Name: Earth Shall Overcome
ISBN: 9780785137863

Stan Lee

Steve Gerber

Gene Colan

Don Heck

Arnold Drake

Frank Giacoia

Petra Goldberg

Herb Cooper

A collection of stories featuring a group of superheroes from an alternate timeline known as the Guardians.

Earth Shall Overcome

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There's a certain charm in revisiting (or, visiting for the first time in my case) old comics. I sort of dig the super colorful, super saturated, overblown art style and hyper-dramatic text boxes. It's charming and corny, and I love it. Sure, maybe the stories and characters age like milk, but there's something to be said for going back to the roots, so to speak.

My husband wanted me to read this and see the Guardians of the Galaxy as they were when they first landed on the Marvel scene. I had a brief few issues of disoriented vertigo (who are these people? where are these people? when are these people?), but once I got going it was an easy, engaging read. Of the original four Guardians, I only recognized Yondu, and in name only. Comic Yondu bears little resemblance (other than name, I suppose) to movie Yondu. I am (not) shocked to see his character reworked, based on what I've read.

This is largely a Defenders story though, with the Guardians only existing as guest stars. The alien race of the Badoon have conquered a future Earth, and the Guardians go get some help ousting the alien invaders from their home. There's also some notable Starhawk cameoing going on here, another character I know little about. 

Overall a fun trip into the Marvel Vault that I'm glad I went on.