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A review by squidbag
Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey by David Marquez, Brian Michael Bendis, Cory Petit, Stuart Immonen, Marte Gracia, Justin Ponsor, Sara Pichelli, Wade Von Grawbadger
4.0
"Every comic book is someone's first." - Stan Lee
As I'm certain it was intended, this collection, taken altogether as one story, functions beautifully well as an introduction to the Guardians of the Galaxy (just in time for the movie) AND the time-displaced squad of original X-Men (plus a couple of folks). The introductory material at the beginning is helpful without being exhaustively expository, and we jump right into a story that feels in progress because it is. The characterizations made me laugh out loud and the action scenes are exciting but brief, with none of the typical "jump cut to EVERY character" panels that can wear out a reader. Good enough that I enjoyed it and then left it in my son's room to be read and shared. Bonus bit: if you are unfamiliar with Marvel 616 history, there are a couple of quick lessons in here, too.
Good stuff.
As I'm certain it was intended, this collection, taken altogether as one story, functions beautifully well as an introduction to the Guardians of the Galaxy (just in time for the movie) AND the time-displaced squad of original X-Men (plus a couple of folks). The introductory material at the beginning is helpful without being exhaustively expository, and we jump right into a story that feels in progress because it is. The characterizations made me laugh out loud and the action scenes are exciting but brief, with none of the typical "jump cut to EVERY character" panels that can wear out a reader. Good enough that I enjoyed it and then left it in my son's room to be read and shared. Bonus bit: if you are unfamiliar with Marvel 616 history, there are a couple of quick lessons in here, too.
Good stuff.