The first appearance of The Guardians of The Galaxy in comic𝓀 book form came way back in 1969. It was created by Stan Lee, Arnold Drake and Roy Thomas, and the team was brought together, assembling characters that already existed in one form or another in the Marvel brand. Despite strong sales, the comic had an intermittent time at press … after their first appearance; they were only continued five years later. The comic series gained attention over the years every now and again, but gained fame and notoriety again in 2008.
The series has spawned two films in the franchise, released in 2014 and 2017 to great success and rave reviews. An all-star cast floods the screen in both instalments and audiences were along for the action and laughs. The films were released by Disney and are a part of t🐎he Marvel Cinemati𝓰c Universe: a series of films depicting many Marvel heroes united under one banner.
The film stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Benicio Del Toro. Other major stars appear in both films, giving the♛ series international appeal.
And as always, with such franchise films come excellent memes, comics and online videos that depicꩵt the great characters in a plethora of imagined circumstances. Here are twenty such comics depicting our favorite characters from the films and they’d probably make good old Drax bust a lung laughing fitfully, well into the ni🅰ght.
20 A Voice🐈 Made For Animation 🍰
Action superstar Vin Diesel embodies the character of Groot in the Guardians franchise … literally. The famo💖us bald-headed action hero isn’t anywhere to be seen in the film, but his remarkabkle voice is heard throughout—although he does have a limited amount of lines, his character has made a lasting impression.
No stranger to voice acting, Diesel does the character justice and his deep raspy voice is unmistakeable.
And it was at the start of Vin’s illustrious career that he voiced the character of The Iron Giant in 1999's The Iron Giant. Groot, an alien/tree-l𒁃ike creature is definitely one of the oddest characters in the series, but he is also one of the most loved. The animation for the character is impressive in the first instalment and well, just plain adorable in the second as th꧃e lovable Baby Groot.
19 🎉 Perfect Blend Of Comedy And Action
Hollywood has been spawning action/comedies for a long, long while and to great box office success. Audiences all over the globe love watching action films where heroes of all kinds are pitted against really great villains, yet all the while ha🌞ving the time to crack a few jokes along the way. What comes to mind more than any genres of film were the action flicks of the eighties, which saw the action heroes of the era blasting villains.
Each action packed scene ended with one-liners the audience is unlikely to forget: “I’ll Be Back.”
Films today—especially action flicks — need to be multi-dimensional, and in that department Guardians of The Galaxy doesn’t disappoint. The film is infused with action, spectacular sci-fi and humor that hits a chord with audiences everywhere … ꦕand yes, even Drax.
18 Pals Til The End ꦜ
On-screen relationships are made to inspire. And what’s important to remember, is they’re not always between men and women. Indeed there have been great love stories unfolding on the big screen fo💎r many generations. But what mustn’t be forgotten are the great “buddy comedies” that have graced theaters and home entertainment centers for decades.
It started with Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid, went on to Tango and Cash (interestingly enough both stars from that film have appeared in the Guardians of The Galaxy franchise), and who can forget the Rush Hour series.
Rocket and Groot—as unlikely a couple of buds they seem to be—have indeed inspired millions to appreciate what it means to have a best bud and the two are truly an embodiment of the term as is depicted in the films ▨and the comics—no matter how frustrated Ro🌃cket can sometimes get.
17 ꧒ Bradley Cooper's Rocket 𝕴
This particular comic is taken from an where fans have suggested Guardians is basically the Avenger team themselves playing a Dungeons & Dragons style ꩲgame. Thor is basically Drax, Natasha would be Gamora, Tony would would be Quill, and Cap...... well Cap🤪 would be Rocket.
We need a sitcom of Avengers basically living their lives in Stark Tower like roommates, playing board games and figuring out toasters.
A hard working actor, Bradley Cooper churns out films at a regular pace, with audiences flocking to see him on the big screen in droves. What makes him such a draw is the fact that he can play any role that comes his way … ranging from the dramatic to the outright hilarious. So it didn’t come as a surprise when the actor was cast to voice the character of Rocket in the Guardians film franchise.
16 ♚ From Big To Small
Anyone who missed the first instalment of the film and subsequently caught the trailer for Volume 2 was leftไ wondering one thing … why the heck diꦅd Groot suddenly shrink?
Well, audiences and the teams and teams of fans were most definitely “in the know” and the reason just shows what a great writing tea🍒m is working on this series and the other Marvel Cinematic Universe films. Writing credits for the film go to screenwriter and director James Gunn and Nicole Perlman.
If you haven’t seen the first film, by the end, Groot has sacrificed his life꧑ to save the other Guardians and they plant a sapling that was c༺ut from Groot and await it to grow: hence, Baby Groot.
This provides limitless amounts of funny scenes—one in particular is when Baby Groot is dancing in a planter as Drax🦩’s back is turned.
15 🐬Poison Ivy's Ideal Ma💧n
Cross-overs of any kind are most definitely hilarious for any fan of comics and the multitude of artwork based on the characters that fill the pages of both the Marvel and DC labels.
It’s probably pretty rare these days to find comic book fans that’ll just stick to one brand, either DC or Marvel, so everyone pretty much knows what’s going on at either camp.
This comic shows Poison Ivy, a DC villain made famous in Batman comics, falling head over heels in love with Groot. What’s indeed hilarious about this is the simple fact tha🙈t Ivy is obsessed with anything that comes from the ground … hence her name, and the fact thaꦐt she meets Groot and instantly falls for him is absolutely insane and yet totally logical. So of course that’s what makes it funny.
14 ♛ Branching Out
Film producers know they’ve got a success on their hands when their characters can branch out and appear in countless spin-offs, or in this case, an existing successful franchise. The Avengers is a huge film franchise and even that, dear reader, is an understatement, but it needs saying. The Guardians have and will be appearing in The Avengers: Infinity War film that is soon to be released and the world is abuzz with rumors as to just what wi✃ll be🐼 going down when it hits theatres.
An Avengers film such as this is a dream come true for any fan of the franchise, the Marvel brand, or any comic book that’s been released in the last few decades. The only thing missing would be Superman and Batman suddenly dropping in for tea an🐭d biscuits at Stark Tower.
13 When Rocket Met Groot!?
Rob Reiner’s When Harry Met Sally hit the theaters in 1989, and audiences flocked to theaters to get a glimpse of the hilarious Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan in what critics have called their greatest performances on screen, respectively. Even more than the massive success of the film is a particular scene in a diner: it ha🅰s lived on in the minds of film buffs everywhere. The scene in question has been spoofed and recreated countless times in film and television.
What makes the above comic stupendously funny is the fact that Groot 🌸and Rocket are recreating that unforgettable scene, only with a definite twist to fit their characters and🐷 the thought of it has had many who’ve seen it to rumble loudly with laughter.
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12 Rocket's Inc🅷eption
Rocket Racoon first appeared in Marvel comics during the summer of 1976. He was created by writer Bill Mantlo and designed by artist, Keith Giffen. The character is an anthro🧸pomorphic racoon with the intelligence of a human. ꧅Far-fetched? Maybe, but its great sci-fi writing at its very best we’re afraid, as the success of the comics prove. He’s an expert at fighting and battle tactics and is a perfect marksman.
This character is responsible for a large portion of merchandise sold for the whole franchise both in print and in film form.
He first appeared under the name “Rocky” … as a reference to Rocky Racoon, and as he continued to appear in numerous Marvel comics features, it was explained to readers that “Rocky” was short 🐻for Rocket.
11 ඣ A Dynami▨c Team
There have been times on the big screen when a giant cast had the power to make a great film, but unfortunately when it came time to reap the benefits of so many stars together for one film, the movie fell short of expectations. Some examples: Batman & Robin, The Big Wedding and Valentine’s Day.
An ensemble cast can either make or break a film.
On the other hand, when it works, the audience’s voice is clearly heard … as in The Expendables, The Avengers and classics such as Pulp Fiction and The Magnificent Seven.
A cast such as the aforementioned ones include a group of actors that can play off each other in their sleep and the cast of Guardians of The Galaxy can indeed do that as they have proven. But what more is their ability to get the audience to genuinely like them … that’s where th🎉e true secret lies.
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