{"product_id":"guardians-of-the-galaxy-1-chew-variant-2023-nm","title":"Guardians of the Galaxy # 1 Chew Variant 2023 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGuardians of the Galaxy # 1\u003c\/b\u003e April 12, 2023 (Volume 7) launched a \"Space Western\" relaunch for the team, moving away from their traditional high-sci-fi aesthetic to a grittier, frontier-focused tone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"A Town Called Solitude\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe story jumps one year into the future following a mysterious betrayal that shattered the team. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Setting: The Guardians arrive at a ramshackle colony town called Solitude on the planet Galilee IV, located in the lawless Manifold Territories.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Mission: Initially appearing as rough outlaws, the team—consisting of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Nebula, and Mantis—is actually there to force a planetary evacuation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Conflict: After a violent shootout with a local army of former soldiers, the team successfully evacuates the town's residents just as an unstoppable cosmic force arrives.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Reveal: The extinction event is revealed to be \"Grootfall\"—their former teammate Groot has transformed into a massive, celestial-sized planet-killer that consumes worlds into a hive mind. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWestern Aesthetic: The issue features heavy western tropes, including Star-Lord riding an alien \"horse\" with a poncho and duster, and Mantis acting as an undercover \"dance hall girl\".\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMysterious Gap: The story intentionally omits the \"missing year\" of history, leaving the fate of Rocket Raccoon and the cause of Groot's transformation as central mysteries for the arc.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCharacter Shift: The team is depicted as hardened and desperate \"desperados\" rather than the optimistic peacekeepers of the previous run. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriters: Jackson Lanzing and Collin Kelly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtist: Kev Walker.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eColorist: Matt Hollingsworth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eLetterer: Cory Petit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47723346067556,"sku":"BJ518","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_01_18_15_03_21_895.jpg?v=1768770596","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/guardians-of-the-galaxy-1-chew-variant-2023-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}