This was a mix match of backstories, to give why our Guardians are all where they are, and then pushing the main story just a bit further towards the infinity stones.

SO we get the background of each member. We find out why Groot is so tiny and why Rocket blames himself. We find out why Gamora is acting strange lately. We find out why Drax does not kill anymore. Then we find out why Starlord is...well actually his backstory made no sense. We also get a little time with Rider, getting my Nova love, and what happened to him and his brother.

Good: I really enjoyed almost all these stories. Especially Drax and Groot storyline. Both are sad yet well done. Also, I love the Nova story. I won't lie, I'm a huge fan of them so it's easy for me to enjoy it. Also the ending builds up to some exciting moments.

Bad: Gamora story is okay. Starlord's story is pretty awful. It's the only story I wanted to skip by. Also some of the art is bad, mostly in Starlord's story.

Overall it's about as good as the first volume. This is fun and exciting and even with a dud inbetween it's still working on most levels. A 3.5 or 4 out of 5. I'll spike it up to a 4.