Guardians of the Galaxy Appreciation 2021

[kalai]

I haven't picked up a GotG book since the mid 90's. While I loved the movies and they did pique my interest again, the fact that Marvel seems to relaunch the book more often than they change their underwear has been a turn off for me, so I've just ignored it for the most part.

However I have a couple spots opening up on my pull list, and Al Ewing has been on a roll recently so I'm thinking of adding the book with #13. Anyone want to give me a quick synopsis/review of Ewing's run to date?

I know I could Google it but it's so much more fun engaging with y'all here.

So Starlord fought the reborn Greek Gods, stole all their powers, and was sent into another world.
Where Starlord need to fulfill his destiny when first chosen by the Master of the Sun.
Peter spend hundreds of years in the other world, and he recently returned as an immortal wizard or something,
and the Greek Gods are chasing after him back into this universe.
The Guardians split into two teams due to Peter's death, because he is missing and they thought he was dead.
Moondragon merged with the 616-Moondragon. Hercules and Marvel Boy are dating.

[Alkaeus]

I haven't picked up a GotG book since the mid 90's. While I loved the movies and they did pique my interest again, the fact that Marvel seems to relaunch the book more often than they change their underwear has been a turn off for me, so I've just ignored it for the most part.

However I have a couple spots opening up on my pull list, and Al Ewing has been on a roll recently so I'm thinking of adding the book with #13. Anyone want to give me a quick synopsis/review of Ewing's run to date?

I know I could Google it but it's so much more fun engaging with y'all here.

EDIT: Somehow I didn't see the post above mine. That recap is a lot more succinct than mine, but I'll leave mine here for posterity.

Ok, I'll try my best...

The first two issues deal with the resurrection of the Greek gods (killed in an Avengers miniseries) and a new team of Guardians (Star-Lord, Rocket Racoon, Richard Rider and Noh-Varr, along with alternate universe versions of Moondragon and Phyla-Vell) form to stop them as they're pillaging galactic settlements. Star-Lord manages to detonate a "black hole bomb" in New Olympus, which seemingly kills both himself and the Olympians. The rest of the Guardians leave with Hercules in tow, as he was in New Olympus trying to stop these new versions of his family.

The next 4ish issues deal with Castor Gnawbarque, an alien beaver businessman who's managed to create a sort of Galactus-esque (the D-type) engine that creates a ton of raw energy but is killing the planet his biggest casino is on. The Guardians infiltrate and manage to blow up the D-type and Gnawbarque with it, but in the process they run into the "West Spiral Arm Guardians," a mercenary group (led by Gamora and filled out with Groot, Drax, 616 Moondragon, Blackjack O'Hare and a new character named the "Prince of Power") who formed in reaction to Star-Lord's apparent death and who were hired to protect Gnawbarque. The big thing about this arc is that both versions of Moondragon fuse together, which causes some friction between her/them and the alternate Phylla, who was married to her Moondragon.

The next 2 are about the fallout of the Empyre event; in cliff notes, the Kree and Skrull Empires have been united by Teddy Altman of Young Avengers fame. The Guardians are there as bodyguards to a diplomatic conference to iron out the political map of the galaxy after the event, and manage to thwart an assassination attempt by the Chitauri ambassador to kill everyone else on board.

Issue 9 is catching up with Star-Lord, who was transported to another world because of the bomb. He spends 144 years there and develops a polyamorous relationship with two of the locals and managed to gain some sort of cosmic awareness. At the end of those 144 years, the Olympians show up, because as it turns out Quill somehow used his element gun to absorb their powers, but continual use of it eventually allowed them to reconstitute themselves. Peter then decides to go back to his world in order to get the Olympians away from his new partners, sinc ethey're coming after him both in revenge and to get the last of their power from the element gun.

Issue 10 has Peter dumped right in the middle of the tie-in to King in Black. Basically, the big bad symbiote god is trying to consume Spartax, and Peter links up with the Guardians to stop the god, where he demonstrates that he's gotten a major power boost from his time in the otherworld. The issue ends with the Olympians crossing over in pursuit of Quill.

[HipHopAvenger]

I think Bug was last seen in Cates’ Guardians book
I would think with Sunspot & Cannonball living in space and being buddies with Hulkling and Wiccan they could have a stint with the Guardians
Robbie is still Talonar
Eve I feel should be one of the few remaining Nova’s aside from Rich and Sam

[SJNeal]

Thanks guys, much appreciated! I'll give #13-15 a try at least.

If they blow me away I'll probably track down #1-12, because my OCD won't let me have a series start in the middle like that...

[kalai]

GARGALReveal-2.jpg
Neat, looks like we may get two Quasars.

[kalai]

I'm pretty positive the cape in the middle would be Wendell,
now can we get Adam Warlock be the cape on the right?

[Will Evans]

Did they ever explain how Nebula is Thanos’ granddaughter in the comics?

Was Nebula’s father or mother Thanos’ kid?

Did he try to kill them like Thane?

[kalai]

Did they ever explain how Nebula is Thanos’ granddaughter in the comics?

Was Nebula’s father or mother Thanos’ kid?

Did he try to kill them like Thane?

She was self-proclaimed Thanos granddaughter, wasn't really related, just a random space pirate.
I think due to recent retcon, she is currently Thanos's daughter just like in the movies.

[Will Evans]

She was self-proclaimed Thanos granddaughter, wasn't really related, just a random space pirate.
I think due to recent retcon, she is currently Thanos's daughter just like in the movies.

I missed that. Can someone explain the retcon?

So just like Gamora, Nebula is Thanos’ adopted daughter now?

[Nomads1]

She was self-proclaimed Thanos granddaughter, wasn't really related, just a random space pirate.
I think due to recent retcon, she is currently Thanos's daughter just like in the movies.

As I recall, she was the ilegitmate daughter of Zorr, the destroyer of Xandar, who, I supose, was an ilegitmate son of Thanos, however, that was never actually proven, nor often mentioned, and with him having been killed by Rhomann Dey, it was thought that she was merly using Thanos rep to build a name for herself. Don't know what the current status is.

Peace

[HipHopAvenger]

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...y-are-revealed

[useridgoeshere]

I'm pretty positive the cape in the middle would be Wendell,
now can we get Adam Warlock be the cape on the right?

The uncensored version is on Marvel's Twitter. The middle is not Wendell (he's on the right) or Adam Warlock.

[Will Evans]

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...y-are-revealed

So they’re all revealed now.

It’s Wendell Quasar and .....uh oh!

[LordUltimus]

https://www.marvel.com/articles/comi...y-are-revealed

spoilers:

So, actual Doom or Doombot?

end of spoilers

[Harpoon]

Wowza, not the full roster I was expecting!

spoilers:

So, actual Doom or Doombot?

end of spoilers

Ewing said not too long ago he had plans for Doom in 2021 and even included a quote from him in SWORD (which now makes a lot more sense).