Guarding the Globe
{{Short description|American comic book series}}
{{About||the video game|Invincible (comics)#Video games{{!}}Invincible: Guarding the Globe|the titular characters|Guardians of the Globe}}
{{Infobox comic book title
| image =
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| schedule = Bimonthly
| publisher = Image Comics
| date = Aug. 2010 – Oct. 2011
Sept. 2012 – Feb. 2013
| issues = 12 (6 + 6)
| creators = Robert Kirkman
| writers = Benito Cereno
Phil Hester
| artists = {{ubl|Ransom Getty|Kris Anka|Todd Nauck}}
| letterers =
| colorists =
| editors =
| TPB1 = Under Siege
| ISBN1 = 1-6070-6356-5
| TPB2 = Hard to Kill
| ISBN2 = 1-6070-6673-4
| main_char_team = Brit
Guardians of the Globe
}}
Guarding the Globe is an American comic book series published by Image Comics, created by Robert Kirkman, and set in the Image Universe. A spin-off of Invincible and a stand-alone sequel to Brit, following Brit as he forms a new incarnation of the Guardians of the Globe,{{Cite news|last=George|first=Joe|date=April 9, 2024|title=The Complete Guide to Reading Invincible Comics|work=Men's Health|url=https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/g45793243/invincible-comics|access-date=April 9, 2024}} the title was announced near the end of 2012, with the first volume, Guarding the Globe: Under Siege, written by Benito Cereno (from an outline by Kirkman) and illustrated by Ransom Getty and Kris Anka, running for six issues from August 2010 to October 2011.{{Cite news|last=Schedeen|first=Jesse|date=September 6, 2012|title=Guarding the Globe #1 Review|work=IGN|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/06/guarding-the-globe-1-review-2|access-date=September 6, 2012}}{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Scott|date=April 24, 2012|title=Robert Kirkman's Guarding the Globe Announced By Image Comics|work=ComicBook.com|url=https://comicbook.com/news/robert-kirkmans-guarding-the-globe-announced-by-image-comics|access-date=April 24, 2012}} A second volume followed: Guarding the Globe: Hard to Kill, written by Phil Hester and illustrated by Todd Nauck, and running for six issues from September 2012 to February 2013.{{Cite news|last=Meylikhov|first=Matthew|date=April 24, 2012|title="Guarding the Globe" Returns As An Ongoing [Updated]|work=Multiversity Comics|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/news/guarding-the-globe-returns-as-an-ongoing-updated|access-date=April 24, 2012}}
The series has received a generally positive critical reception.
Plot summary
=''Under Siege''=
With Invincible out in space fighting in The Viltrumite War, ageing superhero Brit must recruit a new international roster of the Guardians of the Globe to protect Earth in his absence, the new team coming together just in time to battle "The Order", a new group of supervillains.{{Cite news|last=Chapman|first=Adam|date=September 4, 2012|title=Guarding the Globe: Under Siege TPB Review|work=CGMagazine|url=https://www.cgmagonline.com/review/book/guarding-the-globe-under-siege-tpb|access-date=September 4, 2012}}{{Cite news|last=McElhatton|first=Greg|date=August 28, 2010|title=Guarding the Globe #1|work=Comic Book Resources|url=https://www.cbr.com/guarding-the-globe-1-2|access-date=August 28, 2010}}{{Cite news|last=Peterson|first=Matthew|date=August 26, 2010|title=Review: Guarding The Globe #1 (of 6)|work=Major Spoilers|url=https://majorspoilers.com/2010/08/26/review-guarding-the-globe-1-of-6|access-date=August 26, 2010}}
=''Hard to Kill''=
As the new Guardians of the Globe return to active duty on different missions all around the world, Brit faces family issues at home, while a singular Mauler returns (one clone having survived prior to the two killed by Oliver Grayson), seeking to spread his genetics across the world.{{Cite news|last=Boren|first=Matthew|date=September 6, 2012|title=Review: Guarding the Globe v2 #1|work=Multiversity Comics|url=http://www.multiversitycomics.com/reviews/review-guarding-the-globe-v2-1|access-date=September 6, 2012}}{{Cite news|last=Moreno|first=Hansel|date=February 5, 2013|title=Image Round Up – 6 February 2013|work=The Weekly Crisis|url=http://www.theweeklycrisis.com/2013/02/image-round-up-6-february-2013.html|access-date=April 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415214645/http://www.theweeklycrisis.com/2013/02/image-round-up-6-february-2013.html|archive-date=April 15, 2014|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|author-link2=Todd Nauck|author-link1=Phil Hester (comics)|last2=Nauck|last1=Todd|first2=Benito|first1=Phil|date=March 27, 2013|title=Guarding the Globe, Vol. 2|url=https://imagecomics.com/comics/releases/guarding-the-globe-vol-2-tp|access-date=March 27, 2013|website=Image Comics}}
Reception
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
! Issue # ! Publication date ! Critic rating ! Critic reviews ! Ref. ! Issue # ! Publication date ! Critic rating ! Critic reviews ! Ref. |
| colspan="5" | Under Siege
! colspan="5" | Hard to Kill |
|---|
| 1
| August 2010 | 5.5/10 | 1 | 1 | September 2012 | 7.4/10 | 11 |
| 2
| October 2010 | 7.5/10 | 1 | 2 | October 2012 | 6.6/10 | 5 |
| 3
| January 2011 | 7.5/10 | 1 | 3 | November 2012 | 7.5/10 | 2 |
| 4
| March 2011 | 6.5/10 | 1 | 4 | December 2012 | 7.0/10 | 3 |
| 5
| July 2011 | 5.5/10 | 1 | 5 | January 2013 | 5.0/10 | 1 |
| 6
| October 2011 | 5.5/10 | 1 | 6 | February 2013 | 8.0/10 | 1 |
| Overall
| {{n/a |
| 6.3/10
| 6
| colspan="2" {{n/a|}}
| 6.9/10
| 23
|}
Collected editions
| class="wikitable"
! Title ! Material collected ! Format ! Publication date ! ISBN |
| Volume 1: Under Siege
| Guarding the Globe (vol. 1) #1–6{{Cite news|author-link2=Benito Cereno (writer)|author-link1=Robert Kirkman|last2=Cereno|last1=Kirkman|first2=Benito|first1=Robert|date=August 29, 2012|title=Guarding the Globe TP Vol 01|work=Previews World|url=https://www.previewsworld.com/Catalog/JUN120462|access-date=August 29, 2012}} | Trade paperback | {{DTS|2012-09-11}} | {{ISBNT|978-1607063568}} |
| Volume 2: Hard to Kill
| Guarding the Globe (vol. 2) #1–6 | Trade paperback | {{DTS|2013-04-09}} | {{ISBNT|978-1607066736}} |
| Invincible Universe Compendium
| width="30%" | Invincible Presents: Atom Eve #1–2; Invincible Presents: Atom Eve & Rex Splode #1–3, Guarding the Globe (vol. 1) #1–6, Guarding the Globe (vol. 2) #1–6, and Invincible Universe #1–12 | Trade paperback | {{DTS|2023-06-13}} | {{ISBNT|978-1534399969}} |
In other media
In July 2023, during San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Skybound Games and Ubisoft would release a mobile game based on the series, entitled Invincible: Guarding the Globe, with a release date yet to be determined.{{Cite web|last=Cripe|first=Michael|date=July 18, 2023|title=Invincible: Guarding the Globe Is a Bloody Ubisoft RPG…for Mobile|url=https://www.escapistmagazine.com/invincible-guarding-the-globe-is-a-bloody-ubisoft-rpg-for-mobile|access-date=November 14, 2023|website=The Escapist|language=en-US}}
References
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External links
- [https://imagecomics.com/comics/series/guarding-the-globe Guarding the Globe] at Image Comics
- [https://www.skybound.com/guarding-the-globe Guarding the Globe] at Skybound Entertainment
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