COMIC CONNECTIONS: Guardians Vol 2 – Beware the Black Galaxy, the Zodiac and Gamora

Episode 40 - Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 – Beware the Black Galaxy, the Zodiac and Gamora

Even as we are nearing the release of the third Guardians of the Galaxy movie next month our look back at the MCU continues.  Sneaking in just in time, we are now up to the 2nd movie of the MCU’s 3rd phase – Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume 2! 

This Week In Comics

Al Jaffee, Mad Magazine Legend, Dies at 102 

• https://comicbook.com/comics/news/al-jaffee-mad-magazine-dead-at-102/ 
• Weird Al Tweet: https://twitter.com/alyankovic/status/1645550473502420993 

New on Marvel Unlimited this Week

• https://www.marvel.com/comics/calendar/week/2023-04-09
• Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #2
• Joe Fixit #1
• Shang-Chi: Master of the Ten Rings #1
• Also have Secret Invasion, Fantastic Four, Planet Hulk: Worldbreaker, some X-Men comics and Captain Marvel

Recommendation: Breath of the Giant.

• https://fairsquarecomics.com/product/breath-of-the-giant/

This Week's Stack

• Thor 132, 133, 228  
• Avengers 112-115, 120-124 
• Strange Tales 178-181 

Creator Profile: Steve Engelhart

2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

Thor 132, 133, 228

• Thor investigates to stop an invasion on Earth
• Living Planet in a Black Galaxy
• Kirby art is amazing
• Origin story of Ego
• Galactus doesn't want to deal with Ego

Avengers 112-115, 120-124 

• Slow reveal of Mantis and someone?? Turns out to be Swordsman
• Somewhat rough depictions of Africans 
• Help take down Lion God so Swordsman can join Avengers
• Mantis origin story revealed during 120-124 when Avengers fight the Zodiac
• Father reveal - Though Mantis doesn't believe
• Black Panther Quote
• Who is the Swordsman?
• When did comics get so political?

Strange Tales 178-181

• Really it's an Adam Warlock story 
• Recap introduces new readers to Warlock 
• Tries to help a girl, but she dies
• Will help, but won't lead a revolt against the Church of Universal Truth
• Finally meet Gamora
• Clowns, Clowns and more Clowns
• Warlock is repeatedly treated as Christlike by Starlin
• What is the gem Adam Warlock has?

Final Thoughts

What's Next

• Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2

Signoff 

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