bee324's review
3.0
It's hard to rate something like this since it has different storylines within it, some better than others. Overall, I really liked this set, but 2 of the main stories seemed to just end in the middle. I'm pretty new to comics, so I'm not sure if this is normal for volumes like this to just leave out the end of the story if it happens somewhere else (or however this works in this case?), but I find it frustrating either way. If this is a normal thing, which I do kind of assume it is, at least for big worlds with many characters and overlapping stories, I have to say it is a very valid reason to just avoid getting into comics. I really don't understand the point of putting a bunch of comics together (5 volumes no less), and not putting all of the stories in it. To me it kind of defeats the purpose and makes it extremely hard for those of us who are not in the know about how this all works.
Okay, that was a bit of a rant, but to be fair it is the reason this didn't get 4 stars from me. And I think other people who are new to comics should have a heads up.
*Minor spoilers ahead*
All that said, I would still recommend it as I think this volume actually has some of the most compelling (partial) stories. I hope I can find the rest of them because I really want to know how they end. I am especially intrigued by the last four issues in this, which seem to have Carol in some kind of alternate timeline/universe/something. In this one we get to see more of the other women in her group (the Carol Corps I believe) and see them shine a bit. I also found first storyline, which says it continues in The Legendary Star-Lord, to be getting to a really interesting place. It is part of the arc that is continuing on from the previous volume where she is out in space testing her limits so to speak. The issue after that is a more emotional/character focused on that was really great too. I so want to give this more stars, but I just can't overlook two out of 3 stories cutting off in the middle.
Okay, that was a bit of a rant, but to be fair it is the reason this didn't get 4 stars from me. And I think other people who are new to comics should have a heads up.
*Minor spoilers ahead*
All that said, I would still recommend it as I think this volume actually has some of the most compelling (partial) stories. I hope I can find the rest of them because I really want to know how they end. I am especially intrigued by the last four issues in this, which seem to have Carol in some kind of alternate timeline/universe/something. In this one we get to see more of the other women in her group (the Carol Corps I believe) and see them shine a bit. I also found first storyline, which says it continues in The Legendary Star-Lord, to be getting to a really interesting place. It is part of the arc that is continuing on from the previous volume where she is out in space testing her limits so to speak. The issue after that is a more emotional/character focused on that was really great too. I so want to give this more stars, but I just can't overlook two out of 3 stories cutting off in the middle.
hermione617's review
3.0
I liked it, but I'm not used to how a full comic book is set up. lol. I really liked the art, but I didn't understand what her powers were other than being smart & flying, I guess. ALso, DOOM- What/who is that? I need to research that. lol.
ehawk's review
4.0
fyi, you can bypass volume 3 and just read this one, as it adds that material to the first 4 Carol Corps issues. beefier read and more worth it.
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