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Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #2
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers, Vol. 2
The Guardians of the Galaxy, the future's greatest heroes, team up with the mightiest heroes of the present day: the Avengers! But will even the combined might of two millennia be enough to stop the deranged demigod Michael Korvac? Then, the Guardians' adventures in the 20th century continue as they team up with Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, the Thing and Adam Warlock, encounter the High Evolutionary and meet the enigmatic Her! But when the team comes face-to-face with Vance Astro's younger self, will they accidentally change their own past - and annihilate their timeline? COLLECTING: Thor Annual 6; Avengers (1963) 167-168, 170-177, 181; Ms. Marvel (1977) 23; Marvel Team -Up (1972) 86; Marvel Two -In-One 61-63, 69
376 pages, Paperback
First published March 13, 2013
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Chris Claremont
3,286 books890 followersChris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.
Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.
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December 3, 2018
I think Marvel intended originally for the GOTG to be a small reoccurring cast that popped in and out of the Avengers and Defenders comics. But they proved to be way more popular and gained a life of their own. After the initial Badoon War storyline ended they began to appear in several marvel titles over the years, just a short step to them getting their own series. Nice reads and art. Recommended
April 15, 2014
Thor Annual #6. This is a nice bridge between the Guardian's 30th century adventures and their Avengers run. It's also fun to see Korvac and his Minions of Menace. Unfortunately, there's not much to the story beyond fighting [5/10].
The Korvac Saga (Avengers 167-168, 170-177). I was surprised to find the entirety of the Korvac Saga in this volume. The Guardians certainly do play a role, but it's not a very big one. The story itself meanders a lot, but it's generally the fun soap operatic Avengers of the late '70s. The last issue (177) is an extremely good story that is really what people are talking about when they say the Korvac Saga was great [7/10].
On the Matter of Heroes (Avengers 181). Another issue that just barely features the Guardians ... and only to push them out of the way. Overall, this is just an administrative issue that only serves to reduce the ridiculously large size of the Avengers [5/10].
The Claremont Stories (Ms. Marvel 23, Marvel Team-Up 86). These stories are unfortunately '70s writing at its worst. We get mistaken-identy superhero fights and very mundane storylines. The Guardians also aren't used to very good effect, particularly not in Ms. Marvel, when we only get Vance (and very little indication of what's led the Guardians to this juncture) [3/10].
Her (MTiO 61-63). This is a pretty cool cosmic story, with Her, the High Evolutionary, Counter-Earth, and Adam Warlock. Unfortunately, the writing never manages to hold up to the strong plot, and so it drags. Starhawk is also the only Guardian on scene, and is so often the case in these latter-day stories, he gets secondary booking at best [6/10].
Vance (MTiO 69). The finale to this volume is the sort of story that the Guardians should have been doing all along, as Vance tries to influence his younger self's life. Mind you, it undercuts the reason for their time travel in the first place (because they were afraid that Korvac would change history and it turns out that he can only create an alternate time line), but it's a good story nonetheless [7+/10].
Overall, this volume has some strong stories in it (the Avengers arc and the final Marvel Two-in-One), but it's unfortunately a poor Guardians in the Galaxy volume. Sure, this gives a complete run of all their classic stories, but the Guardians are just not very important to those stories, except for the first and last issues in this volume. So, Guardians of the Galaxy fans may well be disappointed.
The Korvac Saga (Avengers 167-168, 170-177). I was surprised to find the entirety of the Korvac Saga in this volume. The Guardians certainly do play a role, but it's not a very big one. The story itself meanders a lot, but it's generally the fun soap operatic Avengers of the late '70s. The last issue (177) is an extremely good story that is really what people are talking about when they say the Korvac Saga was great [7/10].
On the Matter of Heroes (Avengers 181). Another issue that just barely features the Guardians ... and only to push them out of the way. Overall, this is just an administrative issue that only serves to reduce the ridiculously large size of the Avengers [5/10].
The Claremont Stories (Ms. Marvel 23, Marvel Team-Up 86). These stories are unfortunately '70s writing at its worst. We get mistaken-identy superhero fights and very mundane storylines. The Guardians also aren't used to very good effect, particularly not in Ms. Marvel, when we only get Vance (and very little indication of what's led the Guardians to this juncture) [3/10].
Her (MTiO 61-63). This is a pretty cool cosmic story, with Her, the High Evolutionary, Counter-Earth, and Adam Warlock. Unfortunately, the writing never manages to hold up to the strong plot, and so it drags. Starhawk is also the only Guardian on scene, and is so often the case in these latter-day stories, he gets secondary booking at best [6/10].
Vance (MTiO 69). The finale to this volume is the sort of story that the Guardians should have been doing all along, as Vance tries to influence his younger self's life. Mind you, it undercuts the reason for their time travel in the first place (because they were afraid that Korvac would change history and it turns out that he can only create an alternate time line), but it's a good story nonetheless [7+/10].
Overall, this volume has some strong stories in it (the Avengers arc and the final Marvel Two-in-One), but it's unfortunately a poor Guardians in the Galaxy volume. Sure, this gives a complete run of all their classic stories, but the Guardians are just not very important to those stories, except for the first and last issues in this volume. So, Guardians of the Galaxy fans may well be disappointed.
November 2, 2022
There's an awful lot of Avengers in my Guardians of the Galaxy comic. While I approve of the poetic gaze into the far distance of our friend Thor here, I signed up for a GotG romp. They existed in this comic sprinkled in amongst a huge chunk of Avengers stuff, which was fine, but also not what it was billed as.
Kind of a hit-or-miss bunch of comics here, too. I really liked the Avengers . I also was super into the inclusion of the High Evolutionary bits, and enjoyed reading about Counter Earth. Lots of misses for me though, like the entire Spider-Man thing. Like, what?
But it still was a fun read, I was just disappointed at the lack of GotG in my GotG-labeled volume.
March 18, 2015
There are some good comics in here, since it includes the Korvac Saga run of The Avengers. But that's the thing. This is an Avengers graphic novel with some appearances by the Guardians of the Galaxy at the beginning (to set up the Korvac saga) and at the end. In between, the Guardians appear here and there. For completists, this graphic novel is good because it contains all the appearances of the Guardians up to 1980. It even includes a single page from Sensational She-Hulk #6 that has a one-panel cameo of the Guardians, which was the only Guardians appearance between 1980 and 1990 when they got their own comic again.
This is also a good graphic novel if you want to read the Korvac Saga (I had never read it before, so it was nice), and you want the additional background on Korvac that the first part of this collection provides.
But I don't know, I kind of expected this collection to be about the Guardians of the Galaxy, and what I got was an Avengers collection, which was a little... not disappointing, but not what I was looking for.
This is also a good graphic novel if you want to read the Korvac Saga (I had never read it before, so it was nice), and you want the additional background on Korvac that the first part of this collection provides.
But I don't know, I kind of expected this collection to be about the Guardians of the Galaxy, and what I got was an Avengers collection, which was a little... not disappointing, but not what I was looking for.
August 24, 2014
Unlike the first volume the GOTG are really supporting heroes and not the stars.
The volume includes the Avengers Korvac saga.
The volume includes the Avengers Korvac saga.
May 31, 2017
This book collects the original Guardians of the Galaxy in the Bronze Age with guest appearances in Thor Annual #6, Avengers #167-168, 170-177, and #181. Ms. Marvel #23, Marvel Team-Up #86, and Marvel Two-in-One #61-63 and #69.
The book is hard to view as some must-read for fans of the Guardians because for most of the book, particularly the Avengers issues, they were purely guest stars. The Avengers issues are the Korvac Saga and it's a fairly good classic Avengers story. It also has a sub-plot with the government becoming concerned with the Avengers lack of security leading to revocation of their special Avenger privileges including flying the Quinjet which leads them to have to take the bus to the final confrontation. While this was funny, it also set up much of the problems that costumed characters would have with the government in more modern Marvel stories like Civil War.
The books after the Avengers have more to do with the Guardians themselves. Marvel Team Up #86 has to do with their preparations to leave Earth, and Marvel Two-in-One #69 features some key events in Vance Astro's storyline. The previous Marvel Two-in-One Three issue series had Starhawk teaming up with the Thing in an Adam Warlock tale. What the book shows is that Marvel in the 1970s didn't really throw away storylines. If a book was cancelled or a set of characters didn't prove popular, they'd be carried on in another book and Marvel Two-In-One and Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man where popular places to do it.
Overall, the book is worth reading as a sampler pack of Bronze Age comics. They're good and give you a feel for the era as well as a few stories with the original Guardian team in them or at least certain members.
The book is hard to view as some must-read for fans of the Guardians because for most of the book, particularly the Avengers issues, they were purely guest stars. The Avengers issues are the Korvac Saga and it's a fairly good classic Avengers story. It also has a sub-plot with the government becoming concerned with the Avengers lack of security leading to revocation of their special Avenger privileges including flying the Quinjet which leads them to have to take the bus to the final confrontation. While this was funny, it also set up much of the problems that costumed characters would have with the government in more modern Marvel stories like Civil War.
The books after the Avengers have more to do with the Guardians themselves. Marvel Team Up #86 has to do with their preparations to leave Earth, and Marvel Two-in-One #69 features some key events in Vance Astro's storyline. The previous Marvel Two-in-One Three issue series had Starhawk teaming up with the Thing in an Adam Warlock tale. What the book shows is that Marvel in the 1970s didn't really throw away storylines. If a book was cancelled or a set of characters didn't prove popular, they'd be carried on in another book and Marvel Two-In-One and Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-man where popular places to do it.
Overall, the book is worth reading as a sampler pack of Bronze Age comics. They're good and give you a feel for the era as well as a few stories with the original Guardian team in them or at least certain members.
January 11, 2018
This is an interesting collection. It's labeled as being Volume 2 of the Tomorrow's Avengers series of trade paperbacks ( which aimed to collect all the GOTG appearances before they got there own series) but the Guardians aren't in much of the book. The first story in here, Thor Annual #6, features them pretty heavily, but it's mostly set up for a story that would run in the Avengers: The Korvac Saga. While the Guardians play a part in that story, particular Starhawk, for most of it they are absent. While the Avengers are dealing with there problems, the Guardians seem to be living in subplot city as they just watch a young Vance Astro for a awhile.
Later on only Starhawk appears in a story that ran for three issues in Marvel Two in One. Then the whole team appears in a one off issue of Marvel Two in One after that.
It's a weird collection to say the least. I mean, I guess it's cool to have all of the Guardians appearance prior to them having their own series, but it still feels pretty disjointed.
The Korvac Saga has been collected other places, so unless you're a completionist or a fan of 70s Marvel, you probably don't need to pick this one up. I'm glad that I read it, but I don't see myself coming back to this one too often.
Later on only Starhawk appears in a story that ran for three issues in Marvel Two in One. Then the whole team appears in a one off issue of Marvel Two in One after that.
It's a weird collection to say the least. I mean, I guess it's cool to have all of the Guardians appearance prior to them having their own series, but it still feels pretty disjointed.
The Korvac Saga has been collected other places, so unless you're a completionist or a fan of 70s Marvel, you probably don't need to pick this one up. I'm glad that I read it, but I don't see myself coming back to this one too often.
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December 17, 2022Includes some earlier appearances of the 31st century Guardians of the Galaxy. These Guardians were introduced first in real time -- in the 1970s, I think? Before Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket and Groot got together some decades later in real time, anyway.
The great bulk of this is the Korvac saga. I thought it was pretty well written. I don't understand why Korvac's outfit in the 20th century -- 1970s or 1980s? -- was a T-shirt and tiny green shorts. Maybe he was enjoying having legs again, and wanted to show them off?
I enjoyed the story of Vance Astro changing the future for his younger self, Vance Astrovik, though Astro ended up creating a parallel timeline rather than changing his own fate. Younger Vance kind of had it easier than Major Victory in that he didn't go through a thousand-year journey through space and end up not being able to take off a metal suit, lest he crumble to dust. Then again, when this jumpstarted young Vance's telekinetic powers a thousand years before Astro's psionic blasts manifested, his father took it as an excuse to beat him more. But that story is told in New Warriors comics of the 1990s.
The great bulk of this is the Korvac saga. I thought it was pretty well written. I don't understand why Korvac's outfit in the 20th century -- 1970s or 1980s? -- was a T-shirt and tiny green shorts. Maybe he was enjoying having legs again, and wanted to show them off?
I enjoyed the story of Vance Astro changing the future for his younger self, Vance Astrovik, though Astro ended up creating a parallel timeline rather than changing his own fate. Younger Vance kind of had it easier than Major Victory in that he didn't go through a thousand-year journey through space and end up not being able to take off a metal suit, lest he crumble to dust. Then again, when this jumpstarted young Vance's telekinetic powers a thousand years before Astro's psionic blasts manifested, his father took it as an excuse to beat him more. But that story is told in New Warriors comics of the 1990s.
June 7, 2019
Another one not what I was expecting. Not a Guardians story, it's practically all Avengers. And the story line was not good at all.
February 19, 2017
I think this might contain the entirety of the Korvac saga? Well it's really bad and has a hilariously awful ending with the most weak attempt at Making U Think I've read It also features an epilogue to the Korvac saga published in some annual which just makes it even more muddled.
Most of this stuff focuses on the Avengers fwiw. Also because it's *just* the stuff with any of the Guardians in a later story has just the 2 comics setting it up and then nothing else so you start and then don't finish! Which sucks. On the plus side it is completist about all the stuff with guardians of the galaxy, the art is good, sometimes really stunning, the dialogue is... ok. Whatever it's fine but not very exciting
Most of this stuff focuses on the Avengers fwiw. Also because it's *just* the stuff with any of the Guardians in a later story has just the 2 comics setting it up and then nothing else so you start and then don't finish! Which sucks. On the plus side it is completist about all the stuff with guardians of the galaxy, the art is good, sometimes really stunning, the dialogue is... ok. Whatever it's fine but not very exciting
July 29, 2014
This is a solid book, sacrificing the originality of volume one in this series and replacing it with largess and big fight scenes.
The stories are interesting, but the tempo is a little clunky. The largest storyline, a several long issue Avengers storyline where the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy end up challenging a cartoonishly powerful celestial guy named Michael. A lot of conversations between the several Avengers about team dynamics, take away from some decent fighting sequences.
The best stories are the Marvel Two-In-One issues, where the Thing applies his vaudeville style sense of humor to hanging out with the Guardians, and the stories are cohesive. The brief cameo of Adam Warlock and his potential mate was good.
The absolute best story is the crossover with Vance Astro in the Ms. Marvel magazine. It was only one issue, but it really played up the pathos that Ms. Marvel had about finding out that her best friend hadn't died when she thought she had, and then the dead friend is under the control of a super-villain. It had a lot more real emotion to it (and Chris Claremont is just better at writing action).
So while the stories were very readable, I often felt like the writers often liked to shove in a lot of characters into a narrative, slowing down stories so that Captain Marvel and Spider-Man can talk in stories that don't directly feature them. They feel like soulless action.
But that's not all the stories. It's a solid mix. 3/5
The stories are interesting, but the tempo is a little clunky. The largest storyline, a several long issue Avengers storyline where the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy end up challenging a cartoonishly powerful celestial guy named Michael. A lot of conversations between the several Avengers about team dynamics, take away from some decent fighting sequences.
The best stories are the Marvel Two-In-One issues, where the Thing applies his vaudeville style sense of humor to hanging out with the Guardians, and the stories are cohesive. The brief cameo of Adam Warlock and his potential mate was good.
The absolute best story is the crossover with Vance Astro in the Ms. Marvel magazine. It was only one issue, but it really played up the pathos that Ms. Marvel had about finding out that her best friend hadn't died when she thought she had, and then the dead friend is under the control of a super-villain. It had a lot more real emotion to it (and Chris Claremont is just better at writing action).
So while the stories were very readable, I often felt like the writers often liked to shove in a lot of characters into a narrative, slowing down stories so that Captain Marvel and Spider-Man can talk in stories that don't directly feature them. They feel like soulless action.
But that's not all the stories. It's a solid mix. 3/5
March 2, 2016
Collects Thor Annual issue #6, Avengers (1963) issues #167-168, #170-177, and #181, Ms. Marvel (1977) issue #23, Marvel Team-Up (1972) issue #86, and Marvel Two-In-One (1974) issues #61-63 and #69
The Guardians of the Galaxy of the future (not the version seen in the MCU movie) come back to the past and help the Avengers with a powerful enemy.
After "The Korvac Saga," this collection featured other adventures teaming the Guardians with present-day Marvel characters (including heroes like Spider-Man and the Thing). I was also happy to see Adam Warlock make an appearance in these pages.
The majority of this collection was made up of "The Korvac Saga," so here is my review of that:
I've been enjoying these classic Cosmic Marvel events more and more. I've read a bunch of them in the last year, and I can see why this one has stood the test of time. As with all older comic books, the dialogue and story telling can sometimes feel wordy, but I liked the way that this saga was a slow burn. I appreciated the character of Korvac, and his motivations, and I thought that the Avengers had a great line-up during this story.
The Guardians of the Galaxy of the future (not the version seen in the MCU movie) come back to the past and help the Avengers with a powerful enemy.
After "The Korvac Saga," this collection featured other adventures teaming the Guardians with present-day Marvel characters (including heroes like Spider-Man and the Thing). I was also happy to see Adam Warlock make an appearance in these pages.
The majority of this collection was made up of "The Korvac Saga," so here is my review of that:
I've been enjoying these classic Cosmic Marvel events more and more. I've read a bunch of them in the last year, and I can see why this one has stood the test of time. As with all older comic books, the dialogue and story telling can sometimes feel wordy, but I liked the way that this saga was a slow burn. I appreciated the character of Korvac, and his motivations, and I thought that the Avengers had a great line-up during this story.
October 7, 2014
I've heard a lot about the Korvac Saga, most of it good, but I'd never before read. Since is been trying to read up on the Guardians' early stories, I decided to finally read it. First and foremost, this is clearly an Avengers story, and not a Guardians story. This is not in and of itself a bad thing, but that's not what was advertised and I was more than a little disappointed.
But the Korvac Saga itself is simply not good. There is a lot of buildup (like, a lot - 9 issues' worth) that is then quickly resolved in one issue. Ludicrous. I requires more denouement in my stories than a wham-bam fight where nothing is adequately resolved.
And I really wanted to like this.
But the Korvac Saga itself is simply not good. There is a lot of buildup (like, a lot - 9 issues' worth) that is then quickly resolved in one issue. Ludicrous. I requires more denouement in my stories than a wham-bam fight where nothing is adequately resolved.
And I really wanted to like this.
February 27, 2014
this was less a guardians of the galaxy book and more a guardians of the galaxy guest appear in other comics book. The majority of the book was the avengers take on a guardians of the galaxy villian. They still managed to keep the wordiness of the Guardians books in these guest appearances though. In the 70's I think every villian had God like power. It isn't a great book and it wasn't horrible. I don't think that anything that happens in the book has any long term consequences, so it is easily skipable.
January 26, 2014
Simply spectacular. If you're not reading this, you should be.
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