standardman's review
4.0
Rereading as I'm all kinds of excited for the Guardians of the Galaxy movie.
Off the back of one of the best modern Marvel events - Annihilation - this book spends a nice bit of time on the state of the galaxy post-war before kicking into high gear for the event itself.
Much like Annihilation, Conquest starts with mini series on key groups of characters. The highlight is the Star Lord mini (though he prefers you call him 'Peter') with the 'Dirty Dozen in space' feel that would go on to define the modern GotG run. Timothy Green II's pencils and Victor Olazaba's inks give it an almost French scifi feeling, which is a great fit.
The Quasar mini is a little ponderous, with lots of telling rather than showing.
Still, there is a feeling of escalating stakes in a war that is being lost that pulls you along into the next volume.
Off the back of one of the best modern Marvel events - Annihilation - this book spends a nice bit of time on the state of the galaxy post-war before kicking into high gear for the event itself.
Much like Annihilation, Conquest starts with mini series on key groups of characters. The highlight is the Star Lord mini (though he prefers you call him 'Peter') with the 'Dirty Dozen in space' feel that would go on to define the modern GotG run. Timothy Green II's pencils and Victor Olazaba's inks give it an almost French scifi feeling, which is a great fit.
The Quasar mini is a little ponderous, with lots of telling rather than showing.
Still, there is a feeling of escalating stakes in a war that is being lost that pulls you along into the next volume.
kristennd's review
4.0
Bad: No Drax.
Good: Rocket Raccoon!
The initial Annihilation series was petering out at the end, but this storyline has perked back up again. I have very little knowledge of the Marvel Universe, but most of the characters make sense with no background. I can't even tell which ones are pre-existing and which were made up for the series. The villains and their motivations are still pretty vague, but that could change. And Dirty Dozen type plotlines are always fun.
Good: Rocket Raccoon!
The initial Annihilation series was petering out at the end, but this storyline has perked back up again. I have very little knowledge of the Marvel Universe, but most of the characters make sense with no background. I can't even tell which ones are pre-existing and which were made up for the series. The villains and their motivations are still pretty vague, but that could change. And Dirty Dozen type plotlines are always fun.
dsbookie's review
3.0
These guys can't catch a break, can they?
So, plot summary: Sentinals are destroying the Kree empire. Starlord (aka Peter Quill), Heather (aka Moondragon, Drax's daughter) and Quasar (aka Phyla-Vell) are saving the Universe with the help of some friends.
We get the origin story for why Peter Quill quit being Starlord which was interesting. He had to kill a world to stop a Herald of Galactus.
I loved seeing the meeting of Groot, Rocket Racoon, and Starlord. I love them in Guardians of the Galaxy, and it's great to see them all as disfunctional and loveable in the comics as they are in the movies.
We were also introduced to Mantis, Captain Universe, Bug, and Shi'ar all of whom I did not know before this comic. They all had to stop an airborne virus beign spread by the Phanlax.
Heather (Moondragon) and Phyla-Vell (Quasar) have to beat an adaptoid working for the Phanlax and is distributing the same virus Starlord and crew had to stop on a Kree planet.
I love that they are a lesbian couple. It is great to see some representation in a popular series.
Moondragon becoming a dragon was epic. And I loved finally getting her whole backstory.
So Moondragon and Quasar had to find the savior, who, of course, is a guy. His name is Adam Warlock who I have no idea who the hell that is. I just wished that it could have been a female as the savior instead of a guy. But hey, it was still good!
Overall, this was a pretty cool comic, and now I have to get the second one.
So, plot summary: Sentinals are destroying the Kree empire. Starlord (aka Peter Quill), Heather (aka Moondragon, Drax's daughter) and Quasar (aka Phyla-Vell) are saving the Universe with the help of some friends.
We get the origin story for why Peter Quill quit being Starlord which was interesting. He had to kill a world to stop a Herald of Galactus.
I loved seeing the meeting of Groot, Rocket Racoon, and Starlord. I love them in Guardians of the Galaxy, and it's great to see them all as disfunctional and loveable in the comics as they are in the movies.
We were also introduced to Mantis, Captain Universe, Bug, and Shi'ar all of whom I did not know before this comic. They all had to stop an airborne virus beign spread by the Phanlax.
Heather (Moondragon) and Phyla-Vell (Quasar) have to beat an adaptoid working for the Phanlax and is distributing the same virus Starlord and crew had to stop on a Kree planet.
I love that they are a lesbian couple. It is great to see some representation in a popular series.
Moondragon becoming a dragon was epic. And I loved finally getting her whole backstory.
So Moondragon and Quasar had to find the savior, who, of course, is a guy. His name is Adam Warlock who I have no idea who the hell that is. I just wished that it could have been a female as the savior instead of a guy. But hey, it was still good!
Overall, this was a pretty cool comic, and now I have to get the second one.
adrianasturalvarez's review
3.0
In the lead up to the Annihilation: Conquest crossover event we get a mix of the kinds of silly, overly serious nonsense reserved for younger readers willing to buy into comic machismo but you also get issues of Starlord. I'll admit, I'm only reading these in anticipation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie but to that effect the Starlord issues are highly entertaining. Much of their pull comes from having a set of eclectic characters trying to work together in not so obvious ways. The fact that one of them doesn't work out so well just goes to show how dedicated the writers are to character driven action despite the greater plot being more or less contrived. So I guess I recommend this collection but only for the Starlord limited series.
jaycano's review
3.0
Not as good as Annihilation but still good. The Wraith story is not that great and generally the writing is weak in many places. Still better than most Marvel comic series, a really interesting universe, races and cultures.
katytron's review
3.0
I only read the four Star-Lord issues, as part of a reading guide for Guardians of the Galaxy (since they just announced the movie). About to read Annihilation: Conquest #1-6, but it's pretty dense!
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