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The second volume of the title was published in May 2008, written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]. The title features a new team of characters from the ''[[Annihilation: Conquest]]'' storyline.<ref name=GotG1>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)</ref><ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 Abnett & Lanning on ''The Guardians of the Galaxy''], [[Newsarama]], March 6, 2008</ref>
The second volume of the title was published in May 2008, written by [[Dan Abnett]] and [[Andy Lanning]]. The title features a new team of characters from the ''[[Annihilation: Conquest]]'' storyline.<ref name=GotG1>''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)</ref><ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=149237 Abnett & Lanning on ''The Guardians of the Galaxy''], [[Newsarama]], March 6, 2008</ref>


Abnett and Lanning's work on the ''Annihilation: Conquest'' story took helped the foundation for the new Guardians that they had been wanting to launch for some time.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12595 DnA + Pelletier + Rosemann on "Guardians of the Galaxy"], [[Comic Book Resources]], February 19, 2008</ref> 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 a very fun team." It also provided the motivation for the team, as "on the heels of two back-to-back wars, they’re out to prevent any new Annihilation-size disasters from erupting."<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=148414 Bill Rosemann talks Guardians of the Galaxy], [[Newsarama]], February 26, 2008</ref>
Abnett and Lanning's work on the ''Annihilation: Conquest'' story took helped the foundation for the new Guardians that they had been wanting to launch for some time.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=12595 DnA + Pelletier + Rosemann on "Guardians of the Galaxy"], [[Comic Book Resources]], February 19, 2008</ref> 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 a very fun team." It also provided the motivation for the team, as "on the heels of two back-to-back wars, they’re out to prevent any new Annihilation-size disasters from erupting."<ref>[http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=148414 Bill Rosemann talks Guardians of the Galaxy], [[Newsarama]], February 26, 2008</ref>


==Fictional team history==
==Fictional team history==

Revision as of 04:21, 2 March 2009

For the original team, see Guardians of the Galaxy (original).
Guardians of the Galaxy
Promotional image for Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)
Art by Clint Langley.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceGuardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)
Created byDan Abnett
Andy Lanning
In-story information
Base(s)Knowhere
Freedom's Lady
USS Captain America
Member(s)Adam Warlock
Bug
Drax the Destroyer
Gamora
Groot
Mantis
Quasar
Rocket Raccoon
Star-Lord
Vance Astro
Roster
See: List of modern Guardians of the Galaxy members

The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Guardians first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008).

Publication history

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

Abnett and Lanning's work on the Annihilation: Conquest story took helped the foundation for the new Guardians 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 a very fun team." It also provided the motivation for the team, as "on the heels of two back-to-back wars, they’re out to prevent any new Annihilation-size disasters from erupting."[4]

Fictional team history

In the aftermath of Annihilation: Conquest, Star-Lord[5] 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,[6] Drax the Destroyer,[7] Gamora,[7] Phyla-Vell (the new Quasar),[8] Rocket Raccoon,[9] and Groot,[9] with Mantis as support staff.

On the recommendation of ally Nova, the group establishes a base of operations at the space station Knowhere, which possesses a teleportation system with near-universal range. [10] An intelligent, super-powered dog called Cosmo acts as Knowhere's chief of security and works closely with the new team. After an initial clash with the revitalised Universal Church of Truth, [1] the team's investigation of a mass of "Limbo ice" reveals a semi-amnesiac man who identifies himself as Vance Astro - Major Victory of the Guardians of the Galaxy.[11] Astro's declaration inspires the as-yet-unnamed team to adopt the "Guardians of the Galaxy" name for their own.[12]

The team then battle the Universal Church of Truth once again, while Astro is attacked aboard Knowhere by an incarnation of his former teammate Starhawk. [13] Matters worsen when the alien shape-shifting Skrulls apparently infiltrate Knowhere, [14], and the revelation that Star-Lord directed Mantis to telepathically coerce the heroes into joining the team. [15]

After this, the team members each went their own way due to some misunderstandings. However Rocket Raccoon decided to continue and started a search for the missing members. He asked Bug to join the team, as well Groot's return to full size and the addition of Mantis and Major Victory as field members. Meanwhile Starlord went to the Kree Empire in an attempt to help them out of a situation, but Ronan The Accuser reveals to him that they are reconstructing the Phalanx's Babel Spire in order to preserve the Kree, before throwing him into the Negative Zone, where he meets King Blastaar. Blastaar's plan is to break into 42, the prison created by the Initiative to house anti-registration forces.

Blastaar hopes to use Starlord as a way to get into 42, so he may then invade Earth. Blastaar's Negative Zone forces then launch a full scale attack against 42, which is defended by the superhumans inside - as the guards fled and locked them in the negative zone - led by Jack Flag. Starlord then goes into 42, and begins talking to Jack Flag, hoping to use him and other superhumans in 42 as a way to contact the Guardians. Using a telepath, Starlord is able to contact Mantis and get the Guardians to teleport into the Negative Zone, preparing for a big battle.

Elsewhere, Drax and Quasar begin looking for Cammi, but on their search they talk to a seer who tells them about the oncoming war. When they say they don't care and are looking for a girl, the seer remarks that he knows of this girl, and that her name is Heather, much to Drax and Quasar's surprise.

Meanwhile, Adam Warlock and Gamora invade the Universal Church of Truth's headquarters, as Adam Warlock wishes to find out more about them, and asks to be taken to their leader.

Reception

The May 2008 sales estimates were that the first issue had sold 39,854 copies, making it the 61st top-selling comic title that month.[16] The first and second issues sold out, requiring a reprint,[17] The first two issues have been reprinted in a collected edition. [18]

Collected editions

The first six-issue arc of the series, "Legacy," was published as a hardcover "Marvel Premiere Edition" collection in December 2008. (ISBN 978-0-7851-3326-1)

The series is also being collected into trade paperbacks:

  • Legacy (collects Guardians of the Galaxy #1-6, 144 pages, January 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3338-0)
  • War of Kings (collects Guardians of the Galaxy #7-10 and "Marvel Spotlight: War of Kings", 136 pages, ISBN 0-7851-3339-9)

Notes

  1. ^ a b Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)
  2. ^ Abnett & Lanning on The Guardians of the Galaxy, Newsarama, March 6, 2008
  3. ^ DnA + Pelletier + Rosemann on "Guardians of the Galaxy", Comic Book Resources, February 19, 2008
  4. ^ Bill Rosemann talks Guardians of the Galaxy, Newsarama, February 26, 2008
  5. ^ Greeting the Guardians: Star-Lord, Newsarama, May 8, 2008
  6. ^ Greeting the Guardians: Adam Warlock, Newsarama, May 9, 2008
  7. ^ a b Greeting the Guardians: Drax and Gamora, Newsarama, May 13, 2008
  8. ^ Greeting the Guardians: Quasar, Newsarama, May 12, 2008
  9. ^ a b Greeting the Guardians: Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Newsarama, May 14, 2008
  10. ^ Nova (vol. 2) #8-9 (Nov. - Dec. 2008)
  11. ^ DnA: Whose Shield Was That? Guardians of the Galaxy Secrets, Newsarama, June 25, 2008
  12. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #2 (June 2008)
  13. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #3(July 2008)
  14. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #4-5(Aug. - Sept. 2008)
  15. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #6 (Oct. 2008)
  16. ^ Sales Estimates for May, 2008, Comic Book Resources, June 17, 2008
  17. ^ "Captain Britain," "Guardian of the Galaxy" sell out, variant cover second printings announced (press release), Comic Book Resources, May 20, 2008
  18. ^ Guardians of the Galaxy: Legacy Redefines Marvel’s Cosmic Universe! (press release), Comics Bulletin, June 30, 2008

References

Reviews

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