#grootfall

[homoeroticfisticuffs]

and what if i cosplayed him. what then

if you couldn't tell by my pfp i like him a normal amount

[comicwaren]

From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 7 #006, “The Hand-Dug Grave”

Art by Alex Lins and KJ Díaz

Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing

[recorder-dude]

Fully how I expect Peter and Rocket’s dynamic to be after Issue #4 today

[smashpages]

Out this week: Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (Marvel, $4.99): 

Grootfall, the storyline that’s been running through the current Guardians of the Galaxy series, comes to a conclusion in this annual, courtesy of Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing and Kev Walker.

See what else is arriving at your local comic shop this week!

[somewhere-on-knowhere]

I would like to take this moment to say that I love Alcoholic Edgelord Gamora from the new comics with all my heart.

[ohfugecannada]

Of all the characters I could possibly hyperfixate on once getting back into guardians of the galaxy after watching vol.3, I had to go and choose the character who has been canonically dead in universe for at least over a decade!

[passerime]

get BOGOS BINTED nerds!! 👽💚

wip of Rivals Mantis in her grootfall saloon girl fit cause I need it as a skin so baaaad

[badbcatha]

After Grootfall. After the Annihilation War of Arakko. After everything. "I'm just… I want to feel something else besides pain."

Art by my request by @lem_lemon_ka on Twitter

[tethrarisms]

It's not like there's someone missing here, right? It's not like Rich is in (editorial and literal) coma right now, haha. It's not like Al Ewing left the X-Office and left him in Arakko to rot. No, what are you talking about? haha *cries*

(at least this comic said "fuck Kelly and Lanzing, no one cares about Grootfall" and that's a good thing)

Infinity Paws #9

[scarlet--wiccan]

Wiccan and Hulkling are stepping into leads roles in Guardians of the Galaxy (2023), starting with #7, which will be on sale this December.

R.I.P. GUARDIANS! The Guardians of the Galaxy are dead. The Manifold Territories are no more. In their place is Grootspace! With the cosmos’ heroes defeated, it’s up to Emperor Hulkling and Wiccan to hold the Grootfall back from the rest of the universe. Is this the beginning of a NEW Guardians of the Galaxy?

I don't know how long this is going to last, but my assumption is that it's just a short-term thing. I know that this book hasn't been well-received, at least not by fans of the previous volume, so I'm a little nervous. I do want to see more of Billy and Teddy, but I'd rather learn more about how they're handling affairs in the Alliance, personally.

[comicwaren]

From Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 7 #005, “Last Stand at Torment Pass”

Art by Kev Walker and Matt Hollingsworth

Written by Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing

[homoeroticfisticuffs]

the need to write a gotg western au is so intense... especially after reading grootfall and seeing clips of pratt in magnificent seven......

(i always end up developing a western au in my head for every big interest i have) (it's usually the biggest tell that i am DEEP deep into said interest) (i really like cowboys if you could not tell)

[heckcareoxytwit]

A preview of Guardians of the Galaxy #7

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #7

R.I.P. GUARDIANS! The Guardians of the Galaxy are dead. The Manifold Territories are no more. In their place is Grootspace! With the cosmos’ heroes defeated, it’s up to Emperor Hulkling and Wiccan to hold the Grootfall back from the rest of the universe. Is this the beginning of a NEW Guardians of the Galaxy? LEGACY #187 Written by: Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly Art by: Kev Walker, Matt Hollingsworth Cover by: Marco Checchetto Page Count: 28 Pages Release Date: October 11, 2023

Looks like Emperor Hulkling and Wiccan are dragged into this crappy story...

[dilfdoctordoom]

If you had the chance to fix some comic storylines that you thought were bad or a waste of potential which ones would it be.

I'm taking this as an excuse to tell you how I would rewrite every GOTG run barring 2008 and 2020.

2013

I think this run would've been. so fucking cool. if original sin dropped the bombshell that the Peter Quill we've been following this whole time is the Peter Quill of the Cancerverse and 616 Pete is still trapped in the Cancerverse with Rich.

It'd do a lot to explain the wonky characterization-- and it'd give the Guardians themselves a clear-cut mission. the 2013 kind of meanders a lot with no clear goal, so it'd benefit from a straightforward "save x from y" type of mission.

Peter & Rocket's friendship would be a big focus here; I think if Pete was replaced, Rocket would be one of the first to pick up on it

Plus, Adam could show up <3

2015

Extrapolating the Wanted arc into something more- by this point in the GOTG comics, they've pissed off every major empire (Kree in Black Vortex, Shi'ar in TOJG, Spartax by Peter's existence, Badoon by Gamora's existence, etc) and it'd be fun if it was just... every galactic empire is gunning for their heads & they've got to keep up the whole guarding the galaxy through that.

I'd have Cammi come back in this, like if we've gotta have her with the Ravagers then fine, she's there to take them in 'cause she's pissed that they never found & she got stuck with Arcade.

It gives Drax some limelight & focuses on how he navigates being a father

Nebula as the main villain, having the Graces as arc long bad guys for the team to fight. Neb obviously has her 616 personality & is in this for the bounty - but Gamora can take it personally due to the drama with the Graces

All New All Different/2018

Magus as the main villain this seems so obvious to me

I'd keep the Infinity Wars stuff, just in a way that makes sense. Gamora is working with Magus to get her soul back because he's also got a part of him stuck in there

It's all a scheme by Magus & Goddess to escape Soul World; Goddess has shown to be able to brainwash Gamora before, so we can put that on that

I'd also not. downplay the Ultron side of things. Conquest was fucking traumatizing for this team

Gamora's past with the Phalanx would also work well with the Magus/Goddess thing; maybe she's got it in her head that if she gets her soul back, she'll have purpose again

Mantis would be there for the Ultron side of things

I would work Phyla's resurrection in there somehow. 616 Phyla, specifically, like I don't think anything fancy needs to be done at all, Thanos has been resurrected so many times it'd be simple to say Oblivion brought her back to combat Magus&Goddess

Can work the Groot stuff into the themes of Soul & Trauma like... Groot died in Conquest, he was lit on fire, and grew back as a little stump. So the Groots are killing worlds... but it's always worlds that Ultron was going to target & it's a fucked form of mercy

2019

In stories that focus primarily on Thanos & the Universal Church of Truth as the antagonists, I would simply not make it the Peter Quill show & instead let Gamora & Warlock take the lead

If Starmora has to happen, I'd have Peter's arc be more about trust & how to keep it, contrasting with Gamora's arc of learning to give second chances after people hurt her

I'd also. address how Adamora broke up, like delve into why, bring in Atleza in at least a mention, etc

2023

I'd keep Grootfall as some kind of corrupting force in the Manifold Territories but not as the reason they're there

Instead

I'd use the whole "the Manifold Territories are from beyond the known universe" and have Peter be the one insisting they go. Have him aware of the risk this could pose to teammates (maybe have it have something to do with damaged souls-- Gamora's & Drax's are healed after Infinity Wars, etc, but Groot is still vulnerable from the Gardener) but he does not care because if it's beyond the known universe, it's beyond the sun

He's trying desperately to get back to Morinus

Mantis has brainwashed the others into coming & it becomes an inverse of GOTG2008; instead of Peter doing all of this for altruistic reasons, it's because he wants to go home

Continuing to inverse 2008 - show how the GOTG have changed each other through their refusal to kill Groot. Peter shot Warlock; now, years later, he can't do that to Groot. Being a Guardian has changed him

Like show the positive & negative effects that the Guardians have had on everyone

[ohfugecannada]

I don’t read gotg comics but I swear if Grootf*ll kills Groot off permanently/replace him with baby Groot again like they did in the MCU….

[stevewarlock]

Groot… 💚🌳

send me a character and i’ll list:

favorite thing about them

His love. Groot loves people a lot, but he loves his friends so much that the only real falling out he and Rocket ever had (not counting Grootfall because that shit was stupid) was because Rocket couldn't accept that love when he was most vulnerable. Groot's one of the most consistently present members of the GotG because he loves his friends too much to be apart from them and it's beautiful.

least favorite thing about them

The fact that he's so underwritten in most runs. He's usually just "Rocket's best friend/the gentle giant", and while those are part of his character, I feel like it devalues his love for Quill, Gamora, Drax and the rest.

favorite line

"We are Groot", or if you want a comic one, "I love you, little Rocket"

brOTP

Rocket!

OTP

None

nOTP

None

random headcanon

The crime he got arrested for in his solo run was treeson lmao

In all seriousness he was an exile and that would've totally made Rocket laugh. But if the pun wouldn't be enough, I'd say it was public indecency since he doesn't wear clothes.

unpopular opinion

Ewing's sole misstep in his 2020 run was suggesting that the current Groot doesn't have all his memories. That was some stupid-ass MCU synergy and I Do Not See It.

song i associate with them

Upside Down. Specifically because of his love for small animals back on Planet X and his love for life, adventure and friends in general.

favorite picture of them