The Marvel Preview series "The Sword and The Star" was not only
Rocket Raccoon's first appearance, but Keith Giffen's first
published work. He moved into more mainstream titles with
Defenders, penciling the adventures of the infamous non-team during
some of its most nontraditional storylines. It was at DC, however,
that he achieved his greatest recognition with creations Ambush
Bug, an irreverent wannabe hero who tackled the comics industry
itself, and alien mercenary Lobo, who was meant as an indictment of
the violent vigilante genre, but became its most extreme success
story. In addition to famed stints on Legion of Super-Heroes and
Justice League, he also wrote X-O Manowar and Magnus, Robot Fighter
for Valiant Comics, and adapted mangas Battle Royale and Ikki
Tousen into English. He has played a vital role in cosmic
crossovers at both Marvel and DC, writing Annihilation tie-ins for
the former, and penciling 52 and Countdown to Final Crisis for the
latter.
Award-winning British author Dan Abnett has been a New York Times
best-seller seven times and won the Best Comic Writer award in
2003. He has written more than fifty books - including best-selling
Warhammer 40,000 novels and tie-in fiction for Doctor Who,
Torchwood and Primeval. He co-created Death's Head and Knights of
Pendragon for Marvel UK in the 1980s, and contributed extensively
to the UK's illustrious 2000AD. He has also written Iron Man, New
Mutants, Doctor Strange and Punisher for Marvel, and worked on some
of Marvel's epic cosmic comics including the Annihilation and War
of Kings events, and the Nova and Guardians of the Galaxy series.
Abnett is also known for his work on major games such as Alien-
Isolation and Shadow of Mordor. He has returned to Marvel's cosmos
on Guardians 3000 and Guardians of Infinity.
Andy Lanning is probably best known for his work co-writing
Marvel's cosmic characters in Nova, various Annihilation series and
Guardians of the Galaxy. During a career spanning decades, his
writing credits also include Heroes for Hire, New Mutants and
Punisher at Marvel; Resurrection Man, Legion of Superheroes and
Superman/Batman at DC Comics; The Authority at WildStorm; and the
creator-owned Hypernaturals at BOOM! Along with co-writer Alan
Cowsill, he revived Marvel UK's super heroes in Revolutionary War.
Lanning is also a celebrated inker, best known for his work with
Phil Jimenez on New X-Men and Amazing Spider-Man. He has worked
with a dazzling array of talented artists including Mike McKone
(Fantastic Four, Amazing Spider-Man), Dave Gibbons (Secret
Service), Mark Bagley (Fearless, Ultimate Spider-Man) and Ivan Reis
(Justice League, Aquaman).
Timothy Green II's first comics work came on the DC series
Fraction, written by David Tischman, and the miniseries Aeon Flux,
serving as the prequel for the film starring Charlize Theron. His
initial work for Marvel was the Annihilation- Conquest limited
series Star-Lord. Other credits include Immortal Iron Fist and
backup stories featuring Rocket Raccoon and Groot in Annihilators
and Annihilators- Earthfall.
Veteran artist Paul Pelletier has worked on a range of projects
including Marvel collaborations with writer Dan Slott on She-Hulk
and Great Lakes Avengers; Tony Bedard and Chris Claremont on
Exiles; Dwayne McDuffie on Fantastic Four; Dan Abnett and Andy
Lanning on Nova, Guardians of the Galaxy and War of Kings; Greg Pak
on Incredible Hulks; and Cullen Bunn on Wolverine.
Brad Walker first gained notice at DC drawing Batman stories in
Detective Comics and Legends of the Dark Knight. His first
high-profile assignment was the Villains United spin-off Secret
Six, which led to an even bigger gig collaborating with Kurt Busiek
illustrating Superman tales in Action Comics. His Marvel credits,
Guardians of the Galaxy and Heroes for
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