Guardians of the Galaxy Issue #4

As you can see, Gamora was in just a little bit of peril in this issue. We open with the Guardians in a bar celebrating Groot for all his hard work in breaking them out of those weird cryotube objects that the Spartax Empire had them in. Groot is happy and adorable, and Peter Quill is sweet-talking some girl of a different alien race. Meanwhile, Tony and Gamora somehow end up sleeping together and Gamora doesn't seem that impressed. She is on her way back to the bar post-coitus and gets shot by a bounty hunter named Maxilin the Accuser. She seems paralyzed for a time, but then she suddenly gets up and starts kicking this guy to the curb. After quite a confrontation, she attempts to ask him who put the bounty on her head and suddenly he gets shot and ends up with a gaping hole in his chest. Gamora is stunned by this and the rest of the Guardians find her a little ways from the bar after their own confrontation with some more members of the Spartax guard. The group is walking away and the last comic panels show the hand of Maxilin the Accuser move and curl up into a fist. He's not dead?! *Dun Dun DUN*

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I thoroughly enjoyed this issue for many reasons:

One, I loved seeing a happy Groot. He was genuinely enjoying himself in the bar being with all his friends. Even though the only thing he can say is "I am Groot," the character really has some soul and it's pretty much impossible not to love him.

Two, we get to see Tony Stark (on Earth, a total ladies man) fail to impress a pretty alien girl such as Gamora in bed. Tony is a character who holds himself in such high esteem, that this was a real downer for him. It's good to see characters go through ups and downs like this because it brings out sides of their personality that we didn't know they had. Tony uses a galaxy-spanning "cell phone" to call Pepper after the little tryst with Gamora and we see him soften a bit. It was a really good moment for his character to let his guard down a little. 

Three, I love twists. The fact that this Maxilin the Accuser guy came literally out of nowhere to claim the bounty on Gamora was good. And it leaves even more questions to the imagination like who sent him? How long has she had this bounty on her head? He mentioned that he caught the "daughter of Thanos" so which circles is he running in to know that information? And last, how is he alive? I guess only time will tell.

I'm really excited to read the next issue. This story is setting up some big conflicts and story arcs and I can't wait to find out what they are. Until next time, remember that you have not hit the ultimate creepiness factor until you've watched someone while they were sleeping... *cough* Coulson *cough*

Sidenote

I have begun to watch the Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes on Netflix and I really love it so far. Since the episodes are so short and sweet, I will report back on my opinions about every 5 episodes. I would recommend watching them for anyone who's a fan of the Marvel Universe. They're light and fun and a little different to mix it up.