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. The team made their first appearance in ''Asgardians of the Galaxy'' #1 (September 2018) by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Matteo Lolli. The series lasted 10 issues.

Publication history

In June 2018,

released a teaser image announcing the debut of ''Asgardians of the Galaxy''. The teaser, which read "The Guardians of the Galaxy are no more... Who are the Asgardians of the Galaxy", came after the release of '' Infinity Countdown'' #4 (June 2018) by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr., which saw the dissolution of the Guardians of the Galaxy. The following day, Marvel released the first details of the series, which was scheduled to debut in September 2018 by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Matteo Lolli, and features a line-up consisting of characters from Asgard or that have ties to Asgard including;

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's sister, who previously joined the Guardians of the Galaxy),

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(the Asgardian warrior, who Bunn included in his series, '' Fearless Defenders''), Kevin Masterson (the son of Thor's previous host, Eric Masterson),

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(an Asgardian villain-turned-hero), and the

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(an animated suit of Asgardian armor that in the series is being remotely controlled by a pilot revealed later to be Loki). Bunn stated that he originally pitched the idea of ''Asgardians of the Galaxy'' in 2015, but had to wait for the right time, which came after the events of ''Infinity Countdown''. Bunn said that he was inspired by classic ''Thor'' comics, the works of

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'' in his pitch. Bunn also stated that he did not view the Asgardians of the Galaxy as a replacement for the Guardians of the Galaxy but wanted to capture the fun of that series saying, "In this story, a group of Asgardians is drawn into an intergalactic quest to stop a terrible villain, from unleashing something terrible upon the universe. For various reasons, though, this group of Asgardians must work without the knowledge of their peers." The series concluded after 10 issues with the "War of Realms" crossover event.

Roster

Collected editions

In other media

Film

* In the 2019 film '' Avengers: Endgame'',

joins the Guardians of the Galaxy, and jokingly refers to them as the "Asgardians of the Galaxy", despite the absence of several team members from the comics.

References

External links

* {{Guardians of the Galaxy 2018 comics debuts