The adventures of Captain Marvel's cat in space may sound like a bad "Disney, Jr." cartoon show, but, in DeConnick's hands, it's nothing short of hilarious.
The entire issue is banterific, between Carol telling a screeching Chewie that he would've gotten to stay home on Earth if he had been nicer to the people who might've agreed to take care of him and Rocket Raccoon deciding, in an ALF-esque moment, that Chewie is not a cat, but a dangerous "flerken." Lopez delivers on the premise to the full extent of its promise, full of haughty cat glares and angry raccoon stomping. (I also liked how Chewie seemed to like Peter. Who doesn't really?)
Meanwhile, we also learn more about Tic, discovering that, after the Builders destroyed her planet, her people were resettled on Torfa. Unfortunately, Torfa is a poison planet slowly killing the refugees, but they refuse to leave behind their sick to escape. (I will say that I'm not quite sure how Carol came into possession of Tic, who gave her the task of transporting Tic to Torfa, and why Tic had to be in stasis for the transit. Presumably we'll learn more next issue.)
Finally, the only down note, really, is the cover. Carol looks like an elf in a space suit and, no, it's not a good look.
I'm still concerned that this series will be a cheap version of "Guardians of the Galaxy," but, in a way, having the Guardians appear in this issue, DeConnick appears to show that she's aware of the problem. If DeConnick sticks to galactic intrigue, as she seems to be building here with the mystery of the "client" of the mercenaries who fire on Carol, while stilling giving us occasional moments of cat-based humor, I think that we'll be OK.
*** (three of five stars)
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