Peter Quill calling Kitty Pryde from prison and telling her to call him "Baby Boo" (like Rocket does) because she's had 'bad luck with Peters" is the greatest thing to ever happen in a comic ever. Or maybe Groot, Peter, and Rocket signing karaoke, though, to be fair, we only see a flashback image of that.
Beyond just amazing moments, we learn a few things in this issue. Peter has successfully dethroned J'Son as the emperor of the Spartax, presumably as a result of his televised rant at the end of "Guardians of the Galaxy" #16. No one's apparently running the place, and pirates are running wild throughout the (former) empire. (The Badoon pirates in this issue are pretty great. I've never really gotten a read on the Badoon. They're generally pretty unremarkable, more often than not portrayed as a sort of monolithic entity composed of mindless soldiers. But, Humphries actually gives this band of pirates some personality. More Badoon pirates!) We also learn that J'Son has a half-sister, the Captain of the Spartax Guard. That should go well. Finally, we learn that Peter is planning on confronting Thanos in twelve days. I'm assuming that we're going to get more information about that during the "Original Sin" tie-in issues of "Guardians of the Galaxy." In this issue, he steals one of the most powerful gems in the galaxy to prepare for the confrontation. Again, that should end well.
Humphries challenge in this issue was to explain why we need this series, beyond just milking the upcoming Guardians movie. But, he reminds us that the Guardians are a loose confederation at best. Rocket also has his own series, and I would really love one with Gamora, since I'm sure her moments away from the team are interesting, to say the least. Humphries appears ready to focus on Peter's less-reputable pursuits, like girls and piracy. I'm 100% in favor of that. I continue to be concerned that Bendis and Humphries have ditched the wry, British sense of humor that Giffen and DnA gave him in the various "Annihilation" mini-series and instead turned him into Chris Pratt. But, on some level, a goofy, American sense of humor probably makes more sense. Either way, I'm there.
**** (four of five stars)
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