The inaugural run of Guardians of the Galaxy started out better than it finished. It started out with a pretty simple premise, and then got more complicated as it went on, when Abnett and Lanning started throwing everything but the kitchen sink into the narrative, including of course, many instances of characters coming back from the dead, among other cliches. I still liked this overall, especially the first half of it. The characters are likable, the dialogue is snappy, the situations operatic. But I feel […]
Rocket Raccoon is the best.
I read some article over the summer when the Guardians of the Galaxy movie came out that listed this as one of the books I should check out if I wanted to beef up on Marvel shnizz before seeing it. I never got around to it, and I’m kinda glad. I would have expected a much different movie afterwards if I had. This is actually the book where the current incarnation of the GOTG were created. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning pulled together the new […]
Overstuffed and implausible, but still a fun read.
See, this is what happens when you read comics. Reading one inevitably leads to you reading another, and then another, and then oh you have to read this other one to understand that one, and oh then that one because it introduces these characters, and then oh that one because it was the start of the run, and blah blah blah, somehow you end up ordering seven new trade paperbacks in one afternoon, and then your library won’t let you order anymore. This is how […]
Rocket Raccoon and his Human Hangers-on
Last year before the Guardians of the Galaxy movie was released, I confessed that I had never been a comics reader and I felt overwhelmed about where to start. As usual, Pajibans were helpful and suggested I start with Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy. I bought it, I read it and I enjoyed it. But for some reason, I was not up to writing a review. On Sunday, while I was waiting for a friend, I opened up my Kindle library and decided to […]