Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord
Marvel · 2007 · 4 issues
About the series
In the wake of Marvel's cosmic "Annihilation: Conquest" event, Keith Giffen and Timothy Green II spotlight the roguish Peter Quill, a man more comfortable with a wisecrack than a hero's mantle. This four-issue 2007 miniseries redefines the character as a reluctant strategist thrown into a desperate guerrilla war against the Phalanx, a techno-organic hive mind. Giffen's sharp, irreverent dialogue and Green II's kinetic, gritty art forge a scrappy, survivalist tone that would later inform the modern Guardians of the Galaxy. It's a crucial pivot point for Starlord, stripping away his cosmic swagger to reveal the broken, cunning leader beneath.