Among many other accomplishments during their tenure as stewards of Marvel’s cosmic franchises, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning plucked the Guardians of the Galaxy out of obscurity and revamped them into a contemporary Marvel team characterized by equal parts adventure, drama, comedy, and talking space critters. Their take on the Guardians has proven very influential. The team is appearing in several of Marvel’s animated TV series and will be starring in a live-action Marvel Studios film next year.
Clearly, the time is ripe to bring the characters back to the forefront of Marvel’s comic universe. This time, it’s writer Brian Michael Bendis who will be chronicling the adventures of Star-Lord and the gang. Readers already got a taste of what Bendis has in store for the Guardians in Bendis’ Avengers Assemble storyline last year. Now he and artist Steve McNiven are kicking off a new Guardians of the Galaxy ongoing series as part of Marvel NOW!
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