EXCLUSIVE CLIP: Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy Season 1, Episode 19: “Asgard War Part One – Lightnin’ Strikes”
By Steve Lam
Avid fans of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy are in for a treat his Sunday. The Disney XD series will premiere an exciting two-part story arc with the first episode titled “Asgard War Part One – Lightnin’ Strikes.” The action-packed episode will see Asgard and Spartax coming into conflict, with Peter and his father butting heads.
Here’s the official synopsis for “Asgard War Part One – Lightnin’ Strikes”:
"This Sunday, April 10 at 8:00 AM ET/PT on Disney XD, “Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy” will play “Asgard War Part One – Lightnin’ Strikes.” In this episode, Asgard attacks Spartax with Quill and the Guardians caught in the middle trying to expose the deception behind the conflict."
And an exclusive clip to whet your appetites, along with a screen capture of our hero meeting a couple of famous Asgardians:
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy – Official Synopsis: The series follows the newly-formed team who finds a strange artifact keyed only to the DNA of Peter Quill. Upon opening it, Quill unleashes a treasure map leading to a powerful weapon known as the Cosmic Seed which is capable of giving birth to the next universe. It’s up to the Guardians to find, protect and ultimately destroy the Cosmic Seed in order to keep it out of the hands of those who would abuse its power, from galactic big boss Thanos, to the conniving brothers the Collector and the Grandmaster, to a resurrected Ronan, to the ultimate trickster, Loki, in order to save the universe.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy debuted on September 5, 2015 as part of the Marvel Universe block. It is being produced by Alan Fine, Dan Buckley, Joe Quesada, and Jeph Loeb, starring the voices of Will Friedle as Peter Quill / Star-Lord, Trevor Devall as Rocket, Vanessa Marshall as Gamora, Kevin Michael Richardson as Groot, David Sobolov as Drax the Destroyer, and James Arnold Taylor as Yondu and Cosmo.
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy currently airs on Disney XD on Sundays at 8:00 AM ET/PT.