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YMMV / Galacta: Daughter of Galactus

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  • Colbert Bump: Galacta faded into trivial obscurity after this comic, but her surprise appearance in Marvel Rivals gave the comic a boost in publicity as many Marvel fans were incredulous to the character's existence.
  • Ensemble Dark Horse: Despite the comic's overall obscurity, there was a small but loud minority of fans who clamoured for Galacta's return in the mainstream Marvel continuity, especially since her story was left on a cliffhanger. It obviously helps that she has a cute design and a charming personality.
  • Paranoia Fuel: The series is ripe Paranoia Fuel if you think about it too much. That cute girl with the glasses you always see ordering lunch at the local cafe? She's a Physical God that is always hungry and is constantly suppressing the urge to eat you. You and everybody else. And she thinks of everything as food.
  • Unintentional Period Piece: If there was any comic that screamed "turn of the 2010s" loudest, it would be this one. Early social media/blogging culture is featured heavily, with Galacta even having an IRL Character Blog on Twitter to promote the book. The soft Animesque art style feels reminiscent of popular DeviantArt webcomics. The slang, humour, and overall "Tumblr-girl" tone all feel charmingly dated to that specific period when digital culture was just starting to take over.
  • The Woobie: While she may look like the product of the author's questionable Rule 34 fantasies, it's hard not to feel bad for Galacta by the end of the story. After spending the whole comic resisting her growing urge to feed on everything in sight because she has too much compassion for humanity, the Tapeworm Cosmic starts to overwhelm her to the point that she tearfully considers suicide using the Ultimate Nullifier, until Galactus himself thankfully steps in to stop her.

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