Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett

New members joined, spin-offs were developed, and guest appearances in other titles multiplied. With the movie coming out, the team was pushed to the front and, in 2012 with the launch of the Marvel NOW! initiative, Brian Michael Bendis became the main writer of the series (drawn by Steve McNiven). Together, they play an important part in the Annihilation storylines that relaunched the Cosmic Universe of Marvel. The new roster united Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock. In May 2008, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning introduced a new version of the Guardians of the Galaxy following the Annihilation: Conquest event–the old team appeared as guest stars during the series and got a new title, Guardians 3000. They traveled in time, developed into a multiple-team organization, and simply continued to fight… up until Guardians of the Galaxy #62 (July 1995). And when the Guardians defeated the Badoon, the evil Korvac became their main foe. Together, they fight against the Badoon, a reptilian alien species, determined to conquer Earth’s Solar System. The members of the Guardians of the Galaxy were Major Vance Astro, an astronaut from 20th century Earth who spends a thousand years traveling to Alpha Centauri in suspended animation Martinex T’Naga, a crystalline being from Pluto Captain Charlie-27, a soldier from Jupiter and Yondu Udonta, a blue-skinned “noble savage” from Centauri-IV.

Penciled by Gene Colan, the first story introduced us to an alternative timeline of the Marvel Universe known as Earth-691, in the 31st century. 1969), the Guardians of the Galaxy are a superhero team that originated from an idea Roy Thomas had about “super-guerrillas fighting against Russians and Red Chinese who had taken over and divided the USA.” Thomas didn’t have the time to research it so Stan Lee gave it to Arnold Drake.

First appearing in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan.

Guardians of the Galaxy, Vol. 1 by Dan Abnett