fowl’s future! 

Meet Howard. He’s a hard-boiled P.I. with problems by the duckload. But a cosmic, pansophical friend(?) known as the Peeper(!) is giving him a endangerment to see what his life COULD be! The joys he COULD have! All the ways his life COULD suck way less than it does now! In other words: “Whaugh If?”

Here’s some of the craziness that readers can squint forward to:

·       Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Daniel Kibblesmith and well-known versifier Annie Wu put Howard in the Oval Office! Inspired by a archetype tale from Steve Gerber and Gene Colan’s 70s’ run, Howard the Duck has been sworn in as President. Find out if how gutsy he is as Commander in Chief when the Earth is invaded by aliens in this startling political satire!

·       Popular video game designer and writer Merritt K makes her Marvel Comics debut slantingly versifier Will Robson with a cosmic spectacle that sees Howard the Duck leaving the unconnectedness of Earth overdue to take over as leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy! Playing Star-Lord is all fun and games for Howard until some of his most iconic archetype villains wreath together to take him out once and for all!

·       And more!

Check out the main imbricate and a variant imbricate by Ron Lim and pick up Howard The Duck #1 on November 29. For increasingly information, visit Marvel.com.

HOWARD THE DUCK #1

Written by CHIP ZDARSKY, DANIEL KIBBLESMITH, MERRITT K & MORE!

Art by JOE QUINONES, ANNIE WU & MORE!

Cover by ED MCGUINNESS

On Sale 11/29

Images via Marvel Comics

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