Character-centered definitive runs
No. 62 — Longer term

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.

0 of 1 book owned496 pages18 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. 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.

The books

Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones

Trade paperback · 496 pages · Unowned

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 checkpoints
Released 16 Sep 2025 · 496 pages · Joe Quinones cover9781302961251Planned edition
Howard the Duck (2015A)#1–5
Howard the Duck (2015B)#1–11
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B)#6
War of the Realms: War Scrolls (2019) (partial — Howard the Duck story)#1
Howard the Duck (2023)#1
Earth-616 Primary

Howard 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 across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

Parts of 3 shared issues — Howard the Duck by Zdarsky & Quinones ↔ Gwenpool OmnibusThese books reproduce some of the same material; the source issues are listed here.
Show source issuesHoward the Duck (2015B) #1Howard the Duck (2015B) #2Howard the Duck (2015B) #3
Things to know
  • Howard the Duck (2015B) #6 and The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl (2015B) #6 also appear in the Squirrel Girl omnibus.