Live Magazine September 2014 Volume 9/2014 | Page 114

GUARDIANS OF
THE GALAXY
comic books

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL 1:
COSMIC AVENGERS
REVIEW BY SCOTT F. SOWTER

The Guardians of the Galaxy are
possibly one of Marvel’s most obscure teams. Of course for us comic
book lovers we have been enjoying their tales since 1969. However
they have gained far more popularity
thanks to the new hit film of the same
name from Marvel Studios which has
been cleaning up the box office over
the last few weeks and has met with
over whelming critical acclaim.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic
Avengers is the 2013 reboot of the
series featuring the characters from
the 2008 team including Star-Lord,
Gamora, Rocket Racoon, Groot
and Drax the Destroyer but for good
measure also adds Tony Stark him-

This first volume sets the stage for
things to come and re-introduces us
to the characters. The first chapter is
essentially Peter Quill’s back-story
and could not be better executed.
This chapter is worth the price of admission alone! It is fantastic, tender
and heartfelt. From there the story
just takes off with an alien invasion
of London and lots more fun!
I’ve been a long time fan of Brian Michael Bendis, his writing is just fantastic and it is easy to see why Marvel keep getting him to write out the
big event stories, the guy just knows
how to make things epic. Yet he can
always sucker punch you with some
remarkable depth and heart.

us care about these misfits one of
whom is a talking tree.
The Guardians of The Galaxy have
always worked because they function more as a dysfunctional family then a team of heroes, ala The
Avengers. It leaves room for humour and tender moments you may
not get with a group of heroes who
only really see each other when a
big bad guy is in town. It allows them
to grow together and form genuine
relationships that we readers get to
enjoy. This comic executes that perfectly and is a must buy! On a side
note if you haven’t seen the film yet
GET ON IT NOW!!!

“THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY HAVE ALWAYS WORKED BECAUSE
THEY FUNCTION MORE AS A DYSFUNCTIONAL FAMILY THEN A TEAM OF
HEROES, ALA THE AVENGERS.”
self, Iron Man into the mix. Personally I couldn’t be happier to see Peter
Quill and Tony Stark having a drink
together.

Steve McNiven brings a nice flash
style to the art and really makes it
pop! He is able to bring the humour
and complexity needed to make

MARVEL COMICS
WRITTEN BY: BRIAN
MICHAEL BENDIS
ART BY STEVE MCNIVEN