All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #9
| Writer | Gerry Duggan |
| Artist | Mike Hawthorne |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
Since the beginning of the series, the mystery has lingered...what happened to Groot that made him revert to being a tiny shrub?
Why isn't he growing back? And why does Rocket think it's all his fault? Guest artist Mike Hawthorne joins his frequent Deadpool collaborator Gerry Duggan to tell the tale of the all-too-tragic hedge trimming!
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8.5
SnapPow.com - Harrison Rawdin
Sep 07, 2017All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #9 is a stellar outing that carries some really impressive moments, especially for the scribe. How he goes about the final few pages while offering a big tease as to what will happen next for our team is simply outstanding in every sense of the word. Read Full Review
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8.0
IGN - Blair Marnell
Sep 07, 2017As a one-off issue, it's a very good interlude between arcs on this book. It kind of makes me want to see what Duggan could do with the team if he didn't have to force them to fit within the boundaries that someone else came up with. Read Full Review
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7.5
Bleeding Cool - Joe Glass
Sep 06, 2017Overall, All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #9 adds some interesting new elements into the widening story of the Guardians books. The hints of bringing back deeper history into the series is very intriguing, as well. Read Full Review
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6.5
On Comics Ground - Donald Hudec
Sep 12, 2017This series is fun if youre a fan of the movies. Gerry Duggan really seems to get the family of weirdoes dynamic of the movies. He does a good job depicting the connection and partnership of Rocket and Groot, you cannot help but feel for Rocket when he believes Groot to have died sacrificing himself so that he would survive. Read Full Review
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5.0
AIPT - David Brooke
Sep 06, 2017An okay excursion with a few reveals, but it mostly reads like filler. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.5
Gerry's story still good and Hawthorne's art with Groot and the way he portrayed Rocket's reaction to Groot's ordeal is worth it.
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8.5
During Duggan's run, he's hinted at the fact that something is wrong with Groot and his inability to grow. We finally get a few answers to why, and the payoff is pretty interesting. I enjoyed the earlier interlude issue that focused on the reason that Drax had become so passive, and I've enjoyed this interlude issue as well. Looking forward to where the next arc takes us.
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7.5
Whilst it was nice to finally learn more about what's up with Groot, this was (to me) the weakest issue of the series so far which isn't to say it was awful,I've just really enjoyed every issue so far so even though this issue was fine and had some good moments I didn't love it as I have previous issues
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7.0
A Rocket and Groot flashback reveals who it is that's been raising Evil Groots in the present-day timeline. Mojo also appears and leaps onto the already way-too-large pile of "problems to address in the future." This issue landed right in the 7/10 zone: A bit above average but definitely not great. Mike Hawthorne's generic space visuals are workmanlike. The sheer volume of plot threads Gerry Duggan is introducing may be a problem, especially with his preferred flashback-heavy structure. There's a limited amount of focus to go around and dicing it up evenly so that every plot gets a pittance of panels instead of pushing through real progress on a single story is robbing this title of momentum.
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