Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude

Collects Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Prelude # 1 & 2, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Infinite Comic #1, Iron Man (1968) #55, Strange Tales (1951) #181, Incredible Hulk (1968) #271, and materials from Tales to Astonish (1959) #13 and Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 (2013). Since it's a collection, the artwork and writing vary, but it serves as a good introduction to the history of the Guardians of the Galaxy comic universe. Fans of the movie may be better served buying just the Prelude issues separately unless they want to get into the comic universe.

A nice collection for obsessive-compulsive collectors of 'first character appearances' but does NOT contain the 'material from Marvel Preview 4' (as stated in Amazon's description) where Peter Quill made his debut. So someplace between the promo material and the actual book production, that got cut. Still, fun to read and juxtapose the newer stuff against what these characters were like the first time around.

Good read. Not as detailed as I was expecting but good overall

Was a gift for an Avengers fan. he loved it.

comic

My 10 yr old was happy with receiving this after watching the movie!

Saw the movie, had to find out more. A good read.

As advertised. Quick shipping.

I expected little more than a movie cash-in here, but it actually a very entertaining collection combining the old and the new. The new stories, set in the Film Universe, are entertaining prequels to the movie starring Nebula, Gamora, Rocket and Groot. We then get three classic reprints featuring the comic book first appearances of Drax, Gamora, and Groot. As these also feature Iron Man, Hulk and Adam Warlock, these are great fun. A little dated sure. We end with a nice Peter Quill story.A great mix of old and new, and a variety of writing and art styles, all for a very decent price. Fab.

I purchased this after having been introduced to the world of the Guardians through their self-titled film.It's an excellent graphic novel and I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase.My only 'issue' with it is the fact that it switches art styles in the middle of the novel. This may be common within the world of graphic novels, but it felt out of place to have such a swift sudden change, especially after having been spoilt by the phenomenal art in the first portion of the book.Nevertheless, I still thoroughly enjoyed the read - would recommend!

Great graphic novel for all guardians of the galaxy fans, the only thing I would say is that you will need to explain why the story is different from the film that's just been released to younger fans.

Bought as a Christmas gift, but from all reports the book appears to do what it is expected to do. My son is happy.

Great new content, but about half the book is Silver Age stuff, which has not aged well.