COMICS: Marvel Announces All-New GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY And NOVA Series

Next February will see the launch of Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven's Guardians of the Galaxy. The twist? Iron Man will be a member of the team! Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness will team-up for a new Nova series featuring Sam Alexander.

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By Josh Wilding - 10/13/2012

Revealed at the New York Comic Con today, next February will see the release of Guardians of the Galaxy #0.1 from the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis (Avengers) and Steve McNiven (Old Man Logan). The first issue will then follow in March. The roster is the same of that of James Gunn's planned adaptation (Starlord, Groot, Rocket Racoon, Drax, Gamora), but with one notable addition - Iron Man. February will also see the launch of a brand new Nova series by Jeph Loeb (Avengers: X-Sanction) and Ed McGuinness (Superman/Batman). The teenage Sam Alexander from Avengers Vs. X-Men will be behind the mask.

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	StarSpangledBruce - 10/13/2012, 5:46 PM Login to report abuse
	PartyHard - 10/13/2012, 5:49 PM Login to report abuse Why does Gamora look like a generic Mass Effect character?
	Jollem - 10/13/2012, 5:53 PM Login to report abuse wow. using iron man, a character nobody cared about 4 years ago, to hype up tgotg. tgotg, who i am still trying to figure out which company put out their comics. i don't think it's dark horse this calls for space sexiness...
	Temple - 10/13/2012, 6:00 PM Login to report abuse Gottdammit bendis you failed me...I'm so sick and tired of bendis and Jeph Loebs shit. Bendis: Why is ironman on Gotg?! Why does everyone always have to have an arc reactor on them?! Why is Gamora in a spacesuit?! How is star lord alive?! How does star lord get blonde hair?! I wanna drop All new x men so bad, but my love for them...go [frick] yourself bendis. Jeph Loeb: HE SUCKS AT EVERYTHING HE DOES IN LIFE. And if peter is alive, how come richard rider isn't alive?! Gotg and Nova returns, and we get two of the worst writers in history to write them. Damn shame, smh.
	OrganizedChaos - 10/13/2012, 6:00 PM Login to report abuse for GOTG, Groot's design as well as Starlord's bother me. Where is his helmet? Why the hell is Iron Man there? I was excited about this series, but not anymore >:(
	marvel72 - 10/13/2012, 6:00 PM Login to report abuse but february is so far away i need guardians of the galaxy 1 now. as for nova like issue 2 cover but too me there is only one nova & his name is rich rider.
	superotherside - 10/13/2012, 6:02 PM Login to report abuse Ummmm... why doesn't Star Lord have his mask on? And what is up with this new Nova kid? Where is Richard Rider. We need the REAL Nova!
	SpideyNyC181 - 10/13/2012, 6:03 PM Login to report abuse these both look horrible
	mawilli4 - 10/13/2012, 6:04 PM Login to report abuse Bendis fails. The art looks good and I'll give it a chance.. but I don't have high hopes after seeing Iron Man.
	Asterisk - 10/13/2012, 6:07 PM Login to report abuse I love that Guardians cover.
	exodus147 - 10/13/2012, 6:08 PM Login to report abuse Why is Tom Brady leading the Guardians of the Galaxy? Who's in the armor? Peyton Manning?
	KaneVonDoom - 10/13/2012, 6:10 PM Login to report abuse I'll be interested to see where Marvel goes with these series. I'll definitely be giving them a whirl for the first few arcs
	TheTaskmaster - 10/13/2012, 6:10 PM Login to report abuse This new Nova series is gonna suck. The art sucks Loeb sucks, the new Nova sucks. Bring back Rider. I just recently fell in love with GOTG and feel its one of the most underrated comic book arcs ever. Having said that this new series already looks dumb. Why is Iron Man on the team? Where is Star Lord's hat/helmet? And why are there arc reactors on a TREE? Both of these wreak of fail.
	ClaireLannister2016 - 10/13/2012, 6:15 PM Login to report abuse facepalm Oh GOTG...you deserve better than this
	PantherX - 10/13/2012, 6:22 PM Login to report abuse Can't believe they have stuff Iron Man in their just to give the book a push. Again with the over saturation.
	jimpinto24 - 10/13/2012, 6:23 PM Login to report abuse It's great that Nova is getting his own comic book series again. Still don't like the idea of Jeph Loeb being the writer of the Nova comics. I hope does a good job writing the comics.
	superpooper - 10/13/2012, 6:28 PM Login to report abuse Kid Nova does suck. Why copy Shazam? Nova was fine the way he was
	sciencefriction - 10/13/2012, 6:31 PM Login to report abuse God this all looks like such shit. What a disappointment. Enter Marvel's darkest hour- NOW!
	DioFoRio - 10/13/2012, 6:34 PM Login to report abuse the StarLord helmet was a great design...you will be missed.
	Kevinwillpeabodyproperties - 10/13/2012, 6:38 PM Login to report abuse They need to chill with iron man..... Give me more Thor
	Keldor - 10/13/2012, 6:39 PM Login to report abuse BOOOO! WTF? HISSS! Lets molest some more of my sacred memories and moments!
	inkslinger616 - 10/13/2012, 6:43 PM Login to report abuse I doubt Iron Man will be a permanent team member this is probably a guest appearance. Because it wouldn't make much sense otherwise...
	PsyBoy - 10/13/2012, 6:48 PM Login to report abuse I bet this is similar to the movie lineup!
	AlienRobotZombieOverlord - 10/13/2012, 6:53 PM Login to report abuse Is that Tony Stark, or someone else in Stark tech?
	TheBloodCrow - 10/13/2012, 6:53 PM Login to report abuse Iron Man's in Invincible Iron Man Avengers New Avengers does A+X count? Avengers Assemble and now GOTG He's almost as infectious as Wolverine now lol.
	CaptainObvious - 10/13/2012, 6:56 PM Login to report abuse You lost me at Bendis.
	Hellsboy - 10/13/2012, 7:05 PM Login to report abuse and the no one will read this comic award goes to wait for it...loeb!
	JohnTom88 - 10/13/2012, 7:11 PM Login to report abuse They better use Darkhawk there instead of Iron Man
	thalidomide - 10/13/2012, 7:19 PM Login to report abuse Lmao, I can't remember the last time grif posted several comments on one article :)
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 7:24 PM Login to report abuse WOW [frick] THIS SHIT [frick] YOU MARVEL YOU MOTHER [frick]ERS
	TheAbomination - 10/13/2012, 7:25 PM Login to report abuse I'm very skeptic of this new Guardians series. As a die-hard GOTG fan, issues 1-25 and the Thanos Imperative were the cream of the crop. I'm not sure if this new series can top that.
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 7:25 PM Login to report abuse Iron Man in GOTG wow No Adam Warlock wow No Quasar wow Stupid kid Nova no Richard Rider wow Bendis writing GOTG wow Loeb writing Nova wow wow jesus christ marvel
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 7:29 PM Login to report abuse I just can't....
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 7:31 PM Login to report abuse What a hilariously horrible way to bring back Cosmic Marvel.
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 7:35 PM Login to report abuse theredhood- Yeah man. I....I just don't know how you can mess up this badly. All you had to do was either give the titles to DnA or at least just keep everything the same. To top it off we get these writers who have no business on these titles. I would rather have NO Nova title than have a Nova title not featuring Richard Rider. Yeah man the GOTG lineup and designs are just.......
	JohnTom88 - 10/13/2012, 7:41 PM Login to report abuse Nova is fine. The franchise is expanding like Green Lantern. Ok between kid Nova and the gun-toting Green Lantern who do you choose? But GOTG just reeks stupidity and limited imagination from the guy named Bendis.
	tantyangulo - 10/13/2012, 7:44 PM Login to report abuse No Adam Warlock? Still have faith he will be in the movie...
	SanFranLand - 10/13/2012, 7:44 PM Login to report abuse UUUUUUGH. This is the LAST STRAW. I was forced to create an account after seeing this. I love ART. I love COMICS. But Marvel is straight up BLOWING IT. This is my opinion only, but I feel Japanese anime has planted a seed of artistic destruction in western comics. DC seems to have not taken the bait quite as strong as our beloved Marvel. Of course Disney has come on board and has dumped out Super Hero Squad upon the unsuspecting children coming into the world who will now know this as a representation of classic characters. In an article upon first buying Marvel, Disney made it priority number ONE to "educate" the non-comic public of lesser known characters so we get Squad, the horrible anime cartoons, this Hulk show, and the super kiddy Spider-Man cartoon. Don't get me wrong, I am down for a reboot, as soft or hard as they wanna do, with Marvel NOW!, but this is CLEARLY THE WRONG DIRECTION. MARVEL, DISNEY......KEEP SIGHT OF THE ART IN THESE BOOKS. These are not only for kids. Even then, kids grow up and appreciate the books and stories that don't dumb them down and talk down to them. Nova? Kid Avengers? COME ON. This is going too far down the drain. Bring the integrity and ART back to this dying (by your own sword) art form.
	eleven59 - 10/13/2012, 7:44 PM Login to report abuse Maybe kid nova will become an adult when he morphs..., I mean puts on the helmet.... Lol If the movie was coming out next year I'd say they were setting up nova to be in it, but that's still 2 yrs away...
	JohnTom88 - 10/13/2012, 7:52 PM Login to report abuse What's wrong with some international/Japanese influence? Anime influence is what the original Nova (Richard Rider) helmet looks cool.
	JohnTom88 - 10/13/2012, 7:57 PM Login to report abuse @starscream9289 Well maybe there is the writer's factor, but Sam Alexander as the new character doesn't condemn the book is going to suck. Nova franchise certainly needs expansion and the best time to develop an alternative character is when Richard Rider is gone temporarily.
	Superman61 - 10/13/2012, 8:19 PM Login to report abuse So, since it is reported that the visual appearances are getting updated for the movie and McNiven said starlord isn't wearing a helmet much anymore in the book, is this the direction they are taking for the movie?
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 8:26 PM Login to report abuse theredhood- What a way to end my night with this disaster. I hope these books get new creative teams after 3 issues. Give me DnA and Andrea DiVito. That would be the exact opposite of this...it would be unbelievably amazing. johntom88- Why do you think Nova needs expansion? Can you elaborate? We have already gone through the Nova expansion route in the Nova series with the latest Nova Corps.
	ckal - 10/13/2012, 8:26 PM Login to report abuse superman61- Good lord I hope not.
	TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 10/13/2012, 8:29 PM Login to report abuse What is Loeb's obsession with wanting to make everything kiddy? I smell a Pedophile....
	CPBuff22 - 10/13/2012, 8:29 PM Login to report abuse
	TheGambitFreakIsBatmanOfCBM - 10/13/2012, 8:30 PM Login to report abuse Other than that, GOTG looks good, Starlord needs his helmet though!
	Xiim - 10/13/2012, 8:57 PM Login to report abuse Star-Lord will have helmet but they did say it was a re-design. Also I am pretty damn confident about the Iron Man here not being Tony Stark... hell, remember in the most recent GotG series where they did the Captain America bait and switch and it was revealed to actually be Major Victory? My personal hope is that its Jack Flagg rocking the armor but I doubt that hope will come to fruition. As far as Nova... I really don't get all of the hate. The Nova Corps are pretty much Marvel's equivalent of the Green Lanterns.. there are supposed to be more than one and since Rider is gone it makes sense to introduce a new one... also the whole idea of a teenager getting superpowers and coming to terms with it? That is how these series are supposed to start, hell its why Spider-Man worked, and I would much rather they do it with Nova as the idea of the powers passing on is built into that mythos... it makes sense. I get that people don't want to lose Rider but you could at least give the new series a chance before complaining. Also I have to say... Nova 2 may be my favorite cover so far of the Marvel NOW! relaunch
	TheAbomination - 10/13/2012, 9:18 PM Login to report abuse Also, I like how Iron Man is being randomly shoe-horned into the Guardians.
	GLprime2814 - 10/13/2012, 9:50 PM Login to report abuse I honestly believe in my core that marvel is doing this on purpose, r they sitting in a boardroom going . "Ok so what's our new big event?" " who gives a ish we just made a billion dollars just print something."
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