Guardians of the Galaxy Annual (2015) #1, p.1
Artists: Frank Cho (All) , Brian Michael Bendis (Writer)
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DescriptionAn interstellar-sized piece that expertly leverages Frank Cho’s otherworldly crosshatching skills to capture the glory of the moon and cosmos at almost 1:1 scale. At a whopping 14x22, this thing has its own gravitational field. (I certainly can’t seem to pull myself away from it….)A super fun title page that forgoes a traditional team shot in favor of a phenomenally-rendered Starlord (who’s obviously looking to keep pace with The Cow, as he effortlessly leaps over a lunar object of his own) along with a wheatcake stack of other Guardians. And while this isn’t the type of “moon” one might normally expect to find on a Frank Cho piece, I’ll allow it. :) The motion lines on Starlord’s coat and pants (the details on his gun grip and boot jets), the dash of brush work on Gamora’s hair, Rocket’s scowl (and Groot’s delighted grin), Captain Marvel’s power, beauty, and confidence (along with a host of other great details on the heroes)… just awesome. But even so, everything pales in contrast to the moon and background. The stark white underlighting coupled with the use of small, fine penstrokes and layers of markers and wash to create the lunar texture and celestial lighting, all floating in the inky black soup of the universe (peppered with dollops of stars and streaks of nebulae)… it’s just FANTASTIC. It’s a modern piece that adheres to the winning recipe set down by so many of the masters of classic fantasy and sci-fi art: a rich and potent investment of time, technique, and talent to create an astonishing piece. It’s a brilliant reminder that it’s just plain -fun- to see a Frank Cho artistic flex. So if it’s possible to be simultaneously over the moon about a piece - and at the same time NOWHERE NEAR having gotten over The Moon on this piece (and the lengths to which Frank went to draft this gorgeous love-letter to the EC and Famous Funnies sci-fi comics of the 50’s) - that’s right where I’m at. Third star to the left and straight on ‘til morning! Social/Sharing |
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Mark V 
Member Since 2021
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
As always, a splendid write-up that draws attention to what's noteworthy about the piece! Wish more folks would follow your example (myself included).
E DLS
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
Totally agree, sort of. While that background truly does make the piece, I just can't stop drooling over all that gorgeous linework on Starlord. But of course the best way is to just take this all in as a whole. Congrats on a beautiful, beautiful, page.
Kavi H
Member Since 2018
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
Now that's how you kick off a good annual issue! I love a good group/team character roll call page like this!!! Awesome title splash/page, congrats.
James S
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
This is a fantastic page! Hard to find Cho interiors, but love the full team here and the man on the moon!
Rick W
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
"There is no dark side of the moon, really. Matter of fact, it’s all dark."
-Gerry O’Driscoll
Ruben DaCollector
Member Since 2008
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
As usual, your excellently written description leaves me at a loss for words. Thankfully, I was fortunate enough to see this and chat about it with you privately already, so I don't feel so bad about the fact that I won't regurgitate whatever I previously said into type written words. Suffice it to say that I don't have a clue what this "and the cow jumped over the moon" reference you made is all about, but I'll just satisfy myself by continuing to enjoy this gigantic Guardians of the Galaxy team page with, dare I say it, an even more excellent background! Congrats, pal!
Chris Snorek
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
Cho really leaves little to the imagination. It's all right there to marvel over. Beautiful little vignettes add so much fun to the composition.
George H
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
So clean and so cool how you've got the big splashy Star-Lord and the team headshots!
Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
Oh written in the stars
A million miles away
A message to the page
Oh
Seasons annual
But my Quill never change
Drax I'm on my way
Lets go...
Yeah
You're listening now
They say they ain't heard Venom like this in a while
That's why they play my song to Cho’s lovely vigilant Carol
'Cause I got more new Bendis, lettered mission gone Cowles
So when they see me everybody Goot’s, Groot’s
Man I'm like a young gun fully Drax is back
I cried tear drops over the massive attack
I only make hits like I work with a Rocket like that
Look at my jacket by Frank
So damn berserk
So down to Earth
I'm bringing gravity back
Adopted by the writer I want my fantasy crack
People work art just to get all their Galaxy taxed
Look I'm just Gamora from the Thanos like happily random
Where the hell's all the sanity at, damn
I used to be the kid that Cho once cared about
That's why you have to keep screaming 'til they hear you out
Derek Crabbe
Member Since 2020
1 - Posted on 12/2/2025
Great Title Page and Roll Call! Over the Moon, indeed!
Miki Annamanthadoo
Member Since 2003
1 - Posted on 12/3/2025
A great roll call page! And I just love roll call pages. Very intriguing that Venom is part of the team. I hope he doesn't try to eat Groot!
F M
Member Since 2005
2 - Posted on 12/3/2025
Wally Wood by Cho without outrage or in your face TnA?
Spectacularly done I'd say ;)
James Dornoff
Member Since 2019
1 - Posted on 12/3/2025
A great splashy page with some iconic imagery, great find and addition to your collection.
Bill J
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 12/9/2025
Absolutely stunning title page by the great Frank Cho for Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1. I love title pages like this one, that reintroduce the main characters to the reader. I love large half-splashes like this one, of Starlord leaping through outer space past a beautifully detailed moon. I love the contrast between Starlortd's highly detailed hellmet and rippling trench coast with the heavily crosshatched background. And I love the tiny panels featuring tight closerups of the other team members. Gorgeous art by Frank really makes this title page a stand-out.
Joshua Matthews-Sims
Member Since 2022
1 - Posted on 12/23/2025
Yeah this just cant be beat. Frank Cho, when he gets to use the full extent of his inking prowess is unstoppable. I agree, it evokes the star gazing epic scale of the old pulp stories and sci fi comics of the past. And of course, Rocket's on the page, which halways adds points for me!
Newell T aka Stingray
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 1/4/2026
Cho my gosh! This is stunning! I missed this before, so it was cool seeing it on Ruben's show!
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