Down and out, his existence means nothing - until the former Guardians of the Galaxy drag him out of his funk for one last mission! The heist of a lifetime - and Quill's harrowing last shot at redemption - takes him back to a transformed Earth. But things didn't go as planned.ĭecades have passed, and Peter is haunted by tragedy. Taking over for his father as the emperor of Spartax, Quill put a life of spacefaring adventure behind him for one of leadership and responsibility. He used to be Star-Lord, but it's been some time since he's gone by that name. 'Nobody's Fault But Mine!' Collects Old Man Quill (2019 Marvel) #1-6. Every character feels right, and the series always surprises and intrigues.Volume 1 - 1st printing. Old Man Quill continues the Old Man universe’s best skill of developing the characters beyond where they are to where they likely will be decades from now. Verdict: BUY! This comic serves as a wonderful study of the characters. Gill ages the characters skillfully, and when aliens get shredded, it looks dang good. Marvel continues to have better art than DC by having colorful, beautiful panels with expressive, consistent characters. The art manages to effortlessly combine the “Old Man” books and the cosmic Marvel books. They sing true, even if life has been hard on them. The other characters who appear fit exactly what you would want from the characters.

He remains likable though, as he fights his way from the brink. Quill still feels like Quill, though he has lost his swagger.

Sacks writes the dark, hopeless world well, where everyone is broken and there are no more heroes. The writing here matches the original Millar work. The friends are weaker, and the enemies are stronger. In space, he never heard the fate that befell his first home. One last mission for revenge forces Quill back to Earth. Peter sleeps cryogenically for years, before he is forced awake. He asked the Avengers for help, the X-Men, not even the Guardians showed up. He loses everything that kept him tethered. Tragedy befalls the empire, and Quill goes dark. Quill, after his father’s passing, once again becomes ruler of the Spartax empire. Old Man Quill starts in space decades after the fall of the heroes. In the arid interior, symbiotes run the territory. Many of the surviving Americans live an almost pioneer life in Hulkland. Doom, Maestro (an intelligent, violent Hulk), and the Red Skull. America falls, and the villains split up the territories. Only a handful of heroes survive the onslaught. The villains of Marvel strike at once across the globe in a tactical, coordinated strike. If you aren’t familiar with the “Old Man” universe, the premise starts out pretty simple. After the massive success of Old Man Logan and the popular prequel, Old Man Hawkeye, Marvel revisits the “Old Man” universe on a larger scale.

Old Man Quill, Vol. 1 by Ethan Sacks