Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)

Guardians of the Galaxy
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.

These Guardians 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.