Back to Howard. Sorry about the last couple of days.
And what a couple of days it's been for Howard. As the cover of today's comic attests, Howard is losing his mind. And it's really no surprise, given the bizarre circumstances he has come through since wandering into the Man-Thing's midst.
The last couple of days have been a trip through Howard's subconscious, encountering all of the bizarre characters with whom he's interacted in his brief stay in the Marvel U. Considering this strange lot, it's little wonder that by the end of today's issue, Howard is basically comatose. So much so that when KISS burst out of Winda's (HtD's pal) head, he can hardly react.
(Yep, that's the first appearance of KISS in a comic book.)
One thing that pops out to me is the way in which Howard's neurosis is portrayed. He's surrounded by speech bubbles, sometimes spouting nonsense, sometimes acting like a chorus, sometimes interacting with Howard. I've seen this before, in Cerebus, though this issue of HtD predates Cerebus' mania and multiple speech bubbles. I can't help but think that the combination of funny animal book and conflicting speech bubbles to simulate madness is too close a comparison to be coincidence. I find it likely that Sim read this issue, and was inspired by it.
We'll take a break from Howard for now, but we'll return to him soon. More to come...
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