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You know what the beauty of theGuardians of the Galaxymovies is?
I mean, other than the brilliant casting, psychedelic colors, and bumpin soundtrack, of course.
But one of my favorite things aboutGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Then again, Drax simply lends himself well to badass action shots from the back.
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Who is Mantis?
Mantisoriginally came around inAvengers#112, way back in 1973.
She was…not as endearing as she is in the movie.
Still, shes not as quirky as who we just met on screen.
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So, we basically have two villains to choose from here: Ayesha and Ego.
Well get into both of them…
Who is Ayesha?
Well, from a comic book perspective,thats a kind of complicated question.
She took the name Kismet for awhile, and helped out the Avengers on some cosmic missions, too.
Well get back to Ayesha when we get down to the post-credits scenes.
Pac-Mancut scenesspecifically, this one.
Ill be on the listen during my second viewing to see if I can confirm either/both.
The Sovereign that were introduced to here seem to be created specifically for the movies.
More on Adam Warlock down below.
Who is Ego?
Oh, you meanEgo, the Living Planet?
A character who comes from Jack Kirbys peak era of Marvel creativity?
Heres the thing, folks.
See, Ego was originally a Thor villain.
He is indeed a living planet.
No, he isnt a Celestial in the comics, but who cares?
We caught a glimpse of another Celestial in the firstGuardians of the Galaxymovie.
Im pretty sure thats Eson the Searcher.
That song comes from his triple (!)
(which was used to excellent effect inGoodfellas).
Much like Ego, this powerful being from the cosmos took a human form and walked the Earth.
If Kurt Russell had turned down this role, couldnt you see Jeff Bridges doing it?
Who the hell is Taserface, anyway?
In the comics, Taserface sometimes goes by the name (I shit you not) Overkill.
I see a pattern here.
No, that name isnt a coincidence.
The Stark actually are an alien race that worships Tony Stark and his technology.
There are a couple of other Ravagers hanging around who are from the comics, too.
(thanks, Pi J!)
The cool planet with the brothel is called Contraxia.
In the comics, Contraxia is the home planet of little-known Avengers member, Jack of Hearts.
OK fine, hes half Contraxian.
That is by far the least important thing that happens on Contraxia, though.
Im ready for more Howard in my life, arent you?
Ill get into the importance of them down below.
OK, so technically this is aGuardians of the Galaxy Vol.
No wonder Peter Quill is obsessed with it.
By the way, was that a picture of Tom Jones on the back of the Hasselhoff pic?
Stakar berates Yondu and tells him, You betrayed the code.
InJudge Dredd, Stallones million dollar line was, You betrayed the law!
back and forth away from being David and Maddie fromMoonlighting.
Seriously, check out at least the first season of Moonlighting, which launched Bruce Willis career.
Drax randomly and inappropriately asks Ego about his penis.
Yondus prototype fin is the over-the-top, classic mohawk/fin that Yondu has traditionally rocked in the comics.
Its probably a coincidence, but its still cool.
Thats far from the only classic movie homage in this one, though.
Egos little planet seed/plant thingies very faintly resemble the meteor that caused all that trouble in the originalThe Blobmovie.
Im glad you asked!
Stan Lee is hanging out with some characters he co-created with Jack Kirby, Uatu and The Watchers.
It would appear that I was wrong.
Also, can I call my next band Uatu and The Watchers?
As far as obnoxious product placement goes, nothing comes close to the Krispy Kreme stuff from thePower Rangersmovie.
But forGuardianspurposes, there does seem to be something particularly 80s about a summer afternoon trip to Dairy Queen.
When was Gamora/Nebula sisterhood established?
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Not all of these are important or at all Easter egg-y.
We got into all of these in some detail here, if youre interested.
But this is the key stuff you absolutely need to know.
Who is Sylvester Stallone playing in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.
Sylvester Stallones Stakar goes by the name Starhawk in the comics, of the original Guardians.
And those cool shoulder pad things.
Thats because comics Stakar is from the future.
That isnt the case here.
Bonus fun fact: Krugarr was the future Guardians Sorcerer Supreme.
Yes, he is the future Doctor Strange.
Oh yeah, and that was Miley Cyrus as the voice of Mainframe!
Who is Adam Warlock?
Hoo-boy…thats another complicated question.
Hes the most important character from the comics that we have yet to see in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Hes Thanos arch-enemy, a kind of cosmic messiah, and an all around psychedlic relic of the 60s/70s.
Hes also, trust me,absolutely essential to the future of the MCU.
