• The Guardians have been caught between the Collector and the Grandmaster, between the Raptors and the Novas, between being "heroes" and getting paid...but between you and me, they might need to work things out between themselves...
Rated T+
'All-New GOTG' is a must-read Marvel book heading into the 'Legacy' era. This has easily been the best 'Guardians series since Abnett/Lanning's run. Duggan and Kuder are ushering in a new era in Marvel cosmic in spectacular fashion. Read Full Review
As the conclusion of the first major All-New Guardians of the Galaxy storyline, this is a pretty disappointing letdown. Gerry Duggan and Aaron Kuder's run has actually been pretty strong up to this point, but the resolution really leaves a lot to be desired. Read Full Review
Bringing the Collector/Grandmaster conflict to a head actually serves to tie up all of the title's big plot lines and fire the team off with renewed clarity of purpose. It might be exposition heavy, but this is *exactly* what this title needed. Gerry Duggan loads the script with imaginative ideas and a fair bit of cheesy humor and Aaron Kuder illustrates it all with commendable style. The contents aren't *quite* as trippy as the surrealist masterpiece on the cover, but they're close - in a good way.
One of the best books out right now. Duggan is having fun and Kuder is churning out some of his best work!
Within the pages of Thor Aaron has been hinting at Loki gathering power for some unknown reason. With Legacy we see that there is a gathering of the Infinity Gems and the strange Celestial. Doctor Strange has also been involved with the gathering of artifacts of power. There is also the coming of the Phoenix force in the pages of Jean Grey. Here the Collector and the Grandmaster connect all that with cryptic dialog hinting at a coming threat. The two agree to join forces in collecting items of power with the help of the Guardians. This is more of a connecting chapter with no action or major revelations. For me it did elevate some of the other series by revealing a hidden sub plot that has been building for some time. Again I loved the art t more
Interesting cosmic developments. I like that Duggan is letting the Guardians get away from Earth and is building something big. And the art continues to amaze.
Writing here is still solid, however this issue was full of exposition. Through it we learn a lot about how the various plot points in these first 10 issues connect with one another, however it does make for an unnecessarily slow issue. There is some clever writing and the artwork continues to be solid. But this issue could have been better composed.
It's okay. A rather going out with a whimper than a bang to this arc however.
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