Guardians of the Galaxy Head to the Planet of the Symbiotes in New Storyline

Fans who wondered why Agent Venom made sense as an addition to the Guardians of the Galaxy when he joined the team a few months ago are about to get their answer.

Marvel Comics is sending the cosmic superteam to the "Planet of the Symbiotes" in a new storyline by Brian Michael Bendis and artist Valerio Schiti.

"At least for now, the legality of copyright and trademark would make certain storylines impossible in the movies," Bendis told MTV News in the story -- which features Sony's Spider-Man and Venom characters alongside Marvel Studios's Guardians. "I like doing it for the comics!"

He said that the inspiration for the decision to visit the homeworld of the Venom symbiote came from the simple idea that nobody had been there before -- and how wildly unlikely that seemed at first blush.

"I looked it up and I was like no, there's been a planet we've seen taken over by symbiotes, but have we not seen the planet of the symbiotes?" Bendis said. "I called [Marvel Senior Vice President Of Publishing] Tom Brevoort, I go, could it be that even in the craziness of the '90s when it was Venom, Venom, Venom every five seconds, that this story has not been told? And he goes, yeah we've never been there. And I'm like, now I have to do it! It's crazy."

"It will be a planet full of symbiotes," Editor Mark Marts added on what to expect from the story, "But beyond that, it's a lot of mystery. But we will be adding to the symbiote mythology in ways the average reader won't expect at all."

The story kicks off in November's Guardians of the Galaxy #21. You can see the cover by Nick Bradshaw above.