Reviews

Howard the Duck: The Complete Collection, Vol. 2, by Mary Skrenes, Mark Evanier, Carmine Infantino, Marv Wolfman, Val Mayerik, Rico Tallar, Paul Laikin, Brian Moore, Gene Colan, Will Meugniot, Steve Gerber, Alan Kupperberg

rduke's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

Howard the Duck’s Second Complete version was wacky like the first one was, but it’s wackiness is starting to get stale.  His battle with Doctor Bong was okay, but just okay, and its climax was underwhelming. His battle with the Ringmaster was compelling but short. The minor battles with SUDD and SOOFI were clever but, again, minor. The Star Wars tie in was silly and while it was clever at times it felt like it fell flat. The most ominous sign of Howard’s impending decline is the exit of Steve Gerber as writer, the comic’s conversion from color to black and white, and the beginning of a relationship between Howard and Beverly. All in all it’s still great, but not as much. 

chevalier716's review

4.0

Losing Gerber's voice hurt the series in the end, that's not to say the Mantlo stories are bad. It's just Gerber was a very unique writer for comics in the 1970's, I don't think Howard the Duck storiea have ever really recovered from it. These are fun though, worth a read for the Star Wars parody alone.