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A review by dkmode
Annihilators by Timothy Green II, Tan Eng Huat, Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning
2.0
This is a bit of a strange book.
Annihilators is pretty much straight-up garbage - lame dialogue, boring plot, and endless exposition. It completely wastes an interesting combination of characters with a forgettable, action-heavy story. The art, meanwhile, is pretty standard "house" style, without any idiosyncrasies to set it apart from countless other standard superhero comic artists. It feels like a time warp into 30 years ago, in a bad way. As my first foray into the modern Cosmic Marvel, it was completely disappointing.
Rocket Raccoon and Groot, meanwhile, is fun, silly, fantastical - everything a Cosmic Marvel book should be. There's still too much exposition in the dialogue, and there are a few attempts at sly humour that don't quite shake out, but it's a solid couple of issues. And the art, while still a bit stiff, is much more interesting, with a colourful but cartoony style that really fits the subject matter.
So - 1 star for Annihilators, 3 for Rocket Raccoon & Groot; I'll meet in the middle with a 2.
Annihilators is pretty much straight-up garbage - lame dialogue, boring plot, and endless exposition. It completely wastes an interesting combination of characters with a forgettable, action-heavy story. The art, meanwhile, is pretty standard "house" style, without any idiosyncrasies to set it apart from countless other standard superhero comic artists. It feels like a time warp into 30 years ago, in a bad way. As my first foray into the modern Cosmic Marvel, it was completely disappointing.
Rocket Raccoon and Groot, meanwhile, is fun, silly, fantastical - everything a Cosmic Marvel book should be. There's still too much exposition in the dialogue, and there are a few attempts at sly humour that don't quite shake out, but it's a solid couple of issues. And the art, while still a bit stiff, is much more interesting, with a colourful but cartoony style that really fits the subject matter.
So - 1 star for Annihilators, 3 for Rocket Raccoon & Groot; I'll meet in the middle with a 2.