Thursday, September 21, 2023

Guardians of the Galaxy Vs. Despero

 

Despero's return in the pages of Justice League really took me by surprise. It had been a few years and I had gotten used to the more humorous take on DC's premiere team - and then comes the Despero arc.  What was once a standard Silver Age alien villain came back in a way that was anything but humorous!  It was a welcome change for me, I was ready for some more serous action - and boy did he deliver!

12 comments:

Carycomic said...

Groot (after being subjected to the Flames of Pytar): "I--am--charcoal."

Anonymous said...

Didn’t his major upgrade debut during the Detroit League era?

Detective Tobor said...

He was nice and sneaky for his debut in Justice League of America #1. Who knew he wouldn't stay a pushover for a chess board. Who knows, his race might still have future changes to go thru that we don't know about...yet.
Strong cover.

Anonymous said...

Next up? Despero vs. Darth Vader!

;-)

Anonymous said...

#my namesake @924: yeah. Otherwise known as "The Laughingstock Era" !

Ben W said...

I thought it was more during the Justice League International era of the early nineties, I definitely remember seeing him during that!

Carycomic said...

JLD and JLI sort of over-lapped with regard to being needlessly corny.

PromoRob said...

The change was in the Detroit era. Then came back to Earth, killed Gypsy’s family and went on to battle the JLI.

Carycomic said...

Hmmm! That raises an interesting question. What if Judge Dredd teamed up with the Black Racer against Despero and Thanos?

Bobbo said...

@Anonymous said...
Next up? Despero vs. Darth Vader!

How about Wayne from Wayne’s World and Darth Vader?

Party on, Wayne! Party on, Darth!

Anonymous said...

The image of Despero on this cover seems tailor made for a interaction with Mephisto or Ghost Rider (possibly with the Champions in tow).

Anonymous said...

How about Alison Blair and Greg Sanders doing a benefit concert alongside...Darth Brooks?

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