'Guardians' was the surprise hit of this summer. It was also
the mega hit and as of late September, it was still the #1 movie of the season.
The adventures of Star Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot took comicdom by
storm. So, of course, the publishing of their earliest exploits is the perfect
next step for Marvel.
Published originally in 2012, this book that gives the
team’s origin was reissued shortly after the success of the film became apparent.
Sadly, that move was
dirty pool!
Well, despite the
fact that I read this book cover to cover, I’m still waiting to learn how a
Lord of stars, a talking rodent, and a dancing tree became the mightiest heroes
in the galaxy. This book does cover the origins of the team named Guardians of
the Galaxy. But let me run by the line-up and you tell me if that’s who I’m
talking about.
Charlie-27: the last man from Saturn, super bulky, super
strong.
Nikki- the last girl of Mercury with fiery red hair.
Martinex- with his crystal body, he can shoot a combination
of heat and cold rays and is the team’s engineer and pilot
Yondu- a blue skinned humanoid with magical arrows
Lance Astro- the 1,000 year old man, stuck in an air tight
suit that should it ever rip, he’d crumble to dust (How does he eat, much less
go to the bathroom?)
Starhawk- a strange humanoid with amazing powers and an even
more far-fetched origin.
See no talking raccoons here folks!
Now, I knew when I got my hands on this book that this wasn’t
the team from the movies. However, I am sure there was many a person who bought
this book after seeing the film and was sorely disappointed that the movie and
book just didn’t add up.
So what’s the deal here?
The movie Guardians exist in the present day. This team
operates in the year 3,000 during an alternate time line. Here a reptile race
called the Badoon has conquered the solar system. These strange men, who fly in
the starship Captain America, are humanities last hope to through off the yolks
of intergalactic slavery.
This is the first of two volumes that chronicle the
adventures of the original Guardians. I won’t say that they are superior to the
movie squad but they do have their own merits. They bicker and fight in the
true Marvel style, there are some great team-ups with modern day Marvel
characters such as Captain America, the Thing, and the Defenders, and the plots
are quite good. They’re a little controversial too as the alleged first sex
scene of the age of the Comics Code is portrayed in some graphic fashion.
While I am not on the hunt for volume 2, what I’d really
like to find is a team-up between the original Guardians and the modern day
team. That would truly be epic.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 8 out of 10 stars.
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