3) Guardians Of The Galaxy
A few years ago, the Guardians of the Galaxy would not have found themselves in the top three cosmic superheroes of all-time. Originally created in 1969 by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan, the Guardians were an obscure, mostly forgotten group in Marvel history for decades. In 2008, however, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning rebooted the team. Out went the original line-up and in came the likes of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket Racoon and Groot.
Kicking off with the “Annihilation” story arc, the Guardians have enjoyed an increased role in the Marvel universe and have crossed over with the Avengers many times over the past decade, as the heroes of Earth and the wider cosmos have come together to save the universe. Their roster has changed a lot, too, and has included heroes as diverse as Iron Man, the Thing, Venom and Kitty Pryde (who took up Peter Quill’s mantle of Star-Lord for a time).
Obviously, the Guardians have truly been blasted into the stratosphere in recent years thanks to 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. They might not have been at the forefront of comics for most of their history, then, but the Guardians are now the poster boys and girls of the cosmic side of comic books.
Published: May 5, 2017 08:50 pm