- He just so happens to be imprisoned with a Spartax spy who knows where they're being held.
- The guards just so happened not to take away his phone, allowing him to call Kitty and use her to distract the guard.
- His other cellmate is a young Badoon who just so happens to recognize a sewer shaft that allows them to escape the pursuing guards.
- The aforementioned shaft just so happens to lead to the aforementioned bad-ass ship that allows them to escape.
It's a lot of "just so happens."
Peter would argue that he made his own luck by thinking of calling Kitty, setting into motion the other events. To be honest, I don't really care that much. This issue was just fun.
The sub-text of this series is that Peter's charm is almost his mutant power, opening up the door to all those "just so happens." If you don't buy that part, this series isn't gong to be for you. If you do, then you're treated to the wonder of Peter Quill as he charms his way across the galaxy. Along the way, you get to see Kitty in a banana costume screaming "Ooga Chaka!" and learn the lyrics to the songs of the galaxy's newest pop stars. Who doesn't want that? In fact, I'm starting to suspect that Peter's never actually going to make it to Earth to fight Thanos, because he's got all this charming to do.
*** (three of five stars)
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