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Al Ewing and Juann Cabal take over on Guardians of the Galaxy today and it’s an epic first issue. It does a good job checking in with the usual Guardians like Drax and Gamara and explaining why they’re taking a break. Instead, we have a new lineup of heroes joining Star-Lord and Rocket. Those being Nova, Marvel Boy aka Noh-Varr, Moondragon, and Phyla-Vell (the Captain Marvel of her reality). It’s made clear early on this is a small team and may even be outmatched against Zeus and his god soldiers. Have no fear, a new hero will join the fray!



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As the heroes plan falls to pieces and they start to get their asses whooped Marvel Boy sees a hero.

And it’s none other than…

Hercules! It appears Zeus has locked him up. But wait, when was the last time we saw this character? It was in Avengers: No Road Home #10 when it released April 17th! The last time we saw him he was actually suiting up for a cosmic adventure.

He even got a nifty new costume that appears to be lost in today’s issue.

Regardless, this is an exciting reveal since Hercules has been off the board for a good while and it appears he’ll be joining the Guardians of the Galaxy just as soon as Marvel Boy frees him.

That’s only a fraction of the story though and I highly recommend you read the entire issue to get the full picture!