Written by Gerry Duggan
Penciled by Chris Samnee
Cover by Chris Samnee
Published July 5, 2017
Cover by Chris Samnee
Published July 5, 2017
Peter Quill reminisces to the summer on the lake. The summer before his mom died. But nowadays he runs from novice Novas, stealing loot but ruining his favorite mixtape in the process. He gets a surprise punch on the guy tailing him - former SHIELD operator and constant Deadpool handler, Scott Adsit. Thanks to an ill placed helmet, Star Lord loses his balance before eventually getting the upperhand and escaping with the gyroscope Rocket sent him to retrieve. As he takes off, Adsit yells after him. He didn't want to arrest him, he wanted to recruit him.
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| Think about your FUTURE! |
On board his ship. he finagles out of the cuffs, he takes some time to repair his tape as best he can. Still, some of the tunes aren't recoverable. The only thing to do is angle his ship in a manner where he can pick up long lost broadcast signals from earth. Inside his tape box, scores of mixtapes reveal what makes up the inner-workings of the former human. Lite and airy favorites of the 60's and 70's to punk and indie alternative any college DJ would be envious of. He charts every possible corner of the galaxy where he could possibly track them down, eventually finding waves from 1987's wall street crash and beyond.
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| Remember when the Bears won the Super Bowl?! |
At some point he meanders a little too close to the danger zone, and he does some quick talking. The two aliens actually know him. He explains he's trying to get back to 1980. He's lost one of the greatest songs ever made and he has to get it back. They let him go, and he's able to once again resume his trek. He pilots light years away, and continues to chart the timeline. Around Reagan's inauguration, he's in the right neighborhood.
He opens a brand new box of blank tapes, and gets ready to recapture one of his most prized possessions in glorious analog sound. He pops one in his boombox and hits play and record. News of John Lennon's senseless assassination fills the air. Star Lord disables gravity and soaks it all in. The Beatles' "Across The Universe" fill the ship.. and with that, this issue comes to an end.
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| Gerry Duggan wonders if you could recognize this one. |
As a child of the 80's, the fabled mixtape is something I'm well acquainted with. While I might not know what it's like to lose a tape while running from aliens, the struggle was still real. This is a little one-shot issue that was probably quickly cobbled together. It doesn't tell much of a story, other than chirp out as many musical pop culture references that can be made. Still it was complete and stands on it's own. Narrative was good. Guest penciler Chris Samnee was sharp. What's not to like. I give it an 8/10.
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