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monition : contains spoilers for " Waugh IF : Howard the Duck Became the New Star - Lord , " appearing inHoward the Duck#1 !

Marvel has revealed the Sung dynasty onStar - Lord’snew “ Awesome Mix Tape . ” Star - Lord , the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy , is recognise throughout the cosmos for the music mixes he makes . Now , inHoward the Duck#1 , the nominal hero is regale to a vision of a possible timeline where he link up the Guardians as the novel Star - Lord , and his first act is to tape over Peter Quill ’s intermixture , putting new songs on it .

In the taradiddle “ Waugh If : Howard the Duck Became the New Star - Lord ? ” , written by Merritt K and draw by Will Robson , appearing inHoward the Duck#1,Howard the Duck is the new leaderof the Guardians of the Galaxy . As he prepares to lead the squad into battle , he pops “ Howard ’s Awesome Mix , Volume One ” onto the console . One of Howard ’s teammates tell him that Peter Quill will be furious that Howard immortalise on his mixtape , replace the carefully curated pick with nothing but songs by the Doobie Brothers .

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Howard remind them he is Star - Lord now , and the squad cycle through many Michael McDonald songs before get at their address .

Star-Lord’s Mixes Are Essential to His Character

Star - Lord has a longsighted historyat Marvel Comics , debuting in the mid-1970s , but it was not until Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning dusted him off for their 2008 relaunch ofGuardians of the Galaxythat he came into his own . The fictitious character then explode into the mainstream in the 2014Guardians of the Galaxyfilm , played by Chris Pratt . In that movie , Star - Lord made mixtapes , consisting of definitive careen songs from Earth . In fact , one of Star - Lord ’s “ mixes ” was released on digital and vinyl , and became one of that year ’s well - deal record album . Mix mag tape have become an inbuilt part of Star - Lord ’s grapheme .

Unfortunately for Star - Lord , Howard has descreated one of his mixtapes , record over it , something that may create issues between the two should Peter Quill make up one’s mind to return . Thesongs on Star - Lord ’s Awesome Mixes are not mere bill and are not second thought . As with any good mix , Star - Lord put a lot of prison term and thought into it , and Howard almost casually register over the songs Peter had chosen . Furthermore , Howard interchange what was probably a diverse mixture with songs by one particular artist , in this case the Doobie Brothers . While this story is out of continuity , Star - Lord will no doubt be insane when he regain out .

Would Star-Lord Be Mad at Howard the Duck?

However , there is a possibility Star - Lord could wish what Howard the Duck didto his mixtapes . Star - Lord , particularly in the MCU , shows a keen interest in classic rock ‘n’ roll ( pre-1980s ) from Earth . The Doobie Brothers , who debuted in the 1970s and enjoyed a multi - decennary life history , return properly into this pilothouse . It has never been give away if Star - Lord likes the Doobie Brothers , but it would not be a reaching if he did . alternatively of being angry at Howard , Star - Lordmay get a good laugh out of it , bug out the new Awesome Mix in , and fight evil .

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