Guardians 3000 #5
I love future stories. I love the way they can warp our favorite characters into possible versions of themselves. I love when these are surprising, and I love when they are expected. Guardians 3000 has delivered on both fronts. The appearance of The Stark, an extrapolated version of Iron Man’s armor/AI, last issue was an unexpected inclusion. This latest installment has delivered on a big tease from the introductory issue, the identity of “The Old Hunger.” I knew who it was. You knew who it was. But still, with the last page reveal, I was tickled. It’s a guaranteed crowd pleaser. I couldn’t be enjoying this title more.
That being said, we need to accelerate the timetable here and get some answers. We’ve established repeatedly over the past five issues that time is slipping, due to some event in the past. (Related to the upcoming Secret Wars? Who knows. The god-awful Age of Ultron? I hope not.) The continued changes and tweaks to the timeline were interesting at first, but the compounding amount of them is beginning to twist the story to a dangerous point. Cosmic stories have never been the most accessible tales Marvel has put out. Some of the 80’s and 90’s titles were downright dense. I’m a big fan of the line, and the continued presence of it in Marvel’s line-up is dependent on its ability to retain a solid reader base. I’m worried that the slow nature of this story might be a detriment to its continuation. This, of course, would be very sad. There’s a ton of great material being presented here and the art is top notch, fun Sci-Fi art.
I’m committed to this series. It’s what I want to read more of from Marvel. I hope it survives post-Secret Wars, but I have serious doubts. Sales-wise, Guardians 3000 has rested just outside the Top 100 in sales. This is a bit of a danger zone, but it is sitting prettier than titles such as Cyclops, Loki: Agent of Asgard, and Black Widow. It’s a toss-up as to how long this book will be around. I’m planning on enjoying my time with it while I can, and I suggest you do the same.
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Matthew can be found on Twitter as @mahargen, where he is incessantly celebrating his release from the world of retail management and his impending career as a desk jockey.
That being said, we need to accelerate the timetable here and get some answers. We’ve established repeatedly over the past five issues that time is slipping, due to some event in the past. (Related to the upcoming Secret Wars? Who knows. The god-awful Age of Ultron? I hope not.) The continued changes and tweaks to the timeline were interesting at first, but the compounding amount of them is beginning to twist the story to a dangerous point. Cosmic stories have never been the most accessible tales Marvel has put out. Some of the 80’s and 90’s titles were downright dense. I’m a big fan of the line, and the continued presence of it in Marvel’s line-up is dependent on its ability to retain a solid reader base. I’m worried that the slow nature of this story might be a detriment to its continuation. This, of course, would be very sad. There’s a ton of great material being presented here and the art is top notch, fun Sci-Fi art.
I’m committed to this series. It’s what I want to read more of from Marvel. I hope it survives post-Secret Wars, but I have serious doubts. Sales-wise, Guardians 3000 has rested just outside the Top 100 in sales. This is a bit of a danger zone, but it is sitting prettier than titles such as Cyclops, Loki: Agent of Asgard, and Black Widow. It’s a toss-up as to how long this book will be around. I’m planning on enjoying my time with it while I can, and I suggest you do the same.
Matthew can be found on Twitter as @mahargen, where he is incessantly celebrating his release from the world of retail management and his impending career as a desk jockey.
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