What Happened To Everyone Who Joined The Guardians Of The Galaxy?
7. Cosmo The Space Dog
One of the best parts of Dan Abnett's run on Guardians was how it embraced the weirdness and quirkiness of cosmic Marvel. Some stories would be serious, of course, but the book kept an excellent balance by always reminding readers that the world the Guardians inhabited was weird and surreal and bizarre in so many wonderful ways.
Case in point: Cosmo The Space Dog.
The Abnett Guardians held their HQ in Knowhere, which is why it keeps showing up in the Guardians movies. Cosmo was the guard dog of the massive ship, keeping its occupants safe while also driving Rocket absolutely batty for that added comedic edge. Cosmo, like Rocket, is a normal Earth animal (in this case, a dog, obviously) made more intelligent after his trip to the stars.
Even after he left the team and the book, Cosmo was never really forgotten by the Guardians universe, since it's pretty hard to forget a very good dog that can talk back at you. Like the spaceship he inhabited, Cosmo has made multiple appearances in the Guardians films.