Kitty even took the Star-Lord mantle for herself temporarily. Keeping with the trend of mixing traditional favorites with unexpected faces from Earth, the new series added Kitty Pryde and The Thing to the team. Writer Brian Michael Bendis remained on board Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy series after it was relaunched again in 2015. The All-New, All-Different Marvel Guardiansįirst Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2015) In addition to traditional members like Star-Lord, Gamora and Drax, the revamped team included several heroes normally based on Earth, like Iron Man, Agent Venom and even the former Spawn villain Angela. The modern-day Guardians returned after a brief hiatus as part of Marvel’s “Marvel NOW” relaunch. New Recruits: Angela, Captain Marvel, Iron Man, Venom (Flash Thompson)įirst Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2013) He spearheads a team to stop that from happening, including many of the characters most closely associated with the Guardians name today - Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Gamora and Drax among them. Following the destructive events of Annihilation and Annihilation: Conquest, Adam Warlock fears further cosmic disasters may tear open the fabric of reality. Marvel revived the Guardians franchise in 2008, this time with a brand new team set in the present-day Marvel Universe.

Roster: Adam Warlock, Bug, Cosmo, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Jack Flag, Mantis, Moondragon, Phyla-Vell, Rocket Raccoon, Star-Lordįirst Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (2008) This new team includes its own present-day Marvel hero, in this case the erstwhile Avenger Simon Williams (using the codename Hollywood rather than Wonder Man). New recruits: Firelord, Hollywood, Mainframe, Phoenix (Giraud), Spirit of Vengeanceįirst Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)īecause guarding the galaxy is a big job, Martinex eventually takes a break from the team in order to spearhead a second Guardians crew. The team roster is originally the same, but new members like Aleta Ogord, Replica and Talon join up as the series unfolds.

New Recruits: Aleta Ogord, Replica, Talon, Yellowjacket (Rita DeMara)įirst Appearance: Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (1990)Įarly on, the original Guardians team only guest-starred in other comics, and it wasn’t until 1990 that they gained their own monthly series. Eventually, Marvel established these Guardians as dwelling in the alternate universe Earth-691, rather than the future of the core Marvel Universe. The original Guardians of the Galaxy were introduced as a team of heroes from the 31st Century, with the time-displaced Vance Astro serving as the team’s one link to the present-day Marvel Universe. Roster: Charlie-27, Major Victory, Martinex, Nikki, Starhawk, Vance Astro, Yondu Udontaįirst Appearance: Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (1969)

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