Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) #1

[iamrman]

All shall tremble before the might of... TASERFACE!!

Yes! He looks just as ridiculous as I hoped!

I see that 616 Taserface's name is more literal than his MCU counterpart.

I couldn’t really get in to the early Guardians stories for various reasons, but I can see this series will definitely be of interest to me. Taserface is ridiculous, I love it!

Also, I think I will hold off on posting anything from the Abnett and Lanning Guardians until I finish this series because it would only get confusing.

Comments

[deh_tommy]

Wait, Taserface was real? I thought he was just some goon made up for the movies!

[alan2099]

He's real and he's gloriously 90s!

[iamrman]

I was aware that Taserface was from the comics, but I had never actually seen him before. I am going in to this series totally blind.

[mister_terrific]

Oh god, all I can think of is:

"Can't read my, can't read my
No, he can't read my taser face..."

[llordllama]

Heavens, Taserface's knee-pads will be no use at all when doing a spot of home renovations!

[scorntx]

And that giant, billowing cape must surely be a severe trip hazard.

[llordllama]

Don't worry - I've phoned the Health & Safety Executive. They'll be over to run a risk assessment in the morning!

[scorntx]

In all fairness, Valentino took the idea of Taserface from his teenaged... son? Nephew? Can't remember which.
No idea whose idea the FACE BEAMS was, though.
(And if you think he's silly now... heh...)

And his stated goal in terms of tone writing this series was countering typical 90s Edge by harkening back to older comics.
Mission accomplished?

Though Nikki's outfit clearly hasn't shaken off all of the Space 80s.
Dem shouldas...

To think that this series managed to get to over fifty issues.

Early issues of this run were some of the first comics I ever read. Formative influence on a young mind.
Just wait 'till it gets to Rancor. Oh, Rancor...



(tvtropes was mockin' Taserface before the film made it cool.
wouldnt know anything about how that happened...)

[beyondthefringe]

Rancor nuthin', just wait until we get into the deep dive of Starhawk's convoluted timeline and origins!

This really was a wild and wacky series.

[phantomfo]

Was he still writing the book when they introduced the street gang inspired by Frank Castle?

That one turned out somewhat prophetic in hindsight.

[scorntx]

He was still writing when the Punishers turned up, yes.

[mazway_75]

Man, I loved this book. Valentino found perfect sweet spot of retro feel of 1970s/80s with '90s attitude and old-school storytelling. Just amazing run by him to make this GOTG so memorable.

[full_metal_ox]

“Taserface”: a nickname some poor kid with braces acquires after trying to kiss someone on a dry winter day and delivering them a painful static zap.

[super_fly]

I don't see any braces on him now, so is this one of things like how Matt Murdock came up with Daredevil