I go hot and cold on Howard the Duck. I mean, I love the idea of a duck wearing a suit. Everyone loves that. But the execution can vary widely in HtD comics. Here, it’s just okay.
A small branch of A.I.M. is experimenting with creating a new MODOK called MODAT: Mobile Organism Designed Only for Talking. I’ve used MODOK’s tag below because MODAT never appears again and real fans of MODOK (like myself) probably would be interested in seeing this one-time-only variant.
Anyway, the point of MODAT is to work through AIM’s bureaucracy by talking up the idea of giving better funding to the Cleveland branch. While they’re at it, they try to also enable MODAT to teach them how to talk to girls.
OK, that’s a funny concept.
Of course it backfires. MODAT ends up taking control of the airwaves and launches a campaign against Howard the Duck. Meanwhile, Howard is mistaken for a duck by hunters and gets thrown in jail. He hires She-Hulk as his lawyer and Howard’s girlfriend Beverly enlists the President’s support.
Remember when having a horndog President was the worst thing imaginable?
Some good stuff here, but it takes way too long to tell the story and a lot of it just feels like it’s being weird for weirdness’ sake–which frankly was the problem with most Howard the Duck stories.
Nothing great, nothing terrible.