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Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1-5
Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy
When the Guardians are entrusted with an important but seemingly straight-forward delivery, nothing can go wrong, right? Right! Until everything starts going very wrong. Things might get a little more chaotic when the team meets the mysterious Mother Entropy: Who is she and what is her business with the Guardians?
Collects Guardians Of The Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1-5.
Collects Guardians Of The Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1-5.
112 pages, Paperback
Published August 22, 2017
About the author
Jim Starlin
1,341 books447 followersJames P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
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October 16, 2017
3.5 Stars. Not sure where "Mother Entropy" fits in the continuity, but as a self-contained story, it is pretty good.
"Mother Entropy" is a galactic entity that is apparently responsible for remaking the entire galaxy in her image. The Guardians run afoul of her as the are trying to escort a priest for the cops on Knowhere. Pip the Troll (of Infinity Watch fame) gets involved and they are all tested to see who will become the next "Mother". Chaos, body switching, and a triumphant "Groot saves the day" later, we put the galaxy back as it should be, and move on.
I like these self-contained graphic novels, but also am slightly annoyed at how quickly they wrap up. Catch-22...
Recommend, especially if you like Guardians.
"Mother Entropy" is a galactic entity that is apparently responsible for remaking the entire galaxy in her image. The Guardians run afoul of her as the are trying to escort a priest for the cops on Knowhere. Pip the Troll (of Infinity Watch fame) gets involved and they are all tested to see who will become the next "Mother". Chaos, body switching, and a triumphant "Groot saves the day" later, we put the galaxy back as it should be, and move on.
I like these self-contained graphic novels, but also am slightly annoyed at how quickly they wrap up. Catch-22...
Recommend, especially if you like Guardians.
May 20, 2020
Don't bother. Over-sexed female figures.
December 9, 2020
Jim Starlin vinha trazendo diversos encadernados originais com o protagonismo de Thanos, o titã louco. Neste encadernado, que originalmente era uma minissérie em cinco parte, ele fa a sua primeira tentativa de história com os Guardiões da Galáxia. Contudo, três dos personagens apresentados nesta minissérie foram criados por Starlin: Gamora, Drax e Pio, o Troll. Temos, então, uma ótima aventura espacial, bem ao estilo Starliano de produzir narrativas, como uma grande epopeia espacial, existencial, com personagens bem trabalhados e recheada de reviravoltas. Ao lado de Starlin temos o inglês Alan Davis na arte, que não se furta em desenhar o Senhor das Estrelas à feição de Chris Pratt e Gamora como Zoe Saldaña, seus intérpretes no cinema. Esse tratamento dá uma sensação de que a história até faz parte do MCU da Marvel. Gostei bastante da dinâmica estabelecida por Starlin e Davis em Mãe Entropia, que ficou muito melhor do que as próprias séries regulares dos Guardiões da Galáxia por outras equipes criativas e com outros personagens na equipe. Vale a pena.
May 28, 2022
I remember reading somewhere "Jim Starlin writes Gamora the best" .... shame on me for listening to the internet.
December 22, 2017
A terceira oferta da coleção Marvel especial da Goody traz-nos um grupo que, de personagens secundárias em comics mais obscuros da editora, se tornaram muito populares graças à sua inclusão no universo cinematográfico. Os filmes dos Guardiões da Galáxia foram sucessos tremendos, talvez dos mais interessantes e divertidos desta nova vida dos super-heróis nas telas de cinema.
Se quiserem ler space opera weird em comics, procurem algo escrito por Jim Starlin. Em Mãe Entropia, os intrépidos mas falidos aventureiros são contratados em missão diplomática para proteger um emissário, mas como é habitual nestas coisas, tudo corre mal. O emissário morre de morte natural, a nave é assaltada por mercenários em busca de um artefacto trazido pelo emissário, e para piorar a coisa esse artefacto despoleta-se e lança os Guardiões, junto com Pip, outro personagem de caráter duvidoso que Starlin introduziu na saga de Warlock, para uma dimensão paralela onde se cruzam com a Mãe Entropia. Uma entidade fungal, que após contaminar toda a sua realidade, procura agora novos universos para se espalhar. E quase o consegue, com o nosso universo a ser contaminado pelos fungos que imobilizam qualquer ser. Menos Groot, que é imune e conseguirá graças isso salvar o universo. Esta história conta com ilustração do clássico Alan Davis.
Para encerrar, uma curta cheia de ação, um crossover entre Rocket Raccoon e Deadpool. Uma aventura de violência e absurdismo, escrita por Tim Seeley, argumentista que há alguns anos atrás deixou uma marca brilhante com a série Hack/Slash, mas a partir daí não fez mais nada de interessante, apesar de se estar a tornar um nome comum em argumentos para comics. Este Bye Bye Macho Gomez não escapa à banalidade, é mais uma das habituais histórias de Deadpool, cheias de piadas secas e insinuações de ultraviolência sangrenta sem que em algum momento se veja, realmente, sangue. Confesso que me é muito difícil compreender a fama deste personagem.
No entanto, não vale a pena fazer análises excessivas a estas edições da Goody. São revistas, trazem-nos alguma da continuidade da Marvel, claramente o critério de escolha das edições não é trazer os arcos narrativos mais marcantes. São edições divertidas, excelentes para distrair numa boa hora de leitura. E nada mais que isso.
Se quiserem ler space opera weird em comics, procurem algo escrito por Jim Starlin. Em Mãe Entropia, os intrépidos mas falidos aventureiros são contratados em missão diplomática para proteger um emissário, mas como é habitual nestas coisas, tudo corre mal. O emissário morre de morte natural, a nave é assaltada por mercenários em busca de um artefacto trazido pelo emissário, e para piorar a coisa esse artefacto despoleta-se e lança os Guardiões, junto com Pip, outro personagem de caráter duvidoso que Starlin introduziu na saga de Warlock, para uma dimensão paralela onde se cruzam com a Mãe Entropia. Uma entidade fungal, que após contaminar toda a sua realidade, procura agora novos universos para se espalhar. E quase o consegue, com o nosso universo a ser contaminado pelos fungos que imobilizam qualquer ser. Menos Groot, que é imune e conseguirá graças isso salvar o universo. Esta história conta com ilustração do clássico Alan Davis.
Para encerrar, uma curta cheia de ação, um crossover entre Rocket Raccoon e Deadpool. Uma aventura de violência e absurdismo, escrita por Tim Seeley, argumentista que há alguns anos atrás deixou uma marca brilhante com a série Hack/Slash, mas a partir daí não fez mais nada de interessante, apesar de se estar a tornar um nome comum em argumentos para comics. Este Bye Bye Macho Gomez não escapa à banalidade, é mais uma das habituais histórias de Deadpool, cheias de piadas secas e insinuações de ultraviolência sangrenta sem que em algum momento se veja, realmente, sangue. Confesso que me é muito difícil compreender a fama deste personagem.
No entanto, não vale a pena fazer análises excessivas a estas edições da Goody. São revistas, trazem-nos alguma da continuidade da Marvel, claramente o critério de escolha das edições não é trazer os arcos narrativos mais marcantes. São edições divertidas, excelentes para distrair numa boa hora de leitura. E nada mais que isso.
September 21, 2020
This book was quite fun! We meet up with Guardians who are going about their day when they get held by Nowhere Corps, they have to transport a priest and his mother stone to clear their debts but then an entity Mother Entropy comes in and also Pop is there. A contest is held as to who the next Mother entropy will be and we have guardians facing their fears, body swaps until one of them is chosen and like it brings about a plague. Everyone gets covered in green like substance and its like end of the world scenario and its upto the Guardians to save the day and the ending was epic! It was a fun, zany, out there type of book with a good villain and good banter and moments and every member shined. This is the best Guardians book I have read in a long time and its Starlin no wonder it was meant to be good, he is the creator of Marvel Cosmic after all!
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April 1, 2018
This is a decent mini-series, and fun if you like the guardians, as Starlin handles all the characters well, and the art's solid. However, it's a toss off, a stand alone, and it while it tells a short, fun story with the characters, it doesn't actually do anything or change anything. I'm increasingly frustrated with storytelling of that type in comics, it's made limited series less fun over the years.
However, that's like complaining about a short story for it not being a novel...this is exactly what mini-series should be, so I bumped it up a star on the review to account for my growing bias against the form.
However, that's like complaining about a short story for it not being a novel...this is exactly what mini-series should be, so I bumped it up a star on the review to account for my growing bias against the form.
December 15, 2017
When Thanos and Warlock talk like this, it feels grand. When the Guardians of the Galaxy talk like this, it feels stilted.
These guys aren't imperial; they're personable and rough.
Also, the story works better as an anthology than as a coherent whole. The resolution of the problem seems wholly unbelievable. It seems like the point is just some of the weirder stuff at the beginning.
These guys aren't imperial; they're personable and rough.
Also, the story works better as an anthology than as a coherent whole. The resolution of the problem seems wholly unbelievable. It seems like the point is just some of the weirder stuff at the beginning.
September 4, 2018
Straight up fun! It's Jim Starlin and Alan Davis, what else do you need to know?
October 5, 2017
3.5ish.
Feels like a classic 80s bronze age romp.
Feels like a classic 80s bronze age romp.
February 20, 2020
The Guardians of the Galaxy are in a mountain of debt, but salvation seems to come in the form of a priest carrying a rare gem who needs transportation and protection. Little do the Guardians know that the gem is linked to a powerful entity who wants to take over the universe. Can they stop Mother Entropy?
It really looks like the Guardians have hit a foe they can't vanquish in this one. I love who the hero ended up being. It was a diverting little adventure with the Guardians but not my favorite.
Notes on content: A handful of minor swear words. No sex scenes. There are 3 scantily clad women (one is much more disturbing than arousing because of her size). There's also a moment when someone gets switched into Gamora's body and makes a comment about having a pair (referring to her breasts) but nothing happens. One person dies of a heart attack. Other people face perilous situations but no one is seriously hurt.
It really looks like the Guardians have hit a foe they can't vanquish in this one. I love who the hero ended up being. It was a diverting little adventure with the Guardians but not my favorite.
Notes on content: A handful of minor swear words. No sex scenes. There are 3 scantily clad women (one is much more disturbing than arousing because of her size). There's also a moment when someone gets switched into Gamora's body and makes a comment about having a pair (referring to her breasts) but nothing happens. One person dies of a heart attack. Other people face perilous situations but no one is seriously hurt.
January 28, 2026
Al di là dell'amore per i Guardiani (ROCKET!), qui ritroviamo nientepopodimeno che due miti del fumetto Marvel: Jim Starlin ai testi e Alan Davis alle matite!
Cinque numeri tutta azione, che se proprio si vuol dar loro una pecca, è il non essere stati 10. Davvero, Mother Entropy meritava di meglio, e i Guardiani stessi (due di loro in particolare) hanno avuto un momento speciale di attenzione.
Per salvare il proprio conto in banca, e possibilmente la pelle, dalle attenzioni dei loro numerosissimi creditori, i nostri accettano di fare da scorta ad un prelato che con sé reca una gemma che potrebbe facilmente causare un disastro incalcolabile. Una pietra unica, preziosissima -e la vuole il miglior ladro teleporta dell'universo, l'ex-Guardia dell'Infinito Pip il Troll.
Segue casino. Pericoli cosmici, cloni a catena, sexy torture, litigi in famiglia e sacrifici.
Cinque numeri tutta azione, che se proprio si vuol dar loro una pecca, è il non essere stati 10. Davvero, Mother Entropy meritava di meglio, e i Guardiani stessi (due di loro in particolare) hanno avuto un momento speciale di attenzione.
Per salvare il proprio conto in banca, e possibilmente la pelle, dalle attenzioni dei loro numerosissimi creditori, i nostri accettano di fare da scorta ad un prelato che con sé reca una gemma che potrebbe facilmente causare un disastro incalcolabile. Una pietra unica, preziosissima -e la vuole il miglior ladro teleporta dell'universo, l'ex-Guardia dell'Infinito Pip il Troll.
Segue casino. Pericoli cosmici, cloni a catena, sexy torture, litigi in famiglia e sacrifici.
May 2, 2018
Dos grandes autores a medio gas y horas bajas... Ni siquiera las líneas del siempre preciosista Davis salvan este despropósito. Incluso en ese aspecto adopta -por ingerencias editoriales, no me cabe duda- esa molesta costumbre de asemejar los rostros de los protagonistas a los de sus coetáneos en las películas.
Sin duda, Starlin se lleva el Premio a la historia más típica, llena de clichés y pretenciosa que he leído en mucho tiempo; de esas que en su desarrollo afecta literalmente a todo el universo pero empieza y termina y nadie recuerda que ha ocurrido, lo cual, pensándolo bien resulta en este caso una bendición.
Sin duda, Starlin se lleva el Premio a la historia más típica, llena de clichés y pretenciosa que he leído en mucho tiempo; de esas que en su desarrollo afecta literalmente a todo el universo pero empieza y termina y nadie recuerda que ha ocurrido, lo cual, pensándolo bien resulta en este caso una bendición.
May 22, 2019
Some fun banter, but the story feels awfully thin stretched over five chapters. I think I'm a little spoiled by the two Guardians movies, which excelled at weaving several layers of characterization around a fast-moving action story. That development is missing here.
The Alan Davis art is a big plus, though, and his lively characters bring bring back fond memories of his run on Excalibur.
The Alan Davis art is a big plus, though, and his lively characters bring bring back fond memories of his run on Excalibur.
March 28, 2018
This was pretty awful from start to finish. I think Starlin is suffering from Claremontism now. He keeps going back to the characters he’s most associated with, but he has nothing new to say (and he’s kind of boorish and mean-spirited to boot). Alan Davis’ art was nice, but not nice enough to save this trainwreck.
June 3, 2024
Veterans Jim Starlin and Alan Davis team up to tell a story of the modern Guardians. A cosmic being from another reality called Mother Entropy spreads a cosmic fungus. She's destroyed other realities and is looking to make headway into this one. The story and art is fine, but not required reading.
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October 9, 2017
This was... pretty dumb, actually.
October 13, 2017
I want the 2008 team back :/
October 16, 2017
Everyone's out of character and drawn off-model. Half the time Drax talks like Bizarro. A really disappointing mini-series by two classic Marvel talents.
March 22, 2019
the story was fun but the art was amazing !!!!
April 17, 2019
Great and interesting story line.
September 16, 2019
A great looking and fun little adventure. Starlin and Davis? What more could you want from a Marvel comic?
August 22, 2020
This was a thing that I read... that exists for some reason... It was interesting but it also comes during an era of a lot of planet/galaxy take over stories that are starting to blend together.
October 31, 2022
Uma história divertidíssima, juntando aspectos propostos pela equipe nos filmes e o melhor que o quadrinho pode oferecer. Jim Starlin não decepciona
May 6, 2023
Pretty fun short run with the Guardians, though I could have done without the sexist and fatphobic comments tbh
TW for sexism and fatphobia, grief, near-death experiences, fear of mass death.
TW for sexism and fatphobia, grief, near-death experiences, fear of mass death.
May 3, 2024
Great story, great art.
March 28, 2022
I just love Alan Davis.
February 11, 2019
Guardians of the Galaxy: Kosmische Albträume ist der Hammer! Mal im Ernst, was ist das bitte für ein genialer Comic. Ich bin ein riesiger Fan der Guardians und mich hat bereits der Klappentext und auch das Cover sehr angesprochen. Dementsprechend waren meine Erwartungen auch sehr hoch. Dass diese erfüllt werden, habe ich gehofft, dass sie jedoch auch übertroffen werden, habe ich so nicht erwartet. Doch genau das war der Fall! Alan Davis zauberte einen wundervollen und farbenfrohren Zeichenstil aufs Blatt und die Geschichte ist ein Meisterwerk von Jim Starin. Außerdem eignet sich der Comic auch sehr schön für den Einstieg. Falls ihr also noch nicht so viele (Marvel) Comcis gelesen habt und gerne einsteigen wollt, dann ist das hier definitiv eine Option. Für mich einer der tollsten Comics 2018!
May 15, 2017
I am loving the new series. This is a great new comic. I Am Groot. lol
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