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A review by ruzgofdi
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Guardians Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick
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.