7 Additional Characters From Guardians Of The Galaxy Comics That Need To Be Part Of Future Movies
from a very funny and clever trailer (that even jokes about who are these guys?), people now have to consider that maybe this movie will be a success. Maybe Guardians will be so successful, an entire franchise of movies will be made. If thats the case, Marvel has a very deep bench of funny, interesting and cosmically wacky characters that have been featured in various Guardians of the Galaxy comic book series that it can use. The characters mentioned here have all participated in significant story arcs in the Guardians comics, giving Marvel studios a plethora of storylines to choose from if the powers that be want to get ahead of themselves and think sequel.
When the Guardians of the Galaxy is released in theaters in August, it will likely mark the introduction of Peter Quill (aka, Star-Lord), Drax, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot to the world of casual summer movie-goers. Guardians stands to be an enormous risk for Marvel, as the studio has created a movie without any of its A list heroes, instead featuring a ragtag group that only hardcore comic book fans who have weekly pull-lists the size of a telephone book could readily identify. And yet, despite the general public's unfamiliarity with these characters, a considerable amount of buzz has been generated