Guardians Of The Galaxy # 33 - Cut Bait And Run

What was once an unfair one-on-one turns into a brawl of epic proportions as Dr. Strange, Major Victory, Talon, Nikki and eventually Aleta (as the new Starhawk) take on the Captain Universe-empowered L'Matto. As for Charlie he is unconscious and is beginning to suffer the consequences of refusing to throw the fight and trying to take down L'Matto all on his own. He's suffering from severe internal injuries and to make matters worse a blood clot is forming in his throat. Kevin West does a fantastic job on the art once more, I only wish the Aleta vs. L'Matto sequences could have gone on just a little longer instead the writer decided to use Dr. Strange as a Deus Ex Machina and quickly end L'Matto's reign of terror when Aleta and Dr. Strange unleash everything they've got at L'Matto until he finally collapses. Aleta makes a threat and makes her way to the Drydock so she can once again fall into the arms of the man she loves, Dr. Strange and Captain Universe return to Earth-616, Charlie starts choking on his blood clot, and Brother Royal discovers Charlie's Dagger which will have great consequences for the Guardians later on down the line as it helps to further advance The Badoon Empire faster than it should have.

Oh and Dormammu is hiding on the Drydock. All in all this issue rocked, however Vance's attempts at trying to be more like Captain America were lame to say the least. I only wish that before the original series had ended they would end up crossing paths with another evil Captain Universe. Well...with DnA using the full spectrum of Marvel Cosmic characters in Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova we might get to see a fight between a new Captain Universe and Starhawk that will be fair unlike this one was. Again if you happen to come across Guardians of the Galaxy #30-33 get them all. This story arc is just too good to even think of missing.