Guardians of the Galaxy Appreciation 2022

[Digifiend]

You know I was guessing, right? The roster's not confirmed.

[Mantis-Ray]

We still doing that family thing? The found family thing is so tired.

[Phoenixx9]

You know I was guessing, right? The roster's not confirmed.

Oh, I didn't know that, lol!

I guess for the moment, we can still all hope for our favorites!

[K7P5V]

Oh, I didn't know that, lol!

I guess for the moment, we can still all hope for our favorites!

I know, right?! I'd even settle for this team that never quite came into being...

[Phoenixx9]

I know, right?! I'd even settle for this team that never quite came into being...

Yeah, this team looked good too!

Space is sooo vast, they could have a couple Guardian Teams/Books!

[alanyoung909]

It feels every 12 issues is a radically different status quo for the Guardians. Hopefully, they'll find their feet, but I'm less optimistic than other people.

I was worried when I saw this announcement - it looks like all the work Cates and Ewing did is about to be flushed, and the MCU!Guardians are coming back to comics.

Very pleasant surprise and I am definitely hoping that they put Ewing back on the series.

I feel like if they wanted Ewing to continue his run, they would have just continued it after The Last Annihilation in 2021.
Why would they wait two years just to pick up on the same story with the same creative team?
I'm afraid Ewing is done, no matter how much I loved that run.

I must be a pessimist, because I saw this and immediately thought, they are going to put Jason Aaron on this.

I wouldn't be too worried, I believe Aaron said he isn't doing any ongoings after his Avengers run ends, just maxiseries like Punisher.
I don't think Hickman will be writing this one either.
Aaron and Hickman are both transitioning out of the company, they've become too expensive to get for monthlies.

Honestly, if this is MCU synergy as I suspect, they'll get an up-and-coming writer to do the relaunch.

Yeah, and that means Star-Lord, Groot, Drax, Gamora, Rocket, Mantis, and Nebula, right?

I agree with you that the new line-up will look something like this, with the addition of Cosmo. I also expect a new, young version of Adam Warlock to show up, either as hero or villain.

The Guardians line-up at the end of the Ewing run was Star-Lord, Gamora, Nova, Moondragon, Captain Marvel (Vell), Hercules, Marvel Boy, Rocket Racoon, Groot, Drax the Destroyer, Mantis, Quasar (Vaughn), Quasar (Kincaid) and Super-Skrull. Wiccan and Hulkling were supporting members.

Highly doubtful half of these people will remain during the relaunch.
The fact that Ewing took Nova with him over to XMR was the first sign that editorial was going to thrash this team.

[Mantis-Ray]

Having recently reread my trades of the DnA run, yeah I prefer more here the commando coworker relation with the original team

The movies are fine on their own, but even so its annoying that they keep trying to force the "found family" dynamic everywhere

I especially like how in the DnA book everyone is sort of part of a pair or group within the team. Gamora and Adam a duo, and Drax largely interacted with his daughter or daughter in law. Which makes sense, these are characters each dealing with their own ****, they aren't roommates in an RV.

[ARkadelphia]

Feels like Hickman’s secret project

[The Invincible Beawulf]

I must be a pessimist, because I saw this and immediately thought, they are going to put Jason Aaron on this.

[Digifiend]

Feels like Hickman’s secret project

It's not, that had some info posted separately. Concept art for what seemed to be new characters.

[Triniking1234]

I must be a pessimist, because I saw this and immediately thought, they are going to put Jason Aaron on this.

Why would you even type that?

[ETMike1988]

I must be a pessimist, because I saw this and immediately thought, they are going to put Jason Aaron on this.

Jason Aaron - The Bendis of Nowadays, ruining the Marvel Universe with their own nonsense.

[ETMike1988]

Very pleasant surprise and I am definitely hoping that they put Ewing back on the series.

Or one of the DnA... or both from DnA!?

[K7P5V]

Yeah, this team looked good too!

Space is sooo vast, they could have a couple Guardian Teams/Books!

Came close in 1994, there were two titles running concurrently at the time...

Guardians of the Galaxy & Galactic Guardians

[ARkadelphia]

It's not, that had some info posted separately. Concept art for what seemed to be new characters.

Thank you!