Guardians of the Galaxy #5 Review

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #5

by Brian Michael Bendis, Neil Gaiman and Sara Pichelli

I really, really just want Iron Man off of this team.

So, Guardians of the Galaxy #5 marks the debut of Angela in the Marvel U. In case you didn't know, this is a pretty big deal, because of a lawsuit involving he character, Neil Gaiman, Todd McFarlane, and other stuff. So, GOTG continues the awesome space epic, that has too much Iron Man in it. First, the good. Angela, while she is overwritten, I think I just may warm up to her, and she has tons of potential. I love the cast (except for Iron Man), especially Groot and Gamorra (Zoe Saldana is going to kill it in this role). Bendis's writing is solid, as the dialogue can be very clever, and pushes the story forward. Now, the bad. Iron Man is out of place on the team, it's ridiculous. And then, the double edged sword. Angela. Like I mentioned earlier, I like her, but she's very overwritten. Also, I didn't like the fact that it tried to tie into Infinity too much. It felt very forced.

Sara Pichelli's art looks amazing. While it can look messy in a few panels, you can overlook them easily. Many of the panels have a lot of  life in them, and the coloring is just amazing. 

Guardians of the Galaxy #5 is a fun space adventure. If the movie is even a LITTLE bit like the book, it's going to be pretty awesome. 

STORY: 3/5

+ Angela has lots of potential

+ Gamorra and Groot

+ Feels like a fun space movie

- Iron Man

- Angela can get overdramatic

ART: 4/5

+ Smooth and clean

+ Full of life and energy

+ It's actually very pretty

- Some messy panels

VERDICT: 3.5/5