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Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)

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For the original team, see Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team).
Guardians of the Galaxy

Promotional image for Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008)
Art by Clint Langley.
Group publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (May 2008)
Created by Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
In-story information
Base(s) Knowhere
Member(s) Current Members
Angela
Captain Marvel
Drax the Destroyer
Gamora
Groot
Rocket Raccoon
Star-Lord (leader)
Former Members
Bug
Cosmo
Iron Man
Jack Flag
Major Victory
Mantis
Martyr
Moondragon
Adam Warlock
Agent Venom
Roster
See: List of Guardians of the Galaxy members
Guardians of the Galaxy
Series publication information
Schedule Monthly
Format Ongoing series
Genre
Publication date (Volume 2)
June 2008 – August 2010
(Volume 3)
April 2013 – present
Number of issues (Volume 2)
25
Creator(s) Dan Abnett
Andy Lanning
Collected editions
Legacy ISBN 0-7851-3326-7
Famous, Mutant & Mortal ISBN 0-7851-3982-6
War of Kings - Book 1 ISBN 0-7851-1429-7
War of Kings - Book 2 ISBN 0-7851-4127-8
Realm of Kings ISBN 0-7851-4543-5
Cosmic Avengers ISBN 0-7851-6828-1
Angela ISBN 0-7851-6829-X
Part of the collection on
Cosmic Marvel
Major characters
Groups
Major species
The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional spacefaring superhero team that appear in 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, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Groot.
The modern Guardians team is the second to operate under the name, following the original team created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan in 1969. These Guardians first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008). A feature film based on the current team was released in 2014.

Publication history

The second volume of the title was published in May 2008, written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and featured a new team of characters from the Annihilation: Conquest storyline.[1][2]
Abnett and Lanning's work on the Annihilation: Conquest story laid the foundation for the new Guardians of the Galaxy book that they had been wanting to launch for some time.[3] Editor Bill Rosemann, who had also edited Annihilation: Conquest, provided more background: "As the planning of Annihilation: Conquest came together, it occurred to us that, if things went well, there would be a group of characters left standing who would make for a very interesting and fun team." It also provided the motivation the team would need, as "on the heels of two back-to-back wars, they're out to prevent any new Annihilation-size disasters from erupting."[4]
The title ran parallel with Nova vol. 4, which was also written by Abnett and Lanning. The two crossed over in the storylines "War of Kings"[5][6] and "Realm of Kings".[7][8][9] Paul Pelletier pencilled the first seven issues. Brad Walker and Wes Craig alternated pencilling tasks from #8 to #25.[10]
The book was cancelled in April 2010 with issue 25. Some plot threads were concluded in The Thanos Imperative 1–6 and its two one-shots (May 2010 – Jan 2011).[11]
The team appeared reassembled in Avengers Assemble #4–8 (June–October 2012).[12]
The Guardians of the Galaxy will appear in a new series for Marvel NOW! starting with issue 0.1 written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Steve McNiven. In addition to the previous Guardians, Iron Man will also join the team.[13]

Team history

In the aftermath of the Phalanx invasion of the Kree, Star-Lord[14] decides to form a team of interstellar heroes that will be proactive in protecting the galaxy, rather than reacting to crises as they happen. To this end, he recruits Adam Warlock,[15] Drax the Destroyer,[16] Gamora,[16] Phyla-Vell (the new Quasar),[17] Rocket Raccoon,[18] and Groot,[18] with Mantis as support staff.[19] On the recommendation of their ally, Nova, the group establishes a base of operations on the space station Knowhere, which possesses a teleportation system with near-universal range.[20] An intelligent, telepathic dog named Cosmo is Knowhere's chief of security and works closely with the new team. After a confrontation with the Universal Church of Truth,[1] the team meets a semi-amnesiac man who identifies himself as Vance Astro - Major Victory of the original Guardians of the Galaxy.[21] Astro's declaration inspires the as-yet-unnamed team to adopt the "Guardians of the Galaxy" name for their own.[22] When the team learns Star-Lord directed Mantis to telepathically coerce the heroes into joining the team, they disband.[23]
Rocket Raccoon decided to continue Star-Lord's mission and started a search for the missing members. He asked Bug to join the team, as well Groot's return to full size and the addition of Mantis and Major Victory as field members.
Meanwhile Star-Lord was banished to the Negative Zone by Ronan the Accuser for his actions during the Phalanx's attempted conquest of the Kree Empire. There, he finds himself in the middle of King Blastaar's fight to break into 42 and use its portal to invade Earth. Star-Lord allies with Jack Flag to defend the prison and contact the other Guardians for rescue. Rocket's new team successfully brings both of them back, and Flag becomes a Guardian.
Elsewhere, Drax and Phyla begin looking for Cammi, but on their search they talk to a seer who tells them about an oncoming war. Phyla was able to wake Moondragon from the dead, but lost her Quantum Bands in the process. The consequence for Phyla is that she is now the new avatar of death. They went back to Knowhere and did not follow up on the search for Cammi.

War of Kings

Main article: War of Kings
Warlock and Gamora return and inform the team of the War of Kings. They split into three teams, one each to the Kree and Shi'ar, and one staying on Knowhere to coordinate. The Kree team is heard by Black Bolt and the Inhumans, but their request for peace is denied. The Shi'ar team is attacked by Vulcan and the Imperial Guard, leading them to ally with the Starjammers.
Star-Lord, Mantis, Bug, Jack Flag, and Cosmo are taken to the 31st Century by that era's Guardians, who warn them of the creation of an all-destroying energy rift called The Fault at the war's conclusion. Trapped in the future, Star-Lord's team is able to get a message to Warlock in the 21st Century. Warlock is unable to stop The Fault's creation, but is able to contain it with a spell that requires a stable, unused timeline. Warlock chooses the one he previously erased,[24] causing him to become the Magus. Star-Lord's team, with the help of Kang the Conqueror, are returned to this point in the timestream. To escape, Magus fakes the death of himself, Mantis, Cosmo, Major Victory, Martyr, and Gamora.[25]
Martyr frees herself with the help of Maelstrom, and enables Mantis to call the other Guardians for help telepathically. When they come to the rescue, Phyla-Vell is misled by Maelstrom into freeing Thanos. Thanos kills Martyr, but is captured by the Guardians and taken back to Knowhere as a Prisoner.[26]

The Thanos Imperative

Main article: The Thanos Imperative
When the universe is invaded by the alternate universe, "Cancerverse," on the other side of the fault, the Guardians take Thanos to the Cancerverse in an attempt to end the war early.[27] Along the way, Drax attacks Thanos and is killed.[28] They are ultimately successful at ending the war, but Thanos is left enraged and promising to kill everyone. Along with Nova, Star-Lord remains in the collapsing Cancerverse as the other Guardians escape.[29]
After the death of Star-Lord, the Guardians disband. Still believing in their cause, Cosmo recruits another team under the name "Annihilators."[30] Rocket Raccoon and Groot later reunite and decide to continue the Guardian's legacy after the duo prevent an incident on Rocket's home world, Halfworld.[31]
The new team appears on Earth to aid the Avengers against Thanos.[32]

Marvel NOW!

After Star-Lord's father visits him in a bar to tell him that it is forbidden for any alien species to visit Earth, Iron Man is attacked by Badoon appearing to attack Earth. The Guardians and their newest member Iron Man defeat the ship; however, London is still attacked.[33] The Guardians defend London and finish off the horde of Badoon but learn that, for violating the "Earth-is-off-limits" rule, or the Spartax Earth Directive they are to be placed under arrest by the King of Spartax. The Guardians manage to escape with the help of Groot, who had recently regrown after being destroyed by a Badoon ship's explosion. The team includes Star-Lord, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, and Tony Stark. In April 2013, it was announced that Image Comics' Angela (Spawn) would join the Marvel Universe due to a legal battle between Neil Gaiman and Todd McFarlane. After appearing in Age of Ultron, she joined the Guardians in November. Captain Marvel and Agent Venom are set to join the team.[34]

Reception

The series debuted to mostly positive reviews.[35][36][37][38][39][40] The May 2008 sales estimate for the first issue was 39,854 copies, making it the 61st top-selling comic title that month.[41] The first and second issues sold out;[42] they have been reprinted in a collected edition.[43]

Collected editions

The series was collected into individual volumes:
  • Legacy (collects Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1-6, 144 pages, hardcover, January 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3326-7, softcover, April 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3338-0)
  • War of Kings:
  • Realm of Kings (collects Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #20-25, hardcover, July 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4543-5, softcover, November 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4049-2)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1: Cosmic Avengers (collects Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #0.1, #1-3; Guardians of the Galaxy: Tomorrow's Avengers #1, 144 pages, hardcover ISBN 978-0785168287)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2: Angela (collects Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #4-10, 136 pages hardcover February 2014 ISBN 978-0-7851-6829-4)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy/All-New X-Men: The Trial of Jean Grey (collects Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #11-13; All-New X-Men #22-24, 144 pages hardcover June 2014 ISBN 978-0785168300)
  • Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3: Guardians Disassembled (collects Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 #14-17, Annual #1; Free Comic Book Day: Guardians of the Galaxy; 120 pages hardcover November 2014 ISBN 978-0-7851-5479-2)

In other media

Television

  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy." The team consists of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer. The Guardians of the Galaxy were responsible for training Nova. Rocket Raccoon calls upon Nova and Spider-Man to help the Guardians of the Galaxy fight the Chitauri led by Korvac. In "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy," the Guardians of the Galaxy land on Earth to repair their ship at the time when Titus was leading the Chitauri into claiming Nova's helmet. After the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship is repaired, they helped Nova and Spider-Man fight Titus and the Chitauri. After Titus was defeated even when S.H.I.E.L.D. arrives, the Guardians of the Galaxy leaves with Titus in their custody while the remaining Chitauri escapes.
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the Avengers Assemble episode "Guardians and Space Knights." The team consists of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Groot, and Drax the Destroyer. The Avengers had to deal with the Guardians of the Galaxy at the time when Galactus was led to the D'Bari's planet by Iron Man (who was under the power of the Power Cosmic) to consume it instead of the Earth, causing the D'Bari to evacuate. Even though the Avengers and the Guardians of the Galaxy had a hard time, they then realized that Iron Man led Galactus to the D'Bari's planet because it had become unstable where the explosion knocked out Galactus. After the D'Bari found another planet to settle on, Captain America tells Star-Lord that he hopes that their paths cross again.
  • A Guardians of the Galaxy animated series is in the works as announced during Marvel's San Diego Comic-Con panel.[44]

Film

Main article: Guardians of the Galaxy (film)

The Guardians of the Galaxy from the 2014 film (L-R: Saldana as Gamora, Pratt as Quill, Rocket Raccoon (voiced by Cooper), Bautista as Drax, and Groot (voiced by Diesel)).

Video games

  • Rocket Raccoon appears in Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 as a playable character. Star-Lord is mentioned by Nova and Groot is mentioned by Rocket Raccoon.
  • Members of the Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the MMORPG, Marvel Heroes. Currently, only Rocket Raccoon is playable while Groot can be summoned by Rocket Raccoon as temporary support hero.[51] Star-Lord was announced on December 17, 2013 as a part of the Advance Pack promotion.[52]
  • The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in Marvel: Avengers Alliance, as a tie in with the release of the upcoming film. Rocket Racoon was the hero reward for achieving the top tier in a previous past season of PvP play. Gamora is available for recruitment as a Tactician class hero. Drax the Destroyer was the hero the reward for achieving the top tier in the most recent season of PvP play. Groot is available for recruitment as a Bruiser class hero.

Toys

  • A Drax figure and a Rocket Raccoon Build-A-Figure have been released in their Guardian uniforms as part of the Marvel Legends line.
  • Film versions of the team will be released as part of the Marvel Minimates toyline in Fall 2014.[54]

References

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  2. Rogers, Vaneta (March 6, 2008). "Abnett & Lanning on The Guardians of the Galaxy". Newsarama. Retrieved March 9, 2008.
  3. Richards, Dave (February 19, 2008). "DnA + Pelletier + Rosemann on "Guardians of the Galaxy"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
  4. Rogers, Vaneta (February 26, 2008). "Bill Rosemann talks Guardians of the Galaxy". Newsarama. Retrieved June 29, 2008.
  5. Richards, Dave (July 27, 2008). "CCI: DnA and Rosemann on "War of Kings". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 29, 2008.
  6. Rogers, Vaneta (December 18, 2008). "Abnett and Lannig: Readying for War of Kings". Newsarama. Retrieved December 19, 2008.
  7. Richards, Dave (August 9, 2009). "CCC09: DnA's "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
  8. McGloin, Matt, Luoma, Mike and Meneese, Bill (August 19, 2009). "Interview with Dan Abnett, Andy Lanning and Bill Rosemann". Cosmic Book News. Retrieved October 31, 2009.
  9. Richards, Dave (November 17, 2009). "DnA Map Out Their "Realm of Kings"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  10. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 2, at Grand Comics Database.
  11. Richards, Dave (March 4, 2010). "DnA Issue "The Thanos Imperative"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  12. Meylikhov, Matthew "Guardians of the Galaxy reform in Avengers Assemble", www.multiversity.com, 15 May 2012
  13. Richards, Dave. "NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker relaunch the 'Guardians of the Galaxy'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  14. Rogers, Vaneta (May 8, 2008). "Greeting the Guardians: Star-Lord". Newsarama. Archived from the original on February 19, 2009.
  15. Rogers, Vaneta (May 9, 2008). "Greeting the Guardians: Adam Warlock". Newsarama. Archived from the original on December 12, 2008.
  16. "Greeting the Guardians: Drax and Gamora". Newsarama. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009.
  17. "Greeting the Guardians: Quasar". Newsarama. May 12, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009.
  18. "Greeting the Guardians: Rocket Raccoon, Groot". Newsarama. May 14, 2008. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009.
  19. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (May 2008)
  20. Nova (vol. 2) #8-9 (Nov. - Dec. 2008)
  21. "DnA: Whose Shield Was That? Guardians of the Galaxy Secrets". Newsarama. June 25, 2008.
  22. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #2 (June 2008)
  23. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #6 (Oct. 2008)
  24. Warlock #11 (Feb. 1976)
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  26. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #24-25 (2010)
  27. The Thanos Imperative #1 (2010)
  28. The Thanos Imperative #3 (2010).
  29. The Thanos Imperative #6 (Dec 2010)
  30. The Thanos Imperative: Devastation (Jan 2011)
  31. Annihilators #1–4
  32. Avengers Assemble #3-8 (May 2012 - October 2012)
  33. Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1-2 (January 2013-March 2013)
  34. Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 3) #5
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  50. Gunn, James (October 12, 2013). "And after our last shot with @DaveBautista that’s a full wrap on #GotG! It’s been a long strange wonderful trip!". Twitter. Retrieved October 12, 2013.
  51. https://www.marvelheroes.com/primary-team/guardians-galaxy
  52. https://marvelheroes.com/news/news-articles/introducing-advance-packs
  53. June for September 2014 Previews
  54. May for August 2014 Previews magazine
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Rocket Raccoon

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Rocket Raccoon
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Rocket Raccoon
Art by Nic Klein.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976)
Created by Bill Mantlo
Keith Giffen
In-story information
Team affiliations Guardians of the Galaxy
Abilities Master tactician and field commander
Expert marksman
Accomplished starship pilot
Rocket Raccoon is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent, anthropomorphic raccoon, who is an expert marksman and master tactician. His name and aspects of his character are a nod to the Beatles' 1968 song "Rocky Raccoon".
Rocket Raccoon appeared as a prominent member in the 2008 relaunch of the superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy. The character has appeared in several media adaptations as a member of that team, including animated television series, toys, and video games. He appears in the 2014 live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy, with his voice provided by Bradley Cooper.

Publication history

The character was created by Bill Mantlo and Keith Giffen and consciously inspired by the Beatles song "Rocky Raccoon".[1] Other reference to the song were featured in Rocket's appearance in The Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982), which was titled "Now Somewhere In the Black Holes of Sirius Major There Lived a Young Boy Named Rocket Raccoon" and saw the Hulk help Rocket stop a villain trying to steal "Gideon's Bible", which in the Marvel Universe was a book that contained the sum of all knowledge on the Loonies colony.[2]
Rocket Raccoon first appeared in Marvel Preview #7 (Summer 1976), in the back-up feature The Sword in the Star, under the name "Rocky Raccoon". He would next appear in The Incredible Hulk #271 (May 1982), where it is learned that "Rocky" is short for "Rocket". In 1985, he received his own four-issue limited series (in an afterword to the first issue, Mantlo himself asserted that this was the same character seen in Preview), penciled by Mike Mignola and inked by Al Gordon with Al Milgrom. Rocket appeared in Quasar #15 in 1990 and later appeared in three issues of Sensational She-Hulk in 1992 (#44-46).[2]
Besides a brief appearance in a 2006 issue of Exiles,[2] Rocket Raccoon was next seen in 2007's Annihilation: Conquest and Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord limited series,[2][3] and their spin-off series, a new volume of Guardians of the Galaxy.[2][4] He remained a regular member of the series cast until it was canceled with issue 25 in 2010, also appearing in the follow-up limited series The Thanos Imperative.[citation needed] Along with fellow Guardian Groot, Rocket starred in backup features in Annihilators #1-4 (Mar-Jun 2011) and Annihilators: Earthfall #1-4 (Sept-Dec 2011).[citation needed]
Rocket Raccoon, along with the other members of the Guardians, appeared in issues #4-8 of Avengers Assemble,[5] a series intended as a jumping-on point for fans of the film The Avengers.[6] He appears prominently in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, a part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch.[7]
In February 2014, it was announced that Skottie Young will be the writer and artist for a Rocket Raccoon ongoing series.[8]

Fictional character biography


Rocket Raccoon #1 (May 1985). Cover art by Mike Mignola and Al Gordon.
Rocket Raccoon acts as the "Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant", an area of outer space sealed off from the rest of the cosmos by the so-called Galacian Wall. Rocket is captain of the starship Rack 'n' Ruin, and he and his first mate Wal Russ (a talking walrus) come from the planet Halfworld in the Keystone Quadrant, an abandoned colony for the mentally ill where the animal companions were genetically manipulated to grant them human level intelligence and bipedal body construction for many to become caretakers of the inmates. Rocket was Halfworld's chief law officer ("ranger") who protected the colony against various threats.[9]
At one point, Judson Jakes tried to steal the Halfworld Bible, but was thwarted by Rocket and the Hulk.[9] Later, Lord Dyvyne abducted Rocket's friend Lylla, and Jakes began the Toy War.[10] As the Toy War continued, Blackjack O'Hare teamed up with Rocket, and Rocket was reunited with Lylla.[11] The Rack 'n' Ruin was soon destroyed, as Judson Jakes and Lord Dyvyne teamed up to kill Rocket Raccoon.[12] Rocket Raccoon and his friends cured the Loonies of their mental illnesses, as Judson Jakes and Lord Dyvyne were apparently killed. Rocket and the animals as well as the robots left Halfworld and took off into space for their own adventures.[13] Some time later, Rocket was revealed to have been a laboratory subject on the Stranger's planet, and escaped his captivity there.[14]
Rocket Raccoon resurfaced as a member of the team chosen to accompany Star-Lord on his mission to stop a Phalanx infiltration of the Kree homeworld.[15] Rocket is depicted as a gifted military tactician who is also fearless, loyal, and insightful. It is also heavily implied that he has a case of obsessive compulsive disorder.[16] Rocket's trademark rocket skates are absent.[15]

Guardians of the Galaxy

Rocket joins the new Guardians of the Galaxy at the behest of his friend Star-Lord.[17] It is he who suggests that the team adopt that moniker after hearing it mentioned by Major Victory.[18] Later on, when the team almost disbands and Peter Quill disappears (sent into the Negative Zone by Ronan), Rocket keeps the team alive, and brings in Groot as member, as the two had become firm friends.[19] Rocket takes over as leader until they rescue Peter, and save the Earth from an alien invasion.[20] When the team tries to halt the growing War of Kings, Rocket decides to lead the portion of the team assigned to make contact with the Shi'ar. However, they are unable to teleport into the Emperor Vulcan's flagship and have to be rescued by the Starjammers and Rocket's old friend Ch'od.[21] They are able to bring back the rightful queen of the Shi'ar, but she is killed after Rocket departs, much to his horror.[22]
After the Guardians disband,[23] Rocket Raccoon takes up a normal job with Timely Inc.[24] He and Groot were reunited and tricked into returning to Halfworld: here, he found out his memories of the place were mostly half-truths and deliberately crafted fake memories. In reality, Jakes and Blackjack O'Hare had worked with Rocket in providing security at Halfworld Asylum for the Criminally Insane; Doctor Dyvyne had been Head of Psychology there; and both the anthropomorphic animals and the automaton clowns were deliberately created to work at the asylum, as their appearance would calm the inmates. The crises that Rocket half-remembered had been caused by the psychic supervillain the Star Thief, who had been admitted as an inmate and used his psychic powers to turn the inhabitants against each other. Rocket had turned the warders into a biological "key" to keep Star-Thief locked up, and deliberately altered his mind and left Halfworld so it could never be opened - but he was tricked into returning by the Thief, whose mind had escaped into the asylum after his host body died.[25]
Rocket is a member of the revamped Guardians of the Galaxy in the first issue of the 2012 series.[26]

Powers and abilities

Rocket Raccoon possesses the normal attributes of an Earth raccoon, including speed (which has been additionally amplified by his training) an acute sense of smell, sight, hearing and touch. He is an accomplished starship pilot, an expert marksman with the two laser pistols he carries as well as having an affinity for heavy weapons. He is also a master military tactician and leader, attributes that help him take charge of the Guardians of the Galaxy when Star-Lord is unavailable.

In other media

Television

  • Rocket Raccoon appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy",[28] voiced by Billy West. He is shown as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy and Sam Alexander's trainer. Spider-Man and the Guardians save Earth from Korvac and his Chitauri army. In the episode "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy," Rocket Raccoon (now voiced by Trevor Devall) was with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they land on Earth to repair their spaceship at the time when Titus leads the Chitauri into targeting Sam Alexander's Nova helmet.

Film


Rocket in a character poster for the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy.
  • Rocket Raccoon appears in the live-action Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy,[31] voiced by Bradley Cooper.[32] In addition to being genetically altered, Rocket is shown to have cybernetic implants within his body. He is referred to as "Rocket" in the film, even asking "what's a raccoon?" when told of his resemblance to the Earthly animal. He serves as the team's pilot and technical expert, providing the weapon that Quill uses against Ronan in the final confrontation and piloting Quill's ship in the final assault against Ronan's fleet.

Video games

  • Rocket Raccoon is a playable character in the Facebook game Marvel: Avengers Alliance.

Toys

  • A Rocket Raccoon action figure was available as part of a Guardians of the Galaxy three pack in 2011 as part of the Marvel Universe toyline.

Collected editions

  • Rocket Raccoon: Guardian of the Keystone Quadrant (hardcover, Aug. 2011, ISBN 978-0-7851-5527-0) collects: The Incredible Hulk #271, Rocket Raccoon #1–4, and the story from Marvel Preview #7 ("The Sword in the Star!: Stave 2: Witchworld!").
  • Rocket Raccoon & Groot: The Complete Collection (softcover, April 2013, ISBN 978-0-7851-6713-6) collects: a story from Tales to Astonish #13, the story from Marvel Preview #7, Incredible Hulk #271, Rocket Raccoon #1–4, Annihilators #1–4, and Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4.

References

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Phyla-Vell

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Phyla-Vell

Phyla-Vell as Martyr.
Art by Paul Renard.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #16 (December 2003)
Created by Peter David
Paul Azaceta
In-story information
Alter ego Phyla-Vell
Team affiliations Guardians of the Galaxy
United Front
Notable aliases Quasar, Captain Marvel, Martyr
Abilities Superhuman strength, flight, energy projection and absorption, cosmic awareness
Phyla-Vell is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. She has gone by the names Quasar, Captain Marvel and Martyr. She was created by Peter David and Paul Azaceta in Captain Marvel (vol. 5) #16 (January 2004).
Her name is derived from the scientific classification phylum, one of the levels of organization (taxons) for classifying life. This is a reference to the fact that her brother Genis-Vell's name comes from Genus, one of the other classifications for life forms.

Publication history

The character appeared in Annihilation: Conquest, featuring in her own, self-titled mini-series written by Christos Gage.[1] Leading on from this appearance she is part of the line-up for a new Guardians of the Galaxy.[2]

Fictional character biography


Phyla-Vell as Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel #17 (February 2004). Art by Paul Azaceta.
After Genis-Vell, then known as Captain Marvel, previously destroyed and recreated the universe, the "new" version was subtly altered with Phyla-Vell's existence being one of the changes. It is revealed that she is the second artificially created offspring of Captain Mar-Vell who was created by her mother Elysius in the "new" universe because her first attempt (Genis-Vell) had been so successful. Initially her origin conflicted with previously established storylines, but this is resolved in Captain Marvel (vol. 4) #18 (February, 2004).
She fights her brother Genis-Vell, who was insane at the time,[3] in the process helping to restore his sanity. She then tries to lay claim to the "Captain Marvel" title, though her brother refuses to give it up.[4] Phyla is next seen at the trial of Starfox.[5]

Annihilation

Main article: Annihilation (comics)
Phyla later appeared during Annihilation where she had been visiting her father's grave with Moondragon when the pair were attacked by Thanos who ripped off Moondragon's ear and gave it to Phyla, telling her to go to Drax the Destroyer and how his actions would determine Moondragon's fate shortly before teleporting away with Moondragon. Drax has indicated he will not be stopping his pursuit of Thanos.[volume & issue needed]
Phyla then goes with Nova and Star-Lord to lead a final battle against Annihilus, being saved at the last second by a massive energy wave caused by the just freed Galactus, which left only the three heroes and Annihilus as survivors. Ultimately in the battle, Phyla manages to steal away the quantum bands that Annihilus took from Quasar, weakening him and allowing Nova to finally bring an end to the Annihilation Wave. She is then seen re-united with Moondragon, and deciding it's up to her to become the new Quasar.[volume & issue needed]
The Captain Marvel (vol. 4) series heavily hinted that Phyla-Vell is a lesbian, and in #25 (September, 2004) the character admits that she is attracted to Moondragon and invites her on a tour of the "spiral nebula near Renault VII". Before Moondragon can accept the two wander through a portal.[volume & issue needed]

Annihilation: Conquest – Quasar

See also: Annihilation: Conquest
Phyla had her own mini-series as the new Quasar, stating July through October 2007, called Annihilation: Conquest – Quasar. The series was written by Christos Gage (who wrote Union Jack), penciled by Mike Lilly. Phyla is finding it hard to follow the footsteps of the former Quasar and also to follow in the Mar-Vell family’s footsteps. The story is a lot about her trying to handle this power, and seeing if she can contain it. She’s on a quest, and the object of the quest has real importance, not only to her, but to the entire storyline. Phylla and her lover Moondragon follow a voice to find the saviour for the Kree race who is attacked by the Phalanx. In the end it turns out 'the voice' is the Supreme Intelligence of the Kree; thanks to the Supreme Intelligence they find a cocoon, in which Adam Warlock is restoring. The cocoon breaks open and Phyla and Moondragon ask Warlock to help them fight against the Phalanx. This story was continued in the main mini-series Annihilation: Conquest.[6]

Guardians of the Galaxy

See also: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)
Following Annihilation, she joins the new Guardians of the Galaxy.[7] While helping Drax search for Cammi, an Earth girl who he had taken into space before the Annihilation War, they consult a psychic to get a lead on Cammi's whereabouts only to be informed that Moondragon was trying to contact them.[volume & issue needed] They attempt to consult Mentor, who apparently kills them.[8] Mentor sends Phyla and Drax to Oblivion where they encounter Maelstrom and the Dragon of the Moon. After losing the Quantum Bands to Maelstrom Phyla is offered as a sacrifice to the Dragon so that Maelstrom can be in its good graces. While inside the dragon she apparently makes a deal in exchange for Heather Douglas. The dragon then releases them, with Phyla wearing a new red and black costume adorned with skulls and wielding a new sword, and they return to the world of the living where Phyla refuses to elaborate on the deal that she made with the Dragon. It is later learned from Maelstrom that she agreed to become the new avatar of Oblivion.[9]

Martyr

Now calling herself Martyr, Phyla-Vell is a more abrasive and aggressive figure. When the Guardians attempted to negotiate with the Inhumans to stop the War of Kings, she ruined the attempt by taking Inhuman princess Crystal hostage instead; this led to battle between the Inhumans and Guardians, while she continued to escalate.[volume & issue needed] Eventually, the Inhumans would try to end the war by detonating a weapon that shattered space itself, creating a multiversal Fault.[volume & issue needed]
When Adam Warlock stopped the Fault's growth by using a redundant timeline, one where he became the villainous Magus, Phyla-Vell revealed that her deal with Oblivion was to kill "the Avatar of Life" and she'd know what to do when the time came. Knowing he would now become Magus, she ran Adam through but this failed to stop his transformation. Several of the Guardians, then stranded in the year 3009, were then sent back in time to stop Magus' creation and Phyla was prevented from making her move. This time when Warlock was transformed, she engaged him in combat - but Magus magically teleported her own sword from her hands and slew her with it.[10]
However, Phyla was revealed to still be alive, along with Mantis, Gamora, Cosmo and Major Victory, but trapped in suspended animation and prisoners of the Magus.[11] She then breaks free and frees the other Guardians, but after a fierce fight she is misled by Maelstrom into freeing Thanos, who was concealed inside a cocoon. When the two teams of Guardians reunite, Phyla-Vell is reported as the first victim of Thanos' rampage, her remains seen by Mantis but never shown on panel. She is later mourned by the Guardians on Knowhere.[12]

Powers and abilities

Phyla has superhuman strength. She can fire energy blasts and fly. She also acts like an "energy sponge," absorbing any energy attacks directed at her and returning them as energy blasts. She has cosmic awareness and is a proficient fighter.
She then came into possession of the Quantum Bands formerly owned by Wendell Vaughn. The Bands grant vast energy manipulation powers, such as absorbing and transforming energy on a stellar level, forming solid energy constructs and forcefields, allowing for space travel and providing protection from telepathic attacks, but gaining the Bands has caused her to lose her Cosmic Awareness.
While searching for Heather Douglas, Phyla lost the Quantum Bands to the villain Maelstrom. She has gained unknown new powers by becoming the new avatar of Oblivion. However, Wendell has stated that her Quantum Sword will still draw power from the Quantum Bands and that they will always be a part of her.[13]

In other media

Television

Collected editions

Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar has been collected into trade paperbacks:
  • Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar (collects mini-series, softcover, 96 pages, January 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2718-6)
  • Annihilation: Conquest Volume One (includes mini-series, hardcover, 272 pages, Marvel Comics, January 2008, ISBN 0-7851-2782-8)

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Adam Warlock

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This article is about the character known as Adam Warlock. For the X-Men character called Warlock, see Warlock (New Mutants).
Adam Warlock

Warlock #9 (Oct. 1975).
Cover art by Jim Starlin.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance (as Him) Fantastic Four #66-67 (Sept.–Oct. 1967)
(as Adam Warlock) Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972)
Created by (Him)
Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
(Adam Warlock)
Roy Thomas
Gil Kane
In-story information
Alter ego originally Him; changed to Adam Warlock
Team affiliations Guardians of the Galaxy
Infinity Watch
Notable aliases Magus
Abilities Superhuman strength; stamina; agility; endurance; flight;
Energy manipulation
Part of the collection on
Cosmic Marvel
Major characters
Groups
Major species
Adam Warlock, originally known as Him, is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Fantastic Four #66 (cover-dated Sept. 1967) (in cocoon form) and #67 (Oct. 1967) (in humanoid form), and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books, the character has appeared in over four decades of Marvel publications, and starred in the popular titles Marvel Premiere and Strange Tales as well as five self-titled volumes and several related limited series. Adam Warlock has been associated with Marvel merchandise including clothing, toys, trading cards, animated television series, and video games.

Publication history

1960s to 1970s

The character debuted in Fantastic Four #66-67 (Sept.-Oct. 1967) in a story written by Stan Lee and pencilled and co-plotted by Jack Kirby.[1] After a second appearance as "Him" in Thor #165-166 (June–July 1969), writer and then Marvel editor-in-chief Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane significantly revamped Him as the allegorical Messiah Adam Warlock in Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972).[2]
In 2009, Thomas explained he had been a fan of the soundtrack to the musical Jesus Christ Superstar and sought to bring the story to comic books in a superhero context: "Yes, I had some trepidation about the Christ parallels, but I hoped there would be little outcry if I handled it tastefully, since I was not really making any serious statement on religion... at least not overtly." [3] Choosing to use a preexisting character while keeping the series locale separate from mainstream Marvel Earth, he created Counter-Earth, a new planet generated from a chunk of Earth and set in orbit on the opposite side of the sun.[4] Thomas and Kane collaborated on the costume, with the red tunic and golden lightning bolt as their homage to Fawcett Comics' 1940s-1950s character Captain Marvel.[4]
The story continued in the series The Power of Warlock, which ran eight issues (Aug. 1972 - Oct. 1973),[5] with some plotlines concluded in The Incredible Hulk vol. 2, #176-178 (June-Aug. 1974).[6]
In a 2009 retrospective survey of the character, writer Karen Walker said the series
... continued the story of Adam's attempts to drive the [fallen-angel figure the] Man-Beast out of Counter-Earth, but drifted toward standard superhero stories with pseudo-Biblical references injected into them. Warlock spends much of his time trying to convince the High Evolutionary not to destroy the planet, and the rest of his time battling the Man-Beast and his minions. Although the concept of a superhero savior was still present, it often came across as forced, and certainly contradictory to the idea of a pacifistic savior. It's questionable whether the concept could really work in a medium driven by physical conflict.[7]

Marvel Premiere #1 (April 1972). Debut of Him as Adam Warlock. Cover art by Gil Kane and Dan Adkins.
Writer-artist Jim Starlin revived Warlock in Strange Tales #178-181 (Feb.-Aug. 1975).[8] Warlock's adventures became more cosmic in scope as Starlin took the character through an extended storyline referred to as "The Magus Saga."[9]
The reimagined title continued the numbering of The Power of Warlock and began with Warlock #9 (Oct. 1975) and ran seven issues. The bimonthly series was initially written and drawn by Starlin, but was eventually co-penciled and inked by Steve Leialoha. Some plot threads were concluded in Marvel Team-Up #55 (March 1977), Avengers Annual #7 (Nov. 1977) and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #2 (Dec. 1977).[10]
Starlin, in a 2009 interview, recalled,
I had quit [the cosmic superhero series] Captain Marvel over a dispute at that point, but I settled the dispute with Marvel and I was going to come back [to that title]. But [a different team was in place]. So Roy [Thomas] asked me [what character] I wanted to do. So I went home that night and pulled out a bunch of comics. I came across, in the Fantastic Four, Him, and came back the next day and said that's who I wanted to do, and that night I started working on it... I had basically taken Captain Marvel, a warrior, and turned him into sort of a messiah-type character. So when I got to Warlock, I said to myself, 'I got a messiah right here to start off with; where do I go from there?' And I decided a paranoid schizophrenic was the route to take.[11]
Artist Alan Weiss recalled in a 2006 interview there was a "lost" Adam Warlock story, which if completed would have been reminiscent of the Jonathan Swift novel Gulliver's Travels.[12] Portions of it were printed in the second volume of Marvel Masterworks: Warlock. The remainder of the artwork was lost in a New York City taxicab in 1976.[13]
Warlock's adventures were reprinted, with new Starlin covers, in the six-issue limited series Special Edition on Warlock (Dec. 1982 - May 1983).[14] This reprint series was itself reprinted, with yet another set of new Starlin covers, as Warlock vol. 2 (May-Oct. 1992).[15]
Although regarded as deceased, Warlock made a brief appearance in a Marvel Two-In-One #63 (May 1980).

1990s revival

Eleven years later, Starlin revived the character and two members of his supporting cast in the miniseries Infinity Gauntlet #1-6 (July-Dec. 1991).[16][17] This plot development was a continuation of a larger storyline that began with the resurrection of Thanos in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #34 (Feb. 1990).
Following the events of the The Infinity Gauntlet, Warlock and several compatriots starred in the series Warlock and the Infinity Watch. Initially written by Starlin and drawn by Angel Medina, it ran 42 issues (Feb. 1992 - Aug. 1995). Its plots tied directly into the limited series Infinity War (June-Nov. 1992) and Infinity Crusade (June-Dec. 1993).
Warlock starred in several limited series, including Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection #1-4 (March–June 1993); The Warlock Chronicles #1-8 (July 1993 - Feb.1994); and Warlock vol. 3, #1-4 (Nov. 1998 - Feb. 1999), by writer-penciler Tom Lyle.[18] The character was featured in the intercompany crossovers between Marvel Comics and the Malibu Comics "Ultraverse" in the one-shot Rune / Silver Surfer (April 1995 in indicia, June 1995 on cover); Rune vol. 2, #1-7 (Sept. 1995 - April 1996), and the two-issue Ultraverse Unlimited (June and Sept. 1996).
Following the unrelated, 1999-2000 series Warlock vol. 4, featuring the alien cybernetic character Warlock of the New Mutants team,[19] Adam Warlock co-starred with Thanos in the limited series The Infinity Abyss #1-6 (Aug.-Oct. 2002); Marvel Universe: The End #1-6 (May-Aug. 2003; first four issues biweekly); and Thanos #1-6 (Dec. 2003 - April 2004). A version of the character starred in the four-issue limited series Warlock vol. 5 (Nov. 2004 - Feb. 2005), by writer Greg Pak and artist Charles Adlard. After appearances in Annihilation Conquest: Quasar #1-4 (Sept.-Dec. 2007) and Annihilation Conquest # 1-6 (Nov. 2007 - April 2008), he was a key character in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, #1-25 (July 2008 - April 2010), The Thanos Imperative #1 (June 2010) and the Ignition one-shot (May 2010)
The character will appear in the upcoming Thanos: Infinity Revelation, solicited for release on August 5, 2014. It will be written and drawn by Jim Starlin.[20][21]

Fictional character biography

Creation, metamorphosis, and death

Scientists calling themselves the Enclave created an artificial, perfect human, who initially calls himself "Him".[22] After rebelling against his creators,[23] and having a conflict with Thor, he decides to leave Earth and travels into space.[24]
He encounters the High Evolutionary, who gives him the name "Warlock." The High Evolutionary requests Warlock's help in saving the artificially created Counter-Earth from the evil Man Beast[25] and gives Warlock the green Soul Gem (also referred to as the "Soul Jewel"), which allows Warlock to capture souls of other beings. When he arrives on Counter-Earth,[26] Warlock is given the name Adam by four teenagers who befriend him. After the Man Beast's defeat, Warlock leaves Counter-Earth to find a new purpose.[27]
In his travels through space, Warlock encounters the Universal Church of Truth, an intergalactic religious organization led by the corrupt Magus.[28] Warlock allies with Pip the Troll,[29] the assassin Gamora,[30] and Gamora's employer and adoptive father, Thanos of Titan to oppose the Magus. Eventually, Warlock discovers that the Magus is a future version of himself who traveled back in time after being driven insane by the use of his Soul Gem.[31] Warlock chooses to alter his timeline by visiting himself a few months into the future and steals his own soul to prevent the Magus from ever existing.[32] Warlock then continues his journeys, knowing he has seen his own death but not knowing exactly when it will happen.
When the Stranger attempts to steal Warlock's Soul Gem, Warlock learns about five other related gems.[33] Thanos gains possession of these gems with the intention of destroying Earth's sun. When Thanos causes mortal harm to Pip and Gamora, Warlock takes their souls to end their suffering. Warlock then enlists the aid of the Avengers, Captain Marvel, and Moondragon to stop Thanos. During the battle, Warlock's younger self appears and takes the older Warlock's soul. Inside the gem, Adam is reunited with Pip, Gamora and others in a utopia known as Soul World.[34] Warlock's soul is temporarily freed from the Soul Gem, allowing him to turn Thanos to stone and save Earth.[35]

Rebirth


The modern version of Adam Warlock: Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2, #17 (Oct. 2009). Cover art by Mike Perkins.
After being resurrected, Thanos once again collects the Infinity Gems, forming them into the Infinity Gauntlet.[36] When the Silver Surfer and Drax the Destroyer oppose Thanos, he captures them in the Soul Gem.[37] In the world of the Soul Gem, the Surfer meets Adam Warlock and convinces him that his help is needed again to defeat Thanos.[38][39] Warlock agrees and Pip and Gamora decided to accompany him. Warlock transmits himself and his two friends into new bodies and leads a group of Earth's superheroes, defeating Thanos.[40]
Warlock obtains the Gauntlet, becoming a near-supreme being of the universe.[41] The cosmic Living Tribunal, whose power and authority exceeds Warlock's, decides that Warlock cannot be trusted to keep the Infinity Gauntlet and instructs him to divide the gems among other beings of Warlock's choosing.[42] Warlock keeps the soul gem for himself and gives one gem each to Pip, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Moondragon, and a reformed Thanos. Warlock dubs the group the Infinity Watch.[43][44]
During Warlock's temporary possession of the Gauntlet, he purged good and evil from his being, leaving him entirely a creature of logic. His good and evil aspects take on lives as two new physical beings — the evil half becomes a new incarnation of the Magus, while the good half is a woman calling herself the Goddess. When they threaten the universe, Warlock defeats them with the aid of the Watch and other superheroes, absorbing them into the Soul Gem.[45][46]
The Infinity Watch disbands when the infinity gems are stolen by Rune, a vampire from a parallel universe.[47][48] Warlock pursues Rune,[49] recovering the gems and returning to his native universe.[50][51]
Warlock plays a role in protecting the universe several more times, including threats from clones of Thanos,[52] the Heart of the Universe,[53] and the interdimensional being Hunger.[54]

Annihilation: Conquest

Moondragon and Phyla-Vell later seek Warlock's help to free the alien Kree from the invading Phalanx.[55] Once the Phalanx is defeated,[56] Warlock then joins the newly formed Guardians of the Galaxy.[57] While with the Guardians, Warlock attempts to repair damage to the Spacetime continuum, which causes him to become the Magus.[58] Once again leading the Universal Church of Truth,[58] the Magus allies himself with Lord Mar-Vell, but is killed when he fails a mission.[59] The Universal Church of Truth resurrects the Magus as a child, but he is quickly captured and imprisoned by the Annihilators.[59] His cocoon remains under the watch of the Annihilators.[60]

Powers and abilities

As Him, the character possessed superhuman strength; speed; durability; stamina; agility and the ability to manipulate cosmic energy for energy projection, flight and recuperation (e.g. creating a cocoon for self-preservation and regeneration). However, Him sacrificed the majority of these powers by prematurely emerging from his cocoon in order to defend the High Evolutionary from an assault by the Man-Beast. In compensation, the High Evolutionary gave Him the Soul Gem.[25] The Gem possesses a consciousness of its own and demonstrates a vampiric hunger for the life energies of organic beings. It contains an idyllic pocket universe that hosts all the souls the Gem has ever taken. The latest version of Warlock uses "Quantum magic" and can manipulate energy; create force fields; teleport; travel faster than light and detect or produce wormholes and other irregularities in space on a cosmic scale.
He has the power to devolve the followers of Man-Beast into the animals from which they evolved,[61] as well as revert the Brute into Counter-Earth Reed Richards.[62] This power comes from his soul gem.[63]

Other versions

The Magus


The Magus, from Strange Tales #181 (Aug. 1975). Art by Jim Starlin.
There have been three incarnations of the Magus.
The original Magus is an older, evil Adam Warlock who has traveled to the past and rules a religious empire called the Universal Church of Truth. To ensure his own creation, he guides his younger self through a series of actions that will result in him becoming the Magus.[28][29][30][64] With the aid of Thanos, Warlock alters his future and destroys the Magus's timeline, erasing him from existence.[32]
When Warlock acquires the Infinity Gauntlet,[41] he expels good and evil from his soul, unintentionally giving them corporeal forms. The evil half names himself the Magus and attempts to gain the Infinity Gauntlet for himself. He fails, and Warlock traps him in the Soul Gem. Since he is only part of a soul, he cannot interact with the other inhabitants of Soul World and exists only as a phantom.[45] The Magus escapes the Soul Gem in an immaterial form, absorbing the life energies of others to regain tangibility. He is defeated by Genis-Vell and reverts to an ethereal entity.[65][66][67] The Magus retaliates by wounding Genis' friend Moondragon and claiming she is destined to become his slave.[68]
Warlock becomes the third Magus when he repairs a damage to the spacetime continuum. This Magus works for the evil Lord Mar-Vell, and is killed when he fails a mission.[69] The Universal Church of Truth resurrects him as a child,[70] who is then be imprisoned by the Annihilators.[71]

The Goddess

The Goddess is the embodiment of Adam Warlock's goodness, created when he uses the Infinity Gauntlet to remove the quality from himself.[41][72] She appears as a central figure in the 1993 limited series Infinity Crusade. She assembles a collection of cosmic cubes and forges them into a Cosmic Egg. Using its power, she recreates Counter-Earth, dubbing it Paradise Omega.[73] Embarking on a crusade to eliminate sin, the Goddess uses telepathy to control spiritual beings across the universe, recruiting them to her cause. When Warlock and Earth's other heroes learn she plans to destroy all sin by destroying anything capable of sin, they rally against her. She is defeated when her followers learn her true goal, and is absorbed into the soul gem.[74]

Earth X

In the Earth X limited series, Mar-Vell is reincarnated as the child of the synthetic Adam Warlock/Him and Kismet/Her.[75]

In other media

Television

Film

Video games

  • Adam Warlock appears as a non-playable character in Marvel Heroes.

Toys

Adam Warlock has appeared as part of Marvel's OverPower collectible card game, Upper Deck's Marvel Vs. collectible card game and HeroClix collectible miniatures game, a Target exclusive Marvel Legends action figure, and a Marvel Universe 3 3/4" figure. He was the 90th issue in the Classic Marvel Figurine Collection.
The Magus was a playable character in the Galactic Guardians set of Marvel Heroclix.[81]

Collected editions

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Groot

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For other uses, see Groot (surname) and de Groot.
For the mountain, see Hohgrat.
Groot
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Groot with Rocket Raccoon.
Art by Clint Langley.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
First appearance Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960)
Created by Stan Lee
Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers
In-story information
Alter ego Groot
Species Flora colossus
Team affiliations Guardians of the Galaxy
S.H.I.E.L.D. Paranormal Containment Unit
Notable aliases Monarch of Planet X
Abilities Can absorb wood to feed, rebuild himself, and to enhance his strength
Control trees
Resistance to fire
Genius-level intellect[1]
Groot (also known as the Monarch of Planet X) is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jack Kirby, Stan Lee, and Dick Ayers, the character first appeared in Tales to Astonish #13 (November 1960). An extraterrestrial, sentient tree-like creature, Groot originally appeared as an invader that intended to capture humans for experimentation.
The character was reconfigured into a heroic, noble being in 2006, and appeared in the crossover comic book storyline "Annihilation: Conquest". He went on to star in its spin-off series, Guardians of the Galaxy, joining the team of the same name. Groot has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including a feature in the Ultimate Spider-Man series and also played a very brief role in the Uncanny X-Men series. animated television series, toys, and trading cards. Vin Diesel portrays Groot in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy via voice acting and performance capture.

Publication history

Groot first appeared in Tales to Astonish vol. 1 #13 (November 1960), and was created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. He appeared next in "(Where Monsters Dwell #6)" in 1970, which reprinted his original appearance from Tales to Astonish. He appeared again 16 years later, in The Incredible Hulk Annual #5 (November 1976), alongside five other monsters from Marvel's anthology horror comics of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Twenty-one years later, in Sensational Spider-Man #-1 (July 1997), Groot was featured in a nightmare that the young Peter Parker had.
Groot reappeared in 2006 in the 6 issue limited series Nick Fury's Howling Commandos, and appeared in the Annihilation: Conquest and Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord limited series. Groot went on to join the Guardians of the Galaxy in the series of the same name, and remained a fixture of the title until its cancellation with issue #25 in 2010. He appeared in its follow-up, the limited series The Thanos Imperative, and, alongside fellow Guardian Rocket Raccoon, Groot starred in backup features in Annihilators #1-4 (Mar-Jun 2011) and Annihilators: Earthfall #1-4 (Sept-Dec 2011).
Groot appeared in issues #6-8 of Avengers Assemble as a member of the Guardians. He is one of the stars of Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, a part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch.[2]

Fictional character biography

Groot is an extraterrestrial plant monster who initially came to Earth seeking humans to capture and study. However he was seemingly destroyed by termites used by Leslie Evans.[3]
Xemnu made a duplicate of Groot that was used to fight Hulk, however the Hulk destroyed the duplicate.[4]
Through unknown means, he was later captured by S.H.I.E.L.D. and assigned to their Paranormal Containment Unit, nicknamed the Howling Commandos.[5]
He is known as a gentle giant to those who consider him a friend, and does not become easily angered, but should he or his close friends and allies become threatened, his vast strength makes him a fearsome and formidable opponent. In Guardians of the Galaxy, his gentle nature shines through when he sprouts a flower from his arm and gives it to a child with a smile on his face, then later, as the ship crashes down, he envelops the other Guardians in a wood cocoon to protect them from the impact of the crash, sacrificing himself in the process.

Reboot

Groot is a Flora Colossus from Planet X, the capital of the branch worlds. The Flora Colossus are tree-like beings whose language is almost impossible to understand due to the stiffness of their larynxes, causing their speech to sound like they are repeating the phrase "I am Groot". The Flora Colossuses are ruled over by the "Arbor Masters" and teach the children of the species with "Photonic Knowledge", which is the collected knowledge of the Arbor Masters of the generations and is absorbed through Photosynthesis; this is a highly advanced education method, making the Flora Colossuses geniuses. Planet X's biome is managed by "Maintenance Mammals" which are small squirrel-like beings.
The Flora Colossus sapling that would come to be known as "Groot" came from an "Enobled Sap-line" and gifted with a tremendous grasp of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering. Groot did not get along with his fellow saplings but instead preferred the company of the "Maintenance Mammals", which the other saplings treated with prejudice. After Groot killed another sapling to defend a maintenance mammal it was brutalising, he was exiled by the "Arbor Masters".
Groot played a part in Annihilation Conquest, at which time he may be the last remaining member of his race and was under arrest by the Kree for an unknown reason. He earned his freedom by joining Star-Lord's strike force where he formed a bond with Rocket Raccoon. Groot seemingly died buying his team some time to escape the battle. However, he survived as a sprig offshoot. In time, he regenerated his body from the twig, growing back to full size, and participated in an assault on the Babel Spire. When the original plan of laying explosives in the Spire failed, Groot was forced to sprout inside the Spire, growing to colossal size and filling a large portion of the building. Mantis was able to remix his sap in a way as to make it extremely flammable, and again Groot sacrificed his life for his friends, igniting himself, the resulting fire destroying the Babel Spire. A cutting of Groot was kept by Rocket Raccoon, though, and he was able to regrow. He then joined the new Guardians of the Galaxy (or as Groot would have it "Groot and Branches"), and began regrowing under the care of Mantis.[6][7]
During his time with the Guardians of the Galaxy, Groot took part in all of the team's missions acting as its "muscle", taking on threats like the Badoon, Blastaar, the Negative Zone forces, The Shi'Ar, The Magus and The Cancerverse. During the battle with the Badoon, a rising threat in the galaxy, Groot aided the team by destroying a first generation Badoon "Monster", a giant mechanoid made from the corpses of the Badoon's fallen enemies. Next, Groot played a pivotal part in the War of Kings, a war between The Shi'Ar and The Inhuman/Kree where at the end of the war the Inhuman King of the Kree, Black Bolt, detonated his ultimate weapon — The Terrigen-Bomb. The resulting explosion punched a hole in space/time known as The Fault: a doorway to a universe analogous to our own where there is no death — The Cancerverse. The first creature to come through was a giant squid that instinctively attacked the Inhuman city of Attilan. Groot came up with the idea for a weapon to use on the creature and with the help of the Inhuman prince, Maximus; using highly advanced quantum science, Groot and Maximus developed a Feedback Loop, which uncreates the creature's reality and reimposes our own, unmaking the creature.[volume & issue needed]
Following this attack, Groot fought the Magus, the Avatar of Life and an agent of the Many-Angled Ones, rulers of the Cancerverse, where he lost his arm in battle. However, Groot was able to grow that back very quickly. He then accompanied the Guardians to the capital planet of the Universal Church of Truth (U.C.T.) where he helped protect Moondragon from attacking U.C.T. followers. He then battled Thanos alongside the Guardians after Thanos woke from death. Groot then helped the Guardians infiltrate the Cancerverse, taking on the Defenders of the Realm, the Cancerverse version of the Avengers. Groot was present during the final battle between Lord Mar-Vell and Thanos.[volume & issue needed]
When the Guardians reformed he joined with Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora, whom Groot counted among his friends.

Powers and abilities

Groot can absorb wood as food, with the ability to rebuild himself and enhance his strength. He can control trees, using them to attack others, and also appears to be resistant to fire. He is able to sprout, dramatically increasing his mass but also severely inhibiting his movement.
Groot has been seemingly killed on three occasions, each time regrowing from a sprig.
Due to Groot's lineage, coming from an ancient and ennobled sap-line and being the scion of an elite royal house, Groot has received the finest education from the most gifted of tutors. He is highly intelligent and has a tremendous grasp of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering.
Maximus the Mad, Black Bolt's brother, asserted that whenever Groot is saying his trademark "I am Groot!" he has actually been saying any number of things, and his varying inflections of the sentence are his equivalent of words and sentences. People who have interacted with Groot are gradually able to decipher the meaning of the inflections and can carry on full conversations with him as time goes on. The mature form of Groot's species is robust and heavyweight, which causes the organs of acoustic generation to become stiff and inflexible. It is this hardened nature of Groot's larynx that causes people, who are oblivious to the subtle nuances of his speech, to misinterpret him as merely repeating his name. It could not be determined whether Maximus' claim was true or merely another manifestation of his madness, though Groot did genuinely seem to be assisting Maximus with highly advanced engineering.[1] Later, in All New X-Men #23,[8] Jean Grey telepathically links with Groot, showing that his thought processes are indeed complex, and his declaration of "I am Groot!" usually represents attempts at highly intelligent communication.

Collected editions

  • Rocket Raccoon & Groot (2013) collects: the story from Marvel Preview #7, Incredible Hulk #271, Rocket Raccoon #1–4, Annihilators #1–4, and Annihilators: Earthfall #1–4.

In other media

Television

  • Groot appears in the Ultimate Spider-Man episode "Guardians of the Galaxy", voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan.[10] Duncan's work in this episode was completed shortly before his untimely death in 2012 from a heart attack and the episode was dedicated in his memory. Groot is first seen in stick form as he kept saying "I am Groot." When Spider-Man throws Groot, he grows to full size and defeats Korvac and some of the Chitauri soldiers.
  • In "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy," Groot (now voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson) is with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they land on Earth to repair their spaceship at the same time when Titus was leading the Chitauri army into targeting Nova's helmet. While on Earth, Groot blended in by posing as a tree in front of Aunt May's house.

Film


Groot in a character poster for the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy.
  • Groot appears in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy, voiced by Vin Diesel (who also provided some motion capture elements for the character).[13][14][15][16] Although initially simply described as Rocket's hired muscle, he shows a softer side throughout the film, growing a flower to give to a little girl and saving Drax's life even after Drax's actions brought Ronan's forces to them. He is the first of the Guardians to agree to Quill's plan to stand up to Ronan, and later seemingly sacrifices himself to save the rest of the team by enveloping them in a wooden ball grown from himself as Ronan's ship crashes. At the film's conclusion, Rocket has recovered a twig from Groot, which is shown to be re-growing into the adult Groot.

Video games

  • Groot is a playable character in the Marvel: Avengers Alliance game on Facebook.

Toys

  • A Groot action figure was included with the Guardians of the Galaxy pack in 2011 part of the Marvel Universe toyline.

References

  1. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #17
  2. Richards, Dave (14 October 2012). "NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the "Guardians of the Galaxy"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  3. "Tales to Astonish 13". Marvel.wikia.com. 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  4. Incredible Hulk Annual #5
  5. "Nick Fury's Howling Commandos" Vol. 1 #2 (January 2006)
  6. Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1
  7. Greeting the Guardians: Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Newsarama, May 14, 2008
  8. All New X-Men #23. Marvel Comics. February 2014.
  9. by dailypop (2011-09-11). "New characters and more in Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes season 2". Dailypop.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
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  11. "Marvel's Avengers Assemble Clip: Teaming with the Guardians of the Galaxy - IGN Video". Ign.com. 2014-04-04. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  12. "It's a Wonderful Smash". Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.. Season 1. Episode 25. July 6, 2014. Disney XD.
  13. Kit, Borys (July 14, 2012). "'Comic-Con 2012: Marvel Names 'Avengers' Follow-Ups; Robert Downey Jr. Makes Surprise Appearance'". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 4, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
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  17. "Twitter / Marvel: #Groot joins #LEGO #Marvel". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-05-07.

External links

  • Groot at the Comic Book DB
  • Groot at the Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe
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Groot.

So, in the movie you have Rocket, Groot, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, And Star Lord as the movie charaters this time. (likely with 96% audience approval and 92% critics approval there will be a sequel or two for the movie since there was 94 million people that went to see it the first weekend in the U.S.)
 
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