Before revamping the X-Men’s New Mutants, Rob Liefeld was cooking up a Young Avengers book with Jim Valentino for Marvel

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#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #26 (1992) - 8/10
Retcon.

1️⃣ A re-telling of the team's first adventure, from MARVEL SUPER-HEROES 18, but with Starhawk added (in the background).

2️⃣ It's a really cool way to revisit the story and do something fun and interesting with it.

On Sale Date: May 12, 1992.
Wizard Top 100: #54.
#JimValentino (34 of 37).

#90sComics #1990s

#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Annual #2 - 5/10
Below average.

1️⃣ #GalacticGuardians vs. Korvac. And Ultra-Max is involved.

2️⃣ A new team of Guardians is formed, peopled by characters we know from the regular series. Their battle in this story is very much a by-the-numbers affair. Boring. They will appear again in a few issues of the regular series, before getting their own mini-series in 2 years. This is not a great start.

On Sale: May 19, 1992.
Wizard Top 100: #59.
#JimValentino (31 of 37).

#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #25 - 9/10
Epic.

1️⃣ #Galactus, #Firelord, #Eon, and... the #SilverSurfer!

2️⃣ The Guardians get a little lost in the middle of this story. But it’s a cool story, so I’m not complaining. The guest stars impress. A lot. And the action is thrilling. Plus, there’s some foreshadowing of things to come.

On Sale Date: April 14, 1992.
Wizard Top 100: #17.
#JimValentino (29 of 37).

#90sComics

#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #24
“That was all a misunderstanding.”

1️⃣ GotG battle Silver Surfer. Briefly. Then they chat for 7 pages.

2️⃣ SS impresses. No matter what century. He’s easily the best thing about this issue.

3️⃣ The first 8 pages are character driven. Nice moments for all of the regulars.

4️⃣ Plenty of recapping/flashbacking in the final pages and the setting-up of a promising conflict. Next issue.

Wizard Top 100: #42.
#JimValentino (28 of 37).

8/10

#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #22
Crowded.

1️⃣ The New Guardians vs. Rancor and the Nine!

2️⃣ Battle-filled issue, which jumps away to different characters and different stories in many different locations. It’s a bit much. Luckily, the a-story is very compelling because of the new Starhawk (who is not the old Starhawk!).

✍️ #JimValentino (26 of 37).

8/10

#Marvel #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy #21
Good.

1️⃣ The first 7/8 pages are devoted to the villain, someone we’ve met before. We get some death and destruction to whet our appetites for the story arc to come.

2️⃣ Before the heroes arrive (on the last page) we spend some time with them, getting a sense of where their personal lives are.

✍️ #JimValentino (25 of 37).

8/10