When the Guardians of the Galaxy returned in the pages of Avengers Assemble, the question on the lips of every good Marvel cosmic fan was ‘Where the hell is Richard Rider?’ The Nova Corps legend apparently died when the Cancerverse collapsed in The Thanos Imperative, with Star-Lord and Rider heroically sacrificing themselves to end the reign of Thanos once and for all. However, with Star-Lord and Thanos now back and causing havoc in the galaxy, fans have been clamouring to find out the fate of one of the greatest heroes of in the Marvel Universe. Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ed McGuinness will finally answer this in Guardians of the Galaxy #18, an Original Sin tie-in, when it goes on sale in August.
“We have literally been dropping hints since the Guardians guest-starred in Avengers Assemble,” says Brian Michael Bendis in an interview with Marvel.com. “I have known exactly what we were doing with this from the moment I agreed to do the book, but I thought it would be best to slow burn the reveal.”
“Not only does this reveal answer a question for diehard readers, it also tells something about the character to newer readers,” continued Bendis.
“This is a story Brian Bendis has been dying to tell for several years,” says Executive Editor Mike Marts. ”Now that time is finally here and we can’t wait for readers to find out what happened to Richard Rider!”
