Spending time up to now negotiating various crossover events and establishing a Cinematic Universe-friendly status quo, the latest issue of Guardians of the Galaxy finally offers a story capable of being judged by its own merits. Writer Brian Michael Bendis turns up the fun and weird but doesn’t cut ties entirely with the greater Marvel tapestry, effectively utilizing Venom as special guest star and plot device. [Read more…] about “GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #21 Review: In Space, No One Can Hear You Groot!”
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Guardians of the Galaxy #19 Review! Cosmic Misadventures in the Cancerverse
We’re two issues into the Original Sin crossover, Guardians of the Galaxy #19, and I think this may be the last book I buy with the Original Sin header. This story arc has promised to finally answer what happened to Starlord, Nova, Drax and Thanos in the cancerverse after The Thanos Imperative. Although this has led to a slight diversion from the ongoing story, I’m happy that Marvel took the time to go back and explain what happened instead of ignoring the continuity like they occasionally have in the past. I do have a theory that the reason for addressing this is somewhat related to the successful Guardians of the Galaxy movie based off the past Guardians series and trying to bridge the two series more coherently for new fans of the series. [Read more…] about Guardians of the Galaxy #19 Review! Cosmic Misadventures in the Cancerverse
Brief Moments in Comic Book Analysis: Ultimate Spider-Man #122
Maybe it’s because I just finished reading Sean Howe’s Marvel Comics: The Untold Story but I can’t help but spot loads of creator-rights issues in comics these days. [Read more…] about Brief Moments in Comic Book Analysis: Ultimate Spider-Man #122