Howard the Duck

July 15th 2008

This Week’s Comics Are Full Of The Undead, Abducted, Possessed And Rapping

Signs that you can tell that it’s getting near San Diego Comic-Con, Part 23: Indie comic publishers start releasing more material, hoping to avoid con glut while making sure that they’ll have something to show the eager masses. So while Marvel and DC have relatively restrained Wednesdays, you’ll still be able to find alien abductees,…

io9 Graeme McMillan Jul 15

February 12th 2008

The Man Who Wrote Comic Books In KISS Blood

We told you that Steve Gerber passed away earlier today, but did you know the guy created the first ever Marvel Super Special in 1977, featuring the band KISS? Not just any normal KISS, but a superpowered group who encounters villains from the Marvel archives, including Doctor Doom and his tutor, Dizzie the Hun. If…

io9 Kevin Kelly Feb 12

Steve Gerber, R.I.P.

The passing this weekend of Steve Gerber leaves the world of science fiction a lesser place. He’s probably best known for creating Howard The Duck. (Ignore the movie and read the original comics, which trailed the way for Alan Moore and the rest of the British Invasion writers of the ’80s.) But he’s known for…

Books & Comics Graeme McMillan Feb 12

January 28th 2008

Alien Bestiality, Brought To You By George Lucas

1986’s Howard the Duck may have been the moment we stopped having quite so much faith in George Lucas. His big-screen adaptation of the comic about an alien duck who falls to Earth tried hard to capture writer Steve Gerber’s gonzo sensibility, but veered badly off course. Like this scene, where Howard has a weirdly…

io9 Charliejane Jan 28

This Week’s Comics Are Full Of The Undead, Abducted, Possessed And Rapping

The Man Who Wrote Comic Books In KISS Blood

Steve Gerber, R.I.P.

Alien Bestiality, Brought To You By George Lucas

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