A review by jmanchester0
Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Prelude by Wellinton Alves, Brian Michael Bendis, Dan Abnett, Daniel Mikah Govar, Steve McNiven, Jim Starlin, Andy Lanning, Mike Friedrich, Jack Kirby, Bill Mantlo, Sal Buscema
4.0
Trade paperback of several Guardians origin stories:
Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #1-2
What were Gamora, Nebula, Rocket, and Groot doing just prior to the scenes when the movie started? A pretty good intro to the characters.
Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude: Dangerous Prey
Gamora meets with The Collector. I think I like Dan Abnett's writing when he's not trying to write 283 main characters in a single story.
The Invincible Iron Man #55 (1973)
Introduction to Drax the Destroyer. Drax calls Iron Man telepathically from across the universe to help him fight Thanos. Man, comics were weird in the 70's.
Strange Tales #181 Featuring Warlock (1975)
Introduction to Gamora, The Deadliest Woman in the Whole Galaxy!!!!. Warlock is locked in his own mind...with clowns. More weirdness.
The Incredible Hulk #271 (1982)
The Hulk finds himself on a planet of talking animals and meets Rocket Raccoon. In this comic, Rocket has some pretty cool rocket skates. And there's an interesting reference to Alice in Wonderland (a robotic mower makes the sound "snicker-snack"). And there's a mostly naked alien artist (who is dressed almost like Leia in her metal bikini) who just arrived on Earth so that she could make a documentary of the Hulk. Plus, more clowns. The 80s were a weird time for comics.
Tales to Astonish #13 (1959)
The first appearance of Groot. The comic had a cover by Jack Kirby. He was later re-imagined, because in this comic, Groot is the monarch of Planet X and he's trying to take an earth village home to experiment on people. However, in the current comics, he's still monarch of Planet X. He just doesn't try to experiment on people. Is there any decade comics weren't weird?
Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1
Cool origin story of Star-Lord.
Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude #1-2
What were Gamora, Nebula, Rocket, and Groot doing just prior to the scenes when the movie started? A pretty good intro to the characters.
Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude: Dangerous Prey
Gamora meets with The Collector. I think I like Dan Abnett's writing when he's not trying to write 283 main characters in a single story.
The Invincible Iron Man #55 (1973)
Introduction to Drax the Destroyer. Drax calls Iron Man telepathically from across the universe to help him fight Thanos. Man, comics were weird in the 70's.
Strange Tales #181 Featuring Warlock (1975)
Introduction to Gamora, The Deadliest Woman in the Whole Galaxy!!!!. Warlock is locked in his own mind...with clowns. More weirdness.
The Incredible Hulk #271 (1982)
The Hulk finds himself on a planet of talking animals and meets Rocket Raccoon. In this comic, Rocket has some pretty cool rocket skates. And there's an interesting reference to Alice in Wonderland (a robotic mower makes the sound "snicker-snack"). And there's a mostly naked alien artist (who is dressed almost like Leia in her metal bikini) who just arrived on Earth so that she could make a documentary of the Hulk. Plus, more clowns. The 80s were a weird time for comics.
Tales to Astonish #13 (1959)
The first appearance of Groot. The comic had a cover by Jack Kirby. He was later re-imagined, because in this comic, Groot is the monarch of Planet X and he's trying to take an earth village home to experiment on people. However, in the current comics, he's still monarch of Planet X. He just doesn't try to experiment on people. Is there any decade comics weren't weird?
Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1
Cool origin story of Star-Lord.