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Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock.

Guardians of the Galaxy
Promotional image for
Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)
Art by Clint Langley depicting Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Adam Warlock and Phyla-Vell.
Group publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceAnnihilation: Conquest #6 (April 2008)
Created byDan Abnett
Andy Lanning
In-story information
Type of organizationSuperhero team
Base(s)Knowhere
Leader(s)Star-Lord
Agent(s)Groot
Rocket Raccoon
Phyla-Vell
Gamora
Drax the Destroyer
Moondragon
Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr)
Nova (Richard Rider)
Roster
See: List of Guardians of the Galaxy members
Guardians of the Galaxy
Series publication information
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing series
Publication date(Volume 2)
July 2008 – June 2010
(Volume 3)
May 2013 – July 2015
(Volume 4)
December 2015 – June 2017
(All-New Guardians of the Galaxy)
July – December 2017
(Volume 1 resumed)
January – March 2018
(Volume 5)
March 2019 – February 2020
(Volume 6)
March 2020 – November 2021
Number of issues(Volume 2) 25
(Volume 3) 28
(Volume 4) 20
(All-New Guardians of the Galaxy) 12
(Volume 1 resumed) 5
(Volume 5) 12
(Volume 6) 18
Creator(s)Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning

These Guardians first appeared in Annihilation: Conquest #6 (April 2008). A feature film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on this team was released in 2014. A sequel, titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, was released in 2017, and the team has also been featured in the crossover films Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the Disney+ The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (both 2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). This Guardians team is the second to operate under the name, following the original team created by Arnold Drake, Roy Thomas and Stan Lee in 1969.

Publication history Edit

The second volume of the title was published in May 2008, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and featured a new team of characters from the Annihilation: Conquest storyline.[1][2]

Abnett and Lanning's work on the Annihilation: Conquest story laid the foundation for the new Guardians of the Galaxy book that they had been wanting to launch for some time.[3] Editor Bill Rosemann, who had also edited Annihilation: Conquest, provided more background: "As the planning of 'Annihilation: Conquest' came together, it occurred to us that, if things went well, there would be a group of characters left standing who would make for a very interesting and fun team." It also provided the motivation the team would need, as "on the heels of two back-to-back wars, they're out to prevent any new Annihilation-size disasters from erupting."[4]

The title ran parallel with Nova vol. 4, which was also written by Abnett and Lanning. The two crossed over in the storylines "War of Kings"[5][6] and "Realm of Kings".[7][8][9] Paul Pelletier pencilled the first seven issues. Brad Walker and Wes Craig alternated pencilling tasks from #8 to #25.[10]

The book was canceled in April 2010 with issue 25. Some plot threads were concluded in The Thanos Imperative 1–6 and its two one-shots (May 2010 – Jan 2011).[11]

The team appeared reassembled in Avengers Assemble #4–8 (June–October 2012).[12]

The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in a series for the 2012 Marvel NOW! branding, starting with issue 0.1 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Steve McNiven, which saw Iron Man join the team.[13] Later issues of the series saw Angela,[14] Agent Venom,[15] and Captain Marvel join.[16]

In 2014, to tie into the feature film, Marvel debuted Legendary Star-Lord, a solo series written by Sam Humphries,[17] and a Rocket Raccoon solo series.[18] The following year saw a solo Groot miniseries written by Jeff Loveness.[19]

Guardians of the Galaxy was relaunched as part of the 2015 All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative with Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti returning as writer and artist respectively.[20] The series sees Peter Quill and Gamora leaving the team, and Rocket becoming the new team's self-appointed leader, also two new characters were added to the team. Kitty Pryde (taking up the mantle of Star-Lord) and the Thing.[21] As part of the same initiative, Star-Lord starred in a 2015 solo series again written by Humphries,[22] while Drax and Gamora starred in their own individual solo series written by CM Punk[23] and Nicole Perlman, respectively.[24]

Team history Edit

In the aftermath of the Phalanx invasion of the Kree, Star-Lord[25] decides to form a team of interstellar heroes that will be proactive in protecting the galaxy, rather than reacting to crises as they happen. To this end, he recruits Adam Warlock,[26] Drax the Destroyer,[27] Gamora,[27] Phyla-Vell (the new Quasar),[28] Rocket Raccoon,[29] and Groot,[29] with Mantis as support staff.[30] On the recommendation of their ally, Nova, the group establishes a base of operations on the space station Knowhere, which possesses a teleportation system with near-universal range.[31] An intelligent, telepathic dog named Cosmo the Spacedog is Knowhere's chief of security and works closely with the new team. After a confrontation with the Universal Church of Truth,[1] the team meets a semi-amnesiac man who identifies himself as Vance Astro – Major Victory of the original Guardians of the Galaxy.[32] Astro's declaration inspires the as-yet-unnamed team to adopt the "Guardians of the Galaxy" name for their own.[33] When the team learns Star-Lord directed Mantis to telepathically coerce the heroes into joining the team, they disband.[34]

Rocket Raccoon decides to continue Star-Lord's mission and starts a search for the missing members. His new team includes Bug, Mantis, Major Victory, and Groot, who is fully regrown. Meanwhile, Star-Lord was banished to the Negative Zone by Ronan the Accuser for his actions during the Phalanx's attempted conquest of the Kree Empire. There, he finds himself in the middle of King Blastaar's fight to break into 42 and use its portal to invade Earth. Star-Lord allies with Jack Flag to defend the prison and contact the other Guardians for rescue. Rocket's new team successfully brings both of them back, and Flag becomes a Guardian. Elsewhere, Drax and Phyla begin looking for Cammi, but on their search they talk to a seer who tells them about an oncoming war. Phyla is able to wake Moondragon from the dead, but loses her Quantum Bands in the process. The consequence for Phyla is that she is now the new avatar of death. They go back to Knowhere and do not follow up on the search for Cammi.[citation needed]

War of Kings Edit

Warlock and Gamora return and inform the team of the War of Kings. They split into three teams, one each to the Kree and Shi'ar, and one staying on Knowhere to coordinate. The Kree team is heard by Black Bolt and the Inhumans, but their request for peace is denied. The Shi'ar team is attacked by Vulcan and the Imperial Guard, leading them to ally with the Starjammers.

Star-Lord, Mantis, Bug, Jack Flag, and Cosmo are taken to the 31st Century by that era's Guardians, who warn them of the creation of an all-destroying energy rift called The Fault at the war's conclusion. Trapped in the future, Star-Lord's team is able to get a message to Warlock in the 21st Century. Warlock is unable to stop The Fault's creation, but is able to contain it with a spell that requires a stable, unused timeline. Warlock chooses the one he previously erased,[35] causing him to become the Magus. Star-Lord's team, with the help of Kang the Conqueror, are returned to this point in the timestream. To escape, Magus fakes the death of himself, Mantis, Cosmo, Major Victory, Martyr, and Gamora.[36]

Martyr frees herself with the help of Maelstrom, and enables Mantis to call the other Guardians for help telepathically. When they come to the rescue, Phyla-Vell is misled by Maelstrom into freeing Thanos. Thanos kills Martyr, but is captured by the Guardians and taken back to Knowhere as a prisoner.[37]

The Thanos Imperative Edit

In the 2010 miniseries The Thanos Imperative, the universe is invaded by the Cancerverse, a universe that lies on the opposite side of the Fault, a rift in space-time formed at the end of "War of Kings". The Guardians take Thanos to the Cancerverse in an attempt to end the war early.[38] Along the way, Drax attacks Thanos and is killed.[39] They are ultimately successful at ending the war, but Thanos is left enraged and promising to kill everyone. Along with Nova, Star-Lord remains in the collapsing Cancerverse as the other Guardians escape.[40]

After the death of Star-Lord, the Guardians disband. Still believing in their cause, Cosmo recruits another team under the name "Annihilators".[41] Rocket Raccoon and Groot later reunite and decide to continue the Guardians' legacy after the duo prevent an incident on Rocket's home world, Halfworld.[42]

The new team appears on Earth to aid the Avengers against Thanos.[43]

Marvel NOW! Edit

 
Writer Brian Michael Bendis signing books at Midtown Comics in Manhattan, including copies of the Marvel NOW! version of the series

The Marvel NOW! iteration of the team includes Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Iron Man. After Star-Lord's father visits him in a bar to tell him that it is forbidden for any alien species to visit Earth, Iron Man is attacked by an army of Badoon invading Earth. The Guardians and their newest member Iron Man defeat the ship; however, London is still invaded.[44] The Guardians defend London and finish off the horde of Badoon but learn that, for violating the "Earth-is-off-limits" rule (the Spartax Earth Directive), they are to be placed under arrest by the King of Spartax. The Guardians manage to escape with the help of Groot, who had recently regrown after being destroyed by a Badoon ship's explosion. In April 2013, it was announced that Image Comics' Angela (Spawn) would join the Marvel Universe as the result of a legal battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane. After appearing in the "Age of Ultron", she joins the Guardians. Captain Marvel and Agent Venom later have stints as team members as well.[45]

During the "Secret Wars" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy take part in the incursion between Earth-616 and Earth-1610. During the incursion, Rocket Raccoon and Groot are killed by the Children of Tomorrow, Star-Lord is teleported away trying to come up with a back-up plan, and Gamora and Drax the Destroyer are surrounded and confused by the corpses of their comrades.[46] During the subsequent conflict with the Beyonder-empowered Doom, Star-Lord is one of the survivors of the previous universe, piloting the 616 and Ultimate versions of Mister Fantastic in to mount a final assault on Doom's castle, and revealing that he kept a twig from Groot in his pocket until the right moment.

All New All-Different Marvel Edit

During the "Secret Empire" storyline, the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel, the Ultimates, the Alpha Flight Space Program, Hyperion, and Quasar in fighting the Chitauri wave. Captain America, who was brainwashed into being a Hydra sleeper agent, activates the Planetary Defense Shield, trapping them outside of Earth.[47]

In 2020, Marvel announced a reboot of the series, written by Al Ewing and drawn by Juann Cabal. This new series depicts the titular team, led by Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon and including Marvel Boy, Nova, Phyla-Vell, Moondragon and Hercules, fighting against the Gods of Olympus, with Gamora, Groot, and Drax also appear as prominent supporting characters.[48] Wiccan and Hulkling later join as members.[49]

Members Edit

Reception Edit

Volumes Edit

Guardians of the Galaxy - 2008 Edit

The 2008 series holds a 7.5 out of 10 critic rating on the review aggregator website Comic Book Round Up.[50][51][52][53][54][55]

The May 2008 sales estimate for the first issue was 39,854 copies, making it the 61st top-selling comic title that month.[56] The first and second issues sold out,[57] and were later published as part of a collected edition.[58]

Al Ewing's run of Guardians of the Galaxy received a nomination for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards in 2021.[59]

Other versions Edit

During the "Secret Wars" storyline in the domain of King James' England (which is based on the Marvel 1602 reality), the Guardians of the Galaxy have a counterpart here named the Gardiner's Men. They are a troupe of performers consisting of Madam Gomorrah, Peadar O'Cuill, Arthur Dubhghlas, Goodman Root, and Aroughcun the Raccoon. Angela later befriended them when she helped to fight off attacking beasts.[60] In another story, "Baby Thanos", other team members appeared with Cable instead of Star-lord from the resurrected and remade universe where they became "Punisher Universe". But there were other team members as well, where there were Peni Parker, Wolverine, Kamala Khan(Captain Marvel), Juggernaut (Juggerduck), Cloak and Dagger, Iron Groot, and others heroes. But everyone was killed by Frank Castle in order to protect the infant Thanos.[61]

In other media Edit

Television Edit

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy are mentioned by the Dark Surfer in the episode "When Strikes the Surfer" of the animated series The Super Hero Squad Show.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the episode "Michael Korvac" of the animated series The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes. In this adaptation, the team consists of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Quasar, and Adam Warlock. They arrived on Earth where they pursued Korvac. They battle the Avengers, who think Korvac is a pursued victim, and later team up with them to defeat Korvac.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy". The team consists of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer. The Guardians of the Galaxy were responsible for training Nova. Rocket Raccoon calls upon Nova and Spider-Man to help the Guardians of the Galaxy fight the Chitauri led by Korvac. In "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy", the Guardians land on Earth to repair their ship at the time when Titus was leading the Chitauri into claiming Nova's helmet. After the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship is repaired, they helped Nova and Spider-Man fight Titus and the Chitauri. After Titus was defeated even when S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives, the Guardians of the Galaxy leaves with Titus in their custody while the remaining Chitauri escapes.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Avengers Assemble episode "Guardians and Space Knights". Their first designs were based on their appearance in Ultimate Spider-Man, and were voiced by the same actors. Their later appearance changed their design and voice actors to reflect their subsequent animated series, which reflected the characters' designs in the feature films.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. episode "It's a Wonderful Smash". In their self-titled episode, the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. run into the Guardians of the Galaxy when they come across a plot by Super-Skrull to create gamma-powered Skrulls on an unnamed planet. In the episode "Planet Monster" Part 2, the Guardians of the Galaxy are among the superheroes that help the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Avengers fight the forces of the Supreme Intelligence.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in their own self-titled episode of Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers.
  • A Guardians of the Galaxy animated series closely modeled after feature film was released in September 2015.[62]
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in Marvel's Spider-Man in a two-part crossover.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in their own Lego short Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat.[63]

Film Edit

The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the characters portrayed in a more comedic manner.[64] The group's founding members are Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and Groot.[65] In the conclusion of the third film, the Guardians disband and the team is reconstituted with new members, led by Rocket, along with Groot, Cosmo, Kraglin, Warlock, Phyla, and Blurp.

Video games Edit

Toys Edit

  • A Guardians of the Galaxy three pack for the Marvel Universe 3 3/4" toyline includes a Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lord, Drax, and a miniature Groot. The three were rereleased individually as part of the Avengers Infinite toyline.[68]
  • A Drax figure and a Rocket Raccoon Build-A-Figure have been released in their Guardian uniforms as part of the Marvel Legends line.
  • Film versions of the team were released as part of the Marvel Minimates toyline in late 2014.[69]
  • Hot Toys released the film versions of Guardians of the Galaxy 12" figures (30 cm) starting in January 2015 with Peter Quill aka Star-Lord. Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora, and Drax were subsequently released in 2015.

Theme parks Edit

Live performance Edit

The Guardians of the Galaxy appears in Marvel Universe LIVE! stage show.

Collected editions Edit

Volume 2 (Abnett and Lanning) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Legacy Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1–6 January 2009 0-7851-3338-0
War of Kings: Book 1 Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #7–12 June 2009 0-7851-3339-9
War of Kings: Book 2 Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #13–19, Marvel Spotlight: War of Kings November 2009 978-0785140481
Realm of Kings Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #20–25 July 2010 0-7851-4049-2
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 1 Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1–12 August 2014 978-0785190646
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning: The Complete Collection Volume 2 Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #13–25 December 2014 978-0785190639
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1–25, The Thanos Imperative: Ignition, The Thanos Imperative #1–6, The Thanos Imperative: Devastation, material from Annihilators #1–4, Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4 May 2016 978-0785198345

Volume 3 (Brian Michael Bendis) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #0.1,1–3, Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #1 September 2013 978-0785166078
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Angela Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #4–10 February 2014 978-0785166085
Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #11–13, All-New X-Men (vol. 1) #22–24 June 2014 978-0785166092
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Guardians Disassembled Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #14–17, Captain Marvel (vol. 7) #1, material from Amazing Spider-Man #654, Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy November 2014 978-0785154792
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4: Original Sin Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #18–23 December 2014 978-0785192459
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5: Through the Looking Glass Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #24–27, Annual #1 April 2015 978-0785197386
Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Alpha #1, Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #24–25, Legendary Star-Lord #9–11, All-New X-Men (vol. 1) #38–39, Guardians Team-Up #2, Nova (vol. 5) #28; Cyclops (vol. 3) #12; Captain Marvel (vol. 8) #14; Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega #1 July 2015 978-0785197706
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1 (HC) Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #0.1, 1–10, Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow 's Avengers #1 May 2015 978-0785194002
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 (HC) Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #11–17, All-New X-Men (vol. 1) #22–24, Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy January 2016 978-0785198246
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 (HC) Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #18–27, Annual #1 September 2016 978-1302900083
Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Avengers Assemble #1–8, Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #0.1, 1–27, Annual #1; Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #1, All-New X-Men (vol. 1) #22–24, Free Comic Book Day 2014: Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of Knowhere #1–4 December 2016 978-1302900274

Guardians Team-Up Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians Team-Up Vol. 1: Guardians Assemble Guardians Team-Up #1–5, Tails of Pet-Avengers #1 November 2015 978-0785197140
Guardians Team-Up Vol. 2: Unlikely Story Guardians Team-Up #6–10, Deadpool Team-Up #883 February 2016 978-0785199113

Secret Wars Miniseries Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of Knowhere Guardians of Knowhere #1–4, New Avengers: Illuminati #3 December 2015 978-0785198444
Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde Star-Lord & Kitty Pryde #1–3, Generation Next #1, Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega December 2015 978-0785198437

Volume 4 (Brian Michael Bendis) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 1: Emperor Quill Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #1–5 May 2016 978-0785195184
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 2: Wanted Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #6–10 November 2016 978-0785195191
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 3: Civil War II Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #11–14 February 2017 978-1302903015
Guardians of the Galaxy: New Guard Vol. 4: Grounded Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #15–19 October 2017 978-1302906702
Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 4 (HC) Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #1–10 November 2017 978-1302904371
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 5 (HC) Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 4) #11–19, material from Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II August 2018 978-1302908966

Guardians of Infinity Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy: Guardians of Infinity Guardians of Infinity #1–8 (A stories) August 2016 978-0785195870
Guardians of the Galaxy: Tales of the Cosmos Guardians of Infinity #1–8 (B stories) August 2016 978-0785195887

All New Guardians of the Galaxy (Gerry Duggan) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
All New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Communication Breakdown All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1–2, 4, 6, 8, 10, Free Comic Book Day 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy December 2017 978-1302905446
All New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Riders in the Sky All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #3, 5, 7, 9, 11–12 February 2018 978-1302905453
All New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Infinity Quest Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 1) #146–150 March 2018 978-1302905460
Guardians of the Galaxy by Gerry Duggan Omnibus All-New Guardians Of The Galaxy #1–12, Guardians Of The Galaxy (vol. 1) #146–150, material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 Guardians Of The Galaxy October 2018 978-1302913151

Volume 5 (Donny Cates) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: The Final Gauntlet Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 5) #1–6 August 2019 978-1302915889
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Faithless Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 5) #7–12, Annual #1 March 2020 978-1302915896
Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 5) #1–12, Annual #1 February 2021 978-1302926731

Volume 6 (Al Ewing) Edit

Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Then It's Us Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 6) #1–5 October 2020 978-1302920753
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Here We Make Our Stand Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 6) #6–12 May 2021 978-1302920760
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: We're Super Heroes Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 6) #13–18 November 2021 978-1302928766
Last Annihilation Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 6) #16–18, Cable Reloaded #1, The Last Annihilation: Wiccan & Hulking #1, The Last Annihilation: Wakanda #1, S.W.O.R.D. (vol. 2) #7 August 2022 978-1302933111
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 6) #1-18, Rocket #1-6 and material from Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 April 2023 978-1302949907

Other Miniseries Edit

Title Material collected Publication Date ISBN
Guardians of the Galaxy: Mother Entropy Guardians Of The Galaxy: Mother Entropy #1–5 August 2017 978-1846538322
Guardians of the Galaxy: Telltale Games Guardians of the Galaxy: Telltale Games #1–5 June 2018 978-1302909390

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For the original team see Guardians of the Galaxy 1969 team The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists with an initial roster of Star Lord Rocket Raccoon Groot Phyla Vell Gamora Drax the Destroyer and Adam Warlock Guardians of the GalaxyPromotional image forGuardians of the Galaxy vol 2 1 May 2008 Art by Clint Langley depicting Star Lord Rocket Raccoon Drax the Destroyer Gamora Adam Warlock and Phyla Vell Group publication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceAnnihilation Conquest 6 April 2008 Created byDan AbnettAndy LanningIn story informationType of organizationSuperhero teamBase s KnowhereLeader s Star LordAgent s GrootRocket RaccoonPhyla VellGamoraDrax the DestroyerMoondragonMarvel Boy Noh Varr Nova Richard Rider RosterSee List of Guardians of the Galaxy membersGuardians of the GalaxySeries publication informationScheduleMonthlyFormatOngoing seriesPublication date Volume 2 July 2008 June 2010 Volume 3 May 2013 July 2015 Volume 4 December 2015 June 2017 All New Guardians of the Galaxy July December 2017 Volume 1 resumed January March 2018 Volume 5 March 2019 February 2020 Volume 6 March 2020 November 2021Number of issues Volume 2 25 Volume 3 28 Volume 4 20 All New Guardians of the Galaxy 12 Volume 1 resumed 5 Volume 5 12 Volume 6 18Creator s Dan AbnettAndy LanningThese Guardians first appeared in Annihilation Conquest 6 April 2008 A feature film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on this team was released in 2014 A sequel titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 was released in 2017 and the team has also been featured in the crossover films Avengers Infinity War 2018 Avengers Endgame 2019 and Thor Love and Thunder as well as the Disney The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special both 2022 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 2023 This Guardians team is the second to operate under the name following the original team created by Arnold Drake Roy Thomas and Stan Lee in 1969 Contents 1 Publication history 2 Team history 2 1 War of Kings 2 2 The Thanos Imperative 2 3 Marvel NOW 2 4 All New All Different Marvel 3 Members 4 Reception 4 1 Volumes 4 1 1 Guardians of the Galaxy 2008 5 Other versions 6 In other media 6 1 Television 6 2 Film 6 3 Video games 6 4 Toys 6 5 Theme parks 6 6 Live performance 7 Collected editions 7 1 Volume 2 Abnett and Lanning 7 2 Volume 3 Brian Michael Bendis 7 3 Guardians Team Up 7 4 Secret Wars Miniseries 7 5 Volume 4 Brian Michael Bendis 7 6 Guardians of Infinity 7 7 All New Guardians of the Galaxy Gerry Duggan 7 8 Volume 5 Donny Cates 7 9 Volume 6 Al Ewing 7 10 Other Miniseries 8 References 9 External linksPublication history EditThe second volume of the title was published in May 2008 written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and featured a new team of characters from the Annihilation Conquest storyline 1 2 Abnett and Lanning s work on the Annihilation Conquest story laid the foundation for the new Guardians of the Galaxy book that they had been wanting to launch for some time 3 Editor Bill Rosemann who had also edited Annihilation Conquest provided more background As the planning of Annihilation Conquest came together it occurred to us that if things went well there would be a group of characters left standing who would make for a very interesting and fun team It also provided the motivation the team would need as on the heels of two back to back wars they re out to prevent any new Annihilation size disasters from erupting 4 The title ran parallel with Nova vol 4 which was also written by Abnett and Lanning The two crossed over in the storylines War of Kings 5 6 and Realm of Kings 7 8 9 Paul Pelletier pencilled the first seven issues Brad Walker and Wes Craig alternated pencilling tasks from 8 to 25 10 The book was canceled in April 2010 with issue 25 Some plot threads were concluded in The Thanos Imperative 1 6 and its two one shots May 2010 Jan 2011 11 The team appeared reassembled in Avengers Assemble 4 8 June October 2012 12 The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in a series for the 2012 Marvel NOW branding starting with issue 0 1 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Steve McNiven which saw Iron Man join the team 13 Later issues of the series saw Angela 14 Agent Venom 15 and Captain Marvel join 16 In 2014 to tie into the feature film Marvel debuted Legendary Star Lord a solo series written by Sam Humphries 17 and a Rocket Raccoon solo series 18 The following year saw a solo Groot miniseries written by Jeff Loveness 19 Guardians of the Galaxy was relaunched as part of the 2015 All New All Different Marvel initiative with Brian Michael Bendis and Valerio Schiti returning as writer and artist respectively 20 The series sees Peter Quill and Gamora leaving the team and Rocket becoming the new team s self appointed leader also two new characters were added to the team Kitty Pryde taking up the mantle of Star Lord and the Thing 21 As part of the same initiative Star Lord starred in a 2015 solo series again written by Humphries 22 while Drax and Gamora starred in their own individual solo series written by CM Punk 23 and Nicole Perlman respectively 24 Team history EditIn the aftermath of the Phalanx invasion of the Kree Star Lord 25 decides to form a team of interstellar heroes that will be proactive in protecting the galaxy rather than reacting to crises as they happen To this end he recruits Adam Warlock 26 Drax the Destroyer 27 Gamora 27 Phyla Vell the new Quasar 28 Rocket Raccoon 29 and Groot 29 with Mantis as support staff 30 On the recommendation of their ally Nova the group establishes a base of operations on the space station Knowhere which possesses a teleportation system with near universal range 31 An intelligent telepathic dog named Cosmo the Spacedog is Knowhere s chief of security and works closely with the new team After a confrontation with the Universal Church of Truth 1 the team meets a semi amnesiac man who identifies himself as Vance Astro Major Victory of the original Guardians of the Galaxy 32 Astro s declaration inspires the as yet unnamed team to adopt the Guardians of the Galaxy name for their own 33 When the team learns Star Lord directed Mantis to telepathically coerce the heroes into joining the team they disband 34 Rocket Raccoon decides to continue Star Lord s mission and starts a search for the missing members His new team includes Bug Mantis Major Victory and Groot who is fully regrown Meanwhile Star Lord was banished to the Negative Zone by Ronan the Accuser for his actions during the Phalanx s attempted conquest of the Kree Empire There he finds himself in the middle of King Blastaar s fight to break into 42 and use its portal to invade Earth Star Lord allies with Jack Flag to defend the prison and contact the other Guardians for rescue Rocket s new team successfully brings both of them back and Flag becomes a Guardian Elsewhere Drax and Phyla begin looking for Cammi but on their search they talk to a seer who tells them about an oncoming war Phyla is able to wake Moondragon from the dead but loses her Quantum Bands in the process The consequence for Phyla is that she is now the new avatar of death They go back to Knowhere and do not follow up on the search for Cammi citation needed War of Kings Edit Main article War of Kings Warlock and Gamora return and inform the team of the War of Kings They split into three teams one each to the Kree and Shi ar and one staying on Knowhere to coordinate The Kree team is heard by Black Bolt and the Inhumans but their request for peace is denied The Shi ar team is attacked by Vulcan and the Imperial Guard leading them to ally with the Starjammers Star Lord Mantis Bug Jack Flag and Cosmo are taken to the 31st Century by that era s Guardians who warn them of the creation of an all destroying energy rift called The Fault at the war s conclusion Trapped in the future Star Lord s team is able to get a message to Warlock in the 21st Century Warlock is unable to stop The Fault s creation but is able to contain it with a spell that requires a stable unused timeline Warlock chooses the one he previously erased 35 causing him to become the Magus Star Lord s team with the help of Kang the Conqueror are returned to this point in the timestream To escape Magus fakes the death of himself Mantis Cosmo Major Victory Martyr and Gamora 36 Martyr frees herself with the help of Maelstrom and enables Mantis to call the other Guardians for help telepathically When they come to the rescue Phyla Vell is misled by Maelstrom into freeing Thanos Thanos kills Martyr but is captured by the Guardians and taken back to Knowhere as a prisoner 37 The Thanos Imperative Edit In the 2010 miniseries The Thanos Imperative the universe is invaded by the Cancerverse a universe that lies on the opposite side of the Fault a rift in space time formed at the end of War of Kings The Guardians take Thanos to the Cancerverse in an attempt to end the war early 38 Along the way Drax attacks Thanos and is killed 39 They are ultimately successful at ending the war but Thanos is left enraged and promising to kill everyone Along with Nova Star Lord remains in the collapsing Cancerverse as the other Guardians escape 40 After the death of Star Lord the Guardians disband Still believing in their cause Cosmo recruits another team under the name Annihilators 41 Rocket Raccoon and Groot later reunite and decide to continue the Guardians legacy after the duo prevent an incident on Rocket s home world Halfworld 42 The new team appears on Earth to aid the Avengers against Thanos 43 Marvel NOW Edit nbsp Writer Brian Michael Bendis signing books at Midtown Comics in Manhattan including copies of the Marvel NOW version of the seriesThe Marvel NOW iteration of the team includes Star Lord Drax the Destroyer Gamora Groot Rocket Raccoon and Iron Man After Star Lord s father visits him in a bar to tell him that it is forbidden for any alien species to visit Earth Iron Man is attacked by an army of Badoon invading Earth The Guardians and their newest member Iron Man defeat the ship however London is still invaded 44 The Guardians defend London and finish off the horde of Badoon but learn that for violating the Earth is off limits rule the Spartax Earth Directive they are to be placed under arrest by the King of Spartax The Guardians manage to escape with the help of Groot who had recently regrown after being destroyed by a Badoon ship s explosion In April 2013 it was announced that Image Comics Angela Spawn would join the Marvel Universe as the result of a legal battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane After appearing in the Age of Ultron she joins the Guardians Captain Marvel and Agent Venom later have stints as team members as well 45 During the Secret Wars storyline the Guardians of the Galaxy take part in the incursion between Earth 616 and Earth 1610 During the incursion Rocket Raccoon and Groot are killed by the Children of Tomorrow Star Lord is teleported away trying to come up with a back up plan and Gamora and Drax the Destroyer are surrounded and confused by the corpses of their comrades 46 During the subsequent conflict with the Beyonder empowered Doom Star Lord is one of the survivors of the previous universe piloting the 616 and Ultimate versions of Mister Fantastic in to mount a final assault on Doom s castle and revealing that he kept a twig from Groot in his pocket until the right moment All New All Different Marvel Edit During the Secret Empire storyline the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel the Ultimates the Alpha Flight Space Program Hyperion and Quasar in fighting the Chitauri wave Captain America who was brainwashed into being a Hydra sleeper agent activates the Planetary Defense Shield trapping them outside of Earth 47 In 2020 Marvel announced a reboot of the series written by Al Ewing and drawn by Juann Cabal This new series depicts the titular team led by Star Lord and Rocket Raccoon and including Marvel Boy Nova Phyla Vell Moondragon and Hercules fighting against the Gods of Olympus with Gamora Groot and Drax also appear as prominent supporting characters 48 Wiccan and Hulkling later join as members 49 Members EditMain article List of Guardians of the Galaxy membersReception EditVolumes Edit Guardians of the Galaxy 2008 Edit The 2008 series holds a 7 5 out of 10 critic rating on the review aggregator website Comic Book Round Up 50 51 52 53 54 55 The May 2008 sales estimate for the first issue was 39 854 copies making it the 61st top selling comic title that month 56 The first and second issues sold out 57 and were later published as part of a collected edition 58 Al Ewing s run of Guardians of the Galaxy received a nomination for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comic Book at the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards in 2021 59 Other versions EditDuring the Secret Wars storyline in the domain of King James England which is based on the Marvel 1602 reality the Guardians of the Galaxy have a counterpart here named the Gardiner s Men They are a troupe of performers consisting of Madam Gomorrah Peadar O Cuill Arthur Dubhghlas Goodman Root and Aroughcun the Raccoon Angela later befriended them when she helped to fight off attacking beasts 60 In another story Baby Thanos other team members appeared with Cable instead of Star lord from the resurrected and remade universe where they became Punisher Universe But there were other team members as well where there were Peni Parker Wolverine Kamala Khan Captain Marvel Juggernaut Juggerduck Cloak and Dagger Iron Groot and others heroes But everyone was killed by Frank Castle in order to protect the infant Thanos 61 In other media EditTelevision Edit The Guardians of the Galaxy are mentioned by the Dark Surfer in the episode When Strikes the Surfer of the animated series The Super Hero Squad Show The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the episode Michael Korvac of the animated series The Avengers Earth s Mightiest Heroes In this adaptation the team consists of Star Lord Rocket Raccoon Groot Quasar and Adam Warlock They arrived on Earth where they pursued Korvac They battle the Avengers who think Korvac is a pursued victim and later team up with them to defeat Korvac The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Ultimate Spider Man episode Guardians of the Galaxy The team consists of Star Lord Rocket Raccoon Gamora Groot and Drax the Destroyer The Guardians of the Galaxy were responsible for training Nova Rocket Raccoon calls upon Nova and Spider Man to help the Guardians of the Galaxy fight the Chitauri led by Korvac In The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy the Guardians land on Earth to repair their ship at the time when Titus was leading the Chitauri into claiming Nova s helmet After the Guardians of the Galaxy s ship is repaired they helped Nova and Spider Man fight Titus and the Chitauri After Titus was defeated even when S H I E L D arrives the Guardians of the Galaxy leaves with Titus in their custody while the remaining Chitauri escapes The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Avengers Assemble episode Guardians and Space Knights Their first designs were based on their appearance in Ultimate Spider Man and were voiced by the same actors Their later appearance changed their design and voice actors to reflect their subsequent animated series which reflected the characters designs in the feature films The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Hulk and the Agents of S M A S H episode It s a Wonderful Smash In their self titled episode the Agents of S M A S H run into the Guardians of the Galaxy when they come across a plot by Super Skrull to create gamma powered Skrulls on an unnamed planet In the episode Planet Monster Part 2 the Guardians of the Galaxy are among the superheroes that help the Agents of S M A S H and the Avengers fight the forces of the Supreme Intelligence The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in their own self titled episode of Marvel Disk Wars The Avengers A Guardians of the Galaxy animated series closely modeled after feature film was released in September 2015 62 The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in Marvel s Spider Man in a two part crossover The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in their own Lego short Lego Marvel Super Heroes Guardians of the Galaxy The Thanos Threat 63 Film Edit Main article Guardians of the Galaxy Marvel Cinematic Universe The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the characters portrayed in a more comedic manner 64 The group s founding members are Star Lord Gamora Drax Rocket and Groot 65 In the conclusion of the third film the Guardians disband and the team is reconstituted with new members led by Rocket along with Groot Cosmo Kraglin Warlock Phyla and Blurp Video games Edit Rocket Raccoon appears in Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3 as a playable character The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the MMORPG Marvel Heroes The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in Lego Marvel Super Heroes The team consists of Groot Rocket Raccoon Drax the Destroyer Gamora and Star Lord The game s Guardians of the Galaxy achievement also considers Ronan the Accuser and Nova as members of the team The Guardians of the Galaxy appeared in Marvel Avengers Alliance Star Lord Drax Gamora Rocket Groot Yondu and Ronan appear as playable characters in Disney Infinity Marvel Super Heroes Rocket Raccoon and Gamora appear as playable characters in Marvel vs Capcom Infinite Groot appears as part of Rocket s moveset Many Guardians related characters are featured in the mobile game Marvel Contest of Champions by Kabam as playable characters including Star Lord Gamora Drax Rocket Ronan Groot Angela Yondu and Nebula The Guardians of the Galaxy appear as the main protagonists in Guardians of the Galaxy The Telltale Series Star Lord Gamora Drax Rocket Raccoon Groot as a child and adult Mantis Yondu and Nebula appear in Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2 Star Lord Gamora Drax Rocket Raccoon and Groot appear in Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 The Black Order where they are also the starting characters to pick in the game s storyline while Groot and Rocket are a two in one playable characters The Guardians of the Galaxy appear as the main protagonists of Marvel s Guardians of the Galaxy a single player game focusing on Star Lord as the main playable character 66 67 The team also consists of Gamora Rocket Raccoon Drax and Groot Toys Edit A Guardians of the Galaxy three pack for the Marvel Universe 3 3 4 toyline includes a Rocket Raccoon Star Lord Drax and a miniature Groot The three were rereleased individually as part of the Avengers Infinite toyline 68 A Drax figure and a Rocket Raccoon Build A Figure have been released in their Guardian uniforms as part of the Marvel Legends line Film versions of the team were released as part of the Marvel Minimates toyline in late 2014 69 Hot Toys released the film versions of Guardians of the Galaxy 12 figures 30 cm starting in January 2015 with Peter Quill aka Star Lord Rocket Raccoon Groot Gamora and Drax were subsequently released in 2015 Theme parks Edit An attraction titled Guardians of the Galaxy Mission BREAKOUT opened at Disney California Adventure Park on May 27 2017 It is a re branding of the former The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror attraction utilizing the existing structure and ride system 70 In 2017 it was announced that Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind would replace the Universe of Energy at Disney World s Epcot 71 The attraction is a storytelling roller coaster with cars modeled after the Milano starship from the feature films which spin in order to direct passengers to different parts of a narrative and opened in time for Disney World s 50th anniversary celebration in October 2021 72 73 Live performance Edit The Guardians of the Galaxy appears in Marvel Universe LIVE stage show Collected editions EditVolume 2 Abnett and Lanning Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNLegacy Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 1 6 January 2009 0 7851 3338 0War of Kings Book 1 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 7 12 June 2009 0 7851 3339 9War of Kings Book 2 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 13 19 Marvel Spotlight War of Kings November 2009 978 0785140481Realm of Kings Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 20 25 July 2010 0 7851 4049 2Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett amp Lanning The Complete Collection Volume 1 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 1 12 August 2014 978 0785190646Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett amp Lanning The Complete Collection Volume 2 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 13 25 December 2014 978 0785190639Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett amp Lanning Omnibus Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 1 25 The Thanos Imperative Ignition The Thanos Imperative 1 6 The Thanos Imperative Devastation material from Annihilators 1 4 Annihilators Earthfall 1 4 May 2016 978 0785198345Volume 3 Brian Michael Bendis Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 Cosmic Avengers Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 0 1 1 3 Guardians of the Galaxy Tomorrow s Avengers 1 September 2013 978 0785166078Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Angela Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 4 10 February 2014 978 0785166085Guardians of the Galaxy All New X Men The Trial of Jean Grey Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 11 13 All New X Men vol 1 22 24 June 2014 978 0785166092Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Guardians Disassembled Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 14 17 Captain Marvel vol 7 1 material from Amazing Spider Man 654 Free Comic Book Day 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy November 2014 978 0785154792Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 Original Sin Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 18 23 December 2014 978 0785192459Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 5 Through the Looking Glass Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 24 27 Annual 1 April 2015 978 0785197386Guardians of the Galaxy amp X Men The Black Vortex Guardians of the Galaxy amp X Men The Black Vortex Alpha 1 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 24 25 Legendary Star Lord 9 11 All New X Men vol 1 38 39 Guardians Team Up 2 Nova vol 5 28 Cyclops vol 3 12 Captain Marvel vol 8 14 Guardians of the Galaxy amp X Men The Black Vortex Omega 1 July 2015 978 0785197706Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 1 HC Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 0 1 1 10 Guardians of the Galaxy Tomorrow s Avengers 1 May 2015 978 0785194002Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 HC Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 11 17 All New X Men vol 1 22 24 Free Comic Book Day 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy January 2016 978 0785198246Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3 HC Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 18 27 Annual 1 September 2016 978 1302900083Guardians of the Galaxy by Brian Michael Bendis Omnibus Avengers Assemble 1 8 Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 0 1 1 27 Annual 1 Guardians of the Galaxy Tomorrow s Avengers 1 All New X Men vol 1 22 24 Free Comic Book Day 2014 Guardians of the Galaxy Guardians of Knowhere 1 4 December 2016 978 1302900274Guardians Team Up Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians Team Up Vol 1 Guardians Assemble Guardians Team Up 1 5 Tails of Pet Avengers 1 November 2015 978 0785197140Guardians Team Up Vol 2 Unlikely Story Guardians Team Up 6 10 Deadpool Team Up 883 February 2016 978 0785199113Secret Wars Miniseries Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of Knowhere Guardians of Knowhere 1 4 New Avengers Illuminati 3 December 2015 978 0785198444Star Lord amp Kitty Pryde Star Lord amp Kitty Pryde 1 3 Generation Next 1 Guardians of the Galaxy amp X Men The Black Vortex Omega December 2015 978 0785198437Volume 4 Brian Michael Bendis Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy New Guard Vol 1 Emperor Quill Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 1 5 May 2016 978 0785195184Guardians of the Galaxy New Guard Vol 2 Wanted Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 6 10 November 2016 978 0785195191Guardians of the Galaxy New Guard Vol 3 Civil War II Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 11 14 February 2017 978 1302903015Guardians of the Galaxy New Guard Vol 4 Grounded Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 15 19 October 2017 978 1302906702Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 4 HC Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 1 10 November 2017 978 1302904371Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 5 HC Guardians of the Galaxy vol 4 11 19 material from Free Comic Book Day 2016 Civil War II August 2018 978 1302908966Guardians of Infinity Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy Guardians of Infinity Guardians of Infinity 1 8 A stories August 2016 978 0785195870Guardians of the Galaxy Tales of the Cosmos Guardians of Infinity 1 8 B stories August 2016 978 0785195887All New Guardians of the Galaxy Gerry Duggan Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNAll New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 Communication Breakdown All New Guardians of the Galaxy 1 2 4 6 8 10 Free Comic Book Day 2017 Guardians of the Galaxy December 2017 978 1302905446All New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Riders in the Sky All New Guardians of the Galaxy 3 5 7 9 11 12 February 2018 978 1302905453All New Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 Infinity Quest Guardians of the Galaxy vol 1 146 150 March 2018 978 1302905460Guardians of the Galaxy by Gerry Duggan Omnibus All New Guardians Of The Galaxy 1 12 Guardians Of The Galaxy vol 1 146 150 material from Free Comic Book Day 2017 Guardians Of The Galaxy October 2018 978 1302913151Volume 5 Donny Cates Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 The Final Gauntlet Guardians of the Galaxy vol 5 1 6 August 2019 978 1302915889Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Faithless Guardians of the Galaxy vol 5 7 12 Annual 1 March 2020 978 1302915896Guardians of the Galaxy by Donny Cates Guardians of the Galaxy vol 5 1 12 Annual 1 February 2021 978 1302926731Volume 6 Al Ewing Edit Title Material collected Publication date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy Vol 1 Then It s Us Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 1 5 October 2020 978 1302920753Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Here We Make Our Stand Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 6 12 May 2021 978 1302920760Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 We re Super Heroes Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 13 18 November 2021 978 1302928766Last Annihilation Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 16 18 Cable Reloaded 1 The Last Annihilation Wiccan amp Hulking 1 The Last Annihilation Wakanda 1 S W O R D vol 2 7 August 2022 978 1302933111Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 1 18 Rocket 1 6 and material from Guardians of the Galaxy Annual 1 April 2023 978 1302949907Other Miniseries Edit Title Material collected Publication Date ISBNGuardians of the Galaxy Mother Entropy Guardians Of The Galaxy Mother Entropy 1 5 August 2017 978 1846538322Guardians of the Galaxy Telltale Games Guardians of the Galaxy Telltale Games 1 5 June 2018 978 1302909390References Edit a b Guardians of the Galaxy vol 2 1 May 2008 Rogers Vaneta March 6 2008 Abnett amp Lanning on The Guardians of the 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