As they try to fix holes in the universe, deal with a guy from an alternate reality, root out shape-shifting Skrulls and fight a powerful foe from the future, the Guardians of the Galaxy show that they are the right men, women, aliens, tree and raccoon for the job. The weird and wild elements are used to create a ripping sci-fi story that has serious tension in it even with its goofier aspects. So this is all pretty standard comic book stuff…Īh, but seriously, what’s fun about this is the way that stray characters from decades of Marvel’s cosmic stories have been put together. If Rocket Raccoon isn’t weird enough for you, the Guardians headquarters called Knowhere is in the severed head of a Celestial floating outside space/time, and the chief of security there is a talking telepathic/telekinetic dog that was shot into space on a Soviet test rocket. And of course when your goal is guarding the galaxy you need to have a heavily armed talking raccoon on the team… It was just in his cocooned form.Īfter two big comic crossovers have left the fabric of the Marvel Universe torn up and vulnerable Peter Quill (a/k/a Star-Lord) recruits a group of interstellar misfits to protect it. That's right, the dog is running the show.Īnd that leads into the Skrull Invasion storyline.Īnd for you nerds out there that ( like me) get excited over the little things:Īdam Warlock did make an appearance in the Guardians of the Galaxy movie. They're headquartered on Knowhere, which is run by some angry aliens that I had no idea existed before now and Cosmo (who is Security Chief). Giant tears are opening in the fabric of reality/time/other dimensions.something like that? Nova has talked Peter into talking Mantis into doing something shady talking the rest of these guys into forming a group to stop it. However, you do get quite a bit of Cosmo, so how can you complain? Oh, and Groot is still sitting in a flower pot for this one, so don't expect much out of that guy. The biggest difference between this and Bendis' GotG, has to be the inclusion of Adam Warlock, Phyla-Vell, and Mantis. But it made the whole thing really easy for some like me, who doesn't have years and years of Marvel Space Stories under my belt to understand. I was surprised that this one was a Getting the Guardians Together origin story of sorts.
The best thing (to me) was that the story had a lot of humor, and even with all the Fate of the World stuff going on, it never lost its cheeky feel. I wasn't quite sure I'd like this one as much as Bendis' Guardians of the Galaxy, but it turned out to be pretty darn good!
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