Rocket Raccoon and Groot #10
Writer: Nick Kocher
Artist: Michael Walsh
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: 3.99
So we pick up right where issue #9 left off with Chammy asking Rocket for help. Of course Rocket wants to pummel him, but Gwen wants to give us readers a recap. Just a Rocket was about to cave in Chammy's face, Gwen wants him to let Chammy explain what is going on (With a recap for us readers too of course).
I love the way that Kocher works in his recaps without slowing the story down, and making it entertaining,
So we get a really funny page with three dialogue boxes representing Chammy, Gwen, and Rocket. By adding the profile pics with each box it really makes it pop out while reading it. I was actually picturing them going at each other as the scene plays out. It basically tells the story of Chammy's planet being ruled by an evil dictator and then being rescued by Captain Marvel Who then splits so another dictator can rule them even more cruelly than the previous one.
Chammy tells how he fled and joined up with some small time smugglers and about a job they had delivering a package to a guy named Reeve. It turns out Reeve is our current baddie that has been ripping away peoples memories and leaving a trail of dead bodies (Sounds like a certain Presidential Candidate?!)
Anyways, it turns out the case had a "recipe" to render Captain Marvel powerless! Chammy read it and destroyed it to save Captain Marvel, but since he actually read the recipe it is tucked away in his memory, so Reeve is after him to get the recipe and kill Captain Marvel.
Rocket ain't got no time for recaps!
So Rocket wants to warn Carol, but that's a problem because...
...Rocket destroyed both communicators in the past two issues!
They go to the gas station to use the payphone and get the receptionist from hell!
In all honesty, I loved this guy! I would read a whole issue of him taking calls from super heroes and villains. MAKE IT HAPPEN MARVEL! (Right along with my idea of a Babysitters Club book with Squirrel Girl and Porcupine!)
They race to the airport when Gwen decides that Reeve is not going to kill Captain Marvel. She confuses the rest of the guys by thinking this since he has the recipe and is off to kill her. She then starts explaining why she thinks so coming from the point of view of the readers.
Ya gotta admit that her reasoning actually makes since. Why would Marvel let Kocher kill off Carol when she is gonna get her own freaking movie! The guys think Gwen is a psycho hose beast and they get airline tickets to go to help Captain Marvel. While Gwen talks to us readers she gets ditracted when she seed Kitty Pride, and we get what is my favorite part of the book,
So Kitty thinks Gwen is a loony as she thinks Brian Michael Bendis is really behind this storyline and freaks out since Bendis would have the authority from Marvel to kill off Carol. She runs into the airport to get a ticket and has to get the middle seat in between Rocket and Groot to her dismay. We cut to the Triskelion as Captain Marvel tells the team they did a good job and for Puck to hit the showers since he stinks. Carol pours a glass of non alcoholic vodka and is about to relax when Reeve busts in. She realizes that her powers are gone and is about to fight man to woman, but Reeve keeps talking and issuing comebacks to all of her statements. She calls him out on this and asked if they were gonna fight.
Oh, they are gonna fight alright, just after he tells her his story!
Poor Rocket and Gwen are dealing with the receptionist from hell who has daddy issues. Gwen comments that she hopes Reeve is a monologuer...
...Lucky for us he is!
He goes on about how he was experimented on by the new dictator that took over after she left his planet. He was supposed to be part of an army of "Super Soldiers"and he rebelled against them with his new powers. He punches Carol and is about to kill her when our Heroes arrive to save her. He takes Rocket, Groot, and Gwen with one hit each!
He then realizes that he wasted too much time with his monologue and goes in for the kill. Things don't look good for Carol (DAMN YOU BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS IT WAS YOU AFTER ALL WASN'T IT?!)
Wait! It's Chammy! And he has the power to turn into water? Water?! Is he a freaking Wonder Twin?! Luckiy fir us he has a pineapple. Yup a freaking pineapple, and he takes out Reeve with a swift pineapple to the jaw! A guy that has been ripping folks in half and one hit killing and KO'ing super heroes and aliens! And I loved it. It fit the whole vibe of the book. Reeve gets hauled off by security guards as the receptionist from hell watches on as Carol thanks Chammy for saving her life. She offers him a place on the team and he turns her down and leaves with his ol' lady Ruth.
Rocket and Gwen want credit for the victory, but Carolis not having it and just walks away from them. Gwen thinks since the story was all over the place and cooky that Bendis must have really been behind it the whole time and she leaves the book. And that's all folks.
This book was a blast to read. As usual I have high praise for this new team. The writing is fun to read and never slows down. Kocher did a great job of making these Civil War tie ins NOT CIVIL WAR TIE INS! I do not recall reading a book that accomplished this in past crossovers.
As usual, the art is gritty and seems simplistic, but when you really take it in it gives you a fell and vibe that fits perfectly with the writing. If you are not reading this book, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?! Get the trades or read it on Marvel Unlimited! If you are on the fence I recommend that you pick it up from issue 8 which is part one of the story line with Gwen.
This book has the distinction of being only the second Golden Beard Award in my short blogging career. See the first one here: http://datbeardedbastard.blogspot.com/2016/09/half-bloods-rising-half-elf-chronicles.html
5/5 BEARDS!
Until next time, DatBeardedBastard is out...
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