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A review by nmcannon
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Guardians Disassembled by Brian Michael Bendis, Kelly Sue DeConnick
2.0
I picked this up at the library in my continuing quest to read all things Angela. Another understellar performance by Bendis, who, despite beautiful art and a plethora of beautiful characters, fails to gather together a cohesive plot.
From reading, it seems like Bendis' solution for his already-stretched-thin plot is so throw more characters at it, and, unsurprisingly, this technique doesn't work at all. Adding Agent Venom (who is casual misogynist gross) and Captain Marvel (okay, I liked her) only adds further complication and shuttles the other shining guest stars to the side, leaving them and their characters unexplored. What began as a sci-fi space adventure somehow climaxes with a flat speech by Quill about how horrible his dad is. This speech is supposed to be so wonderful it incites a riot. After reading, I did not feel like punching the emperor more than I usually want to punch him, and I know Quill's backstory. Does the entire Empire know Quill's backstory? Without knowing the details of Quill's mom's death, the speech comes off as incomprehensible.
The Guardians' separation did give us a rare window into their own particular pits of angst, and the bonus issues about Groot, Flash, and Carol give us readers more time with them. The time we were supposed to get during the main GOTG comic. *facepalm* There's also a random EARTH, 3014 A.D. issue. Which is...cool, I guess? Because Yondu is there? IDK, man. Whaaaaaaatttteevvveeerrrrr.
All and all, read if you really like the main Guardians and want to see them in a B sci-fi movie plot. Angela, Flash Thompson, Yondu, and Carol Danvers have just cameos.
From reading, it seems like Bendis' solution for his already-stretched-thin plot is so throw more characters at it, and, unsurprisingly, this technique doesn't work at all. Adding Agent Venom (who is casual misogynist gross) and Captain Marvel (okay, I liked her) only adds further complication and shuttles the other shining guest stars to the side, leaving them and their characters unexplored. What began as a sci-fi space adventure somehow climaxes with a flat speech by Quill about how horrible his dad is. This speech is supposed to be so wonderful it incites a riot. After reading, I did not feel like punching the emperor more than I usually want to punch him, and I know Quill's backstory. Does the entire Empire know Quill's backstory? Without knowing the details of Quill's mom's death, the speech comes off as incomprehensible.
The Guardians' separation did give us a rare window into their own particular pits of angst, and the bonus issues about Groot, Flash, and Carol give us readers more time with them. The time we were supposed to get during the main GOTG comic. *facepalm* There's also a random EARTH, 3014 A.D. issue. Which is...cool, I guess? Because Yondu is there? IDK, man. Whaaaaaaatttteevvveeerrrrr.
All and all, read if you really like the main Guardians and want to see them in a B sci-fi movie plot. Angela, Flash Thompson, Yondu, and Carol Danvers have just cameos.