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Howard the Duck

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'''Howard the Duck''' is a cult classic [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] comic book character created by [[Steve Gerber]] in 1973 and star of several comic book series of the same name about the misadventures of an ill-tempered [[anthropomorphic]] [[duck]] from a funny animal version of Earth now trapped on our Earth. Howard generally wears a tie and shirt, and is almost always found smoking a cigar. Like many cartoon ducks, he originally wore no pants until Disney threatened legal action due to Howard's resemblance to [[Donald Duck]]. While the comic book depicts anthropomorphism, it is not a furry comic.

==The Comics==
Howard's adventures are generally parodies of science fiction and fantasy, written in a tongue-in-cheek style and combined with a degree of metafictional awareness of the limitations of the medium, often very experimental for a non-underground comic.

Howard's first appearance was in the comic book ''Adventure into Fear #19'', as a secondary character to the ''Man-Thing'' story. He would return in ''Giant-Size Man-Thing'' and eventually earn his own comic book title in 1976. A newspaper strip was attempted from 1977 to 1978, but failed to gain any popularity.

Howard's plug was pulled in 1978 when Gerber, who had gained a degree of creative autonomy, clashed over issues of creative control, and Gerber was abruptly removed from the series.
Howard would return briefly in 1979 and 2001 in short-lived runs that lasted only a few issues each and was last seen in ''Civil War: Choosing Sides #1'' (Feb. 2006).

==The Movie==
In 1986, a feature film was created, produced by George Lucas and starring Lea Thompson, Jeffrey Jones, Tim Robbins, and Chip Zien as the voice of Howard. Howard himself was portrayed by an assortment of stunt actors in a duck suit. The only characters brought over from the comics were Howard and his sidekick/girlfriend Beverly Switzler, played by Lea Thompson. The film was widely panned and was a box office bomb, winning the 1987 Razzie Awards for Worst New Star, Worst Picture, Worst Screenplay and Worst Visual Effects. This caused George Lucas who was heavily in debt at the time to sell to Steve Jobs, the CEO of Apple Computer, Lucasfilm's newly-launched CGI animation division for a price well above market value. That division eventually become [[Pixar]] Animation Studios.

For more on the film version, including clips, sounds, original games (even a 'sequel trailer!) visit http://www.geocities.com/cecinid/HowardIntro.html

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Halfworlder

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The '''Halfworlder''' is a genetically and artificially-engineered species of anthropomorphic alien animals. <ref>[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] article on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel <nowiki>[</nowiki>Database<nowiki>]</nowiki>] website. Retrieved August 27, 2022. </ref> They are from Halfworld, which is a planet located within the Keystone Quadrant. [[Rocket Raccoon]] is also a Halfworlder.

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==External links==
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel Database]

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Symbiote

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[[File:PokGrind.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Pork Grind (symbiote, Earth-8311) with Spider-Ham and [[Mary Jane Waterbuffalo]]. Art by [[W:Jay Fosgitt|Jay Fosgitt]].]]
A '''symbiote''' may refer to either any real-life organism (also known as a '''symbiont''') involved in [[W:Symbiosis|symbiosis]], i.e. the long-term [[W:biological interaction|biological interaction]] between two different [[W:Organism|biological organisms]], or a (fictional) [[alien]] sentient being that bonds with other living organisms, usually in order to survive (also via a [[W:Symbiotic relationship|symbiotic relationship]]) with its host.

This bond can be [[W:Mutualism (biology)|mutualistic]], [[W:commensalism|commensalistic]], or [[W:parasitism|parasitic]] in nature.

== Etymology (Marvel) ==

The concept of the alien symbiote was first brought up by [[W:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]], particularly regarding the [[W:Villain|villainous]] [[character]] [[W:Venom (comics)|Venom]], often synonymized with the term "'''living costume'''" due to the way that such beings envelop their hosts.

The Marvel universe technical term for this symbiote is a '''Klyntar'''. Klyntar is also the official homeworld of the symbiote.<ref>[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Symbiotes Symbiotes] article on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel <nowiki>[</nowiki>Database<nowiki>]</nowiki>] website. Retrieved February 28, 2022. </ref>

In [[Spider-Ham]]'s ([[W:Spider-Man|Spider-Man]]'s [[anthropomorphic]] [[funny animal]] [[pig]] counterpart) universe, '''Venom''' is identified as [[Pork Grind]] instead, following the "pig" related theme, as a tongue-in-cheek take on [[W:Pork rind|pork rind]], a culinary term for the skin of a pig, whereas it is rendered, fried in fat, baked, or roasted to produce a kind of [[W:cracklings|pork cracklings]] (USA), which are then served in small pieces as a snack or side dish.

== Symbiotes and furry ==

[[Anthropomorphic]] symbiotes enjoy a fair degree of popularity in the [[furry fandom]], particularly in the [[rubberfur]] and [[transformation]] subfandoms, both in [[art]] and [[literature]].

Symbiotic transformations which result in a stark alteration of the physical structure of the [[furry]] may usually be depicted in several ways, such as originating from either some sort of amorphous, shapeless goo, from a costume that is seemingly meant for more casual fitting (i.e., a [[fursuit]], which is actually a symbiote hiding in plain sight, akin to Marvel's Venom supervillain costume form), or within the host itself (under the skin or [[fur]]).

== See also ==

* [[W:Symbiosis|Symbiosis]] on [[Wikipedia]]
* [[W:Symbiote (comics)|Symbiote (character)]] on Wikipedia

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Halfworlder

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2601:18D:4980:90:3CBE:3577:6248:754A: Created page with 'The '''Halfworlder''' is a genetically and artificially-engineered species of anthropomorphic alien animals. <ref>[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] arti...'

The '''Halfworlder''' is a genetically and artificially-engineered species of anthropomorphic alien animals. <ref>[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] article on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel <nowiki>[</nowiki>Database<nowiki>]</nowiki>] website. Retrieved August 27, 2022. </ref> They are from Halfworld, which is a planet located within the Keystone Quadrant. [[Rocket Raccoon]] is also a Halfworlder.

==External links==
*[https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Halfworlder Halfworlder] on the [https://marvel.fandom.com/ Marvel Database]

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