Marvel Universe: Guardians of the Galaxy #15 (Family Comic Friday)

   This issue hits stores just this past Wednesday- so it's probably still on shelves. But the main reason I choose this book was actually not for reading purposes but TV watching!

    Marvel's kids titles based on the Disney XD cartoons have one very annoying trait to them- they're taken straight from the TV show!
    The artwork is stills from the cartoon. The images are often not very clear and sometimes it just looks like a bunch of pixels.
    The stories are taken from the scripts. Word for word- NO EXCEPTIONS!!!
    Except for the cover, there isn't any originality to these. 
    To be honest, if I'm going to choose- I take the cartoons on the comics. 
    Now you might think that it's heresy for a Madman who supports children reading comics. However, if I had to choose between the copy or the real thing, I'm going to choose the TV shows that these issues are based on. I would have no problem if Disney or Marvel would make original stories based on the cartoons. But they don't and since they do not look that aesthetically pleasing, I'd rather watch the toons. (Plus, with the cartoons, you get the awesome voice overs of actors like Will Friedle (Star Lord), Trevor Duvall (Rocket), Jonathan Frakes (Star Lord's father J'son), and many more.
   You'll actually get your wish as the episode that this comic is based on will air on Disney XD tomorrow on Christmas Eve at 4:30am and 10:30pm. True, those times are both too early and too late for those needing to be in bed for Santa. But that doesn't mean that you can't set your DVRs now for some festive Marvel fun later on in the week. 

   Hey, make the event double fun! Buy the comic and then follow along with the show!