Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)
| Guardians of the Galaxy | |
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Promotional image for Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008) Art by Clint Langley depicting Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Adam Warlock and Phyla-Vell. | |
| Group publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Annihilation: Conquest #6 (April 2008) |
| Created by | Dan Abnett Andy Lanning |
| In-story information | |
| Type of organization | Superhero team |
| Base(s) | Knowhere |
| Leader(s) | Star-Lord |
| Agent(s) | Groot Rocket Raccoon Phyla-Vell Gamora Drax the Destroyer Moondragon Marvel Boy (Noh-Varr) Nova (Richard Rider) |
| Roster | |
| See: List of Guardians of the Galaxy members | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | |
| Series publication information | |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Publication date | (Volume 2) July 2008 – June 2010 (Volume 3) May 2013 – July 2015 (Volume 4) December 2015 – June 2017 (All-New Guardians of the Galaxy) July – December 2017 (Volume 1 resumed) January – March 2018 (Volume 5) March 2019 – February 2020 (Volume 6) March 2020 – November 2021 |
| Number of issues | (Volume 2) 25 (Volume 3) 28 (Volume 4) 20 (All-New Guardians of the Galaxy) 12 (Volume 1 resumed) 5 (Volume 5) 12 (Volume 6) 18 |
| Creator(s) | Dan Abnett Andy Lanning |
The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock. They first appeared in Annihilation: Conquest #6 (April 2008).
A feature film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe based on this team was released in 2014. A sequel, titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, was released in 2017, and the team has also been featured in the crossover films Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019) and Thor: Love and Thunder, as well as the Disney+ The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (both 2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
This Guardians team is the second to operate under the name, following the original team created by Arnold Drake, Roy Thomas and Stan Lee in 1969.