‘Howard The Duck’ Star Lea Thompson Will Cameo In Chip Zdarsky’s ‘Howard The Duck’ Comic Book
Marvel movies may seem nigh unstoppable today, but back in the 1980s a Marvel movie became one of the most notorious flops of all time. Critics hatedHoward the Duck, fans were vocal about their disappointment, and audiences mostly failed to show up at all. But the tide is slowly turning for Howard. His film’s attracted a cult following over the years, and in 2014 he made asplashy cameo in James Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxy, leading fans to speculate about a possible movie. (So far, no dice.)
Then last year, Marvel Comics launched a newHoward the Ducktitle penned byChip Zdarskyto rave reviews. And now Howard’s looking to reunite with an old co-star within the pages of said comic.Lea Thompson, who starred in the 1986Howard the Duckmovie, will appear as a character in an upcoming issue of the comic, in a storyline that ties back into her appearance in the film. Take a first peek at the Howard the Duck Lea Thompson issue below.
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Thompson will appear in a two-issue arc that kicks off with this week’sHoward the Duck #8. Though the introduction of aHoward the Duckmovie star might seem like a gimmick, Zdarsky promises it’s not. “We started planning this over a year ago, and a lot of the current storyline has been building toward this appearance, so it makes sense in-story and isn’t just a stunt,” he toldThe Hollywood Reporter.
TheHoward the Duckcomic, which is written by Zdarsky and drawn byJoe Quinones, follows the character’s adventures as a private eye. Here’s a summary of Thompson’s arc:
Thompson, appearing in the comic as herself, shows up at his door to hire the diminutive duck for a missing persons case. But the missing person is her! It turns out that she has been losing amounts of time over the years and can’t account for her actions or whereabouts. The answer to the mystery ties Thompson to her appearance to the 1986 movie.
George Lucasexecutive produced the 1986 film, which starred Beverly as Howard’s (human) love interest Beverly. Thompson admitted that the film’s flop was “painful” for her, although she was able to bounce back quickly withSome Kind of Wonderful. But Zdarsky reveals he’s long been a fan of her and her work in the movie:
