Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 19

Part of the "Grounded" event Alternate Covers: Wraparound Wraparound Textless Best Bendis Moments Variant C2E2 Exclusive Variant Deodato Variant Deodato Variant Textless Ferry Variant Final Issue Variant Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 #19 Published Released June, 2017 April 12, 2017 Issue Details Rating T+ (13 and up) Original Price $4.99 Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso Cover Artist Arthur Adams Jason Keith Production Alan Fine Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada President Dan Buckley 1st story Writer Brian Michael Bendis Penciler Valerio Schiti Phil Noto Andrea Sorrentino Ed McGuinness Arthur Adams Kevin Maguire Mark Bagley Sara Pichelli Filipe Andrade Inker Valerio Schiti Phil Noto Andrea Sorrentino Mark Morales Arthur Adams Kevin Maguire Andrew Hennessey Sara Pichelli Filipe Andrade Colourist Richard Isanove Letterer Cory Petit Editor Jordan D. White Kathleen Wisneski Darren Shan Previous Issue Next Issue Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 4 #18 Guardians of the Galaxy: Mission Breakout #1 (Story) All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #1 (Title)

Appearing in 1st story

Featured Characters:

• Guardians of the Galaxy (Reforms)
  • Rocket Raccoon (Rejoins team)
  • Star-Lord (Peter Quill) (Rejoins team)
  • Groot (Rejoins team)
  • Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) (Rejoins team)
  • Gamora (Main story and recap; rejoins team)
• The Thing (Ben Grimm)
• Kitty Pryde
• Venom (Flash Thompson) (Main story and recap)
• Angela (Aldrif Odinsdottir)

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  • Captain America (Steve Rogers) (On-screen)
  • Commander Sharon Carter
  • Numerous unnamed agents
• Alpha Flight
  • Captain Marvel (Cmdr. Carol Danvers)
  • Puck (Eugene Judd) (Cameo)
  • Sasquatch (Walter Langkowski) (Cameo)
  • Lt. Commander Abigail Brand (Cameo)
  • Unnamed members (Behind the scenes)

Antagonists:

• Queen of the Brood (Death)
• Annihilation Wave
  • Annihilus
  • Numerous unnamed members
• Thanos (Main story and recap)
• Badoon Empire (Main story and recap)
  • Brotherhood of Badoon (Main story and recap)
    • Y-Gaaar
    • Numerous unnamed members (Main story and recap)
• Armadillo (Antonio Rodriguez)
• Numerous unnamed Brood (Death; behind the scenes)

Other Characters:

• Uatu (On-screen)
• Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (On-screen)
• Champions (On-screen)
  • Nova (Sam Alexander) (On-screen)
  • Cyclops (Scott Summers) (Past; on-screen)
  • Ms. Marvel (Kamala Khan) (On-screen)
• Galactus (On-screen)
• Ultimates (Cameo)
  • Black Panther (T'Challa) (On-screen)
  • Spectrum (Monica Rambeau) (Cameo)
  • Ms. America (America Chavez) (Cameo)
• Iron Man (Victor von Doom) (On-screen)
• Howard the Duck (Referenced)
• Unnamed female Garonthian (Mentioned)
• X-Men (Mentioned)
• Yvette Douglas (Mentioned) (Deceased)
• Avengers (Mentioned)
• Nova Corps (Return)
  • Nova (Irani Rael)
  • Nova (Morrow)

Races and Species:

• Brood
• Arthrosians
• Titanians (Main story and recap)
• Badoon (Main story and recap)
• Kree (Mentioned)
• Skrulls (Mentioned)
• Watchers (On-screen)
• Human-Kree Hybrids
• Humans
• Cosmic Beings (On-screen)
• Mutants
• Inhumans (On-screen)
• Duckworldians (Referenced)
• Halfworlders
• Human-Spartoi Hybrids
• Flora colossi
• Klyntar (Main story and recap)
• Star Sharks
• Acanti
• Asgardians
• Angels (Mentioned)
• Zen-Whoberis (Main story and recap)
• Mutant-Alien Hybrids (Cameo)
• Rigellians
• Mephitisoids

Locations:

• Negative Zone
• Hala (Mentioned) (Destroyed)
• Spartax (Mentioned)
• Ten Realms (Mentioned)
  • Earth
    • United States of America
      • Ohio
        • Cleveland
      • New York
        • New York City
          • Brooklyn Bridge
          • Manhattan
            • Central Park
            • Midtown (Cameo)
              • Empire State Building (Cameo)
          • Upper New York Bay
            • Governors Island
              • Triskelion
          • Bronx
            • Concourse
              • Yankee Stadium
      • New Jersey
        • Paramus
      • California (Cameo)
        • San Francisco (Cameo)
          • Golden Gate Bridge (Cameo)
    • Wakanda (Cameo)
      • Birnin Zana (Cameo)
        • Royal Palace of Wakanda (Cameo)
    • Russia (Cameo)
      • Moscow (Cameo)
        • Red Square (Cameo)
          • Saint Basil's Cathedral (Cameo)
    • Indonesia
      • Chaparanga
    • Earth Orbit
      • Moon (Mentioned)
  • Asgard (Mentioned)
• Hell (Invoked)
• Basillza Quadrant (Recap)
  • Xalda-Volta (Recap)
• Titan (Recap)

Items:

• Cosmic Control Rod
• Black Vortex (Mentioned)
• Captain Marvel's Suit
• Captain America's Uniform (On-screen)
• Spider-Armor MK IV (On-screen)
• Nova Helmet (On-screen)
• Cyclops' Visor (On-screen)
• X-Uniforms
• Ms. Marvel's Suit (On-screen)
• Panther Habit (On-screen)
• Iron Man Armor Model 51 (Model-Prime Armor) (On-screen)
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Uniforms
• Venom Symbiote (Main story and recap)
• Element Guns
• Star-Lord Armor
• Drax's Knives
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Flight Packs
• Spectrum's Suit (Cameo)
• Nova Stars

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
• C.I.T.T. (Mentioned) (Destroyed)
• Numerous unidentified Badoon spaceships
• MV-22 Osprey
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Flying Cars (Shadow only)
• Quinjets (Shadow only)
• Unnamed Guardians of the Galaxy spaceship (First appearance)
• Unidentified Nova Corps spaceship

Events:

• Civil War II (Mentioned)
  
  

Synopsis for 1st story

Solicit Synopsis

Brian Michael Bendis’ last issue!

• It’s all built to this! GROUNDED comes to a conclusion with this double-sized blockbuster as Brian Michael Bendis wraps up his epic run on GUARDIANS!

• With the team stuck on Earth and scattered to the winds, could the only thing to bring them together truly be…THANOS?

• Featuring art by series artist Valerio Schiti and special guest artists to celebrate the end of an era!

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