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Rocket Raccoon and Groot by Skottie Young
My current-favorite buddy team, beautifully rendered by my current-favorite comic artist.
A Word About The Creator of Rocket Raccoon
So the Guardians of the Galaxy trailer was sweet. We all love Rocket Raccoon. He’s a raccoon that shoots a gun, after all! Who could say no to that?
But he didn’t spring, fully formed, from the ether, despite what people may think happens with artwork on Tumblr. He was…
Give.
I swear I have some Rocket Raccoon comics stashed in boxes in the storage unit. I’ll get around to those boxes some day.
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Artist of the Week - Howard Chaykin. First advance Star Wars poster given to fans in 1976 at comic conventions.
I was shushed from the other room. Again.
[Comic is Day by Day by Chris Muir.]