In the wake of Jonathan Hickman’s Imperial, the power structure of the Marvel cosmos has been shattered and reborn as the GALACTIC UNION.
As this new empire rises, so do new heroes, including the IMPERIAL GUARDIANS, a bold new evolution of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Follow their space-faring missions to defend this newly formed and perilous cosmic landscape in IMPERIAL GUARDIANS, a new ongoing series launching in March.
Comic Watch Reviews:
- Imperial Guardians #1: Clipped Wings Fly High
- Imperial Guardians #2: Versus Xarth’s Mightiest Aliens
- Imperial #1: In Space, No One Can Hear Your War Cry
- Imperial #2: Click, Click, Boom
- Imperial #3: Wheels Within Wheels
- It’s All-Out War in Imperial #4
The series marks the grand return of one of Marvel’s greatest cosmic architects, Dan Abnett, the mastermind behind epics like Annihilation and the writer who redefined the Guardians into the icons we know them as today. Now, he’s back to do it all again!
Maximus of the Inhumans sends in his team for a little cleanup in Imperial Guardians #2
Lelio Bonaccorso Variant Cover:
Imperial Guardians #2
A Kymellian mathematician has just developed the ultimate decryption algorithm – but for reasons of Galactic Union security, that CAN’T be allowed to happen. Time for MAXIMUS of the Inhumans to send in his Imperial Guardians – GAMORA, CAPTAIN MARVEL, AMADEUS CHO, DARKHAWK and COSMIC GHOST RIDER – for a little cleanup operation.
Trouble is, the Shi’ar Empire want the algorithm too, and they’ve tasked their Superguardians to retrieve it.
Are things going to go well? You do the math.
Creative Team
- Writer: Dan Abnett
- Artist: Marcelo Ferreira
- Inker: Jay Leisten
- Colorists: Rachel Rosenberg
- Letterer: Corey Petit
- Cover Artist: Sean Izaakse & Nolan Woodward
- Variant Cover Artists: Lelio Bonaccorso
- Format: Ongoing Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
Maximus of the Inhumans sends in his team for a little cleanup in Imperial Guardians #2 on shelves and digital platforms May 20, 2026, from Marvel Comics