THE GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY GO WHERE NO MARVEL COMIC HAS GONE BEFORE IN NEW SERIES!

The Guardians of the Galaxy return with a brand new ongoing collection this April!

First teased at New York Comic Con, GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 might be written by Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly, the famous person writing duo behind Steve Rogers’ daring ongoing adventures in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, and drawn by artist Kev Walker, identified for his current acclaimed otherworldly art work on Predator. This scorching new inventive staff will chart a course into harmful new territory as Marvel’s beloved staff of intergalactic tremendous heroes enterprise to new, never-before-seen planets, encounter brand-new alien species, and uncover long-hidden galaxy-bending truths that may make readers query all the pieces they thought they knew concerning the cosmic aspect of Marvel!

The cause behind this daring journey into unknown? A brand new phenomenon generally known as GROOTFALL, an overwhelmingly highly effective risk that may pressure the Guardians on a brand new mission that may check their limits as a discovered household. First seen in yesterday’s foreboding teaser, GROOTFALL won’t solely push the staff to their breaking level however may also drive them out to the furthest reaches of area the place they’ll encounter unusual worlds in determined want of the Guardians. Yesterday, followers additionally glimpsed Walker’s impressed new designs for the core forged of the brand new run: Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Nebula, and Mantis. And now, be taught extra concerning the upcoming new saga, hear from the creators, and take a look at the primary subject cowl by Marco Checchetto!

One 12 months in the past, the Guardians of the Galaxy had been destroyed. Their optimistic future shattered by the betrayal of certainly one of their very own. Now they journey the area lanes of a lawless nook of the galaxy, attempting to outrun their tragedy. Can they rediscover their heroism and humanity on the bleakest frontier? Can they forgive the failures of their previous? Or will they fade into the darkish, eternally unforgiven?

“Welcome to a whole new era for the Guardians of the Galaxy, riding like mad through an endless alien dust storm of sun-soaked tragedy, intense violence, and deeply dysfunctional heroes,” Lanzing mentioned. “The optimistic peacekeepers that defeated the reborn Olympian Gods and overcame ‘The Last Annihilation’ have fallen about as far as they possibly could – and now Peter Quill and what remains of his found family will have to fight like hell in a new western-fueled frontier to find a scrap of forgiveness. After all, the Guardians are a fire – and a fire only ends one way.”

“Sharing the reins with us is the amazing Kev Walker, our partner from Captain America & the Winter Soldier Special #1. His unique blend of realism and wild imagination brings the alien frontier of the Manifold Territories to windswept life like no one else could,” Kelly added. “Together, we’re guiding the Guardians on a new trail – one that will make them look inwards, even as they face the threats over the next horizon. Grab your element gun, True Believers – it’s time to go for a brand new ride.”

“I honestly can’t believe I’m finally getting a chance to work on Guardians,” Walker mentioned. “I’ve been wanting to draw these characters for a long time, (I have some of the first Guardians of the Galaxy comics in my collection). I came close when I did Annihilation: Nova years ago, but never envisaged I’d be doing this kind of all-encompassing relaunch. Pushing existing characters in a new direction is always a daunting challenge, but working with Jackson, Colin and Matt has been a lot of fun and I think we’re producing something a very different to what’s has gone before.”