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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Guardians Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick
gswizzel's review against another edition
4.0
Okay, maybe starting and not finishing a comic before watching Infinity War is not a good idea. I've been reading this for almost 3 weeks.
I wish I could have finished it soon but... grief.
^That's all I'll say for that.
I liked this one, not as much as the previous two but I still really enjoyed the aspects that made it like the Father and Son tension between J'Son and Peter (to me, it NEVER gets old), Venom teaming up with the Guardians and Captain Marvel kicking ass.
It's not a stand out in terms of Guardians comics, but still a good one ;)
I wish I could have finished it soon but... grief.
^That's all I'll say for that.
I liked this one, not as much as the previous two but I still really enjoyed the aspects that made it like the Father and Son tension between J'Son and Peter (to me, it NEVER gets old), Venom teaming up with the Guardians and Captain Marvel kicking ass.
It's not a stand out in terms of Guardians comics, but still a good one ;)
jmanchester0's review against another edition
4.0
After reading the last Abnett and Lanning story with all 379 Guardians members, this was a bit refreshing to go to only 6. I enjoyed the storyline well enough, seeing what happens when the Guardians are split up - but I'm looking forward to seeing them function back as a group.
hgeditor's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this until Venom showed up, and then I liked it again until Venom showed up again.
dynamogk's review against another edition
4.0
Defintely picked up from the 3rd book. This one had a much more cohesive storyline. Got a little background of Ms. Marvel and Venom.
noveladdiction's review against another edition
3.0
I'm not sure about this. I liked the issues that actually featured the Guardians of the Galaxy. The others just seemed like they were randomly added and while they were mildly relevant, they seemed out of place - for that, it gets three stars. But the issues featuring the Guardians themselves are 4 stars, for sure.
nmcannon's review against another edition
2.0
I picked this up at the library in my continuing quest to read all things Angela. Another understellar performance by Bendis, who, despite beautiful art and a plethora of beautiful characters, fails to gather together a cohesive plot.
From reading, it seems like Bendis' solution for his already-stretched-thin plot is so throw more characters at it, and, unsurprisingly, this technique doesn't work at all. Adding Agent Venom (who is casual misogynist gross) and Captain Marvel (okay, I liked her) only adds further complication and shuttles the other shining guest stars to the side, leaving them and their characters unexplored. What began as a sci-fi space adventure somehow climaxes with a flat speech by Quill about how horrible his dad is. This speech is supposed to be so wonderful it incites a riot. After reading, I did not feel like punching the emperor more than I usually want to punch him, and I know Quill's backstory. Does the entire Empire know Quill's backstory? Without knowing the details of Quill's mom's death, the speech comes off as incomprehensible.
The Guardians' separation did give us a rare window into their own particular pits of angst, and the bonus issues about Groot, Flash, and Carol give us readers more time with them. The time we were supposed to get during the main GOTG comic. *facepalm* There's also a random EARTH, 3014 A.D. issue. Which is...cool, I guess? Because Yondu is there? IDK, man. Whaaaaaaatttteevvveeerrrrr.
All and all, read if you really like the main Guardians and want to see them in a B sci-fi movie plot. Angela, Flash Thompson, Yondu, and Carol Danvers have just cameos.
From reading, it seems like Bendis' solution for his already-stretched-thin plot is so throw more characters at it, and, unsurprisingly, this technique doesn't work at all. Adding Agent Venom (who is casual misogynist gross) and Captain Marvel (okay, I liked her) only adds further complication and shuttles the other shining guest stars to the side, leaving them and their characters unexplored. What began as a sci-fi space adventure somehow climaxes with a flat speech by Quill about how horrible his dad is. This speech is supposed to be so wonderful it incites a riot. After reading, I did not feel like punching the emperor more than I usually want to punch him, and I know Quill's backstory. Does the entire Empire know Quill's backstory? Without knowing the details of Quill's mom's death, the speech comes off as incomprehensible.
The Guardians' separation did give us a rare window into their own particular pits of angst, and the bonus issues about Groot, Flash, and Carol give us readers more time with them. The time we were supposed to get during the main GOTG comic. *facepalm* There's also a random EARTH, 3014 A.D. issue. Which is...cool, I guess? Because Yondu is there? IDK, man. Whaaaaaaatttteevvveeerrrrr.
All and all, read if you really like the main Guardians and want to see them in a B sci-fi movie plot. Angela, Flash Thompson, Yondu, and Carol Danvers have just cameos.
lillian_francis's review against another edition
3.0
Would have been 4 stars but there were too many unrelated issues in this volume. Thanos, spider-verse, Catain Marvel, Venom. I enjoyed the Spider-man and Venom issues but theycwerent really contected to the overall story arc. As for the main Guardians story, I really enjoyed that including the addition of Agent Venom (Flash) to the team. Loved the artwork of these issues too (until the very end of the last GotG issue, then the artwork went seriously wonky). (Wasn't keen on the artwork for Captain Marvel.)
Overall I'd have liked more of the main story and less filler.
Overall I'd have liked more of the main story and less filler.
ruzgofdi's review against another edition
2.0
I think part of why I like the Guardians is how they interact as a team. So can you imagine why I may not be as fond of a stretch where the entire purpose seems to be to split them up for as long as possible.
And I mean as long as possible. The segments dealing with Drax are probably the most telling. He is captured and put on trial for his previous crimes (specifically the ones from the cross over with the time displaced X-Men). Two issues are spent on the trial, and all Drax does is repeatedly challenge someone to combat. Finally he's found guilty and allowed to choose the form of his execution, where he repeats his challenge a final time and it's accepted. In other words, it's two issues of stalling for this character, during which he is basically saying "I know where this is headed, can we just get there already?".
There's also a wide mix of extra stories in this one. A large amount dealing with introductions. Re-introducing the core team. Introducing the two new recruits from other areas of the Marvel universe that appear to be joining the team. Introducing a possible future (pun intended) storyline.
On the plus side, it looks like they've finally gotten back to advancing the plotline they introduced way back in the first trade.
And I mean as long as possible. The segments dealing with Drax are probably the most telling. He is captured and put on trial for his previous crimes (specifically the ones from the cross over with the time displaced X-Men). Two issues are spent on the trial, and all Drax does is repeatedly challenge someone to combat. Finally he's found guilty and allowed to choose the form of his execution, where he repeats his challenge a final time and it's accepted. In other words, it's two issues of stalling for this character, during which he is basically saying "I know where this is headed, can we just get there already?".
There's also a wide mix of extra stories in this one. A large amount dealing with introductions. Re-introducing the core team. Introducing the two new recruits from other areas of the Marvel universe that appear to be joining the team. Introducing a possible future (pun intended) storyline.
On the plus side, it looks like they've finally gotten back to advancing the plotline they introduced way back in the first trade.
booknooknoggin's review against another edition
4.0
Another great volume from this title. Agent Venom joins the Guardians for a period.
squidbag's review against another edition
3.0
A worthy third chapter that I apparently skipped over - lots of good supplementary material on Venom, Groot and Captain Marvel, and a great intro to the Guardians from 3014, who were, of course, the original Guardians. Good stuff and fun - uneven, but that's a big word for me on these.