Comments on: Howard The Duck http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/ Child of the 1980's - If you grew up in the 80's, then here you'll find TV, films, toys, games, music, sweets and much more you'll remember... Time to get nostalgic and remember all those childhood memories! Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:25:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Nigel http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14917 Nigel Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:17:39 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14917 I called this my favourite film for years during my childhood - based just on seeing it once at the cinema as I never owned it on video! Hmm... It's on DVD, you say? Is it available in the Nexus of Sominus? "Duck!" "And proud of it." I called this my favourite film for years during my childhood – based just on seeing it once at the cinema as I never owned it on video! Hmm… It’s on DVD, you say? Is it available in the Nexus of Sominus?

“Duck!” “And proud of it.”

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14318 Big Boo Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:10:04 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14318 I think it probably got taped over by either The Simpsons or The X Files long ago, though you never know, I may still have it floating around. If I don't have it I might be tempted to pick up the DVD. I think it probably got taped over by either The Simpsons or The X Files long ago, though you never know, I may still have it floating around.

If I don’t have it I might be tempted to pick up the DVD.

]]> By: Philip Ayres http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14317 Philip Ayres Sun, 07 Feb 2010 13:54:53 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14317 I wish you'd said, I've never seen it ! I wish you’d said, I’ve never seen it !

]]> By: Big Boo http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14306 Big Boo Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:56:05 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14306 I have very similar feelings about this film Rick. I haven't seen it for a while but now I think back about it there was quite a bit of stuff in there which perhaps wasn't exactly suitable material for children. However, at the time I loved it. I had a copy taped off the TV and it got watched a fair few times, second only to my copy of Ghostbusters. I have very similar feelings about this film Rick. I haven’t seen it for a while but now I think back about it there was quite a bit of stuff in there which perhaps wasn’t exactly suitable material for children.

However, at the time I loved it. I had a copy taped off the TV and it got watched a fair few times, second only to my copy of Ghostbusters.

]]> By: Rick http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14298 Rick Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:37:46 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14298 While the film was stupid beyond belief, it was also hysterically funny. Perhaps people slating it didn't take it for the escapist nonsense it was. I mean, it had everything - a "hero" well out of his comfort zone, crazy scientists, cute female sidekick, gizmos-galore, lots of explosions... ...I *loved* the "lawnmower" plane. The only thing, looking back now (I dug out my old Beta copy (yes, I have a Betamax!) and watched it just the other week) is some of the gags are rather adult in nature. I guess it all went over my head when I was younger. But, well, what was the target audience? Who was this film supposed to be appealing to? While the film was stupid beyond belief, it was also hysterically funny. Perhaps people slating it didn’t take it for the escapist nonsense it was. I mean, it had everything – a “hero” well out of his comfort zone, crazy scientists, cute female sidekick, gizmos-galore, lots of explosions…
…I *loved* the “lawnmower” plane.

The only thing, looking back now (I dug out my old Beta copy (yes, I have a Betamax!) and watched it just the other week) is some of the gags are rather adult in nature. I guess it all went over my head when I was younger. But, well, what was the target audience? Who was this film supposed to be appealing to?

]]> By: Philip Ayres http://www.childofthe1980s.com/2010/02/05/howard-the-duck/comment-page-1/#comment-14269 Philip Ayres Fri, 05 Feb 2010 11:16:40 +0000 http://www.childofthe1980s.com/?p=3675#comment-14269 Go read up on the Howard the Duck comic. It's so important in many ways leading to a court battle between Steve Gerber - the writer/creator of the character - and Marvel comics, which led to the Destroyer Duck benefit book which was the first publication of Groo the Wanderer and then to the whole concept of Creator Owned Comics. Further reading: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_gerber http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_Duck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Comics I see that the Essential Howard the Duck trade is out of print though :-( http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Howard-Duck-Tpb-1/dp/0785108319/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265368531&sr=8-1 Go read up on the Howard the Duck comic. It’s so important in many ways leading to a court battle between Steve Gerber – the writer/creator of the character – and Marvel comics, which led to the Destroyer Duck benefit book which was the first publication of Groo the Wanderer and then to the whole concept of Creator Owned Comics.

Further reading:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_the_Duck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_gerber
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Destroyer_Duck
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image_Comics

I see that the Essential Howard the Duck trade is out of print though :-(

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Essential-Howard-Duck-Tpb-1/dp/0785108319/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1265368531&sr=8-1

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