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Katz, co-screenwriter and producer of the Howard the Duck film, explains how George Lucas originally introduced them to the comic for its offbeat humor, and how years later they independently optioned the rights from Marvel. She describes the challenge of building everything to Howard's 38-inch scale, praises Lea Thompson's sincere performance, and notes the film is more realistic and less satirical than the comic while remaining faithful to Howard's spirit. She expresses hope for a sequel and stresses that the film is decidedly not a children's movie.

Part two of Gerber's interview focuses on the Howard the Duck film: Gerber recounts how Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz approached him after the Marvel lawsuit settlement, describes his limited consulting role including helping develop a horror sequence and writing ad slogans, and discusses the collapse of his DC Spectre project (he skipped a deadline to visit the set). He also reflects on how his lawsuit against Marvel helped establish creator rights for a new generation, his admiration for the Dark Knight format, and his hope to eventually return to comics as a publisher.