Guarding the Globe

For the video game, see Invincible: Guarding the Globe. For the titular characters, see 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,^[1] 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.^[2][3] 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.^[4]

Guarding the Globe
Publication information
Publisher	Image Comics
Schedule	Bimonthly
Publication date	Aug. 2010 – Oct. 2011 Sept. 2012 – Feb. 2013
No. of issues	12 (6 + 6)
Main character(s)	Brit Guardians of the Globe
Creative team
Created by	Robert Kirkman
Written by	Benito Cereno Phil Hester
Artist(s)	Ransom Getty Kris Anka Todd Nauck
Collected editions
Under Siege	ISBN 1-6070-6356-5
Hard to Kill	ISBN 1-6070-6673-4

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.^[5][6][7]

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.^[8][9][10]

Reception

Issue #	Publication date	Critic rating	Critic reviews	Ref.	Issue #	Publication date	Critic rating	Critic reviews	Ref.
Under Siege					Hard to Kill
1	August 2010	5.5/10	1	[11]	1	September 2012	7.4/10	11	[12]
2	October 2010	7.5/10	1	[13]	2	October 2012	6.6/10	5	[14]
3	January 2011	7.5/10	1	[15]	3	November 2012	7.5/10	2	[16]
4	March 2011	6.5/10	1	[17]	4	December 2012	7.0/10	3	[18]
5	July 2011	5.5/10	1	[19]	5	January 2013	5.0/10	1	[20]
6	October 2011	5.5/10	1	[21]	6	February 2013	8.0/10	1	[22]
Overall		6.3/10	6	[23]			6.9/10	23	[24]

Collected editions

Title	Material collected	Format	Publication date	ISBN
Volume 1: Under Siege	Guarding the Globe (vol. 1) #1–6[25]	Trade paperback	September 11, 2012	978-1607063568
Volume 2: Hard to Kill	Guarding the Globe (vol. 2) #1–6	Trade paperback	April 9, 2013	978-1607066736
Invincible Universe Compendium	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	June 13, 2023	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.^[26]