Legendary Star-Lord #5 gets into Quill’s attempts to learn more about Mister Knife and the capabilities of his Slaughter Squad, a team of alien hitmen of various races longtime Marvel fans will recognize. There’s a Snark, a Centaurian, a Shi’ar, a Badoon and the mysterious Father Diablo from Planet X, which is where Skrull mutants hang out. Also a regular Skrull.
We learn about them mostly from Peter’s conversation with one of the Kymellians who tried to prevent the Slaughter Squad from obtaining something for Mister Knife: the Black Vortex, an object that’s about to become much more significant when it leads to an all-out Guardians of the Galaxy/X-Men crossover. And speaking of the Guardians, while Star-Lord has gone it alone in this series thus far, he does get some timely assistance from one of his teammates this time out.
Sam Humphries finds a nice balance between action and comedy as he has for most of the series to date, and he gives Paco Medina plenty of large panels that really suit his style. The Western touches in space continue to entertain — Father Diablo is even wearing a cowboy hat — and it’s almost like this is Cowboy Bebop with super heroes instead of bounty hunters. That’s a compliment, in case there was any doubt.
Favorite moment: It’s a series of moments, really. Here are the things Star-Lord calls Lucien during their talk: Seabiscuit, pony boy, Beta Ray Filly. Funny.
Final thought: Less happened in this issue than any of the previous four, but it’s still a fun read, and a nice change of pace from the angst-filled slugfest with Thanos in #4. Plus the series pivoted nicely from one focus to another, and Hmphries has been bringing the Kitty subplot along nicely too.
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