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Guardians of the Globe

Guardians of the Globe

The Guardians of the Globe are the number one super hero team in the world of Invincible.

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Guardians of the Globe
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First issue:
Invincible (2003) #1 Vol. I: Family Matters
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Origin

The Original Guardians of the Globe
The Original Guardians of the Globe

The Guardians of the Globe is a superhero team like the Justice League Of America. It's members are the strongest on the planet and they protect the world from outside threats. Some are human, some are alien and some have other mysterious origins. There have been two incarnations of the Guardians of the Globe. The founding members was a group of heroes which consisted of The Immortal, Black Samson, Green Ghost, Aquarus, Martian Man and the original Darkwing. They were incredibly powerful and could handle any threat with little to no difficulty.He was an alien sent to conquer Earth but he had instead become a part of it and helped to protect it. This didn't last however. He turned against the other Guardians and killed them with ease. The only one to survive was The Immortal, but only because after he died, he came back to life.

The second incarnation of the Guardians of the Globe was created after Omni-Man left the planet. It was re-created under the governments power by Cecil, and was led by Robot, . The team was brought together via a mass tryout. I was during this time that Rex-plode, Dupli-kate, Monster Girl, Bulletproof, and Shrinking Rey were added to the roster. Robot also extended an invitation to Invincible, but he respectfully declined.

After a short run, it was decided that the team was less than half as effective as the first team. To help fix this problem, Cecil re-hired the Immortal and placed him in the team as a sort of Veteran Adviser. Robot could not tell him what to do, and vise versa. Further more, Immortal could not lead the team.

This team ran allot smoother until they discovered that Cecil had been hiring known killers, creating a mass of zombie robots called Reanimen for the government, and that he was trying to control Invincible, a majority of the new team quit.

Now rebuilding yet again, the Guardians have kept a pretty low profile. But rest assured, the team will grow, and the Guardians will rise again.

Creation

The Guardians of the Globe were created by Robert Kirkman.

Team Evolution

The new Guardians of the Globe is led by Brit. The team consists of Yeti, Kaboomerang, Outrun, Black Samson, Bulletproof, and Shapesmith.

Current Roster:

  • Brit
  • Black Samson
  • Invincible
  • Shapesmith
  • Yeti
  • Kaboomerang
  • El Chupacabra
  • Outrun
  • Best Tiger
  • Japandroid
  • Knockout
  • Pegasus
  • Robot
  • Monster Girl
  • Lethan (honorary Member)

Guardian Gags

To promote the then upcoming Guarding the Globe mini-series, a number of teasers were released with increasingly ridiculous supposed team members. This line-up starred in a one-page backup strip called Guardian Gags by Chris Giarrusso in each issue.

  • Invincible
  • Spawn
  • Rick Grimes
  • Barack Obama
  • Harry Potter

Issues

October 2003

December 2003

January 2004

February 2004

April 2004

May 2004

June 2004

August 2004

November 2004

April 2005

July 2005

November 2005

April 2006

July 2006

September 2006

October 2006

December 2006

February 2007

April 2007

May 2007

June 2007

February 2008

March 2008

June 2008

September 2008

December 2008

Volumes

2003

2007

2010

2012

2013

Members

Friends

Enemies