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Rocket Raccoon (2014)
Rocket Raccoon, Vol. 2: Storytailer
It's a cosmic calamity as Rocket tries to fix his past...er... bad calls! Next stop: the dreaded WINTER PLANET ! Winter all the time? Worst. Planet. Ever. The meanest, toughest, wittiest, and furriest guardian of the galaxy just broke out his BIGGEST GUNS . Rocket Raccoon rockets into our hearts with the series beloved by Marvel fans everywhere!
Collecting: Rocket Raccoon 7-11
Collecting: Rocket Raccoon 7-11
136 pages, Hardcover
First published July 14, 2015
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About the author
Skottie Young
650 books1,044 followersSkottie Young has been an illustrator and cartoonist for over ten years working for entertainment and publishing companies such Marvel, Warner Bros., Image, Upper Deck, Mattel, and many more.
He is currently illustrating the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Nominated adaptions of L. Frank Baum's OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series has gained acclaim from both fans and critics.
Skottie currently lives in Illinois with his family, Casey, Baxter and their Saint Bernard, Emma.
He is currently illustrating the New York Times Best Selling and Eisner Award Nominated adaptions of L. Frank Baum's OZ novels with writer Eric Shanower. The series has gained acclaim from both fans and critics.
Skottie currently lives in Illinois with his family, Casey, Baxter and their Saint Bernard, Emma.
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November 13, 2015
Stuck on an ice planet, Rocket’s gotta steal a dragon’s egg to save Groot’s life! Kaiju-sized Groot fights Rocket Jaegar! Rocket reads the Book of Halfworld and discovers his past!
The second Rocket Raccoon book, Storytailer (arf), is a jumbled collection of shallow stories that are basically filler issues instead of a more preferable single narrative arc. They’re all perfectly ok but aren’t especially exciting or interesting. D’you think Rocket will save Groot’s life on the ice planet? Exactly, no tension. So we watch as Rocket and “Groot Stand-In Character” go through the motions, blasting their way to the predictable finale.
The story where Groot’s a giant monster tearing up Earth and only Rocket in a Jaegar-type robot can stop him is meh as well. It’s a throwaway one-shot that’s only about the visual of these two characters as giants and its tossed-off ending.
And speaking of throwaway, there’s the final story. The series so far has loosely been about Rocket trying to discover his origins – is he the last of his species? What species is that and where is he from? He finds out what his deal is from the Book of Halfworld and that’s it. He’s not that bothered. Pretty anticlimactic! Then it’s back to getting chased by the space cops, getting thrown in jail, etc. etc. the usual Rocket and Groot shenanigans.
Actually I didn’t mind the way the book ended. It’s a neat way of acknowledging Rocket’s weird and whacky past from the ‘70s/’80s comics while at the same time saying Marvel will not be returning to those days either. It also puts an end to the melancholic Rocket mooning about his unknown past – people want Rocket to be happy-go-lucky, not depressed! Now he’s got closure he can move on and he does. Dark and brooding characters are another (much less popular) comics publisher’s speciality…
It’s a shame Skottie Young doesn’t draw any of the issues as his artwork is superb – he draws the covers though and they look awesome. Filipe Andrade’s art is fine but nowhere near as memorable or unique while Jake Parker’s art is very similar to Young’s which is really weird to see!
Like a kid’s cartoon show, Young’s stories are pleasant and easily digestible but are a bit too slight and very forgettable. Storytailer is an average, disposable quick read and little else.
The second Rocket Raccoon book, Storytailer (arf), is a jumbled collection of shallow stories that are basically filler issues instead of a more preferable single narrative arc. They’re all perfectly ok but aren’t especially exciting or interesting. D’you think Rocket will save Groot’s life on the ice planet? Exactly, no tension. So we watch as Rocket and “Groot Stand-In Character” go through the motions, blasting their way to the predictable finale.
The story where Groot’s a giant monster tearing up Earth and only Rocket in a Jaegar-type robot can stop him is meh as well. It’s a throwaway one-shot that’s only about the visual of these two characters as giants and its tossed-off ending.
And speaking of throwaway, there’s the final story. The series so far has loosely been about Rocket trying to discover his origins – is he the last of his species? What species is that and where is he from? He finds out what his deal is from the Book of Halfworld and that’s it. He’s not that bothered. Pretty anticlimactic! Then it’s back to getting chased by the space cops, getting thrown in jail, etc. etc. the usual Rocket and Groot shenanigans.
Actually I didn’t mind the way the book ended. It’s a neat way of acknowledging Rocket’s weird and whacky past from the ‘70s/’80s comics while at the same time saying Marvel will not be returning to those days either. It also puts an end to the melancholic Rocket mooning about his unknown past – people want Rocket to be happy-go-lucky, not depressed! Now he’s got closure he can move on and he does. Dark and brooding characters are another (much less popular) comics publisher’s speciality…
It’s a shame Skottie Young doesn’t draw any of the issues as his artwork is superb – he draws the covers though and they look awesome. Filipe Andrade’s art is fine but nowhere near as memorable or unique while Jake Parker’s art is very similar to Young’s which is really weird to see!
Like a kid’s cartoon show, Young’s stories are pleasant and easily digestible but are a bit too slight and very forgettable. Storytailer is an average, disposable quick read and little else.
September 15, 2017
Some of the best mindless fun comics out there. I've always kind of disliked Skottie Young's work, but I guess he was just made for this book.
June 17, 2020
An 11 issue second volume further seeking out to capitalise on the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, just OK fare. 6 out of 12.
November 25, 2015
The second (and last?) volume of Rocket's adventures is really great fun. I was initially concerned about the change of artist but the new guy really won me over. He has some really solid cartooning chops.
I'm old enough to have bought and loved the original Bill Mantlo/Mike Mignola Rocket Raccoon mini-series in the '80s and this volume is both a love letter to that old chestnut and a way of telling us old gits that Rocket's never going back there, no matter how nostalgic we might get. I can dig it.
This is Marvel's way of telling us Rocket's staying the cantankerous, bloodthirsty critter that made the Guardians of the Galaxy movie such an enormous hit. He's basically Marvel's new Wolverine, isn't he? Not bad for a character that started out as an obvious jokey reference to a Beatles song, eh?
BLAM! Murdered ya!
I'm old enough to have bought and loved the original Bill Mantlo/Mike Mignola Rocket Raccoon mini-series in the '80s and this volume is both a love letter to that old chestnut and a way of telling us old gits that Rocket's never going back there, no matter how nostalgic we might get. I can dig it.
This is Marvel's way of telling us Rocket's staying the cantankerous, bloodthirsty critter that made the Guardians of the Galaxy movie such an enormous hit. He's basically Marvel's new Wolverine, isn't he? Not bad for a character that started out as an obvious jokey reference to a Beatles song, eh?
BLAM! Murdered ya!
September 17, 2015
The big story about Rocket's origins was kind of a letdown. I almost wish that the concept had been totally ignored instead, because the other issues were fun to read. Young obviously isn't the deepest writer around, but his style worked quite well with something of the relative emotional weight of Rocket Raccoon. That said, some of the scenes with Groot were very well done, giving real weight to the relationship between the two without getting too heavy for the rest of the book.
May 10, 2023
The second volume seems to be more disjointed as a story arc goes. Rocket is trying to make money, but gets slowed down on an icy planet where Groot almost dies. Then he's making money to pay off his debts, finds the secrets to his origins, and helps stop an oversized Groot from destroying the world. Overall, despite a few moments that gave me a chuckle, I found volume 1 to be much better. The artwork is still great, but this one just wasn't as entertaining as the previous volume.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 18, 2024
3.3/5.0
The artwork in this volume is great, and that's about as much praise that I can give this. It's not that I don't enjoy the adventures that both Rocket and Groot tend to find themselves in, but for some reason this just felt like a hot mess of a rushed collection of stories.
The artwork in this volume is great, and that's about as much praise that I can give this. It's not that I don't enjoy the adventures that both Rocket and Groot tend to find themselves in, but for some reason this just felt like a hot mess of a rushed collection of stories.
July 10, 2016
The best part of this was when they mocked his origin story.
August 21, 2017
Another fun-but-frivolous entry in the Rocket Racoon canon from Skottie Young. As with the first volume, the art in this one really takes center stage, doing all the heavy lifting to keep things upbeat and engaging. Without the great work of Filipe Andrade and Jake Parker, each story in this volume would read like a story you've read a million times elsewhere. However, their visual flare and comedic approach to storytelling really makes this worth a read. I read this on an iPad, and found myself zooming in on certain panels and really taking in the details. It's fantastic work from the two artists, and makes me want to find other things they've worked on.
However, the stories are just kind of... bleh. They're really just avenues to big set pieces. Rocket's dialogue is pretty corny most of the time, and the plots themselves are predictable as all hell. Even the final story, which is meant to reveal some of Rocket's backstory, feels rushed and distanced from any emotional core. I mean, Rocket meets the first other survivor of his homeworld he's ever encountered, and he treats it like an annoyance rather than a shock. It's very weak, and I didn't know what I was supposed to take away from it.
All in all, this is a pretty skippable series, with the saving grace being its, you guessed it, art. It's a very fast read, though, so maybe just fly through it some afternoon if you're in the mood. Or don't! I don't know!
However, the stories are just kind of... bleh. They're really just avenues to big set pieces. Rocket's dialogue is pretty corny most of the time, and the plots themselves are predictable as all hell. Even the final story, which is meant to reveal some of Rocket's backstory, feels rushed and distanced from any emotional core. I mean, Rocket meets the first other survivor of his homeworld he's ever encountered, and he treats it like an annoyance rather than a shock. It's very weak, and I didn't know what I was supposed to take away from it.
All in all, this is a pretty skippable series, with the saving grace being its, you guessed it, art. It's a very fast read, though, so maybe just fly through it some afternoon if you're in the mood. Or don't! I don't know!
August 3, 2017
I had recently written that I did not like things that were written by Scottie Young, but I really enjoyed his artwork. This book makes me have to take that statement back. I didn't necessarily love this book, but I enjoyed reading it a bit more than Young's book- I hate fairyland. It works best having the Rocket and Groot combination. I think that is why they eventually relaunched the book with the two of them together.
June 12, 2023
Quite scared that Groot almost died by regeneration-proof poison and that in the future he goes "Full Kaiju," but really, part & parcel for such a weird/wholesome hero.
May 10, 2016
I'm really torn with how many stars I want to give.
On the one hand, I just loved it. Rocket is adorable. His misadventures are so amusing. He gets himself into more trouble than he makes. What's not to love about a smartass little furball?
On the other hand, I didn't fully love it. The stories are too quick. I feel like there should have been more to the story line, or more as far as other stories added (like Volume 1's addition of a story from Groot's comic books). I was left feeling like I needed so much more.
I will say I loved the crossover of Rocket with the Avengers...in the far, far distant future. Old Stark and Cap...And I think the Clintasha crowd would be pleased because in one of the images, there seems to be Natasha Romanov with two younglings who are carrying bows & arrows and wearing Hawkeye's violet color...
You be the judge.
I enjoyed the continuation of the MAIN STORY: Rocket having to deal with all of his old conquests. That cheeky racoon. And I did, so very much, enjoy the illustrations, which is what graphic novels are all about, IMO. The best part was the additional variant covers and art in the back of the book.
Overall, I think four stars is about right. (Three for number of stories, Five for art and The Avengers) It wasn't the love at first volume continuing for me, but it was good.
*I NEED A HERO READ - MAY 2016*
On the one hand, I just loved it. Rocket is adorable. His misadventures are so amusing. He gets himself into more trouble than he makes. What's not to love about a smartass little furball?
On the other hand, I didn't fully love it. The stories are too quick. I feel like there should have been more to the story line, or more as far as other stories added (like Volume 1's addition of a story from Groot's comic books). I was left feeling like I needed so much more.
I will say I loved the crossover of Rocket with the Avengers...in the far, far distant future. Old Stark and Cap...And I think the Clintasha crowd would be pleased because in one of the images, there seems to be Natasha Romanov with two younglings who are carrying bows & arrows and wearing Hawkeye's violet color...
You be the judge.
I enjoyed the continuation of the MAIN STORY: Rocket having to deal with all of his old conquests. That cheeky racoon. And I did, so very much, enjoy the illustrations, which is what graphic novels are all about, IMO. The best part was the additional variant covers and art in the back of the book.
Overall, I think four stars is about right. (Three for number of stories, Five for art and The Avengers) It wasn't the love at first volume continuing for me, but it was good.
*I NEED A HERO READ - MAY 2016*
November 13, 2015
Every bit as crazy fun as volume one! Skottie Young has a knack for writing Rocket that is beautiful to behold. The combination of action and humor is irresistible. There's a single page image in this book, the cover of one of the individual comics, I believe, and it depicts Rocket with a maniacal grin and an unbelievably huge and complex gun complete with everything you could possibly want in a deadly weapon including the kitchen sink, and he's saying, "Say hello to my little friend!" I so want this on a T-shirt. The book bogs down a bit towards the end when Rocket finds the Book of the Half World, which seems rushed and unsatisfying--it's over much too quickly, though perhaps this will be expanded on in the next volume.
October 20, 2018
Such great art work. The story is entertaining as can be. It has been a while since I found so much entertainment from a comic book. I have been reading things like "Marvel's Runaways" and "Marvel's Iornfist". Although the others have great stories with great art they did not make me laugh nearly as much as the Rocket Raccoon books.
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August 24, 2015
3.5. I loved the first story, but I wasn't very into the rest of them. I do love Rocket and Groot though. Maybe Groot more than Rocket. But there is something about that little murderous furball that I connect with.
January 8, 2017
Ļoti emocionāli.
June 1, 2017
*4.5 stars*
July 19, 2021
Rocket and Groot crashland on an ice planet whee they get attacked by creatures called Nogu. A local named Jink saves the two from the creatures, but Groot is bitten by them. The Nogu venom can kill him, but the Nogu queen's egg yolk is the cure. Rocket and Jink head to the Nogu queen, though Jink's father forbids it.
In the future - or alternate universe where superheroes are older - Groot has mutated into a giant, angry... tree. So kinda like Tree Kong. Rocket reluctantly helps his old friend, though they parted ways many years before.
A creature Rocket owes credits to may have the location of the Book of Halfworld that has information about his past. Rocket decides to investigate, though paying off his contact means he has no more credits for the debt he has for the Intergalactic Council. He again becomes a wanted man... or raccoon.
In the future - or alternate universe where superheroes are older - Groot has mutated into a giant, angry... tree. So kinda like Tree Kong. Rocket reluctantly helps his old friend, though they parted ways many years before.
A creature Rocket owes credits to may have the location of the Book of Halfworld that has information about his past. Rocket decides to investigate, though paying off his contact means he has no more credits for the debt he has for the Intergalactic Council. He again becomes a wanted man... or raccoon.
January 26, 2022
Kinda bummed tbh. This was fineee but it was basically just a collection of shorts with Rocket & Groot. The first one was reallly good: Groot gets bit by an alien dog thing and is dying so Rocket has to team up with this alien warrior princess and it was so entertaining and heartfelt. Then one of the stories was some game thing where in the future Groot is a giant monster and Rocket has to get a mecha suit to fight him??? It was pointless as hell.
Some of the other stories were equally as pointless but also confusing. The ending was so anticlimactic. The whole time Rocket wants to get to the bottom of what he is and his history but then when he does he's like actually I don't care?? Then it goes back to him and Groot just getting chased by space police and arrested like that's classic but there was no actual story to it. I didn't vibe.
I'm gonna rant here about how one of Groot's powers is to endlessly regenerate himself. One of the things that happens a lot is Groot gets exploded, Rocket takes a stick, plants it, waters it and bam. I am Groot. Not oh he's a brand new Groot!!! Like if it was so easy to make new Groots why is he the last one? Why would a piece of him forming back together = new being that doesn't have the past memories and experiences? But that's just my response to James Gunn talking shit lol. This really is the hill I will die on.
Also this really reminds me that I miss adult Groot in the movies.😭
Some of the other stories were equally as pointless but also confusing. The ending was so anticlimactic. The whole time Rocket wants to get to the bottom of what he is and his history but then when he does he's like actually I don't care?? Then it goes back to him and Groot just getting chased by space police and arrested like that's classic but there was no actual story to it. I didn't vibe.
I'm gonna rant here about how one of Groot's powers is to endlessly regenerate himself. One of the things that happens a lot is Groot gets exploded, Rocket takes a stick, plants it, waters it and bam. I am Groot. Not oh he's a brand new Groot!!! Like if it was so easy to make new Groots why is he the last one? Why would a piece of him forming back together = new being that doesn't have the past memories and experiences? But that's just my response to James Gunn talking shit lol. This really is the hill I will die on.
Also this really reminds me that I miss adult Groot in the movies.😭
September 13, 2022
Album zawiera zeszyty z serii: Rocket Raccoon 7-11 (2014).
Solowe przygody Rocketa wraz z Grootem w rękach Younga to momentami naprawdę zabawna lektura, choć i tak nie umywa się do szalonych przygód postrzelonej Gert z innej serii tegoż autora.
Bohaterowie ładują na mroźnej planecie, gdzie zostają zaatakowani przez lodowe stwory. Jeden z nich gryzie Groota, czym wywołuje zakażenie pewnego rodzaju jadem. Rocket rusza po lekarstwo dla przyjaciela. Jednak nie to napędzało moją ciekawość od ostatniego tomu.
Mianowicie odpowiedź na pytanie skąd wziął się Rocket i czy jest więcej przedstawicieli jego gatunku. Skottie co prawda daje nam odpowiedź, ale jest ona dosyć zachowawcza i mało ekscytującą, choć podlana szczyptą humoru.
Właśnie. Humor. Ja lubię tego autora, ale większość żartów w tym przypadku do mnie nie przemawiała. Ot, porządna historyjka, oglądana z uśmiechem na ustach, ale finalnie niestety do zapomniania. A całe to szukanie pewnej księgi, ktora miała być kluczem, było już dużo fajniej zarysowane.
Kreska. Jest szalona zabawa forma, a postacie potrafią wyglądać bajecznie. Całość momentami wygląda jakby była wyjęta rodem z programów na Cartoon Network, rodem z mojego dzieciństwa. Wygląda to fajnie, ale odniosłem wrażenie że rysownicy mogli bardziej zaszaleć niż tylko to co zostało nam przedstawione.
Udany, niestety ostatni tom z tej serii, nieco świadczy o jakiejś formie braku. Czasu? Pomysłu? Słabej sprzedaży? Niemniej będę miał tu ciepłe wspomnienia.
Solowe przygody Rocketa wraz z Grootem w rękach Younga to momentami naprawdę zabawna lektura, choć i tak nie umywa się do szalonych przygód postrzelonej Gert z innej serii tegoż autora.
Bohaterowie ładują na mroźnej planecie, gdzie zostają zaatakowani przez lodowe stwory. Jeden z nich gryzie Groota, czym wywołuje zakażenie pewnego rodzaju jadem. Rocket rusza po lekarstwo dla przyjaciela. Jednak nie to napędzało moją ciekawość od ostatniego tomu.
Mianowicie odpowiedź na pytanie skąd wziął się Rocket i czy jest więcej przedstawicieli jego gatunku. Skottie co prawda daje nam odpowiedź, ale jest ona dosyć zachowawcza i mało ekscytującą, choć podlana szczyptą humoru.
Właśnie. Humor. Ja lubię tego autora, ale większość żartów w tym przypadku do mnie nie przemawiała. Ot, porządna historyjka, oglądana z uśmiechem na ustach, ale finalnie niestety do zapomniania. A całe to szukanie pewnej księgi, ktora miała być kluczem, było już dużo fajniej zarysowane.
Kreska. Jest szalona zabawa forma, a postacie potrafią wyglądać bajecznie. Całość momentami wygląda jakby była wyjęta rodem z programów na Cartoon Network, rodem z mojego dzieciństwa. Wygląda to fajnie, ale odniosłem wrażenie że rysownicy mogli bardziej zaszaleć niż tylko to co zostało nam przedstawione.
Udany, niestety ostatni tom z tej serii, nieco świadczy o jakiejś formie braku. Czasu? Pomysłu? Słabej sprzedaży? Niemniej będę miał tu ciepłe wspomnienia.
December 1, 2023
I felt this book was better than the previous volume I read. I liked the art style and the first story the best. I felt the second story was a little bit of a filler since it involves Rocket's 'probable future.' From what I understand Rocket was shown through a VR looking headset of a future where he fought Groot and sacrificed himself, only to be told afterwards that it isn't an inescapable future since Rocket's choices could lead him to a different one. That's why I thought it was filler, but the art was cool and Rocket's mech suit that lasted about 6 pages. I didn't really like the third story involve another raccoon half-world character, Sale. Rocket was supposed to be unique but then another raccoon comes up. I don't have an issue with that, I just felt disappointed because we learn nothing about this other raccoon's history or what his motive is. Maybe he'll appear in another comic later? Anyway, this comic is my first introduction to Rocket as a character. I like Rocket's distinctive personality in the comic, but I like the MCU Rocket way better. If anyone wants to share any other Rocket centered comics I'd be happy to check them out. I don't read comics, but was just curious and wanted a comic that wasn't in a long saga or anything that has my favorite MCU character in a different storytelling format and setting.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 12, 2019
Jak mě první díl potěšil, tak to nadšení druhý díl zase zchladil.
Místo jednoho delšího příběhu je tohle spíš sbírka povídek, kde se sice naváže na cliffhanger z minula, ale rozhodně bych to navázání nenazval uspokojivým. Jsou tu super momenty - starý Rocket a staří Avengers, kaidžu Groot, kresba první povídky - ale to bohužel celou knížku neutáhne. Osobně mě tu iritovaly i některé z vtipů, protože na to, že je Rocket mimozemšťan tak má až zbytečně velkou adoraci Země a ty narážky mi k němu moc nesedí.
Kresba si tu rozdělili Filip Andrade (první povídka) a (zbytek) Jake Parker, a i když mi napoprvé Filip moc nesednul po tom, co jsem si minule zvyknul na Jakea, tak zpětně nutno říct, že jeho čast vypadala o poznání lépe.
Celkově je to pořád pohodová jednohubka na víkend, jenom je asi lepší číst oba díly najednou, aby si člověk tu kvalitu tak nějak rovnoměrněji rozložil.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- chcete vědět, jak dopadne cliffhanger z prvního dílu
- si chcete užít o trochu vážnější povídku
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- doufáte v jeden delší příběh
- vás nebavil už první díl, protože druhý díl to moc nenapraví
Místo jednoho delšího příběhu je tohle spíš sbírka povídek, kde se sice naváže na cliffhanger z minula, ale rozhodně bych to navázání nenazval uspokojivým. Jsou tu super momenty - starý Rocket a staří Avengers, kaidžu Groot, kresba první povídky - ale to bohužel celou knížku neutáhne. Osobně mě tu iritovaly i některé z vtipů, protože na to, že je Rocket mimozemšťan tak má až zbytečně velkou adoraci Země a ty narážky mi k němu moc nesedí.
Kresba si tu rozdělili Filip Andrade (první povídka) a (zbytek) Jake Parker, a i když mi napoprvé Filip moc nesednul po tom, co jsem si minule zvyknul na Jakea, tak zpětně nutno říct, že jeho čast vypadala o poznání lépe.
Celkově je to pořád pohodová jednohubka na víkend, jenom je asi lepší číst oba díly najednou, aby si člověk tu kvalitu tak nějak rovnoměrněji rozložil.
Mohlo by se vám líbit, pokud:
- chcete vědět, jak dopadne cliffhanger z prvního dílu
- si chcete užít o trochu vážnější povídku
Spíš vás zklame, pokud:
- doufáte v jeden delší příběh
- vás nebavil už první díl, protože druhý díl to moc nenapraví
May 19, 2023
This book ended so good!
This story picks up with Rocket's journey to discover where he's from, and if anyone else is like him out in the universe. He doesn't remember-- be it trauma or he wasn't quite awake for it all. There is a book in the galaxy that details the history of Half-world.
On the run from space cops, and with groot at his side he manages to find the book. In a series of panels we get his reactions-- until finally he's had enough. He sees chaos, torture, and his own creation leading him to realize he saw something he didn't want to, it was too terrible.
It was also closure, realizing he already had a family and a best friend.
The adventures or Rocket Raccoon and Groot are fun, heart felt, and full of our surly Raccoon that we all know and love. The art was amazing, the story was fast paced and engaging. I had a good time from start to finish.
If you're missing the guardians-- pick up this series!
This story picks up with Rocket's journey to discover where he's from, and if anyone else is like him out in the universe. He doesn't remember-- be it trauma or he wasn't quite awake for it all. There is a book in the galaxy that details the history of Half-world.
On the run from space cops, and with groot at his side he manages to find the book. In a series of panels we get his reactions-- until finally he's had enough. He sees chaos, torture, and his own creation leading him to realize he saw something he didn't want to, it was too terrible.
It was also closure, realizing he already had a family and a best friend.
The adventures or Rocket Raccoon and Groot are fun, heart felt, and full of our surly Raccoon that we all know and love. The art was amazing, the story was fast paced and engaging. I had a good time from start to finish.
If you're missing the guardians-- pick up this series!
December 29, 2019
Just like the previous volume, this is a quick, entertaining read. You can read it, enjoy it, then forget it (in the sense that you don't have to add what happens here to your "what I need to care about for canon" memory)--which is exactly what I wanted when I picked it up. I didn't want Rocket Raccoon to be all that deep. I wanted to be engaged and entertained while I read it--and I was. I chuckled now and again, and, all around, had a good time while reading it. I especially liked how the story ended full circle: Back in prison, about to use Groot to escape. All in all, this was a fun little series. Worth checking out if you want something quick and fun, or if you like Skottie Young's writing style. If you liked him in Deadpool, you'll like him in this series, too.
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May 11, 2025
Arrivati a questo punto, è chiaro che qualcuno deve aver detto all'autore, "Guarda che le origini e la storia di Rocket i fan la conoscono già!". L'autore ha bestemmiato, e ha scritto una conclusione-non-conclusione con un inutile riferimento ad una miniserie retconnata già da un pezzo.
E nel fare tutto ciò, salta fuori una VERA prociona, una sua simile, quindi Rocket non è più solo, e anziché, come minimo, fare il dongiovanni al cubo e trovare finalmente almeno un angolo di pace nella sua tormentatissima vita, no, dice ai fan, "raga, abbiamo scherzato, eh!"
Per il resto, un volume fatto di filler, tutti carini, ma utili quanto una supercazzola. L'intero arco di Young è la fiera dello spreco di idee e di personaggi, ed è riuscito a svilire la storia ed il personaggio di Rocket.
E nel fare tutto ciò, salta fuori una VERA prociona, una sua simile, quindi Rocket non è più solo, e anziché, come minimo, fare il dongiovanni al cubo e trovare finalmente almeno un angolo di pace nella sua tormentatissima vita, no, dice ai fan, "raga, abbiamo scherzato, eh!"
Per il resto, un volume fatto di filler, tutti carini, ma utili quanto una supercazzola. L'intero arco di Young è la fiera dello spreco di idee e di personaggi, ed è riuscito a svilire la storia ed il personaggio di Rocket.
February 3, 2021
I love the Filipe Andrade feature that starts this book, his work with Jean-Francois Beaulieu's colours depicting the monsters and fights on the snow planet is beautiful. We then get a story about a kaiju-sized Groot fighting an Old Man Rocket with a mecha which is fun. I have a problem with the ending story and how dismissive it is of Rocket's history, but this book doesn't really care about that. It's fun, it doesn't dwell on continuity or grand ideas, it's a straightforward action adventure series featuring Rocket and Groot as Rocket does odd-jobs across the galaxy to try and pay off his debts.
June 10, 2018
A couple of things made me rate this lower than the first volume of Rocket Raccoon. First, although Skottie Young is still the writer he decided NOT to draw this volume and although the replacements are excellent, I still miss his creative style. Also, the stories were very entertaining just not as much fun as the first volume. Overall, a solid comic worth reading, but a slight dip in quality from the first volume.
November 10, 2020
Skottie Young's Rocket Raccoon series is still fun. I thoroughly enjoyed the first part of the book but it petered out. The idea of Groot and Rocket having adventures around the galaxies are fun but there still has to be a better overarching theme. The book's art isn't as good as if Young were drawing it himself but not bad. Overall, I'd love to read more but would love it even more if Young were pulling double duty.
March 26, 2024
Four more short stories. The first three were fun and quick to read, and the art was nice. I didn't really like the last story though, the art felt a bit less polished than the rest and the story was a bit pointless.
All three volumes are fine, but tbh only the first one follows a coherent story line. The visuals of the first volume are also the most impressive of the three. - I'd definitely recommend reading the first one, I'm not sure about the other two.
All three volumes are fine, but tbh only the first one follows a coherent story line. The visuals of the first volume are also the most impressive of the three. - I'd definitely recommend reading the first one, I'm not sure about the other two.
September 3, 2017
A continuation of the last book. I still think the "I am Groot" story was the best of the ones available. Though the story of Groot dying was pretty good too, showed a different side of Rocket. Oh and the one where he apparently read his origin story - the one with clowns and stuff - was funny because I tried reading those stories once and had about the same reaction.
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