Guardians of the Galaxy #3

Writer: Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing Artist: Kev Walker Publisher: Marvel Comics Release Date: June 21, 2023 Cover Price: $3.99 Critic Reviews: 7 User Reviews: 26
8.4Critic Rating
8.3User Rating

BITTERSWEET REUNION! The Guardians find themselves face-to-face with their old teammate Groot! But he's not the friend they remember! Will this be a happy reunion or an all-out massacre? It may be the latter, as the rift between this family runs deep.
Rated T+

  • 10
    ComicBook.com - Jenna Anderson Jun 21, 2023

    After establishing its unconventional status quo, Guardians of the Galaxy gets an opportunity to genuinely shine in this installment. Read Full Review

  • 10
    But Why Tho? - William Tucker Jan 1, 1970

    Guardians of the Galaxy #3 is the best issue of the series so far. It explores the theme in a way that respects the history it is borrowing from whilst making an impactful story. Read Full Review

  • 9.0
    COMICON - Scott Redmond Jun 26, 2023

    A rough adventure continues to get even rougher as ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy' continues the title characters' overall fall from grace. Every bit of the issue works together seamlessly to return these characters to a new but also very familiar type of status quo. Read Full Review

  • 8.5
    AIPT - Chris Coplan Jun 21, 2023

    Friend is a four letter word, indeed. Read Full Review

  • 8.0
    You Don't Read Comics - Russ Bickerstaff Jun 22, 2023

    The first really close look at the heart of Groot in this series seems like its in more or less the right spot. Kelly and Lanzing clearly have a very solid perspective on how to handle things. Theres a thoughtful approach to the story that feels like its trying to avoid Marvel space-fantasy cliches. The whole creative team IS coming up with something distinctly new without completely reinventing the concept of space fantasy. Its not brilliant, but its a great deal of fun, and thats exactly what Guardians of the Galaxy has always been in its best moments. Read Full Review

  • 7.0
    Comic Watch - Tyler Davis Jun 21, 2023

    Guardians of the Galaxy #3is the runs first clunker, the team attempting to say something socially whilst forgetting that doing so poignantly would require an actual story to unfold. This issue isn't awful, and will read better when done so in a binge-like fashion, but it's unforgivably boring. Read Full Review

  • 6.5
    Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez Jun 21, 2023

    Guardians of the Galaxy #3 gives readers a tidbit about the nature of Grootfall during a contrived Royal Hunt, which is more information that readers got out of the previous two issues. The issue as a whole is weird, but a small clue is better than no clue. Still, the lack of entertainment or answers, tips the scales away from satisfying to frustrating, making this series an increasingly tough sell. Read Full Review

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