Old Man Quill Vol 1 8

Old Man Quill Vol 1 #8
Previous Issue	Old Man Quill #7
Next Issue	Old Man Quill #9
Art by: John Tyler Christopher
Alternate Covers
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Art by: John Tyler Christopher
Release Date	August 7, 2019
Cover Date	October, 2019
Issue Details
Editor-in-Chief	C.B. Cebulski
Rating	Parental Advisory (15 and up)
Original Price	$3.99
Pages	32

1. "Don't Fear the Reaper"
Writer(s)	Ethan Sacks
Penciler(s)	Ibraim Roberson
Inker(s)	Ibraim Roberson
Colorist(s)	Rachelle Rosenberg
Letterer(s)	Joe Caramagna
Editor(s)	Mark Basso Martin Biro

 Thank you for coming all the way to us... to make your deaths convenient. 

—Gladiator

Appearing in "Don't Fear the Reaper"

Featured Characters:

• Star-Lord (Emperor Peter Quill) (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy (Only in flashback)
  • Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
  • Rocket Raccoon (Death) (Only in flashback)
  • Gamora (Death) (Only in flashback)
  • Mantis (Death) (Only in flashback)
• Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
• H.E.R.B.I.E.

Antagonists:

• Universal Church of Truth (Main story and flashback)
  • Black Knights (Only in flashback)
  • God (Galactus) (Vision) (Only in flashback)
  • Heralds of Galactus (First appearance; vision in flashback)
  • Imperial Guard (Main story and flashback)
    • Plutonia (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
    • Warbird (Ava'Dara Naganandini) (Main story and flashback)
    • Fang (Main story and flashback)
    • Monstra (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Blackthorn (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
    • Pulsar (Continuity Error in main story and death in flashback)
    • Gladiator (Kallark) (Main story and flashback)
    • Manta (Main story and flashback)
    • Titan (Main story and flashback) (Apparent death)
    • Warstar (B'nee and C'cil) (Main story and flashback)
    • Hussar (Only appearance; dies) (Only in flashback)
    • Arc (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
    • Astra (Shadow in main story and appears in flashback)
    • Unidentified others (Only in flashback)
  • Matriarch (Only in flashback)
• Brood (Only in flashback)
• Lord Doom's Empire (Only in flashback)
  • Wrecking Crew (Only in flashback)
    • Wrecker (Dirk Garthwaite) (Death) (Only in flashback)
    • Bulldozer (Henry Camp) (Death) (Only in flashback)
• Madrox Gang (Only in flashback)
• Moloids (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Fantastic Four (Mentioned)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) (First appearance; vision in flashback)
• Groot (Mentioned) (Deceased) (Only in flashback)
• Loki (Corpse)

Races and Species:

• Cosmic Beings (Only in flashback)
• Numerous unidentified alien species (Only in flashback)
• Halfworlders (Only in flashback)
• Zen-Whoberis (Only in flashback)
• Humans (Only in flashback)
• Flarks (Invoked) (Only in flashback)
• Zenn-Lavians (Only in flashback)
• Alien Gods (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)
• Shi'ar (Main story and flashback)
• Lupak (Main story and flashback)
• Strontians (Main story and flashback)
• Robots (Main story and flashback)
• Human-Spartax Hybrids (Main story and flashback)
• Frost Giants (Corpse)
• Brood (Only in flashback)
• Killcrops (Only in flashback)
• Moloids (Only in flashback)

Locations:

• Wastelands (Main story and flashback)
  • Shi'ar Galaxy (Only in flashback)
    • Vegro IX System (Only in flashback)
  • Astral Plane (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
  • Milky Way (Main story and vision in flashback)
    • Sol System (Main story and vision in flashback)
      • Earth (Main story and vision in flashback)
        • United States of America (Vision in flashback)
          • New York (Vision in flashback)
            • New York City (Vision in flashback)
              • Manhattan (Vision in flashback)
                • Midtown (Vision in flashback)
                  • 42nd Street and Madison Avenue (Vision in flashback)
                    • Baxter Building (Vision in flashback)
        • Amerika (Main story and flashback)
          • Badlands (Main story and flashback)
            • Wyoming (Main story and flashback)
              • Electroville (Main story and flashback)
                • Baxter Building (Ruins in main story and flashback)
              • Horse Creek / Paste-Pot Creek (Only in flashback)
              • Owlsley Nest (Only in flashback)
      • The Peak (Only in flashback)
    • Spartax (Only in flashback)
  • Hell (Invoked) (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Power Cosmic (Only in flashback)
• Fantastic Four Uniform (Vision) (Only in flashback)
• Ultimate Nullifier (First appearance; vision in flashback)
• Star-Lord Armor (Main story and flashback)
• Vibranium (First appearance)
• Bulldozer's Helmet (Only in flashback)
• Wrecker's Crowbar (Only in flashback)
• Two-Gun Kid's revolver
• Element Guns (Mentioned) (Destroyed)
• Iron Man Armor Model 52

Vehicles:

• Templeship New Sirius (Real name first revealed) (Only in flashback)
• Milano (Only in flashback)
• Silver Surfer's Surfboard (Mentioned) (Only in flashback)

Synopsis for "Don't Fear the Reaper"

• Synopsis not yet written

Solicit Synopsis

THE FATE OF THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY!

• The fallout from issue #7 takes the quest in an unexpected direction!

• The GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY face their final mission!

• And what is the secret message Peter Quill would rather forget?

Notes

Continuity Notes

• Pulsar being among the Imperial Guard depicted in the present is a continuity error. He previously sacrificed his life to send the Matriarch a message back in Old Man Quill #6.

See Also

• 7 image(s) from Old Man Quill Vol 1 8
• 1 reprint(s) of Old Man Quill Vol 1 8

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