42: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Show Notes
First Segment
- Comic Book Origins of the Film’s Core Team
- Star-Lord AKA Peter Quill
- Played by Chris Pratt
- Created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gann in Marvel Preview #4 – 1976
- Englehart’s original plans for this “unpleasant, introverted jerk”
- Comparing his origins
- Drax the Destroyer
- Played by Dave Bautista
- Created by Jim Starlin (creator of Thanos) in Iron Man #55 – 1973
- Was just “space-Hulk” until 2005 to 2006
- Abilities and origins
- Gamora
- Played by Zoe Saldana
- Created by Jim Starlin in Strange Tales #180 – 1975
- A daughter of Thanos – “The deadliest woman in the whole galaxy”
- Abilities and origins
- Rocket Racoon
- Played by Bradley Cooper
- Created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffin in Marvel Preview #7 – 1976
- All the powers of a Racoon! And he’s a genius.
- Abilities and origins
- Groot
- Played by Vin Diesel
- Created by Jack Kirby in Tales to Astonish #13 – 1960
- A “Floral Colossus” of the Planet X, but really…a space ent!
- Origins
- Star-Lord AKA Peter Quill
- New Vol. 2 Character from the Comics
- Mantis
- Played by Pom Klementieff
- Created by Steve Engleheart and Don Heck in The Avengers #112 – 1973
- Space Alien Monasteries in Vietnam – A “Celestial Madonna”
- Abilities and Origins
- Mantis
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2008-2010)
- Comic book inspiration for the team you see in the films
- Writers, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning (DnA) with Penciller, Paul Pelletier
- Formed the team in Annihilation: Conquest and it became their favorite part
Second Segment
- Marvel’s Phases
- Phase 1
- Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America: The First Avenger, Avengers
- Phase 2
- Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Age of Ultron, Ant Man
- Phase 3
- Happening right now
- Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Avengers 4
- What happens after Phase 3?
- Thanos and the Infinity Gauntlet
- Guardians Volume 3, Spider-Man sequel
- Copied by every studio in Hollywood
- Phase 1
- The Success of Phase 1
- Guardians and Marvel Banking on the Marvel Universe
- Kevin Feige: It’s a compelling story
- Marvel Young Writers Program
- Nicole Perlman
- James Gunn
- Troma Entertainment
- Tromeo and Juliet
- Scooby Doo
- Dawn of the Dead
- Slither
- Super
- Troma Entertainment
- Why Gunn was the Right Choice for Guardians
- Wanted to Reinvigorate the Space Opera
- Guardians: Volume 1 Success
- 91% on Rotten Tomatoes
- One of the Biggest Films of 2014
- Justified the Marvel Product
- Gunn’s Work on the Second Guardians
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3
Third Segment
- Critics on the First Guardians v. the Second Guardians
- A More Impressive Sequel
- Writers writing for actors
- Marvel Franchise Building Characters
- Robert Downey Jr v. Chris Pratt
- Peter Quill in the comics
- Big Names in Movies v. Charisma
- Dirty Dozen Inspired Comics
- Other Studios and the “Phases”
- Gritty Superhero Movies Compared to Marvel
- Great Time in the Movie Theater
- Cosmic Comics
- The possibilities for new storytelling