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Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Bendis is big blockbuster fun, both the good and bad side of that.
Basically we start with an Avengers assemble storyline that half way through becomes a team up with the Guardians. I have to be honest, this bored me to death. It's the hollow version of every other team up comic, just with way too many characters, and besides some decent dialogue here or there and snappy banter, this is made strictly for non-comic fans to read a comic every once in awhile.
Then we get into the actual Guardians run. The opening shows Quill's origin and man is it not pretty. Unlike the movie, that is sad and tragic, this is sad and tragic but also brutal as shit. The idea is similar, what happens to Quill's mom, but in a darker nature. Once we get past that we're thrown into modern day with Quill bringing back the Guardians as a team to go stop Thanos. This works on most levels as a fun romp. The second arc in particular, introducing Angela, is really fun and some great banter between the group. The first two arcs are done with a lot of flare, which you expect from the guardians, and I think it's a very very easy jumping on point for people who've never read the Guardians comics.
Then we start having our ups and downs. With the two strong arcs starting we're thrown into the team getting split up in the third arc. Not nearly as fun, though some great moments for Rocket and Quill. Saying that, it just doesn't feel very interesting the long run. Then we have the missing blanks on how Starlord and Drax returned from the cancerverse, and that is the strongest part of the Omnibus next to second arc. Sadly that we start getting a little wild with the crossovers and also cameos from different characters.
Overall, the ending of this Omnibus is pretty weak. The start is boringish. But the middle is some good stuff. Just don't expect greatness. This isn't Bendis during Ultimate Spider-man or Daredevil, but I also don't think this is Legions or checkmate bad. It's just fluffy, blocbuster action plot, with a whole bunch of crazy characters and cameos. If you can get it half off or less, and you're a fan of the comics or movies, this might be worth grabbing. A 2.5 out of 5.
Basically we start with an Avengers assemble storyline that half way through becomes a team up with the Guardians. I have to be honest, this bored me to death. It's the hollow version of every other team up comic, just with way too many characters, and besides some decent dialogue here or there and snappy banter, this is made strictly for non-comic fans to read a comic every once in awhile.
Then we get into the actual Guardians run. The opening shows Quill's origin and man is it not pretty. Unlike the movie, that is sad and tragic, this is sad and tragic but also brutal as shit. The idea is similar, what happens to Quill's mom, but in a darker nature. Once we get past that we're thrown into modern day with Quill bringing back the Guardians as a team to go stop Thanos. This works on most levels as a fun romp. The second arc in particular, introducing Angela, is really fun and some great banter between the group. The first two arcs are done with a lot of flare, which you expect from the guardians, and I think it's a very very easy jumping on point for people who've never read the Guardians comics.
Then we start having our ups and downs. With the two strong arcs starting we're thrown into the team getting split up in the third arc. Not nearly as fun, though some great moments for Rocket and Quill. Saying that, it just doesn't feel very interesting the long run. Then we have the missing blanks on how Starlord and Drax returned from the cancerverse, and that is the strongest part of the Omnibus next to second arc. Sadly that we start getting a little wild with the crossovers and also cameos from different characters.
Overall, the ending of this Omnibus is pretty weak. The start is boringish. But the middle is some good stuff. Just don't expect greatness. This isn't Bendis during Ultimate Spider-man or Daredevil, but I also don't think this is Legions or checkmate bad. It's just fluffy, blocbuster action plot, with a whole bunch of crazy characters and cameos. If you can get it half off or less, and you're a fan of the comics or movies, this might be worth grabbing. A 2.5 out of 5.