The revelation that Carol is
leading her own Guardians of the Galaxy was certainly a surprise. I'm not
necessarily opposed to it, but I have two concerns. First, DeConnick
did such an amazing job building up Carol's supporting cast that it
seems bizarre to see her so quickly ditch it. She's leaving Tracy as
she's dying and Kit as she and her mother have moved into the Statue of Liberty with her?
Really? We get the tantalizing awesomeness of her dating Rhodey just
to see that relationship suddenly put on hold for "maybe a year?" It
just seems to leave so much on the table. Second, this gambit will only
work if DeConnick manages to make it different from "Guardians of the
Galaxy." She doesn't necessarily do that here. In fact, at times, with
the "Star Wars" quips, she's essentially covering the same ground that
Bendis has already covered. I don't want Carol reduced to some sort of
time-delayed version of Peter Quill. But, obviously, it's just one issue. We'll see how it goes.
** (two of five stars)
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