Review: GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #6

Writer:  Brian Michael Bendis
Consultant:  Neil Gaiman
Pages 1-2 & 9-20 Art:  Sara Pichelli, Color Art:  Justin Ponsor
Pages 3-8 Pencils:  Olivier Coipel, Inks:  Mark Morales, Colors:  Ive Svorcina
Letterer:  VC’s Cory Petit

Guardians of the Galaxy is an odd book for me to get a handle on.  On one hand, Marvel has gone out of its way to promote GOTG and Nova as being important cosmic books.  Yet for both books, not much has really transpired.

Guardians of the Galaxy #6 interior art

What I Liked

One thing GOTG has going for it is the artwork.  I heard online that regular artist Sara Pichelli became ill and couldn’t finish the book, so superstar artist Olivier Coipel filled in the remaining pages.  Their combined work, along with inks and colors, make every page look great.

What I Didn’t Like

Let’s see, where do I start?  So Peter Quill goes to Thanos to seek answers to his Age of Ultron visions.  My first question would be how did Quill know where to find Thanos?  Is Thanos on speed dial?

Next up is The Water.  He is always used by writers as a crutch to demonstrate how dire a situation is.  This is exactly what Brian Michael Bendis does here.

Why isn’t Guardians of the Galaxy tying into Infinity?  The team is suppose to protect Earth against cosmic threats.  Yet while the Avengers go off to battle in space, the Guardians are wasting time fighting Angela.

Guardians of the Galaxy #6 cover

Summary

Guardians of the Galaxy needs to pick up the pace.  It’s letting events like Infinity pass it by.  The book has become the forgotten comic in Marvel’s catalogue.

This review is written in partnership with Pop Culture Network.  They can be found at their website http://www.popculturenetwork.com/

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