The Guardians of the Galaxy in Marvel Comics are currently on a mission that seems to have been coming for years, but whether they win or lose, a brand new series is bringing brand new threats when it arrives in January 2020.

We know what you’re thinking: didn’t Marvel reboot Guardians of the Galaxy in January of 2019, too? They did, recruiting a brand new roster of Guardians heroes from across Marvel’s cosmic characters. But during Marvel’s “Next Big Thing” panel at New York Comic Con, the publisher announced Al Ewing and Juann Cabal will be dropping Guardians of the Galaxy #1 in the new year, sending the cosmic outlaws into the midst of–you guessed it–an intergalactic war and evil cosmic gods.

The new comes amidst a few different creative shifts among Marvel’s biggest books, with Al Ewing known to many readers for his dark horror series The Immortal Hulk. So even if the current storyline, in which Star-Lord’s father leads the Universal Church of Truth, seems bleak… things are going to get worse before they get better. As Ewing describes in Marvel’s official press release, the Guardians may wish they only had the Church to worry about… once “reborn Dark Gods of Olympus” start to cause them problems:

Juann Cabal (X-23, Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man) will be covering the art duties on both interiors and the first cover, which should let fans stop worrying about at least ONE team member. The current series has shown Rocket Raccoon is dying… but with his appearance on the cover of Guardians of the Galaxy #1, he’s apparently going to bounce back (and then some). More details on the upcoming title will be released at a later date, but readers can check out the first cover and plot synopsis for the series below:

GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY is a high-octane spy-fi action-adventure set against an evolving backdrop of interstellar politics, intrigue and suspense. War is coming - and if the Guardians can’t stop it, they’re going to be right in the middle…

  • GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY #1 Written by: Al Ewing Penciled by: Juann Cabal Cover by: Juann Cabal, Dean White Once, they were a team of misfits. Now they’re a family, and they’ve earned their peace. But the universe is not a peaceful place – and it’s only getting worse. The Great Empires are in turmoil. The rule of law is dead. And amidst the chaos, the Gods of Olympus have returned – harbingers of a new age of war, reborn to burn their mark on the stars themselves. Someone has to guard the galaxy - but who will accept the mission? And will they survive it? Al Ewing (IMMORTAL HULK) and Juann Cabal (FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN) bring you in on the ground floor of a whole Marvel Universe of action and suspense!

Guardians of the Galaxy #1 will be available at your local comic book shop starting in January of 2020.

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