Guardians 3000 #2

Writer – Dan Abnett
Artist – Gerardo Sandoval
Colours – Edgar Delgado

Geena Drake has seen the future and in it, the Guardians of the Galaxy die.  So does she.  Being stuck in a time loop of some sorts, she now has the unenviable task of trying to convince the team of what is going to happen.  Thankfully, they listen to her.  Dan Abnett has brought the original Guardians of the Galaxy back and he has done so in quite the grand fashion, with a ton of action, excitement and bickering between races and team members.  It is everything this book should be, and more importantly, extremely fun.  Abnett sprinkles the book with a lot of great dialogue between the characters as they try and figure out what is going on, especially when Geena tries to tell Starhawk that she saw her as a man in that unrealized future.  It is interesting to see what some of the characters we know and love look like so far forward in time, including Gladiator and Star-Lord and very surprising to see the Supreme Intelligence battle to save them though it knew that its existence depended on them escaping the time loop.  Charlie 27 always seemed to be the least exciting of the bunch, being the Strong Guy or the Drax of the bunch, but now it is a compliment instead of an insult as all three of the characters are much more intriguing than they have ever been before.  With some fantastic art by Gerardo Sandoval, this book is a must-buy for any fan of the Guardians, new or old.

4.5 out of 5

The New 52 Futures End #28

Writer – Brian Azzarello, Jeff Lemire, Dan Jurgens, Keith Giffen
Artist – Andy MacDonald
Colours – Hi-Fi

How such a group of talented writers can keep churning out a series with as many highs and far more lows as it has had is a mystery.  The drudgery that this issue represents, which is only barely saved by the scenes involving the two Batmen, has been the norm of late and it is extremely disappointing to say the least.  This book does not need to be all-out action all of the time, but it could take some pointers from Batman Eternal on how to focus the story more and tie up some plot lines instead of letting them run on forever.  The book still holds promise; it just needs to be revealed.

2.5 out of 5