A review by ericbuscemi
Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 2: Angela by Brian Michael Bendis

3.0

I still see a lot of potential in this series, and I love the artwork, but I was not overwhelmed with this second volume. It focused way more on the character of Angela -- this volume's namesake -- than it did on the Guardians of the Galaxy. This is a rather odd decision by the creative team, considering the team is new and not particularly well developed at this early juncture in the series (this volume collects issues #4-#10). I think the writers got so excited about being able to use the Angela character -- a bit of an infamous property that was created by [a:Neil Gaiman|1221698|Neil Gaiman|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1234150163p2/1221698.jpg] and [a:Todd McFarlane|26019|Todd McFarlane|https://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1210968056p2/26019.jpg] for Image comics, and was later awarded to Gaiman after a lengthy legal battle -- that they let it get in the way of the natural development of the Guardian's story. A good example of this is the early fight scene between Angela and Gamora, which seemed forced and served as nothing more than a fan service skirmish between two scantily clad super ladies.