Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning
Dan Abnett · Andy Lanning · Paul Pelletier · Brad Walker
Story era 09 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Abnett and Lanning establish the modern Guardians team after Annihilation: Conquest and carry it through War of Kings.
Setup & reading order
Required setup along this run
These earlier stories explain events this book builds on. Reading checkpoints show where to switch books during a crossover.
- Annihilation OmnibusUnowned
- Annihilation: Conquest OmnibusUnowned
- After Guardians of the Galaxy #12
Read War of Kings at this point, then resume the Guardians run.
Optional context & path
Path: Marvel Cosmic by Abnett & Lanning. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Annihilation: Conquest · Nova by Abnett & Lanning — solo spine with overlap checkpoints.
Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
- Goodreads — Guardians by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus reader reviews (opens in a new tab)Readers
- ComicBookRoundUp — Abnett & Lanning Omnibus review aggregate (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel — Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team) publication history (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning Omnibus
Book 1 of 1 · Invasion, Dark Reign, Siege
Star-Lord assembles a proactive cosmic team so the galaxy never gets blindsided again, and rides it through every war that follows.
Annihilation OmnibusUnowned
9780785198345Planned edition#1–25#1#1–6#1#1–4#1–4Guardians of the Galaxy #13–19 also appear in the War of Kings omnibus. Both books are useful if you want the full Guardians run as well as the wider event, but those seven issues repeat.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
Show exact issues
Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #13Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #14Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #15Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #16Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #17Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #18Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) #19Connected stories
Connected project: Annihilation: Conquest
Things to know
- Guardians #13–19 also appear in War of Kings. The Guardians omnibus completes the team’s run; War of Kings covers the wider event.