Relive the birth of the motley crew that became the Guardians of the Galaxy! Peter Quill is Star-Lord once more, but will he embrace his legacy? The techno-organic Phalanx have overrun the galaxy, and it's time for Star-Lord and his ragtag team of cosmic cult favorites - including Bug, Captain Universe, Deathcry, Mantis, Groot and Rocket Raccoon - to suit up and become legends! But this no-win, no-tech suicide mission starts off bad and rapidly gets worse. As hordes of the Phalanx close in, one team member might have to make the supreme sacrifice! Collects Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1-4

Exploding from the pages of Guardians of the Galaxy! Peter Quill battles the Badoon, saves an orphanage, and still finds time to flirt with the X-Men's Kitty Pryde—all in a day's work for the legendary Star-Lord! But when Peter is captured by a bounty hunter with a strange connection to his past, can the two make amends before he's fed to a giant alien? A Badoon death sentence isn't exactly Peter's idea of a good time—luckily, he's got an ace up his sleeve. But Star-Lord soon encounters the all-powerful Titan responsible for so much mayhem in his life: Thanos! It's the battle to end all battles! Unless Star-Lord somehow survives—and if he does, the vicious Mister Knife and the ancient cosmic artifact known as the Black Vortex are waiting! Collecting: Legendary Star-Lord 1-5

The stirring story of Star-Lord begins here! Before Peter Quill traversed the universe, before he was a Guardian, before he was legendary, he was...an astronaut! Well, at least, he wanted to be. But as NASA's biggest burnout, it looked like the future Star-Lord was destined to stay grounded on Earth forever. Now discover how Marvel's scoundrel of the spaceways finally journeyed out into the galaxy, with a death to avenge! But getting off-world is one thing -surviving is quite another. When the Yondu crew find him, Peter will have to get on board with their pillaging lifestyle -yes, it's a space pirate's life for him! But will he be so merciless as to betray his species and steal the mysterious Alpha-One? Witness the unlikely origins of a legendary hero! COLLECTING: STAR-LORD 1-5

STAR-LORD AND KITTY PRYDE fi nally in their own series together! But are they TOGETHER together?! And is this the Kitty Pryde that Peter loves or one from a completely diff erent reality? This book takes place right in the thick of things on BATTLEWORLD and is sure to be a wild ride! COLLECTING: STAR-LORD & KITTY PRYDE & MORE!

Peter Quill might have been born on Earth, but he’s been away a long time. And now that the Guardians of the Galaxy have gone and gotten themselves stranded on terra firma, how does a man go from soaring through the stars as the legendary Star-Lord to living with his feet planted firmly on the ground? What kind of job options are available for a guy whose résumé mostly consists of “guarding the galaxy”? And with all the dangers he has faced and survived, could anything prepare him for…community service?! Maybe Daredevil can help out with that. Or, would you believe, the Shocker? One thing is certain: Earth has a new guardian. Also, a new bartender. Peter Quill—the legendary Bar-Lord! Collecting: STAR-LORD #1-6 and Annual.