Het nieuws rond om Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy houdt maar niet op, alleen is dit verhaal fookin' Awsome omdat het geen PR praat is. Ooit bedachten Bill Mantlo en Keith Giffen samen het karakter van Rocket Racoon voor Marvel Comics, die nu de reden is om naar Guardians of the Galaxy te gaan kijken in de bioscoop. Helaas werd Bill Mantlo in 1992 door een automobilist aangereden en heeft sinds dien permanente hersenbeschadiging. Hier door kon hij niet aanwezig zijn bij de première van de film waar in zijn creatie de show steelt, dus was Marvel zo vriendelijk om naar hem toe te komen met de film en dat maakte deze man verdomd blij.

Marvel hooked Bill up with a PRIVATE VIEWING of "Guardians Of The Galaxy", and my wife Liz and my beloved cousin Jean assisted Bill throughout, enabling him to sit back, relax and relish in the AWESOMENESS of what is going to be, in my humble opinion, Marvel's GREATEST AND MOST SUCCESSFUL FILM EVER! Bill thoroughly enjoyed it, giving it his HIGHEST COMPLIMENT (the BIG "THUMB'S UP!"), and when the credits rolled, his face was locked into the HUGEST SMILE I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM WEAR (along with one or two tears of joy)! This was the GREATEST DAY OF THE LAST 22 YEARS for me, our family, and most importantly, BILL MANTLO!

The gentlemen that made it possible for Bill to see his creation, ROCKET RACCOON, come alive in "Guardians Of The Galaxy", Marvel Attorney David Althoff (far left) and Marvel VP David Bogart (center). Giving Bill this opportunity was a daunting challenge (with all the legal & security protocols that needed to be breached), but these two FINE MEN made it happen, and Bill had the HAPPIEST DAY OF HIS LIFE! I will NEVER be able to thank them enough for all that they have done for Bill!