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A review by nmcannon
Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2: Angela by Neil Gaiman, Kevin Maguire, Francesco Francavilla, Valerio Schiti, Olivier Coipel, Sara Pichelli, Brian Michael Bendis
2.0
This book was tricky to find, but I eventually got my hands on a copy. It was... *shrugs* okay.
When I read Vol 1, I got the sense that this series was about your basic sci fi adventure in space. Nothing new or revolutionary's going to happen. With Angela (my precious lesbian angel) and Tony Stark (someone I'm admiring more and more these days) in the mix, I had higher hopes, but somehow there was even less spark. Besides well choreographed fights and good character dialog, nothing spectacular happened. Bendis' writing seemed scatterbrained, unfocused. While the characters were solid in and of themselves and their witty banter on point, crossover events yanked characters and plot around like mad with little pay off. I could tell that Bendis was trying to sow the seeds of subplots, but it came off as a mess. There was also a couple of very disturbing lines about people deserving to be slaves. And Angela's sex object outfit. So. Yeah.
There were two bright spots however, and for each there's a star. First, Angela & Gamora's friendship, which is the stuff of wonder, and Tony's joy at the space tech, which is ADORABLE. They made the volume for me. I'd honestly only recommend reading this series if you want to appreciate them.
When I read Vol 1, I got the sense that this series was about your basic sci fi adventure in space. Nothing new or revolutionary's going to happen. With Angela (my precious lesbian angel) and Tony Stark (someone I'm admiring more and more these days) in the mix, I had higher hopes, but somehow there was even less spark. Besides well choreographed fights and good character dialog, nothing spectacular happened. Bendis' writing seemed scatterbrained, unfocused. While the characters were solid in and of themselves and their witty banter on point, crossover events yanked characters and plot around like mad with little pay off. I could tell that Bendis was trying to sow the seeds of subplots, but it came off as a mess. There was also a couple of very disturbing lines about people deserving to be slaves. And Angela's sex object outfit. So. Yeah.
There were two bright spots however, and for each there's a star. First, Angela & Gamora's friendship, which is the stuff of wonder, and Tony's joy at the space tech, which is ADORABLE. They made the volume for me. I'd honestly only recommend reading this series if you want to appreciate them.