The Untold Truth Of Rocket Raccoon

So what does the future hold for Rocket, both on paper and onscreen? He was briefly killed off during the 2015 Secret Wars comic event, but the Guardians were immediately rebooted as part of Marvel's "All-New, All-Different" initiative, with Star-Lord and Gamora leaving the team and Rocket becoming self-appointed leader. The Thing joined up and Kitty Pryde took on the Star-Lord mantle from Peter Quill, but it was Rocket who stole the show, once again proving so popular that Skottie Young was called back in to pen a spinoff, this time focusing on both Rocket and Groot. A web series based on the duo's exploits has dropped online, and Young has said he's pleased with how perfectly his work has been adapted.

"For me, it was cool to see how seemingly effortlessly they took that, translated it, and really made what I hope worked in that medium," he told SyFy. "When they did their first couple of passes, they nailed it so hard. When I was brought on to consult, my only advice was to go back to exactly what they did from the start." Marvel's VP of animation Stephen Wacker, interviewed alongside Young, also had nothing but good things to say about the project. "I remember watching the pitch—I was peeing my pants excited to get out of there and show Skottie what they'd done. It was so cool."

Looking forward a little further, James Gunn has confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is slated to come out after the next two Avengers installments, and while there's no official release date for their third team outing, it's safe to say Rocket will be returning, perhaps in his biggest role yet.