The movie Howard was a little different in appearance from the original Howard, yes...but not bad. I think that only true afficionados of the original comic magazine are capable of appreciating the many good points of that film. Since those people comprise maybe 1 percent of the entire public, it didn't do well at the box office. Most people had no idea what the heck it was about...and didn't care to find out. They couldn't relate to the idea at all.