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Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1: Legacy by Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
3.0

I'll be honest this is my first Guardians of the Galaxy book. I read other graphic novels with them coming in to help or part of the team helping but this is the first full graphic novel with them. I went back and saw this was the run to read so I went for it. What did I think? Not bad.

What I liked: The dialog between the team is great. I've only really seen the movies before this so having some new people like Adam Warlock was a little different for the dynamic but I actually loved his moments. Drax is once again really well done. Love Rocket. Wish Groot did more. Mantis was interesting and hope to see her more like this in the movie. I really dug Peter as the leader though and at the end, the twist, was pretty good.

What I didn't like: The secret invasion storyline felt forced in and rushed. Like most events the side stories are never very good. This is kind of on the same level. I mean the team arguing keeps it entertaining but the central plot wasn't all that great. Actually, that's for the whole book. THe plot itself is okay but the characters save it.

I think I'ma keep going. Maybe read another volume or two and see if I can get sucked in like with the movies. I do have a lot of characters I love so let's seeeeee!