2 received an amazingly warm welcome from the Marvel fandom and are widely accepted as some of the funniest and the most emotional Marvel films ever made. Without a doubt, one of the biggest triumphs for Marvel's lesser-known characters and likely paved the way for more solo films centering around those not a part of the core Avengers team.īoth Guardians of the Galaxy and its sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. Now, two solo films, two Avengers films, a cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder, and a holiday special later, and they've become some of the most popular characters in the perpetual dynasty that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Guardians of the Freakin' Galaxy! Before their first feature film in 2014, even the most hardcore Marvel fans weren't familiar with them. Titan Books' ' Guardians of the Galaxy - Annihilation: Conquest' arrives June 27, 2023.Editor's Note: The following article contains spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.

Many plot elements and characters in 'Annihilation' and 'Annihilation: Conquest' were used as inspiration for director James Gunn's 'Guardians of the Galaxy' movie from 2014 and future comics featuring the spacefaring team lineup that we're most familiar with today. Outgunned and outmatched, the Guardians of the Galaxy race to find anything or anyone who could hold the secret to stopping the Phalanx, a quest that will take them to the fringes of intergalactic civilization, and a shocking foe at the heart of the threat. Can a small group of poorly equipped mercenaries and misfits defeat the Phalanx before they consume the known universe? Eager to make up for his genuine mistake (and without much choice), Star-Lord and a rag-tag team (Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Drax, and Mantis) are drafted into service to help turn the tide. The remnants of the Kree are in utter disarray, their massive technologically advanced fleets totally susceptible to Phalanx control.

The person who accidentally brought the Phalanx right to the heart of the Kree Empire? Peter Quill, otherwise known as Star-Lord.

The Kree Empire is knocked back on its heels when the Phalanx, a cybernetic race that converts hosts using a techno-organic virus, seizes control of Hala, the Kree homeworld. Here's the official synopsis of the book: This new novel of the Marvel Universe allows fans to revisit that historic comic book run in an expanded format that acts as an ideal companion to Marvel’s newest flagship 'Guardians of the Galaxy' comic series landing this month and an appetizing dessert after digesting this spring's $250 million blockbuster feature film. 'Guardians of the Galaxy - Annihilation: Conquest.' (Image credit: Titan Books)

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