Probably like 3.75 stars. Cates's writing is strong and slick as always, Smith's are is pretty good, but not unlike the first one I'd say it struggles juuuust a little to find its footing. The post-film era Guardians have been in a constant state of flux, cycling through new series and creative teams at an alarming rate, and so the in-story team seems to be similarly all over the place. I know this is the case with just about all modern day superhero comics from the Big Two, but Guardians seems

4.5 stars “I was a sheriff. A ranger. Found some friends along the wat. Fought in a few cosmic wars. Killed a bunch of bad @#$%& with some aggressively large weaponry. I was a Guardian of the Galaxy. I… I had a family. People who were good to me…” My. Heart. This volume squeezed my heart really hard and made me feel all warm and fuzzy at the same time. If I had any doubts that I am most firmly obsessed with the Guardians of the Galaxy comics I was swiftly disabussed of them. If any

This was such a great volume! The team must reform and their first threat is the Universal church of truth from the future led by the Patriarch who turns out to be J'son and when the guardians are captured, its upto Rocket to save all of them with leftover team including Magus and we understand whats he been upto and the sickness thats taking him and then we have them all go to the ship of the Patriarch and fight him to stop his life engines and quest to attack earth, its an all out war and even...

The Universal Church Of Truth is back, and they have a new messiah - someone that the Guardians are extremely familiar with. But to win, they'll need to get the entire band back together, and that includes Rocket Raccoon. But Rocket's got his own problems, and he's not exactly ready to get back in the krutackin' saddle just yet. Plus, what happened to the other characters who were plunged into a black hole during Hela and the Black Order's attack? Find out here!Everything about this volume fires...

COLLECTS GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ISSUES #7-12, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY ANNUAL (2019) #1This collection brings Cate's too-short run to an end, and there was some good stuff here. If you are a big fan of Marvel Cosmic stories, as I am, then this is a run worth checking out. There are ties to the past, and seeds for the future.

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At this point can Donny Cates do ANY wrong? The Universal Church of Truth is back and a bigger threat than ever. I've always kind of hated them as a plot device in the past but Cates makes it work. Plus, we finally get to see what happened to Rocket! We also get to see what happened to everyone who got sucked into the wormhole in the 1st issue during the annual.

This is an arc that's good up until it's ending. The stuff with Rocket? That's all good! Some great moments that Donny Cates hammers home over and over. Everything leads up to this big galaxy-wide climax while still being focused on the core emotional arc these characters are going through.At which point Cates wraps a neat little bow on everything, congratulates himself for being such a great writer, and ends it. It's all done. Lingering plot threads? Nah those get solved in a single page. Big m...

Donny Cates run on Guardians ends on a solid note. We finally see Rocket in his final days. He's really not doing too good. On top of that most of the guardians are now kidnapped by the church of crazy fucking cult like assholes. You know, typical religion. With most of them, including Starlord kidnapped, Groot goes to recruit a couple of friends, including his trusty raccoon. But will he be able to? As much as I enjoy 90% of Cates output, this is on the weaker side. This isn't to say it's bad,

Highlights:A dying * Rocket gets all Gundam suited up.Drax x 100+ is reborn.Rocket spits in evil Drax face.* comics dying

Galactic Attack from the long assumed dead Universal Church of Truth!This time, with J'Son (Peter Quill's dad) at the head of it, they'll stop at nothing to fulfill their mission. They need life energy to power up their messiah, a destroyer who accompany them back to the future so they can destroy Death, who has eradicated everything. So... as you would assume, they start capturing and brainwashing heroes.This book also does a great job of promoting an event that ultimately doesn't end up happen...

Cates and Smith's epic Guardians run comes to a close in this concluding volume! Even though I'm less familiar with the Universal Church of Truth, it was still a fun ride that continued to capitalize on what's made Cates' run so strong - snappy dialogue, fun guest appearances that take advantage of Marvel's cosmic world, and above all, not taking itself too seriously. Except where it counts - we finally see Rocket again and it's a bit of a tearjerker with more than a few touching scenes between

This is a fun, and occasionally touching, story that pays great respect to past marvel cosmic while also blazing new trails. I love Donny’s writing style as always.Great shit, definitely get it.

Holy flark, that was AMAZING!Seriously, this was not only the best Guardians story I've ever read but the best Cosmic Marvel story I've ever read. I don't want to lay the hyperbole on too thickly but... I have tears rolling down my face as I type this; I shit ye not.Basically, the Church of Universal Truth is back and a bigger threat than ever and all but two of the Guardians fall to them in the first encounter, leaving Groot and Moondragon to try and recruit an old friend. Those of you who have...

The first volume was a lot better. But this was still pretty good. Although it felt rushed. All this build up...and then a simple solution that stops the unstoppable big bad. Good character moments. But also a lot of character arc build up that was dropped... again it seemed to wrap up the story and Cates Guardians run. He's a talented newer Marvel writer. I worry Marvel is spreading him too thin.

Really good. Cates was made for this--why only 12 issues?

Faithless gets points for a touching portrayal of Rocket's looming demise, but the surrounding adventure is fairly basic. The New Guardians Gang get sucked into the Universal Church of Truth's clutches, becoming fodder for the church's desired death of Death. Naturally, the Church needs to take out Earth's population to achieve this end, so Peter Quill is pretty cheesed off. It doesn't help that the Church's leader is Quill's father - (view spoiler)[I kind of expected a twist there, with an unex...

I don’t have a great love for the Guardians of the Galaxy graphic novels but I really loved this volume. I even found myself tearing up a bit. Maybe it’s just the quarantine getting to me, but I think not. This was just a great volume!

Good conclusion and wrap up to the prior event before this Guardians run.

Faithless (Annual, #7-12). The fight against a future Church of Faith doesn't have the depth of Cates' previous story, in large part because it's a big mind-controlled fight, and those rarely turn out great. Still, it's got some great plot development for Gamora and Rocket and a fun twist at the end. [3+/5]