Book Review Rocket Raccoon, Volume 1: Chasing Tale

Rocket Raccoon, Vol. 1: A Chasing Tale by Skottie Young

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


Chasing Tale collects the first six issues of the Rocket Raccoon series. The titular story arc Chasing Tale has a lot going on. Rocket is wanted for murder, with footage showing someone who looked like him committed the crimes, we get the terrifying prospect that Rocket not be alone in the Univers. At the same, he's also being chased across the galaxy by a string of angry exes with heavy weaponry. It's an entertaining story with a lot of fun and energy.

Then we get two one shots. One has them around the fire when Groot wants to tell the story and he does, with all the dialogue being characters saying, "I am groot." in some form. It's a funny gag.

Then in the final story, he's teamed up with a reformed war robot who wants to find some kidnapped friends and only speaks in binary. It's a bit silly, but it's still a good story.

Overall, I enjoyed this volume. A good Rocket Raccoon story has got to have a sense of the absurd and really be fun. If you like Rocket and off the wall superhero stories, this one is well-worth reading.



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