| Asgardians of the Galaxy | |
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 Promotional art forAsgardians of the Galaxy byMatteo Lolli | |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Asgardians of the Galaxy #1 (September2018) |
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| Asgardians of the Galaxy | |
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| Format | Ongoing series |
| Number of issues | 10 |
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TheAsgardians of the Galaxy are a team ofsuperheroes that appear inAmerican comic books published byMarvel Comics. The team made their first appearance inAsgardians of the Galaxy #1 (September 2018) by writerCullen Bunn and artistMatteo Lolli.[1] The series lasted 10 issues.
In June 2018,Marvel Comics released a teaser image announcing the debut ofAsgardians of the Galaxy. The teaser, which read "TheGuardians of the Galaxy are no more... Who are the Asgardians of the Galaxy", came after the release ofInfinity Countdown #4 (June 2018) byGerry Duggan andMike Deodato Jr., which saw the dissolution of the Guardians of the Galaxy.[2] The following day, Marvel released the first details of the series, which was scheduled to debut in September 2018 by writerCullen Bunn and artistMatteo Lolli, and features a line-up consisting of characters fromAsgard or that have ties to Asgard including;Angela (Thor's sister, who previously joined the Guardians of the Galaxy),Valkyrie (the Asgardian warrior, who Bunn included in his series,Fearless Defenders),Kevin Masterson (the son of Thor's previous host,Eric Masterson),Throg (an anthropomorphic frog that wields a hammer made from a shard ofMjolnir),Skurge (an Asgardian villain-turned-hero), and theDestroyer (an animated suit of Asgardian armor that in the series is being remotely controlled by a pilot revealed later to be Loki).[3]
Bunn stated that he originally pitched the idea ofAsgardians of the Galaxy in 2015, but had to wait for the right time, which came after the events ofInfinity Countdown. Bunn said that he was inspired by classicThor comics, the works ofJim Starlin, films likeThor: Ragnarok,Guardians of the Galaxy, andStar Wars, and included a number of "touchstones" ranging fromStar Trek toFirefly in his pitch.[4] 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."[4] The series concluded after 10 issues with the "War of Realms" crossover event.
| Character | Real name | Joined in | Notes |
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| Angela | Asgardians of the Galaxy #1 (September 2018) | ||
| Valkyrie | Brunnhilde | ||
| Thunderstrike | Kevin Masterson | ||
| Throg | Puddlegulp | ||
| Executioner | Skurge | ||
| Destroyer | Remotely controlled byKid Loki.[3] | ||
| Title | Material collected | Pages | Publication date | ISBN |
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| Vol 1: The Infinity Armada | Asgardians Of The Galaxy #1–5 | 104 pages | March 2019 | 978-1302914714 |
| Vol 2: War Of The Realms | Asgardians Of The Galaxy #6–10 | 98 pages | August 2019 | 978-1302916923 |
