Donny Cates GotG #1
Okay, this may stir some different feelings on this issue. In hindsight, after a good 12 hours after I read it, I really liked it. That is not to say it doesn't have its ... things that may divide opinions

Starting off I was really worried when I got to page two or three (I think it was) and read Groot saying something that I was really struggling with. It just seemed so far off character that I was like
"No way he says that!"
But then I thought about it and ... I guess it kind of makes sense? If you go back to before Groot was this cuddly thing, or this teenager version, Groot was a bad ass. I still don't agree with him saying what he said, at least not in the way he said it, but I am not struggling with it as much as I was at first. I can now ... "see" it better.
That said, the plot of this thing is another point of contention. Some people are going to rail against this. I know one at the LCS that already is, but I, being in the mood I am currently in, LOVE IT. I think it is so cool. Yes, very much a 70's idea, but so what? I think it is very cool.
Tangent ... I liked how a certain character was called by his much cooler name and not his lame ass one and I like the look of his new duds

(what, Perry?)
End tangent
Also the ending:? Ha, man, just like how I appreciated what Ethan Sacks did in Old Man Hawkeye, bringing in some history, I like how this plays a nice homage to ... well ... a totally different thing, but ... ya just got to see it I guess.

Oh, and sorry Donny Cates, while you showed his value later in the issue, BetaRay Bill could have kicked all kinds of ass in that fight and

(Okay, that is two little problems I had with the issue)

And heck, maybe I am giving this "different opinions" thing too much thought. Maybe the plot here will not stir feelings of anger, I am only going by what I have heard ... from one person no less

but I think the plot is great. That said, there is no way I am going to say this is a must buy. Too many things could go badly there after I heard that different opinion, from a guy I respect, but I will say it is a must read, at the very least. I liked it. I really liked it. But will you? Depends I guess.
I give this a solid 8 out of 10 Korbinite Steel Cables

Edit - Turns out the Groot thing happened on page 8 ... wow, it seemed earlier than that.
