Yondu #1 presented a character unashamed about who and what he was. He wasn't toned down at all"which might surprise any fans expecting a Yondu from the movies. But it certainly is making for a dramatic read. And it will be well suited for any comic fan looking for a bit of a change. Read Full Review

This Buddy movie shows plenty of promise. Fantastic art helps elevate the good writing and makes this one not to be missed for cosmic fans. Read Full Review

"Yondu #1" keeps it grimy and gives the titular character the exact kind of comic he deserves, while adding promise of a good time in the coming issues. Read Full Review

While it's not necessarily a genre-bending piece, it's a comic that's chock-full of action and moves at a brisk pace. Read Full Review

I liked this first issue thanks to the grungy art and the equally grungy Yondu. This book feels important thanks to the connection to the films, but also a promise for more of this great character as Nadler and Thompson open up the character for many more comic book adventures. Read Full Review

Thompson and Nadler aren’t doing the heady exploration into superhero psyche that we’ve seen some of their contemporaries do, but that’s because Yondu isn’t a superhero - at the end of the day, he’s a man just trying to survive in a universe that he probably cares about more than he lets on. McCrea is an artist who can incorporate great humor and worldbuilding into his work and the scripting has that in mind. Yondu surely doesn’t feel like essential reading yet, but it has the potential to be an interesting character study if done right. Read Full Review

Ultimately, readers' opinion of this book is probably going to come down to how much love they have for the MCU version of the title. It's relatively by-the-numbers, but fun at heart - the very definition of a disposable good time. Read Full Review

On the planet Oorga, we catch up with Yondu stealing fuel. Thats a big no-no, and hes chased back to his ship, but not before its sails are damaged by blasters. Apparently, he thought to get the purchase protection extended warranty, because Yondu sets off, stopping to give his old Ravagers teammate Kraglin a lift. Bad news: Kraglin is dead. Good news: the Macguffin…err, Heralds Urn is just lying there. Future Yondu is awakened and travels back to show present Yondu the way. Read Full Review

With every #1, be it a mini-series or a regular ongoing, it's important to hook readers so that they will come back for more. On that front, I don't know if the comic is that successful. would I like to see more of the two Yondus bicker and fight? Sure. Do I care about what happens with the Herald's Urn? Not really. I'm not terribly interested in seeing why Yondu stealing it is so catastrophic to the time-stream either. Read Full Review

Prelude:
Hmm... no one was asking for this yet here we are.

The Good:
It's an interesting premise.

I especially like 3000 Yondu.

The Bad:
I'm not sure why this is a thing.

Feels quite predictable.

Conclusion:
While it has potential, I am left wondering why there's a Yondu comic in the first place and the story appears to be very predictable.

It's tragic that the AMAZING art by McCrea (and the colors by Spicer) got wasted on this. While the writing itself is not bad, the story idea seems just so bland and predictable. And I also don't get, why the writers used such a slow pacing and so much exposition for the kick-off of a mini-series. But they did write the characters well and I guess it will be a decent collection when done.

This was okay, but a little rough around the edges.

Yondu stealing precious oil and an ancient artifact was fine and all until a being called Anthos sent the future Yondu to the past to me our Yondu. This whole comic seemed a little unnecessary, but I did enjoy the art and I will be coming back for issue 2

The generic "rogue with a heart of gold" characterization and the outdated "discount Tank Girl" art rubbed me in precisely the wrong way. Still, I recognize those are subjective taste complaints, and I could get interested in some good continuity massage if they hurry up and get MCU Yondu and Earth-691 Yondu teamed up properly.

But telling-not-showing us that your MacGuffin du jour is an Infinity Stone-level threat? That's objectively a storytelling sin.