Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones
Chip Zdarsky · Joe Quinones · Veronica Fish · Erica Henderson
Story era 11 · After the Multiverse
Zdarsky and Quinones combine private-eye satire with Howard the Duck’s outsider perspective, followed by two later stories.
One-book project: Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones
Setup & reading order
- After Howard the Duck (2015B) #5
If the Squirrel Girl omnibus was already read, skip the duplicated crossover pair—Howard #6 and Squirrel Girl #6—then resume Howard #7.
Optional context & path
Path: Howard the Duck, modern era. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl by North & Henderson.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- Harvey Awards — previous winners (opens in a new tab)Award
- r/OmnibusCollectors — Zdarsky Howard reader discussion (opens in a new tab)Readers
- Penguin Random House — Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Grand Comics Database — Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones
Book 1 of 1 · After the Multiverse
The core 2015–2016 detective run is followed by the 2019 and 2023 Howard codas collected in the same book.
See reading checkpoints9781302961251Planned edition#1–5#1–11#6#1#1Howard the Duck #6 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl #6, the 2015 crossover pair, also appear in the Squirrel Girl omnibus; from War of the Realms: War Scrolls it takes only the Howard story.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication · Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Howard the Duck (2015B) #6The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #6Show source issues
Howard the Duck (2015B) #1Howard the Duck (2015B) #2Howard the Duck (2015B) #3Things to know
- Howard the Duck (2015B) #6 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #6 also appear in the Squirrel Girl omnibus.