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Asgardians of the Galaxy Asgardians of the Galaxy The Asgardians of the Galaxy are a team of superheroes that appear in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team is made their first appearance in "Asgardians of the Galaxy" #1 (September 2018) by writer Cullen Bunn and artist Matteo Lolli. In June 2018, Marvel Comics released a teaser image announcing the debut of "Asgardians of the Galaxy". The teaser, which read "The Guardians of the Galaxy are no more... Who are the Asgardians of the Galaxy," came after the release of "Infinity Countdown" #4 (June 2018) by Gerry Duggan and Mike Deodato Jr.,