The Original Guardians of the Galaxy Take You Back to the Future In Guardians 3000

While nearly everybody loved James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy film, one critique our [...]

While nearly everybody loved James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy film, one critique our comic-loving readers sometimes bring to it is that the members are defined by the Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning run on the title form about ten years ago, with none of the original Guardians getting much respect in the film.

To hear them tell it, this is like making a Justice League movie and basing it off the Keith Giffen/J.M. DeMatteis run, rather that including classic characters like Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman.

Of course, while Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis are tackling Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman in Justice League 3000 over at DC, Dan Abnett will roll out Guardians 3000 next month, featuring the original Guardians of the Galaxy that many of our readers grew up with.

And today, Marvel Comics released a first look inside the title, featuring art by Gerardo Sandoval. You can check it out below -- click on the double-page spread for a larger version.

Here's how they officially describe the book:

Brought together by fate, Vance Astro, Yondu, Martinex, Starhawk and Charlie-27 battle to liberate an enslaved galaxy from the menace of the Badoon! But what happens when they discover something behind the Badoon…something even worse than they could've ever imagined?

The very future is in danger, and its only salvation rests in the hands of a ragtag group of bombastic freedom fighters! But to save the future, they must look to the past, and the discovery of a mysterious young girl named Geena Drake could hold the key to saving all of reality. If you thought the Marvel Universe was dangerous, just wait till you get a look at it in the 31st Century!

What does the future hold? And when the dust clears, will there be a future worth fighting for? Find out when Dan Abnett makes his triumphant return to the Guardians of the Galaxy for GUARDIANS 3000 #1!

GUARDIANS 3000 #1 (AUG140771)
Written by DAN ABNETT
Art by GERARDO SANDOVAL
Cover by ALEX ROSS
Sketch Variant by ALEX ROSS (AUG140772)
Variant Cover by GERARDO SANDOVAL (AUG140774)
Variant Cover by SKOTTIE YOUNG (AUG140773)
Deadpool 75th Variant by JORGE MOLINA (AUG140775)
FOC – 09/08/14, On-Sale – 10/01/2014

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