Guardians Of The Galaxy Epic Collection: Quest For The Shield [Paperback]

Artistic superstar Jim Valentino revitalizes the original Guardians of the Galaxy!

As the Guardians of the Galaxy pursue a cosmic threat named Korvac from the 31st century back to the present day, it will take an awesome assemblage of Avengers to help them save all of reality! Trapped in their past, the Guardians share adventures with Spider-Man, the Thing and Ms. Marvel. But can they make their way back home? And if they do, are they ready for…Taserface?! As Major Victory leads the Guardians on a quest to find Captain America’s long-lost shield, their mission pits them against Iron Man's twisted legacy, the marauding alien cyborgs called the Stark and the intergalactic thieves known as Force!

COLLECTING: Avengers (1963) 167-168, 170-177, 181; Ms. Marvel (1977) 23; Marvel Team-Up (1972) 86; Marvel Two-in-One (1974) 61-63, 69; Guardians of the Galaxy (1990) 1-6Jim Shooter entered the comic-book field at age 14 as writer and penciler of the “Legion of Super-Heroes” feature in Adventure Comics. Later moving to Marvel, he wrote Daredevil, Ghost Rider, Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Two-in-One and other titles. As editor in chief, he tightened Marvel’s publishing schedule; added new titles; nurtured fresh talent; launched the New Universe; and wrote the 12-issue Secret Wars and its sequel, Secret Wars II. Eventually leaving Marvel, Shooter wrote for Valiant, Defiant and Broadway Comics before entering different creative fields at Phobos Entertainment and TGS Inc. Later returning to DC to write Legion of Super-Heroes, he subsequently helped revamp Gold Key heroes at Dark Horse.

After beginning his writing career on DC horror titles, David Michelinie moved to Marvel. He and co-writer/inker Bob Layton established Iron Man’s battle with alcoholism, use of specialized armor varial3”