Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing
Al Ewing · Juann Cabal · Juan Frigeri · Adam Gorham
Story era 11 · After the Multiverse
Ewing joins Rocket’s noir heist to an ensemble story that develops Star-Lord, Nova and Hercules alongside the S.W.O.R.D. period.
Setup & reading order
- After Rocket (2017) #6
Begin Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #1; the earlier Guardians runs provide background rather than a required issue-by-issue lead-in.
- After Guardians of the Galaxy (2020) #15
Read #16–18 alongside S.W.O.R.D. #7 and Cable: Reloaded from Ewing’s X-Men omnibus. The Wiccan and Hulkling and Wakanda specials provide optional side stories.
Optional context & path
Path: Guardians of the Galaxy by Ewing. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.
Useful background and earlier stops: Guardians of the Galaxy by Abnett & Lanning · The Krakoan era — political spine and finale.
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.
- r/marvelcomics — readers of Ewing’s Guardians (opens in a new tab)Readers
- AIPT — Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing review (opens in a new tab)Critics and editors
- Marvel / Penguin Random House — Al Ewing complete collection (opens in a new tab)Publisher
- Marvel Database — Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (2021) #1 (opens in a new tab)Reference
The books
Guardians of the Galaxy by Al Ewing
Book 1 of 1 · After the Multiverse
Rocket (2017) is earlier backstory; the main Guardians run follows through the Empyre, King in Black and Last Annihilation period alongside Ewing’s S.W.O.R.D.
See reading checkpoints9781302949907Planned edition#1–6#1–18#1Includes the Last Annihilation chapters (#16–18) but not the event’s other titles; from Annual #1 it takes Ewing and Flaviano’s Hercules lead story only.
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.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.
Things to know
- Event interruptions affect the rhythm. The final crossover spreads beyond this creator collection, so use the Last Annihilation checkpoint instead of assuming all tie-ins are bound here.