{"id":165,"date":"2014-12-29T18:32:36","date_gmt":"2014-12-29T18:32:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/magic.bdaia.com\/?p=165"},"modified":"2014-12-29T18:32:36","modified_gmt":"2014-12-29T18:32:36","slug":"howard-the-ducks-comeback-is-complete-with-this-mondo-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magic.bdaia.com\/entertainment\/howard-the-ducks-comeback-is-complete-with-this-mondo-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Howard the Duck’s Comeback Is Complete With This Mondo Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"

Not since Robert Downey Jr. got the Iron Man gig has anyone had an improbable career rebound via a Marvel movie quite like Howard the Duck.<\/p>\n

After suffering nearly 30 years of being a punchline, the irascible anthropomorphic waterfowl returned in Guardians of the Galaxy as a \u2026 well, a punchline. But it was a funny punchline, and served to remind us that before he was George Lucas\u2019 second greatest career embarrassment, Howard the Duck was a viable part of the Marvel comic book universe.<\/p>\n

SEE ALSO: A Big, Bold Prediction for Marvel’s ‘Expanding’ Cinematic Universe Plans<\/p>\n

And just to be sure that Howard the Duck is neither gone nor forgotten, Mondo, the online curator of art, toys (and some very cool music on vinyl), is releasing a portrait of the satirical character (though there\u2019s nothing satirical about the print, exclusively shared with Mashable, above and in full form below).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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