Over at CBR, Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning talk about their reputation for “cosmic” books, including their (lack of) involvement in the upcoming Guardians of The Galaxy movie:

These are Marvel’s characters, and they will develop them as they see fit. Like I said, it’s a huge compliment to us that they’re doing that, but I think it’s only fair to say that we haven’t really been consulted in any way, shape or form. We wrote this stuff essentially as work-for-hire, and if Marvel came to us and said, “Would you like to consult on the movie?” that would be lovely. But for now, our interpretation is there on the page.

On the one hand, this isn’t surprising in the slightest; look at Jim Starlin commenting about his lack of forewarning that Thanos would appear in The Avengers. But on the other, considering the Marvel Creative Committee, I had hoped that the writers responsible for this incarnation of the Guardians might’ve been given the chance to have some input. Ah well… If nothing else, I hope the movie will see the Abnett/Lanning work have a series of top-selling deluxe hardcovers so that they’ll get some extra royalties from the whole thing…

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