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2. Nearly Everything About The Guardians Films - Guardians Of The Galaxy

James Gunn was to the Guardians of the Galaxy what RDJ is to Iron Man - a pivotal influence that impacted not only Marvel's films, but their comics too.

Prior to 2014, to say that the Guardians were an obscure property would be the understatement of the century. They'd floated in and out of mainstream Marvel continuity for several decades, and while their 2008 comics reboot curtesy of Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning was important, their respective characterisations were still a far cry from the ones audiences became accustomed to in Gunn's films.

While Rocket Raccoon mostly stayed the same, as did Gamora and Groot, Star-Lord and Drax underwent several key changes. Peter Quill now has a tremendous arc revolving around his mother and the classics of the sixties and seventies, and Bautista's Drax boasts an oblivious quality that makes for one of the team's most hilarious dynamics.

Then there's Yondu. In the comics, Yondu was an OG Guardian and rocked a design that differed drastically to his onscreen counterpart, played to great effect by Michael Rooker. Throw in the father-son dynamic between him and Quill, as well as that of Kurt Russell's Ego (who was literally a living planet in the comics), and it becomes clear as day why Guardians owes so much of its success to Gunn, Nicole Perlman, and the cast themselves.