488 pages; softcover.

Rated T+

When two absolute powerhouses, Black Bolt and Vulcan, square off — and their respective people, the Inhumans and the Shi'ar, ravage entire planets — the Guardians of the Galaxy are stuck in the middle! As new discoveries are made and old friends are betrayed, the new Guardians must stand shoulder to shoulder with cosmic legends to survive! But when the Fault, a massive rift in reality, threatens to destroy the cosmos, the bruised and battered Guardians must avert the unthinkable. As dark forces pour through, the greatest cosmic champions of the Marvel Universe line up to stop them — but will all hope lie in the oversized hands of Thanos? COLLECTING: Guardians of the Galaxy (2008) 13-25, Thanos Imperative: Ignition (2010) 1, Thanos Imperative (2010) 1-6.