This November, Marvel Comics will invite us to a birthday blowout for one of the Marvel Universe's most unique characters in Howard the Duck #1.
Announced this past weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, Howard the Duck's 50th-anniversary one-shot will be a giant-sized spectacle that reunites writer Chip Zdarsky and artist Joe Quinones, the creative team behind Howard's smash hit and critically acclaimed 2015 ongoing series.
Joined by other writers and artists eager to put their own spin on this fan-favourite icon, Zdarsky and Quinones will get into the nitty-gritty of the private eye's hectic history with a feather-raising journey through what Marvel Comics is calling the "Howard-verse."
This collection of all-new tales will tackle all the different 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," reads the solicitation text. "But a cosmic, all-seeing friend(?) known as the Peeper(!) is giving him a chance 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 more of the comic book craziness it's said we can look forward to:
- Emmy-nominated writer and comedian Daniel Kibblesmith and acclaimed artist Annie Wu put Howard in the Oval Office! Inspired by a classic tale from Steve Gerber and Gene Colan's 70s run, Howard the Duck has been sworn in as President. Find out 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 alongside artist Will Robson with a cosmic comedy that sees Howard the Duck leaving the chaos of Earth behind 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 classic villains band together to take him out once and for all!
Check out the main cover by Ed McGuinness along with a variant by Ron Lim below. Howard the Duck #1 arrives in comic book stores on November 29!
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