Product Description: Launching out of Annihilation: Conquest, Marvel's sci-fi heroes unite to protect the cosmos! Back-to-back Annihilation wars have weakened the boundaries of our universe. Dark gods and monsters are seeping through the cracks, reigning horror upon those still reeling from the recent calamities. In the face of terror, who stands to defend a desperate universe? Star-Lord and his squad of butt-kickers - the modern day Guardians of the Galaxy! You've heard that Annihilation: Conquest rocks - the guy at the comic shop keeps telling you to try Nova - well, now's your chance to experience the glory that writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and artist Paul Pelletier can unleash! All this...plus a wise-cracking raccoon and a telepathic dog! C'mon, people, time to lock and load! Collecting Guardians of the Galaxy #1-6.
Geting back to the Good stuff of Conquest Annihilation Conquest was not my favorite compared to Annihilation. That said this series took all the good stuff introduced Conquest and gave it some more character development. Rocket Raccon and his interactions with Cosmo are classic I admitt to love Knowhere and can not wait for Cosmo vs Raccoon.
Putting back the COSmic in Comics! Two words sum up this book: Action and Humor. If you like either you should definitely pick it up. Of course, that's not to say that superstar writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (ANNIHILATION, NOVA) do not fit some serious or even dark subject matter into the stories from time to time, but action and humor...well, these two just seem to be their specialities. The artwork by Paul Pelletier is also gorgeous, and fits the cosmic scale of the stories, the weird environments, and the offbeat planetoids that the Guardians seem to find themselves on in almost every issue contained within this trade paperback (By the way, this trade collects the first six issues of this newest Guardians of the Galaxy series, and its at least on par with the original series from the seventies, maybe even better). For those of you who don't know, the Guardians were a mainstay of the Marvel Universe about thirty or so years ago. The stories were set a 1000 years in the future (a la DC's Legion of Superheroes) and featured a number of cosmic heroes, most notably Starhawk and Vance Astro, aka Major Victory. In this newest version of the Guardians the stories are set in the modern era. They hardly ever take place on earth, but rather in deep space or the farthest corners of reality. And don't even get me started on the team roster - Drax the Destroyer (the killer of Thanos), Gamora (the "deadliest woman alive"), Starlord (gun-toting and guilt-ridden), Rocket Raccoon (furry little guy with massive armament), Adam Warlock (cosmic powered superbeing turned galactic magician) and a female Quasar (quantum bands, anyone?). Not only is this line-up enough to turn me into a fan for life, but the character interactions and hilarious banter tickles my funny-bone mercilessly. So what do I like most about this book? Let's get into specifics: The rivalry between Rocket Raccoon and the russian super dog Mister Cosmo is great and fits the tone of the book perfectly, while the fact that the Guardians operate out of the severed head of a Celestial floating through the nexus of all realities makes me want to applaud the weirdness and creativity of the ideas constantly juggled by Abnett and Lanning, not to mention the appearance (and eventual inclusion) of my favorite old Guardians member later in the series. After all this there's still more: Captain America's shield! The Skrull Invasion! The Universal Church of Truth! Tears in the fabric of space/time! And in Rocket Raccoon's own words: " One of those weird alternate reality things." If this hasn't convinced you to pick up this book yet, nothing will. Long live the GOTG!
Review of Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 1: Legacy Premiere HC (v. 1) The new appearences of Quasar, Adam Warlock and the irreversable Star-Lord. Good book but make u want for more...Here's Bug???
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
