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Rocket Raccoon and Groot (Collected Editions)
Rocket Raccoon and Groot, Vol. 0: Bite and Bark
They're your favorite Guardians. They're everyone's favorite Guardians! And this is what they get up to when they're not on Guard duty! Rocket is the last of his kind, but that might not be the case for long when he's framed for murder - can he prove his innocence, and save his own life? Rocket must try to fix his past mistakes, journey to the dreaded Winter Planet and risk everything to rescue his best bud! Who's that, you say? He is Groot! And he has to step up in turn when Rocket gets raccoon-napped!
COLLECTING: ROCKET RACCOON (2014) 1-11, GROOT 1-6, MATERIAL FROM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS 1
COLLECTING: ROCKET RACCOON (2014) 1-11, GROOT 1-6, MATERIAL FROM GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: TOMORROW'S AVENGERS 1
400 pages, Paperback
First published October 11, 2016
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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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September 15, 2017
Collects Scottie Young's run on Rocket Raccoon and Jeff Loveness's Groot miniseries. 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 Rocket Raccoon. By far the best thing Skottie Young has ever made. Fun, entertaining and full of action and humor.
Somehow Jeff Loveness and Brian Clevinger have taken a comic featuring a character that only says 3 words and turned it into a fun, rip-roaring, heartwarming, adventure comic. They expose Groot's heart and how he tries to find the good in everyone while still making fun, dynamic stories. Clevinger still needs to work on his human facial features, but he can draw some bang-up aliens.
I've always kind of disliked Skottie Young's work, but I guess he was just made for Rocket Raccoon. By far the best thing Skottie Young has ever made. Fun, entertaining and full of action and humor.
Somehow Jeff Loveness and Brian Clevinger have taken a comic featuring a character that only says 3 words and turned it into a fun, rip-roaring, heartwarming, adventure comic. They expose Groot's heart and how he tries to find the good in everyone while still making fun, dynamic stories. Clevinger still needs to work on his human facial features, but he can draw some bang-up aliens.
September 3, 2017
More Disneyfied dumbassery of cosmic proportions as Skottie Young demonstrates here for the entire galaxy that he can neither plot a story nor draw a raccoon (sorry, Rocket), or anything else for that matter, without regressing to sophomoric buffoonery or kiddiwinx for the preteen set.
And if you responded by asking me, "Well, what the flark did you expect from a collection of buddy tales detailing the adventures of an ambulatory tree with limited verbal skills and his genetically enhanced rodent friend with dominant proclivities and a taste for murderous gunplay?"
Then I'd answer, "A lot flarkin more, my friend of the diminished expectations. A lot flarkin more."
And if you responded by asking me, "Well, what the flark did you expect from a collection of buddy tales detailing the adventures of an ambulatory tree with limited verbal skills and his genetically enhanced rodent friend with dominant proclivities and a taste for murderous gunplay?"
Then I'd answer, "A lot flarkin more, my friend of the diminished expectations. A lot flarkin more."
September 9, 2025
Broke up the run of books by going back to a graphic novel/comic compilation this time out. My familiarity with Rocket & Groot only comes from the Guardians/Marvel movies, so seeing how some of their own stories are told in the comics was a welcome change of pace.
It's a collection of 11 Rocket comics, and 6 Groot, and there's a distinct difference in both, with the latter being a lot more light hearted than the aggressive nature of the former. It's good to see that contrast in this format.
The artwork is fantastic as you'd expect from the big guys at Marvel, it's beautiful to look at and a fun couple of hours read (well, for me a days commute to and from work), loved it!
It's a collection of 11 Rocket comics, and 6 Groot, and there's a distinct difference in both, with the latter being a lot more light hearted than the aggressive nature of the former. It's good to see that contrast in this format.
The artwork is fantastic as you'd expect from the big guys at Marvel, it's beautiful to look at and a fun couple of hours read (well, for me a days commute to and from work), loved it!
June 3, 2017
03/06/2017
I feel like I just reached the peak of my life... this was everything I never knew I needed. I cannot wait to continue this, I have the biggest comic hangover now.
I feel like I just reached the peak of my life... this was everything I never knew I needed. I cannot wait to continue this, I have the biggest comic hangover now.
May 6, 2017
Really enjoyed this. The characters rang true. It was fun to see more of both Rocket's and Groot's back story. I'd buy this.
June 11, 2020
Reseña de Andrés Accorsi para su blog:
http://365comicsxyear.blogspot.com/20...
Me tomé varios días para bajarme este temible masacote de 400 páginas, que incluye 11 episodios de una serie de Rocket Raccoon, seis de una miniserie de Groot, un par de historias cortas y una cantidad obscena de portadas alternativas, donde vemos a los protagonistas dibujados por grossos como Declan Shalvey, Francesco Francavilla, Humberto Ramos, Sara Pichelli, Stan Sakai, Jason Latour, Simone Bianchi o Phil Noto.
Los 11 números de Rocket Raccoon fueron un flashback demoledor a mediados de los ´90, cuando Alan Grant y Val Semeiks contaban todos los meses historias de Lobo aptas para todo público. Esto es exactamente igual. Un personaje que es el último de su especie, kilombero, violento, mal hablado (que profiere puteadas inventadas para que no aparezcan las verdaderas), vive alocadas aventuras en el espacio exterior, donde se manda cualquiera para zafar de gente que lo quiere matar para vengarse de sus afanos, sus asesinatos o su promiscuidad. De verdad, si cambiás al Capo por Rocket, se pueden contar exactamente las mismas historias, con ínfimas modificaciones. La única diferencia es el vínculo fraternal entre Lobo… digo, Rocket y Groot. El pseudo-mapache se va a jugar la vida desinteresadamente por el árbol viviente más de una vez, mientras que el último czarniano probablemente no lo haría nunca sin que medie un beneficio para su pecunio.
Pero no, los guiones no son de Alan Grant. El encargado de guiar a Rocket en este periplo demencial es el maestro Scottie Young, quien se da todos los gustos. Arma una saga grandilocuente, la interrumpe para meter algún unitario descolgado, te bombardea con chistes y situaciones desopilantes, muchísimos gastes a Star Wars, y en los dos últimos episodios resuelve todo con tanta jerarquía que al final (como hacía la Bruja Grant) te deja al personaje en el mismo lugar donde lo encontró. En el medio, te divertiste a lo pavote durante más de 200 páginas. El propio Young dibuja un poco más de 100 páginas, en las que deja la vida. Te masacra con unas puestas en página alucinantes, ideas narrativas copadas, acción a pleno, diseños de personajes, criaturas y naves gloriosos, onomatopeyas salvajes… Todo se ve muy dinámico, muy divertido y demasiado lindo para ser real. Cuando deja de dibujar Scottie, lo reemplaza Jake Parker, que sigue esa misma línea de dibujo (aunque sin esos niveles de magia) y también hay dos episodios dibujados por Filipe Andrade, un dibujante portugués exquisito, con una estética bastante alejada de la de Young, pero también con muchos logros en materia visual y narrativa.
En los seis números de Groot, el guionista Jeff Loveness propone una road movie clásica, que le permite mostrarnos en cada episodio la interacción del protagonista con distintos personajes. También introduce a una nueva villana, repasa momentos clave en la historia de Groot y entre acción y chistes limados (brillante la sátira al origen de Superman), lleva el relato hacia una conclusión potente y satisfactoria en el quinto episodio. Queda uno más, y ahí Loveness sube la apuesta. En el nº6 juega la carta de la emotividad, lanza la estocada al corazón de los lectores y le da a las 13 páginas finales un vuelco muy conmovedor, casi poético, que no me vi venir nunca. Acá es donde la miniserie adquiere la profundidad que por ahí le venía faltando en las primeras 100 páginas.
El dibujante de este tramo es Brian Kesinger, quien dibuja bárbaro a Groot, a Rocket, a las chicas y a todas las razas alienígenas. Lo que le sale definitivamente mal son las caras de los varones con rasgos humanoides. Pero fuera de eso, se la banca muy dignamente incluso al lado de una bestia como Scottie Young. En las dos historias cortitas también hay buenos dibujantes: Mike Del Mundo (en un estilo tipo comic de ciencia-ficción de la revista Epic o Heavy Metal) y Ming Doyle en la línea que la caracteriza siempre, pero con un poco más de laburo en los fondos.
Si sos fan de los Guardians of the Galaxy, o si extrañás las aventuras galácticas de Lobo, o si te querés divertir un BUEN rato, acá tenés mucho material, mucho compromiso y mucho talento. Esta es la Marvel que le gusta a la gente: bardo, machaca épica, humor salvaje, cada tanto un toque emotivo, pero sin enkilombar la continuidad ni pretender que leamos 70 series para entender qué carajo está pasando. Y con dibujantes capaces de entregar un episodio completo durante más de dos meses consecutivos. Me quedó claro que Scottie Young no sólo le pone todo a su kiosquito creator-owned. Acá, con un personaje prestado, también hizo explotar todo con la polenta de su trazo y su ingenio.
Ultimo dato: Rocket Raccoon fue co-creado por Keith Giffen, igual que Lobo. ¿Casualidad? Nah, ni en pedo…
Gracias por el aguante y nos reencontramos pronto con nuevas reseñas acá en el blog.
http://365comicsxyear.blogspot.com/20...
Me tomé varios días para bajarme este temible masacote de 400 páginas, que incluye 11 episodios de una serie de Rocket Raccoon, seis de una miniserie de Groot, un par de historias cortas y una cantidad obscena de portadas alternativas, donde vemos a los protagonistas dibujados por grossos como Declan Shalvey, Francesco Francavilla, Humberto Ramos, Sara Pichelli, Stan Sakai, Jason Latour, Simone Bianchi o Phil Noto.
Los 11 números de Rocket Raccoon fueron un flashback demoledor a mediados de los ´90, cuando Alan Grant y Val Semeiks contaban todos los meses historias de Lobo aptas para todo público. Esto es exactamente igual. Un personaje que es el último de su especie, kilombero, violento, mal hablado (que profiere puteadas inventadas para que no aparezcan las verdaderas), vive alocadas aventuras en el espacio exterior, donde se manda cualquiera para zafar de gente que lo quiere matar para vengarse de sus afanos, sus asesinatos o su promiscuidad. De verdad, si cambiás al Capo por Rocket, se pueden contar exactamente las mismas historias, con ínfimas modificaciones. La única diferencia es el vínculo fraternal entre Lobo… digo, Rocket y Groot. El pseudo-mapache se va a jugar la vida desinteresadamente por el árbol viviente más de una vez, mientras que el último czarniano probablemente no lo haría nunca sin que medie un beneficio para su pecunio.
Pero no, los guiones no son de Alan Grant. El encargado de guiar a Rocket en este periplo demencial es el maestro Scottie Young, quien se da todos los gustos. Arma una saga grandilocuente, la interrumpe para meter algún unitario descolgado, te bombardea con chistes y situaciones desopilantes, muchísimos gastes a Star Wars, y en los dos últimos episodios resuelve todo con tanta jerarquía que al final (como hacía la Bruja Grant) te deja al personaje en el mismo lugar donde lo encontró. En el medio, te divertiste a lo pavote durante más de 200 páginas. El propio Young dibuja un poco más de 100 páginas, en las que deja la vida. Te masacra con unas puestas en página alucinantes, ideas narrativas copadas, acción a pleno, diseños de personajes, criaturas y naves gloriosos, onomatopeyas salvajes… Todo se ve muy dinámico, muy divertido y demasiado lindo para ser real. Cuando deja de dibujar Scottie, lo reemplaza Jake Parker, que sigue esa misma línea de dibujo (aunque sin esos niveles de magia) y también hay dos episodios dibujados por Filipe Andrade, un dibujante portugués exquisito, con una estética bastante alejada de la de Young, pero también con muchos logros en materia visual y narrativa.
En los seis números de Groot, el guionista Jeff Loveness propone una road movie clásica, que le permite mostrarnos en cada episodio la interacción del protagonista con distintos personajes. También introduce a una nueva villana, repasa momentos clave en la historia de Groot y entre acción y chistes limados (brillante la sátira al origen de Superman), lleva el relato hacia una conclusión potente y satisfactoria en el quinto episodio. Queda uno más, y ahí Loveness sube la apuesta. En el nº6 juega la carta de la emotividad, lanza la estocada al corazón de los lectores y le da a las 13 páginas finales un vuelco muy conmovedor, casi poético, que no me vi venir nunca. Acá es donde la miniserie adquiere la profundidad que por ahí le venía faltando en las primeras 100 páginas.
El dibujante de este tramo es Brian Kesinger, quien dibuja bárbaro a Groot, a Rocket, a las chicas y a todas las razas alienígenas. Lo que le sale definitivamente mal son las caras de los varones con rasgos humanoides. Pero fuera de eso, se la banca muy dignamente incluso al lado de una bestia como Scottie Young. En las dos historias cortitas también hay buenos dibujantes: Mike Del Mundo (en un estilo tipo comic de ciencia-ficción de la revista Epic o Heavy Metal) y Ming Doyle en la línea que la caracteriza siempre, pero con un poco más de laburo en los fondos.
Si sos fan de los Guardians of the Galaxy, o si extrañás las aventuras galácticas de Lobo, o si te querés divertir un BUEN rato, acá tenés mucho material, mucho compromiso y mucho talento. Esta es la Marvel que le gusta a la gente: bardo, machaca épica, humor salvaje, cada tanto un toque emotivo, pero sin enkilombar la continuidad ni pretender que leamos 70 series para entender qué carajo está pasando. Y con dibujantes capaces de entregar un episodio completo durante más de dos meses consecutivos. Me quedó claro que Scottie Young no sólo le pone todo a su kiosquito creator-owned. Acá, con un personaje prestado, también hizo explotar todo con la polenta de su trazo y su ingenio.
Ultimo dato: Rocket Raccoon fue co-creado por Keith Giffen, igual que Lobo. ¿Casualidad? Nah, ni en pedo…
Gracias por el aguante y nos reencontramos pronto con nuevas reseñas acá en el blog.
January 18, 2020
I don’t get it. Can’t he be a scoundrel, without also being a misogynistic womanizer? Skottie Young’s Art is cute and fun, but I’m not a fan of his writing. From the get-go, he ruins a great character with so many possibilities.
And, yeah - the story arc is *spoiler* that all his crazy ex-girlfriends want him dead. Ooh! Ha. Ha ha. How original. What century was this written in?
This failed the Bechdel test miserably. Apparently, in Rocket's world (as thought of by Skottie Young), women aren’t real people and are just there as MacGuffins and for Rocket to @$&!. I get that when a story follows a raccoon and a tree, there’s not a lot of chance for women to have interaction outside of the main characters, but they don’t have so one-dimensional. And to be fair, it does get better in the rest of the book. They do interact with other women that seem to have multiple dimensions. Maybe Skottie was hitting his stride with the character.
Sorry (not sorry) if this sounds feminist, but I enjoy women characters who are actually real people, not cardboard cutouts. I’m not a complete prude. I enjoyed Groot’s “that’s what she said jokes”. But zero stars for the first story arc.
I love Rocket and Groot, so I’m glad I pushed through this.
The BMB comic at the beginning was good. And as soon as Skottie stopped drawing his own writing he became a good writer. Does he think his writing has to be infantile to match his drawing? I really enjoyed this entire book except for the first Rocket arc. I’d give it 5 stars if it weren’t for that misogynistic crap, but I’m going to have to give it 4 stars otherwise.
There was even some touching stuff. And the Groot arc at the end was fun, too. Some good laughs through the whole book.
And, yeah - the story arc is *spoiler* that all his crazy ex-girlfriends want him dead. Ooh! Ha. Ha ha. How original. What century was this written in?
This failed the Bechdel test miserably. Apparently, in Rocket's world (as thought of by Skottie Young), women aren’t real people and are just there as MacGuffins and for Rocket to @$&!. I get that when a story follows a raccoon and a tree, there’s not a lot of chance for women to have interaction outside of the main characters, but they don’t have so one-dimensional. And to be fair, it does get better in the rest of the book. They do interact with other women that seem to have multiple dimensions. Maybe Skottie was hitting his stride with the character.
Sorry (not sorry) if this sounds feminist, but I enjoy women characters who are actually real people, not cardboard cutouts. I’m not a complete prude. I enjoyed Groot’s “that’s what she said jokes”. But zero stars for the first story arc.
I love Rocket and Groot, so I’m glad I pushed through this.
The BMB comic at the beginning was good. And as soon as Skottie stopped drawing his own writing he became a good writer. Does he think his writing has to be infantile to match his drawing? I really enjoyed this entire book except for the first Rocket arc. I’d give it 5 stars if it weren’t for that misogynistic crap, but I’m going to have to give it 4 stars otherwise.
There was even some touching stuff. And the Groot arc at the end was fun, too. Some good laughs through the whole book.
May 29, 2017
captures much of the flavor of the Guardians' movies with action, comedy and sarcasm galore. A fun book. not quite as good as a full guardians book, but the best humor book Marvel's produced in my experience.
June 16, 2021
Collects the 11-issue Rocket Raccoon series by Skottie Young and the 6-issue Groot series by Jeff Loveness, all of which were collected in smaller volumes.
Zany outerspace wackiness. Funny sometimes. A soupçon of characterization.
Zany outerspace wackiness. Funny sometimes. A soupçon of characterization.
May 15, 2017
This tells the hilarious stoires about the Guardians of the Galaxies characters Rocket and Groot when they're not in the movies. I like the book because it is absolutely hilarious.
July 12, 2017
This is a really great collection of comics.
December 19, 2017
The most interesting stories are available separately in shorter volumes anyway.
January 27, 2018
3.5 Stars. Most of these stories were fun.
But maybe this was too big of a collection for me to read all in one go. I’ll take my Rocket & Groot in moderation 😜
But maybe this was too big of a collection for me to read all in one go. I’ll take my Rocket & Groot in moderation 😜
January 31, 2018
Very enjoyable
August 18, 2018
Everything I hoped it would be! My first Rocket & Groot comic made me laugh over and over any the last episode of the book made me cry. So hilarious and poignant.
February 2, 2019
Got at Midtown Comics as a gift, read it first to make sure it was age appropriate.
July 21, 2020
I give the 11 issues of Rocket 3/5 and
The 6 issues of Groot 5/5
so splitting the difference and giving this collection 4/5
The 6 issues of Groot 5/5
so splitting the difference and giving this collection 4/5
August 15, 2022
Always cute and twisting. Many misunderstandings mostly due to a limited vocabulary. The nogli queen hunt was epic.
August 28, 2022
Damn that last page of Groot #6? TEARY AF
April 5, 2025
7.5/10
March 24, 2017
The art was actually pretty great, but the whole ex girlfriend thing threw me off. Why would Rocket Raccoon have *so* many normal sized human girlfriends? Creepy.
January 8, 2017
This is an amazing book! It collects rocket raccoon issues 1-11 and groot 1-6 as well as some other stuff like concept art and exerpts. The storylines follow rocket and groot as they journey through the galaxy on the run from authorities and just mostly having the time of their lives. In and out of prisons, planets, warzones, everything.
As I said, I really like this book. It is a big fat collection of a bunch of issues of one of my favorite comics ever. It has humor, action, drama (maybe), mystery... it has something for everyone, (everyone who likes explosion-gun-killing-action-comic-stuff, that is).
I would definitely recommend that you check this book out, but I would say it's for ages 13+ for violence and implied vulgarity.
As I said, I really like this book. It is a big fat collection of a bunch of issues of one of my favorite comics ever. It has humor, action, drama (maybe), mystery... it has something for everyone, (everyone who likes explosion-gun-killing-action-comic-stuff, that is).
I would definitely recommend that you check this book out, but I would say it's for ages 13+ for violence and implied vulgarity.
March 1, 2017
Wow. That may be my favorite Marvel space book ever. And I hate Marvel space books. Mostly because they are awful and pretentious. Or stupid. And this is a killer raccoon and a tree that only says "I am Groot". And I went to a filk sing once and the guy did "Be Our Guest" from Beauty and the Beast using only the words "I am Groot" - so that's what I hear when I read pages of Groot talking. And this book was good all the way through. Always readable. Always interesting. Sometimes very good - as when Groot helps and is helped by Silver Surfer and Toomie and Dawn. And with the last story - where Groot gets to re-meet his life inspiration - fantastic. It's a little violent, okay maybe a lot violent. And a little silly. And mostly not all that smart. But it's a damn bit better than it should have been. 4.5 of 5.
November 10, 2016
I am Groot.
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