COVER BY: CLINT LANGLEY
WRITER: DAN ABNETT
ANDY LANNING
PENCILS: PAUL PELLETIER
INKS: RICK MAGYAR

Groot is here! And so is…hey, wasn't he sunk in Antarctica? One day on the job, and our cosmic protectors have already made themselves a major new enemy! But how does that connect to Adam Warlock's mystical past? Could it really be the threat he's spent years trying to deny? And exactly what or who have the Guardians discovered frozen & adrift in space? It can't be...can it? If you're curious, give GUARDIANS a go and find out why critics like ComicAddiction.com say "Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning are the unsung heroes of the writing staff at Marvel Comics."