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Guardians of the Galaxy (2013) (Single Issues)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2013-2015) #0.1
Move over Avengers...the Guardians got this. In this special prelude issue meet the man behind the Guardians: Star-Lord... and discover how this child of Earth became the leader of the rag-taggiest of teams in all the Galaxy.
32 pages, Kindle Edition
First published February 27, 2013
About the author
Brian Michael Bendis
4,349 books2,470 followersA comic book writer and erstwhile artist. He has won critical acclaim (including five Eisner Awards) and is one of the most successful writers working in mainstream comics. For over eight years Bendis’s books have consistently sat in the top five best sellers on the nationwide comic and graphic novel sales charts.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
Though he started as a writer and artist of independent noir fiction series, he shot to stardom as a writer of Marvel Comics' superhero books, particularly Ultimate Spider-Man.
Bendis first entered the comic world with the "Jinx" line of crime comics in 1995. This line has spawned the graphic novels Goldfish, Fire, Jinx, Torso (with Marc Andreyko), and Total Sell Out. Bendis is writing the film version of Jinx for Universal Pictures with Oscar-winner Charlize Theron attached to star and produce.
Bendis’s other projects include the Harvey, Eisner, and Eagle Award-nominated Powers (with Michael Avon Oeming) originally from Image Comics, now published by Marvel's new creator-owned imprint Icon Comics, and the Hollywood tell-all Fortune and Glory from Oni Press, both of which received an "A" from Entertainment Weekly.
Bendis is one of the premiere architects of Marvel's "Ultimate" line: comics specifically created for the new generation of comic readers. He has written every issue of Ultimate Spider-Man since its best-selling launch, and has also written for Ultimate Fantastic Four and Ultimate X-Men, as well as every issue of Ultimate Marvel Team-Up, Ultimate Origin and Ultimate Six.
Brian is currently helming a renaissance for Marvel’s AVENGERS franchise by writing both New Avengers and Mighty Avengers along with the successful ‘event’ projects House Of M, Secret War, and this summer’s Secret Invasion.
He has also previously done work on Daredevil, Alias, and The Pulse.
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September 5, 2017
Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 is the best start for a character's new chapter in 'comic' life, any fan could ask for. It certainly establishes a backstory with good bones and structure and an uncomplicated timeline, easy for new and old fans to follow.
The artwork is exciting, detailed and thorough, I had no complaints about it.
Plus we get a cameo of Seeker 3000 -Peter Quill reads it- and Iron Man in the end.
Perfect!
The artwork is exciting, detailed and thorough, I had no complaints about it.
Plus we get a cameo of Seeker 3000 -Peter Quill reads it- and Iron Man in the end.
Perfect!
August 26, 2014
This is the first Marvel comic book I've read, and it was pretty good.
I read this because of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie which I intend to see. It was pretty interesting, and I liked it a lot. But this newer series kinda confuses me, because the Guardians are already a team in it, and Iron Man is with them too (WTF).
I was looking for the comic books which feature the events happening during the movie, so if I find them, I might give them a shot.
Overall, this was a fun read.
I read this because of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie which I intend to see. It was pretty interesting, and I liked it a lot. But this newer series kinda confuses me, because the Guardians are already a team in it, and Iron Man is with them too (WTF).
I was looking for the comic books which feature the events happening during the movie, so if I find them, I might give them a shot.
Overall, this was a fun read.
June 2, 2013
Excellent origin story of Peter Quill who grows up to become Star-Lord, the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Full review here!
July 1, 2014
I'm not sure if I wanna continue with this or not... This story just had a lot of problems for me. I'll try a couple more issues just because the trailer for the movie looks epic. But I don't have a good feeling about this one.
November 30, 2014
Loved this origin story!!
June 24, 2015
y por eso Star Lord es Star Lord...
February 2, 2018
My guardians of the galaxy fever continues on. I was actually mainly interested in Rocket raccoon and Groot but I came across this series when I saw a page of the duo together, I looked up from which comic it was and found it. I did see other series but they didn't attract me as much as this one. Probably cause the members are the same as in the movie while the others had either new ones and missing some.
The Drawing Style
I have to say that it wasn't my taste at all. I mean I started with Groot then Rocket Raccoon both were by Skottie Young and you all know his style. You fall in love with it right way. He has that cartoonish touch to it and seems more enjoyable and adds interest to the character while here, the drawing was more realistic. Too realistic to the point it's kinda awful. Like, what's wrong with Star-lord's mouth in the cover?! He seems faking a smile for someone he dislikes. Then, take a look at Skottie's ...
The Story Line
Okay, that one was interesting. I mean there are differences. And I'll get to that later but in general it was a good story. Peter's beginning, his mother, his dad and how they meet each other with a little of his background. The fact that the series is dated before the movie is a very good point. Cause I noticed in some comics, they are trying to keep the events as close as the vibe in the movie. But I think I'll have a fresh adventure in this one.
Some Odd Points
Even though I like the story line but there are some things that didn't feel right. For example, Peter is always close to his mother. Here, it didn't feel like it. While I don't really care whether he left earth on his own will or someone abducted him, I do feel it makes no sense when you want to defend earth cause your mother was killed by some aliens. Isn't that odd?! I mean, he said nothing regarding his mother's death, all he wants is to protect others over there. Why care for such thing when you weren't close to your parent yourself?! I don't know. That part didn't get into my head. Maybe I'll find out in the rest of the series. 4 stars cause like I said, the drawing is too realistic.
The Drawing Style
I have to say that it wasn't my taste at all. I mean I started with Groot then Rocket Raccoon both were by Skottie Young and you all know his style. You fall in love with it right way. He has that cartoonish touch to it and seems more enjoyable and adds interest to the character while here, the drawing was more realistic. Too realistic to the point it's kinda awful. Like, what's wrong with Star-lord's mouth in the cover?! He seems faking a smile for someone he dislikes. Then, take a look at Skottie's ...
The Story Line
Okay, that one was interesting. I mean there are differences. And I'll get to that later but in general it was a good story. Peter's beginning, his mother, his dad and how they meet each other with a little of his background. The fact that the series is dated before the movie is a very good point. Cause I noticed in some comics, they are trying to keep the events as close as the vibe in the movie. But I think I'll have a fresh adventure in this one.
Some Odd Points
Even though I like the story line but there are some things that didn't feel right. For example, Peter is always close to his mother. Here, it didn't feel like it. While I don't really care whether he left earth on his own will or someone abducted him, I do feel it makes no sense when you want to defend earth cause your mother was killed by some aliens. Isn't that odd?! I mean, he said nothing regarding his mother's death, all he wants is to protect others over there. Why care for such thing when you weren't close to your parent yourself?! I don't know. That part didn't get into my head. Maybe I'll find out in the rest of the series. 4 stars cause like I said, the drawing is too realistic.
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July 17, 2019
This one of the first graphic novels i've read and it was so good. I loved that iron man was in it throughout and helping Peter try to save Earth. I did not like Peter's Father because he is so arrogant and cruel. The best character has to be Groot who is just so brilliant. Also it is pretty disturbing that Rocket shouts Blam! murdered you! when he shoots aliens. I will definitely want to read the next in the series.
January 19, 2021
This is a good little introduction. I’m not sure how I feel about the differences since I came here as a fan of the movies, but I’m willing to be open-minded.
September 13, 2013
Seriously? Seriously?! God, this thing sucks.
There is an origin story for Star-Lord which is close to the one presented here, but differs significantly from the one presented here. Here, pertinent details have been changed without building on the original story or adding anything to it. Quite the contrary. Why mess with perfection? Just to make an established character "your own"? Why exchange the Ariguans (whose presence has been explained in the originals) for Badoon? When Quill later even had a duel with his mother's murderer? What's the point?
This is just as dumb - and unnecessary - as Spider-Man's changed origin back in "Chapter One" (and I hope this will be just as forgotten...)
There is an origin story for Star-Lord which is close to the one presented here, but differs significantly from the one presented here. Here, pertinent details have been changed without building on the original story or adding anything to it. Quite the contrary. Why mess with perfection? Just to make an established character "your own"? Why exchange the Ariguans (whose presence has been explained in the originals) for Badoon? When Quill later even had a duel with his mother's murderer? What's the point?
This is just as dumb - and unnecessary - as Spider-Man's changed origin back in "Chapter One" (and I hope this will be just as forgotten...)
May 29, 2014
If you know nothing of Guardians of the Galaxy then this is a pretty good intro. It gives you a quick intro to the origin stories of the various characters and sets up the wider universe, battles that lie ahead and the big bad watching from the shadows. Each story has slightly different art work too, giving each tale a different visual style. Worth reading if you're planning to see the movie or carry on reading
September 10, 2014
Similar to Hawkeye: My Life as a Weapon, this volume has an over-arcing story for about half the book and then is broken up into little stories about the different characters. The shorter stories are written by different people and the artists are different as well.
I love seeing the variety of the art and the different stories about the characters, but it gets frustrating when I'm expecting to follow the story for a few more pages.
I love seeing the variety of the art and the different stories about the characters, but it gets frustrating when I'm expecting to follow the story for a few more pages.
December 31, 2014
This one of the first graphic novels i've read and it was so good. I loved that iron man was in it throughout and helping Peter try to save Earth. I did not like Peter's Father because he is so arrogant and cruel. The best character has to be Groot who is just so brilliant. Also it is pretty disturbing that Rocket shouts Blam! murdered you! when he shoots aliens. I will definitely want to read the next in the series.
November 8, 2014
A bit all over the place, but a good fun read. I suppose it almost plays out like an edited movie, where you see a brief origin then it fast forwards a long way and misses out on how he got back into contact with his father and such and such.
It's worth a read but just seems to be edited and missing bits I for sure would like to read about for character development.
It's worth a read but just seems to be edited and missing bits I for sure would like to read about for character development.
September 4, 2014
Me encanto porque me sentí super conectada a esta pequeña historia. Peter es uno de mis personajes favoritos por sobre todas las cosas y puede que también me haya encantado por eso. El arte es fantástico y bastante adecuado.
July 12, 2014
I don't really like Marvel's books, but this one was good and different than the rest. I love the new drawings, too.
December 31, 2017
Buena historia y buena introduccion para el Star-lord.
August 28, 2014
I thought it was fantastic!
August 23, 2015
Awesome! Very, very awesome!
October 29, 2015
Y asi comenzó....
August 3, 2014
Le amé >.< #iNeedMore
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