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Guardians of the Galaxy (2020)
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Here We Make Our Stand
The new age of space is here! As old tensions explode in the far-off Earth system, the political map of the galaxy is being radically redrawn. Meanwhile, old friends and lovers must redraw the maps of themselves - or tear them up entirely.
He used to be the Human Rocket. Now he's a human wreck. Is there any coming back for Nova?
And in the wake of EMPYRE, it's time for a nice, peaceful diplomatic conference. As the new ambassador for the Utopian Kree, Marvel Boy makes a solemn promise to be on his best behavior. So how come his fellow diplomats are being murdered one by one - and it looks like he's the killer?
Collects Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) 6-12
He used to be the Human Rocket. Now he's a human wreck. Is there any coming back for Nova?
And in the wake of EMPYRE, it's time for a nice, peaceful diplomatic conference. As the new ambassador for the Utopian Kree, Marvel Boy makes a solemn promise to be on his best behavior. So how come his fellow diplomats are being murdered one by one - and it looks like he's the killer?
Collects Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) 6-12
160 pages, Paperback
First published June 15, 2021
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July 4, 2021
Al Ewing continues to deliver the goods on Guardians and the art team’s pretty flarkin’ fantastic, too.
I’m loving the developments with Star-Lord. I wholeheartedly approve of Ewing’s attempt to sort out Peter’s somewhat contradictory origins. The character developments with Moondragon, Phyla, Nova, Hercules and Groot were all great too. A superhero book with genuine character growth? Heavens to Betsy!
It was a shame this volume got dragged into the King in Black crossover but I suppose it would have been strange for the Guardians book to ignore it completely and Ewing dealt with it well, weaving it into the ongoing story in this book.
I can’t wait for the next volume…
My next book: Mr. Daydream
I’m loving the developments with Star-Lord. I wholeheartedly approve of Ewing’s attempt to sort out Peter’s somewhat contradictory origins. The character developments with Moondragon, Phyla, Nova, Hercules and Groot were all great too. A superhero book with genuine character growth? Heavens to Betsy!
It was a shame this volume got dragged into the King in Black crossover but I suppose it would have been strange for the Guardians book to ignore it completely and Ewing dealt with it well, weaving it into the ongoing story in this book.
I can’t wait for the next volume…
My next book: Mr. Daydream
June 7, 2022
Nova sees a therapist. Rocket solves a locked room murder mystery full of galactic delegates. Star-Lord goes on an acid trip. It's all great fun. Ewing weaves the aftermaths of Empyre in seamlessly as well as the King in Black stuff. Then comes the return of the Greek Gods. This was an excellent volume of stories.
July 12, 2021
Guardians get fun as heck in this "Who done it" volume.
The first half is a lot of fun. Trying to find out who the bad guy is in the meeting room of all the different species in the universe. Rocket being the "detective" was great. Nova getting his own issue to deal with PDST and such is wonderful. Peter going through a really trippy...trip? Was pretty great. The ending was okay but the very last page was awesome and made me excited.
Overall another really solid volume. Ewing just gets what it takes to have fun in my space adventures. I hope he stays on this for at least two or three more arcs. A 4 out of 5.
The first half is a lot of fun. Trying to find out who the bad guy is in the meeting room of all the different species in the universe. Rocket being the "detective" was great. Nova getting his own issue to deal with PDST and such is wonderful. Peter going through a really trippy...trip? Was pretty great. The ending was okay but the very last page was awesome and made me excited.
Overall another really solid volume. Ewing just gets what it takes to have fun in my space adventures. I hope he stays on this for at least two or three more arcs. A 4 out of 5.
May 28, 2021
With Empyre out of the way, the galaxy that the Guardians are meant to guard is looking very different. That's the impetus for the first arc of this book, which is a locked room murder mystery type deal in which the team attempt to ensure galactic diplomacy as well as not murder each other. Fun times abound, of course.
The latter half deals with an outbreak of fighting across the universe, not least of which is the result of the King In Black trying to murder everything on his way to Earth. There's big superhero battles here, as well as a creeping suspicion that the Guardians might have finally bitten off more than they can chew.
Also included are issues 5 and 9, which are laser-focused character pieces for Nova and Star-Lord which deconstruct them and put them back together in some very interesting ways that will propel them forward for years to come.
The fact that Ewing can do all of this - murder mystery, character stuff, event tie-ins, and propel his own narrative forward - in just seven issues, is honestly astounding, and I love it.
I'd be remiss not to mention his artistic collaborators too - Marcio Takara pops in for the first three issues, the therapy session for Nova and the two issue Empyre aftermath, while series artist Juan Cabal returns to finish his run on the title before disappearing for pastures new.
The second volume of Al Ewing's Guardians of the Galaxy run manages to include some excellent character work, and some far reaching plotlines that both spin out of and set-up their own events. I've said before that Ewing's one of my favourite writers, and Guardians is yet another arrow in the quiver of proof as to why - the guy can do everything, seemingly all at once, and make it look effortless.
The latter half deals with an outbreak of fighting across the universe, not least of which is the result of the King In Black trying to murder everything on his way to Earth. There's big superhero battles here, as well as a creeping suspicion that the Guardians might have finally bitten off more than they can chew.
Also included are issues 5 and 9, which are laser-focused character pieces for Nova and Star-Lord which deconstruct them and put them back together in some very interesting ways that will propel them forward for years to come.
The fact that Ewing can do all of this - murder mystery, character stuff, event tie-ins, and propel his own narrative forward - in just seven issues, is honestly astounding, and I love it.
I'd be remiss not to mention his artistic collaborators too - Marcio Takara pops in for the first three issues, the therapy session for Nova and the two issue Empyre aftermath, while series artist Juan Cabal returns to finish his run on the title before disappearing for pastures new.
The second volume of Al Ewing's Guardians of the Galaxy run manages to include some excellent character work, and some far reaching plotlines that both spin out of and set-up their own events. I've said before that Ewing's one of my favourite writers, and Guardians is yet another arrow in the quiver of proof as to why - the guy can do everything, seemingly all at once, and make it look effortless.
August 20, 2021
Man what a let down. Even tho I only semi liked the last volume, I still had some hope and a small bit of excitement coming into this volume. It was all for not. I think the only thing I liked was when Rocket got his detective on. Had fun with that even tho it ended real easily. I haven’t read much GOTG so there were things Ewing was doing in here that was lost to me. Like who was the old man who kept telling Peter he made him a Star-Lord? Last volume had that weird issue 3 and this volume had its own weird issue. That would be issue 9 when Peter was at the weird place beyond the sun. The whole issue was odd and I don’t know what the purpose of all that was. The last vol set the stage for a grand return of Quill that ended up falling flat here after that weird issue 9 and him coming back all weird. Just sucked the life out of that reunion. The one GOTG story I read was by DNA and was part of the great cosmic saga with Annihilation and War of Kings etc etc. That was awesome. Great chemistry between the characters, great sense of adventure, high stakes and awesome action. This missed all those marks. Shame. May not even check out volume 3.
March 25, 2021
This was interesting, it starts off with whatever Nova is going through and what had happened to him and he takes counselling which is good and then the whole stuff with whatever happened to Peter while he was lost in some other dimension in Morinius and we see some interesting changes here, he was there for 100 and more years and then he returns. Meanwhile at the Proscenium a Pan world treaty is happening and an interesting clash with the profiteer, some war stuff going on and more and then some good detective work by Rocket as he finds the perpetrator and the coming of Quill and the olympian gods and the guardians battle with them which is epic and some relationships problems here and there. Overall a good book which needs heavy knowledge of Marvel continuity as it ties in with Empyre and King in black and can become complicated at times but fun though. Interesting developments with the GOTG and their future looks cool, I guess? The art was okayish.
March 11, 2022
I struggled with the previous Guardians of the Galaxy volume as it expanded and split the team and offered odd new takes on several characters. Basically, it made no sense to me, so I avoided Here We Make Our Stand. But then I saw some good reviews from other reviewers I trust, so...
Here We Make Our Stand is pretty darn solid. Surprise! It's character-focused, often funny, and offers a number of scenes that are basically recaps of what's come before. That kind of stuff is my catnip as the forgetful reader of dozens of Marvel series. The first issue features Nova in a therapy session, which really sets the tone for the book. Here We Make Our Stand digs into a few character's heads, sometimes in fun ways (Rocket as detective) and sometimes in barely understandable ways (Quill reborn as some kind of sun god having adventures on another planet for hundreds of years).
Bonus: Here We Make Our Stand ties in to the Empyre and King in Black events with minimal friction, and the volume neatly concludes the saga of the Olympian gods. The reset at the conclusion makes me quite excited for the Guardians next adventure! Al Ewing really turned this series around.
Here We Make Our Stand is pretty darn solid. Surprise! It's character-focused, often funny, and offers a number of scenes that are basically recaps of what's come before. That kind of stuff is my catnip as the forgetful reader of dozens of Marvel series. The first issue features Nova in a therapy session, which really sets the tone for the book. Here We Make Our Stand digs into a few character's heads, sometimes in fun ways (Rocket as detective) and sometimes in barely understandable ways (Quill reborn as some kind of sun god having adventures on another planet for hundreds of years).
Bonus: Here We Make Our Stand ties in to the Empyre and King in Black events with minimal friction, and the volume neatly concludes the saga of the Olympian gods. The reset at the conclusion makes me quite excited for the Guardians next adventure! Al Ewing really turned this series around.
August 2, 2021
"The Guardians is an ad-hoc group of mercenaries and trauma survivors operating out of bars and hospital facilities."
February 19, 2021
This book continues to be excellent! Ewing’s Noh-Varr is my personal favorite from this run, and Noh gets some shining moments this volume. Rocket has a fantastic issue too, as does Star-Lord. Yes, this is the volume that introduces bisexual/poly Peter Quill AND the Noh-Varr/Hercules ship. Read it!! 5/5 stars.
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April 6, 2021Where the first volume took a while to bed in, this one starts strong – a peace conference to decide the fate of the post-Empyre galaxy, with Marvel Boy dressed as peak Adam Ant, because why not? The subplot follows a telepathic domestic where the point at issue is one partner merging with an alternate world self without consulting their lover. This is exactly the kind of meticulously thought-through high strangeness for which I come to an Al Ewing comic, and there's more to come. The Guardians' usual leader, Peter Quill, died in the first volume; comics being comics, of course that doesn't last, but the inevitable pocket universe resurrection is notable both for its mystical resonances and the fact he ends up with a couple looking for a third. Obviously I am picturing Chris Pratt doing that reaction face from the GIF here, but the comic plays the scene a little more straight. Except also not remotely straight, obviously. Once he returns to the 'real' world, Quill might finally be living up to the name Star-Lord – except he's also as tripped out as you'd expect someone to be who's lived a whole other life in another world since they last saw their team.
Alas, that return sees him dumped into the path of Marvel's second uninspiring alien invasion crossover in less than a year, King In Black. Spinning off from the plot of Venom, and in particular previous crap crossover Absolute Carnage, this sees the coming of Knull, an ancient identity linked to the symbiotes and discussed as some kind of Lovecraftian elder god. Sadly, in looks and dialogue he comes across more as budget Hellraiser, or a copy of a copy of an edgy demon from a third-rate nineties Vertigo comic. From there, the volume never really regains its momentum, because no sooner has Knull been sort-of dealt with (his defeat proper has to go in the main KIB comic, after all) before we get another divine invasion, as the Olympians return in their new angry Tron versions. Which I still don't much rate - even if you insist on playing them as dickheads, there are more interesting ways to do it than these one-note tyrants, who feel much closer to the tiresome toddler gods of monotheism than the deeply extra figures of classical myth. Even beyond which, considering Hercules is a member of the team, he gets weirdly sidelined in this section, which is a particular shame because his makeover I do rate, and yes, I am mainly saying this because our beards now have similar white bits.
All in all, I wondered whether this run was trying to be an update of the high-stakes soap opera school of superhero team book – which is something I have been missing lately, instead getting it from old collections. But without ever having space for the downtime issues those needed, just bouncing from event to line-up change to world-shattering crossover, the dynamic is all out. In the last issue, things do come together, with a nicely played epic rumble doubling as a springboard to a new status quo. Meaning it feels like we've just read a dozen issues of Al setting up the book as he actually wants it to be. Which, yes, in some ways is clearly preferable to the approach where a new writer instantly sweeps away everything with which they don't fancy engaging - but given modern Marvel's relaunch addiction, I just hope he gets long enough on the book that this doesn't end up feeling disproportionate.
Alas, that return sees him dumped into the path of Marvel's second uninspiring alien invasion crossover in less than a year, King In Black. Spinning off from the plot of Venom, and in particular previous crap crossover Absolute Carnage, this sees the coming of Knull, an ancient identity linked to the symbiotes and discussed as some kind of Lovecraftian elder god. Sadly, in looks and dialogue he comes across more as budget Hellraiser, or a copy of a copy of an edgy demon from a third-rate nineties Vertigo comic. From there, the volume never really regains its momentum, because no sooner has Knull been sort-of dealt with (his defeat proper has to go in the main KIB comic, after all) before we get another divine invasion, as the Olympians return in their new angry Tron versions. Which I still don't much rate - even if you insist on playing them as dickheads, there are more interesting ways to do it than these one-note tyrants, who feel much closer to the tiresome toddler gods of monotheism than the deeply extra figures of classical myth. Even beyond which, considering Hercules is a member of the team, he gets weirdly sidelined in this section, which is a particular shame because his makeover I do rate, and yes, I am mainly saying this because our beards now have similar white bits.
All in all, I wondered whether this run was trying to be an update of the high-stakes soap opera school of superhero team book – which is something I have been missing lately, instead getting it from old collections. But without ever having space for the downtime issues those needed, just bouncing from event to line-up change to world-shattering crossover, the dynamic is all out. In the last issue, things do come together, with a nicely played epic rumble doubling as a springboard to a new status quo. Meaning it feels like we've just read a dozen issues of Al setting up the book as he actually wants it to be. Which, yes, in some ways is clearly preferable to the approach where a new writer instantly sweeps away everything with which they don't fancy engaging - but given modern Marvel's relaunch addiction, I just hope he gets long enough on the book that this doesn't end up feeling disproportionate.
July 20, 2021
3.5 Stars.
At the end of the last Volume of Guardians, Quill sacrificed himself to trap the Gods of Olympus. As readers, we know that these things don't last very long, but I never expected him to be back so soon...
Highlights:
- After seeing Nova in Therapy, he goes to a meeting of galactic leaders, which as the sole remaining member of the Nova Corps, he has to go to. Regarding the events of Empyre, the leaders are discussing new stipulations for the Pan-Galactic Treaty. Hostilities increase when Stote, High Emperor of the Zn'rx is murdered.
- Rocket shows up with the rest of the current Guardians (Phyla, Moondragon, Marvel Boy, Hercules, and Groot) and they solve the case, figuring out that he was murdered by Profiteer, an Elder of the Galaxy. Obviously, they can't do anything... but the meeting is interrupted by a planet being destroyed and calling for help: "Knull is coming".
- The Guardians are dispatched to fight, and Star-Lord appears to them mid-fight. Having lived hundreds of years in Morinus (we do get to see a quickened version of the story) Quill easily takes down a Knull dragon with one shot, having awakened latent powers and truly becoming "A Star-Lord".
- Unfortunately, this means that the Gods of Olympus have also returned, but with Quill's powerup, they are ultimately defeated by the full team of Guardians, others absent having joined the fight.
- With Knull being taken care of on Earth (see King in Black) and the Gods of Olympus gone, the galaxy wants to disband the Guardians, but instead decide to reinstate them rather than build a new Nova Corps. New team: Leader: Nova Prime, Star-Lord, Phyla, Moondragon, Marvel Boy, Hercules, Rocket and Groot, Drax, Super-Skrull, Quasar and Gamora. (They look pretty sick...)
Can't wait to see how this new stuff pans out, no longer being held back by the KiB event. Hopefully less confusing and more about how the new team begins to act like a larger reaching squad.
Recommend... but you'll need previous more-than-MCU knowledge of the characters to understand what is going on.
At the end of the last Volume of Guardians, Quill sacrificed himself to trap the Gods of Olympus. As readers, we know that these things don't last very long, but I never expected him to be back so soon...
Highlights:
- After seeing Nova in Therapy, he goes to a meeting of galactic leaders, which as the sole remaining member of the Nova Corps, he has to go to. Regarding the events of Empyre, the leaders are discussing new stipulations for the Pan-Galactic Treaty. Hostilities increase when Stote, High Emperor of the Zn'rx is murdered.
- Rocket shows up with the rest of the current Guardians (Phyla, Moondragon, Marvel Boy, Hercules, and Groot) and they solve the case, figuring out that he was murdered by Profiteer, an Elder of the Galaxy. Obviously, they can't do anything... but the meeting is interrupted by a planet being destroyed and calling for help: "Knull is coming".
- The Guardians are dispatched to fight, and Star-Lord appears to them mid-fight. Having lived hundreds of years in Morinus (we do get to see a quickened version of the story) Quill easily takes down a Knull dragon with one shot, having awakened latent powers and truly becoming "A Star-Lord".
- Unfortunately, this means that the Gods of Olympus have also returned, but with Quill's powerup, they are ultimately defeated by the full team of Guardians, others absent having joined the fight.
- With Knull being taken care of on Earth (see King in Black) and the Gods of Olympus gone, the galaxy wants to disband the Guardians, but instead decide to reinstate them rather than build a new Nova Corps. New team: Leader: Nova Prime, Star-Lord, Phyla, Moondragon, Marvel Boy, Hercules, Rocket and Groot, Drax, Super-Skrull, Quasar and Gamora. (They look pretty sick...)
Can't wait to see how this new stuff pans out, no longer being held back by the KiB event. Hopefully less confusing and more about how the new team begins to act like a larger reaching squad.
Recommend... but you'll need previous more-than-MCU knowledge of the characters to understand what is going on.
July 4, 2021
Loving Al Ewing’s take on the Guardians. Definitely has a more modern feel than the DnA stuff I’m reading now.
June 11, 2025
Really a gorgeous book, I’m not into space adventures (for the most part) but this comic just feels so vibrant and adventurous- you really feel like you’re flying through space and time. Very fun read.
December 13, 2021
2,5 stars.
July 18, 2021
4.5, pretty good but got a little involved in some events that I wasn't very excited to read, but still a really good volume
August 30, 2021
*Leído en formato grapa de la edición de Panini Cómics (España)*
May 4, 2022
Another solid volume but not as much fun as Ewing’s first. Deals with the aftermath of Empyre but it’s not necessary, thankfully, to get caught up. Nice focus on Rider and Quill’s strange trippy journey back (you knew it was coming), nice to see him actually changed, plus he’s finally canonized as queer (but anyone who dares an alien is queer anyway). Ewing’s cosmic marvel is very queer and I’m very here for it. Takara’s art was disappointing but thankfully we get back to Cabal for most of the issues. His work is just phenomenal. Villains are pretty one dimensional and one is just an excuse for a tie in.
November 16, 2021
Se Al Ewing não é o roteirista que conseguiu fazer uma caminhada mais sensata e melhor estruturada nos Guardiões da Galáxia, com certeza ele foi o cara que introduziu mais casais queer na equipe. Temos Pyilla-Vell e Serpente da Lua, Hercules e Marvel Boy e o trisal Senhor das Estrelas, Gamora e Nova, bem como os vindouros Hulkling e Wiccano. Neste segundo volume de sua run, Ewing entrelaça as megassagas Impéryo e Rei das Trevas. Primeiro ele traz um assassinato na corte real dos planetas, que deve ser resolvido por Rocky Racum e seus Guardiões. Depois, ele estabelece uma nova possibilidade para o Senhor das Estrelas, com novos poderes. Por fim, ele resolve o envolvimento dos Guardiões da Galáxia com a saga Rei das Trevas junto com o desfecho do embate com os Olimpianos, que vem desde o primeiro volume desta coleção. Os personagens e os conceitos são bem trabalhados, embora eu tenha gostado mais da primeira parte do arco, a da investigação, do que do restante. Contudo, Ewing adiciona motivos de sobra para querermos continuar acompanhando a equipe de heróis intergalácticos da Marvel. Bora para o terceiro volume! =)
March 2, 2022
Empyre may be done, but the mess it left behind will linger for...several issues(?) You start off with an intergalactic 'whodunit' that only Rocket Raccoon can solve. We get to see the Guardians dealing with the new normal (some better than others). This Prince of Power is....something?
Nova is dealing with some serious PTSD. It's so severe that he is Zoom calling a therapist light years away while preparing for battle. Wonder if she charges by the light year...
Team gets shaken down as they are field tested against the 'big bad' of this arc. Guess we get to see them in new uniforms soon?
Bonus: Roundabout way to retcon Star-Lord's origin story. That old man on the throne...
Bonus Bonus: Forgot that Marvel Boy (he really needs a new codename) had psychoactive saliva
Bonus^3: Why don't they remind people that he's part cockroach? (thanks, Grant Morrison)
Nova is dealing with some serious PTSD. It's so severe that he is Zoom calling a therapist light years away while preparing for battle. Wonder if she charges by the light year...
Team gets shaken down as they are field tested against the 'big bad' of this arc. Guess we get to see them in new uniforms soon?
Bonus: Roundabout way to retcon Star-Lord's origin story. That old man on the throne...
Bonus Bonus: Forgot that Marvel Boy (he really needs a new codename) had psychoactive saliva
Bonus^3: Why don't they remind people that he's part cockroach? (thanks, Grant Morrison)
March 14, 2022
So good.
This is probably my favorite iteration of the Guardians so far, I think. Like on so many other books, Ewing just writes in a way that feels "for me." My guess is that he's around my age and read a lot of the same formative stuff that I have? Or we just have similar sensibilities? I don't know for sure, but just about every book he's on seems to trend to the same kind of continuity-rich and character-driven stuff that I loved growing up and still love now.
I dig Peter's redesign like...a lot. Marcio Takara is a star, in my opinion. That jacket and prism design is sooo good. That whole issue was pretty stellar, no pun intended.
That his volume manages to navigate both Empyre, Dawn of X, and King in Black and not suffer too much for it is quite a feat. I continue to be a big fan of Noh-Varr and Hercules and Rich Rider and Phyla, so this is all a real treat.
This is probably my favorite iteration of the Guardians so far, I think. Like on so many other books, Ewing just writes in a way that feels "for me." My guess is that he's around my age and read a lot of the same formative stuff that I have? Or we just have similar sensibilities? I don't know for sure, but just about every book he's on seems to trend to the same kind of continuity-rich and character-driven stuff that I loved growing up and still love now.
I dig Peter's redesign like...a lot. Marcio Takara is a star, in my opinion. That jacket and prism design is sooo good. That whole issue was pretty stellar, no pun intended.
That his volume manages to navigate both Empyre, Dawn of X, and King in Black and not suffer too much for it is quite a feat. I continue to be a big fan of Noh-Varr and Hercules and Rich Rider and Phyla, so this is all a real treat.
October 4, 2021
Love the dive into Gamora and Richard relationship "post Peter." Love the more lighthearted murder mystery with Rocket. LOVE the Peter issue. (Trying not to spoil.) Ewing did just as good with this King in Black tie-in as he did with the S.W.O.R.D. ones. They don't feel tedious & are still enjoyable without having to read the main event.
Again... great action, funny, & LGBT+ rep like you wouldn't believe.
Again... great action, funny, & LGBT+ rep like you wouldn't believe.
September 7, 2021
I was kinda hoping the space-noir episode would go on a little longer than it did. I wanted to watch Detective Raccoon at work... or not, I mean, it would be interesting to see him solve a problem that didn't involve weapons or explosives.
I'm also super happy with the sort of on-going mental health subtext, normalizing seeing help for PTSD and related issues.
I'm also super happy with the sort of on-going mental health subtext, normalizing seeing help for PTSD and related issues.
October 16, 2021
Good concept overall and loved how queer it was. Some interesting points but I think it could have gone deeper at times
November 10, 2021
4.25
Lots of interesting twists and turns and changes to character status quos that totally changes the character and the team, in good ways.
Lots of interesting twists and turns and changes to character status quos that totally changes the character and the team, in good ways.
November 14, 2021
Bevor ich mich den Eternals zuwende, wollte ich den Band noch lesen, er lag schon eine paar Wochen bei mir herum. Der Einstieg ist ein Therapiesitzung von Nova, der sich Vorwürfe macht, weil er Starlord hat sterben lassen. Ja, Superhelden wie Nova sind auch nur Menschen. Das gilt auch für Gamora, die auch. Und auch in der Beziehung zwischen Phyla-Vell und Moondragon kriselt es, weil Moondragon sich verändet hat.
Aber es gibt noch zum Glück nach viel größere Probleme. Jemand will die galaktische Friedenskonferenz sabotieren. Zu der hat sich Marvel Boy als Abgesandter der Kree Utopisten begeben, mit dem Restteam der Guardians. Prompt wird er verdächtigt, andere Teilnehmer ermordet zu haben. Da gibt Rocket Racoon, auch er nicht ganz auf der Höhe, die Möglichkeit eines Auftritt als Detektiv in Sherlock Holmes-Manier. Doch dan taucht Knull der "finstere Gott der Symbionten" auf, der sich als Weltenverheerer betätigt. Und im Marvel Universum stirbt ein Held eigentlich nicht, er verwandelt sich nur. Das merkt die Truppe, die seit dem Zusammenstoß mit den Alten Götttern des Olymp auch um Herculus verstärkt sind. Und die Götter um Zeus sind noch nicht endgültig besiegt.
Das ist das Problem mit den Guardians oder mit den neueren Alben, die nur ihnen gewidmet sind. Sie füllen Lücken. So taucht dieser Knull auf und verschwindet wieder, weil er in einem anderen Geschichte sein Unwesen treibt. Oder die Konferenz wird hat mit dem Empyre-Handlungsstrang zu tun. Das Ewing bemüht ist, die Helde mit Schwächen und Gefühlen zu zeigen, das sei dem Album zu gute zu halten. Und es ist auch wieder sehr farbenfroh und sauber gezeichnet. Man blättert gerne darin. Die Bilder vermitteln immer mehr. Es gibt auch Gags und Anspielungen zur Auflockerung. Ich fühlte mich schon immer mal wieder an die "Incal" Comics erinnert. Besonders wenn es gegen Ende des Bandes richtig esoterisch wurde. Es ist aber nicht ganz gelungen, die Mischung aus Space Fantasy-Elementen, knalliger Buddy-Action und Quasi-Mythologie auszubalancieren. Es ist eben nicht einfach, ständig etwas Neues zu erzählen.
Aber es gibt noch zum Glück nach viel größere Probleme. Jemand will die galaktische Friedenskonferenz sabotieren. Zu der hat sich Marvel Boy als Abgesandter der Kree Utopisten begeben, mit dem Restteam der Guardians. Prompt wird er verdächtigt, andere Teilnehmer ermordet zu haben. Da gibt Rocket Racoon, auch er nicht ganz auf der Höhe, die Möglichkeit eines Auftritt als Detektiv in Sherlock Holmes-Manier. Doch dan taucht Knull der "finstere Gott der Symbionten" auf, der sich als Weltenverheerer betätigt. Und im Marvel Universum stirbt ein Held eigentlich nicht, er verwandelt sich nur. Das merkt die Truppe, die seit dem Zusammenstoß mit den Alten Götttern des Olymp auch um Herculus verstärkt sind. Und die Götter um Zeus sind noch nicht endgültig besiegt.
Das ist das Problem mit den Guardians oder mit den neueren Alben, die nur ihnen gewidmet sind. Sie füllen Lücken. So taucht dieser Knull auf und verschwindet wieder, weil er in einem anderen Geschichte sein Unwesen treibt. Oder die Konferenz wird hat mit dem Empyre-Handlungsstrang zu tun. Das Ewing bemüht ist, die Helde mit Schwächen und Gefühlen zu zeigen, das sei dem Album zu gute zu halten. Und es ist auch wieder sehr farbenfroh und sauber gezeichnet. Man blättert gerne darin. Die Bilder vermitteln immer mehr. Es gibt auch Gags und Anspielungen zur Auflockerung. Ich fühlte mich schon immer mal wieder an die "Incal" Comics erinnert. Besonders wenn es gegen Ende des Bandes richtig esoterisch wurde. Es ist aber nicht ganz gelungen, die Mischung aus Space Fantasy-Elementen, knalliger Buddy-Action und Quasi-Mythologie auszubalancieren. Es ist eben nicht einfach, ständig etwas Neues zu erzählen.
January 15, 2022
An unexpectedly awesome entry! One of the coolest, most entertaining Guardians titles I've read. It got off to a rough start with a big diplomatic dealie and - NO - Guardians! Then (spoiler) Quill gets killed. Everybody is super bummed. I'm super bummed! The crew tries to carry on but they're devastated. ... But then it turns out Quill is still alive - in another dimension! And time goes on forever... and after 100 years in this alternate dimension - he basically becomes one with the universe and grows wise and has a lifetime bro and sis to get cozy with around the campfire. Then he figures out a way back to the gang shortly after he left and it is, somehow, moving! And he has the most trip fantastic, groovy new duds, and flowing blonde hair and beard. He's super-Quill! Such a dude. And at one with the universe and suddenly super zen, but still making the wisecracks (don't you think if someone lived a century they might outgrow 70's and 80's pop culture references? But no.)... it's awesome and they conclude with not one but TWO big superfights before the end of the book. The coolest Guardians story yet!
August 5, 2022
That last volume ended with Star-Lord making a noble sacrifice to deal with the new gods of Olympus. And naturally, a lot of this volume deals with everyone coping with his loss - even though it's uncertain if they should consider him dead or just missing. Let's face it, almost all members of the Guardians have had their brushes with death.
And it's not like the galaxy will stop being a dangerous place. But the distaste with what happened results in two different Guardians teams being active and eventually coming to blows - which felt a little silly, but admittedly is totally in line with the nature of the comic.
I love how this run continues to build on the fun stuff from the teams' 2008+ run without feeling overly obliged to match their movie depictions. The movies are fun, but the comic book team has always had a pretty distinct dynamic. The only caveat is that this volume spans both Empyre and King in Black events and straddles them in a weird way. Both events take place far away from where the Guardians are, which minimizes the impact. But it's good they make sure to align things.
And it's not like the galaxy will stop being a dangerous place. But the distaste with what happened results in two different Guardians teams being active and eventually coming to blows - which felt a little silly, but admittedly is totally in line with the nature of the comic.
I love how this run continues to build on the fun stuff from the teams' 2008+ run without feeling overly obliged to match their movie depictions. The movies are fun, but the comic book team has always had a pretty distinct dynamic. The only caveat is that this volume spans both Empyre and King in Black events and straddles them in a weird way. Both events take place far away from where the Guardians are, which minimizes the impact. But it's good they make sure to align things.
August 7, 2022
ItThis run is so damn cool man. This is what I've been missing since the Abnett and Lanning cosmic saga ended over a decade ago. I wanted more of that but with forward momentum and development, and Ewing is doing that hard work, thank the space gods for him.
If you have any reverence for that Annihilation era, you'll love this. It finally gives some examination to the three way relationship between Star Lord, Nova, and Gamora. It addresses that Rich puts far too much pressure on himself as the sole survivor of the nova corps (I had no idea I wanted to see a hero go to therapy more, that poor man). And it caps off the dark Olympic saga with a true literal bang.
Even Star Lord's time away from the guardians in a alternate time is fascinating, as he becomes more than he was before, tapping into more weird higher level sci-fi, and forgoes the whole jokey movie style we've come to know. It feels like actual progression, something we needed.
I have so much to say about this book so far, I'm just happy it exists. I understand some of it could come off Deus ex machina or sci Fi mumbo jumbo to some, but if you're into this it's brilliant. I'm just sad I only have one more vol to go
If you have any reverence for that Annihilation era, you'll love this. It finally gives some examination to the three way relationship between Star Lord, Nova, and Gamora. It addresses that Rich puts far too much pressure on himself as the sole survivor of the nova corps (I had no idea I wanted to see a hero go to therapy more, that poor man). And it caps off the dark Olympic saga with a true literal bang.
Even Star Lord's time away from the guardians in a alternate time is fascinating, as he becomes more than he was before, tapping into more weird higher level sci-fi, and forgoes the whole jokey movie style we've come to know. It feels like actual progression, something we needed.
I have so much to say about this book so far, I'm just happy it exists. I understand some of it could come off Deus ex machina or sci Fi mumbo jumbo to some, but if you're into this it's brilliant. I'm just sad I only have one more vol to go
May 7, 2023
There needs to be a rule in comic books: if a superhero is killed off, then they should stay killed off for at least 5 years, so as not to cheapen the effect. Remember when Superman died (the first time, not the other 14 times)? Or Gwen Stacey, how stunned we all were? In Star-Lord's case he didn't stay dead for more than six issues. I don't even need to put a spoiler in that his 'death' was in fact a false alarm because anyone who's read more than a couple of comics or seen a handful of superhero movies knows that these things are transient.
Apart from that, this series was pretty good without being great. The storylines just felt a bit rushed throughout. I liked how Rocket played detective at a peace conference, but that storyline was tidied up in one issue. There was a King in Black tie-in that was quickly dealt with in one issue. Even the climatic battle with the Dark Olympians could have been stretched out a bit. (How did Gamora defeat Artemis, or Drax beat Hera? We saw them fighting in a single frame, then a few pages later it is announced, not shown, that the Olympians are vanquished).
Apart from that, this series was pretty good without being great. The storylines just felt a bit rushed throughout. I liked how Rocket played detective at a peace conference, but that storyline was tidied up in one issue. There was a King in Black tie-in that was quickly dealt with in one issue. Even the climatic battle with the Dark Olympians could have been stretched out a bit. (How did Gamora defeat Artemis, or Drax beat Hera? We saw them fighting in a single frame, then a few pages later it is announced, not shown, that the Olympians are vanquished).
December 27, 2025
Strażnicy powracają. Szkoda tylko, że rewelacje z poprzedniego tomu trwają tak krótko. Mowa o "zmarłym" Peter'ze Quillu. Domyślacie się o "co chodzi"?
Nova chodzi do psychologa, a drużyna się skłóciła na pewien czas. Kiedy podczas międzygalaktycznego spotkania przedstawiciele nacji tworzą nowy porządek kosmosu dochodzi do serii wydarzeń, jakie mogą pchnąć ten skrawek wszechświata do masywnej wojny. I tu wkraczają Strażnicy.
Kłopot w tym, że poszczególne światy milkną, a wieść niesie że Knull znów jest wśród żywych i wprowadza chaos tam gdzie może. Mało kto jest w stanie w ogóle stawić mu czoła. Na tle tych wydarzeń powracają greccy bogowie, a wraz z nimi poległy heros, tym razem wyposażony w nowe moce...
Tomik ładnie się prezentuje, a Ewing to dobry artysta, który potrafi wydać z siebie czasami arcydzieło (patrzę na ciebie Immortal Hulk). Tutaj niestety mamy dosyć przeciętny twór. Nadal dobry w odbiorze, ale bez tej iskry jaką miała poprzednia seria. Nieco szkoda.
Nova chodzi do psychologa, a drużyna się skłóciła na pewien czas. Kiedy podczas międzygalaktycznego spotkania przedstawiciele nacji tworzą nowy porządek kosmosu dochodzi do serii wydarzeń, jakie mogą pchnąć ten skrawek wszechświata do masywnej wojny. I tu wkraczają Strażnicy.
Kłopot w tym, że poszczególne światy milkną, a wieść niesie że Knull znów jest wśród żywych i wprowadza chaos tam gdzie może. Mało kto jest w stanie w ogóle stawić mu czoła. Na tle tych wydarzeń powracają greccy bogowie, a wraz z nimi poległy heros, tym razem wyposażony w nowe moce...
Tomik ładnie się prezentuje, a Ewing to dobry artysta, który potrafi wydać z siebie czasami arcydzieło (patrzę na ciebie Immortal Hulk). Tutaj niestety mamy dosyć przeciętny twór. Nadal dobry w odbiorze, ale bez tej iskry jaką miała poprzednia seria. Nieco szkoda.
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