One adjustment that I hope is made for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is Drax' personality. In the first movie, he was presented as a noble, fierce warrior whose literal interpretations led to some humorous moments. In the second movie and his appearances with the Avengers, Drax pretty much became a completely humorous character and came off as somewhat of a buffoon. Let's hope his emotional balance is restored for his next cinematic outing.
Superman by Byrne is always a treat. Ironic that the C W show has him being portrayed by a regular guy. With the yellow sun and lighter gravity anyone from Krypton can be just as super but without the bulky muscles showing.
ReplyDeleteI remember when Drax, when he originated in the comics, didn't have any emotions to balance...
ReplyDeleteWhen he was a total badass.
DeleteWow. Fantastic composition here, Ross.
ReplyDelete@ Simreeve: Me, too! Imagine Superman with Wolverine's ruthlessly practical attitude (pre-X-men) and you get what was so initially appealing about Drax.
ReplyDelete@ Ross: Unfortunately, you stand a better chance of seeing that original (= Late Silver Age) version of Drax, on the silver screen, rather than the extra-terrestrial version of Conan the Barbarian from GOTG Volume 1. Especially if the next sequel to it is directed by somebody who's as contemptuous of continuity-minded movie-goers as the guy who directed Star Wars Episode 8!
I really think Drax would look a lot better if they had Drax with outfit in comics. He could then be shown how tough he is by having blasts destroy his outfit while he was unharmed. Sometimes I think of Marvel Cinema Universe replaced Guardians of Galaxy with Inferior Five's personalities.
ReplyDeleteWhat Glenn said! :-)
ReplyDeleteI really would like to see Drax become more like the comics version - especially if it turns out he still has some relationship with Moondragon (although I doubt he will turn out to be an Earthman transformed to serve as a living weapon to hunt Thanos).
ReplyDeleteYou and me both, JMB. :-)
ReplyDeleteCover of the month!
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