Yeah, I'd have to be in the 'Howard' over 'B&R' camp. EVEN considering the fact that before 'Howard' came out I was a big fan of the comic (great 70s/80s socio-geekio-comicbookio-parody for those who have never read it... and big nods to the toy company for including a Howard toy with the Silver Surfer action figure... but I digress).
The film was a let-down in so very many ways... but maybe it was the age I was at when I saw it as opposed to the age I was seeing 'B&R' . I dunno.
Plus that stop-motion demony creature at the end was pretty boss!