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A review by markoestes
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers by Brian Michael Bendis
5.0
Not going to lie. Had little to no knowledge of the Guardians of the Galaxy before Marvel Studios announced the movie adaptation a few years ago. Even then I didn't have the urge to dive into another leg of the multifaceted world of the Marvel Universe, which I had recently started delving deeper into after being a sole DC Comics fan for so long. However after letting the movie serve as a springboard into the world of the Guardians, I wanted to learn more and this collection was a great way to enter this particular area of the Marvel Universe, which is what the company probably intended.
The origin story was slightly different, but that's just as expected as Groot uttering his now famous phrase of "I am Groot!" when it's his time to talk/growl/yell/whimper. The plot was nicely mixed with an introductory narrative wrapped around obvious threads of an ongoing story. If this was a TV series, Cosmic Avengers would justify as a viable pilot, especially with the backstory/flashback Tomorrow's Avengers issue.
As I stated before, Cosmic Avengers is a nice entry point for newbies like myself, but you can easily detect that you've stepped into a party that has already started without you in some areas. The urge to read all collected editions prior to Cosmic Avengers is strong within me, and God willing I will hopefully locate the prior graphic novels to get a decent grasp of the characters of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and my boy Groot. So my rating alone is based on whether or not Cosmic Avengers incited a fire under my ass to read more GOTG. And it sure as hell did.
The origin story was slightly different, but that's just as expected as Groot uttering his now famous phrase of "I am Groot!" when it's his time to talk/growl/yell/whimper. The plot was nicely mixed with an introductory narrative wrapped around obvious threads of an ongoing story. If this was a TV series, Cosmic Avengers would justify as a viable pilot, especially with the backstory/flashback Tomorrow's Avengers issue.
As I stated before, Cosmic Avengers is a nice entry point for newbies like myself, but you can easily detect that you've stepped into a party that has already started without you in some areas. The urge to read all collected editions prior to Cosmic Avengers is strong within me, and God willing I will hopefully locate the prior graphic novels to get a decent grasp of the characters of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and my boy Groot. So my rating alone is based on whether or not Cosmic Avengers incited a fire under my ass to read more GOTG. And it sure as hell did.