Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #3

[iamrman]

Writer: Michael Gallagher

Pencils: Colleen Doran

Inks: Steve Montano

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The brand new character introduced in this annual has a surprising link to both a deep cut and the Worst Avenger.

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At least he’s not a guy in powered armour like most of the other folks introduced in these annuals.

Of course a fellow named after a great big dog would go after the cat-man.

Being called Yellowjacket doesn’t actually mean Rita can use Wild Shape.

Vance is kind enough to explain just who Shamrock is.

Then comes the Martian invasion of Earth. They said it was a million to one chance...

Comments

[scorntx]

...
well, I guess that beats retiring to become a hairdresser?

(weird that despite the considerable differences between Earth-691 and 616's history, all the events of Shamrock's life happened the exact same way.
Probably something to do with Immortus.)

Could Nikki always shoot flames at people? Because that seems kind of new?
Thought her thing was shooting guns at people, and the flames were just venting body heat...

[blues32]

I could swear she could shoot heat from her hands...never her hair though.

[obsidianwolf]

Nikki got the ability to shoot fire from her hair during her fight with Charlie 27 back when they travelled to 616 to genocide the Baddoon. She later stated that them and her creating bright flashes of light like a solar flare were her people's innate powers and they had finally fully manifested in her.

[phantomfo]

"Join me and ponder the question...

What if... HERCULES was IRISH?"

[mastermahan]

Shamrock is a horrific stereotype with exactly one cool detail: that her powers come from being possessed by thousands of war dead. Rather than trying to revive the character, I'd just steal that aspect and give it to a character who can use a legion of poltergeists for more than just being lucky.

As for Cuchulain, why would you make a version without his signature warp spasms? He's not just another mythological hero, he's a mythological hero who can turn into a berserk monster with boiling-hot skin. It's not like Pat Mills copyrighted it.