The Guardians of the Galaxy must find and destroy the Cosmic Seed before it can wind up in the hands of Thanos, his minions Ronan the Accuser, Nebula, Korath the Pursuer, and his ally J'son (Star-Lord's father), the Ravagers led by Yondu, and anyone else who would abuse its power to threaten the entire universe.

After escaping from prison and stealing the Nova Centurion helmets, J'son uses them to gain control of Adam and transform him into Magus.

Phyla-Vell works with the Guardians to save the Kree homeworld of Hala and defeat Collector, who escapes after setting his ship to self-destruct.

[4] After traversing through the Black Vortex, the Guardians of the Galaxy discover that the Asgardians' old enemies the Darkhawks have been replacing Nova Prime and members of the Galactic Council.

[15] With the success of the live action film, Marvel and Disney XD announced that they were moving forward with the animated series at New York Comic Con.

At New York Comic Con 2015, it was announced the series had been renewed for a second season, which premiered on Disney XD on March 11, 2017.

[24] Blair Marnell of Nerdist called "Road to Knowhere" a "pretty solid introduction to the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series," saying, "Of course, there’s always room for improvement.

"[25] David Griffin of Screen Rant stated that the premiere of the show delivers an "exhilarating action-packed adventure," asserting, "Now we just have to see if the exciting action and engaging storylines can stay strong throughout the entire season.

The two-part pilot is simultaneously complicated and simplistic, struggling to give the story and its characters due weight while forcing some unnecessary exposition and comic beats that even the show feels embarrassed by.

"[27] Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave the series a grade of seven out of ten, stating, "The good news is that the second episode of Guardians of the Galaxy improved a bit on the first.

More screen time for Cosmo certainly didn't hurt, but it was also a matter of the show tapping into the group dynamic and their dysfunctional but close bond a little more.

"[29] Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy a grade of four out of five stars, noted the depiction of positive messages and role models across the characters, citing teamwork and altruism, and asserted, "Ragtag hero bunch's continuing story is violent but fun.

The quick and fluid movements, for instance, lead to some impressive gags that capture the personalities of the more eccentric characters, like Quill/Star-Lord.