James Gunn is the master of hiding Easter eggs in his Marvel movies; as far as I know, there's still one in Guardians of the Galaxy that hasn't been discovered yet. Audiences found more of the same in this year's hit, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but as Gunn himself reveals, not all of the Marvel comics references made their way into the final film.
Taking to Facebook today, Gunn shared a number of shots of various storefronts created for the set of GotGV2, with signage that pays homage to a number of Marvel and comic book greats. Don't worry if you don't recognize their names right off the bat; Gunn has shared some insight into why these particular talents were chosen. Unfortunately, these storefronts got cut from the final version of the story and probably didn't make their way onto the film's Blu-ray this summer. Thankfully, Gunn shared them with his legions of fans.
If you need a bit of a refresher on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, take a look at our most recent write-ups below:
- ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ VFX Reel Will Traumatize You with Skinless Rocket Raccoon
- Michael Rooker on How He Almost Didn’t Star in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’
- ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 3’ Will Set up Decades of New Marvel Films
- James Gunn on ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ Deleted Scenes and Updates on ‘Guardians 3’
- ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ “Inferno” Music Video Is Out of This World
Check out Gunn's Facebook post below, followed by a closer look at the deleted scenes from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2:
And here's that closer look:
Named after Bill Mantlo, creator of Rocket.
Named after Andrew Lanning, co-creator of the 2008 revitalized GotG.
Named after Dan Abnett, co-creator of revitalized GotG.
Named after [comics artist and writer, and co-creator of Lobo] Keith Giffen.
Named after the GREAT Jim Starlin, the cosmic king of Marvel.
Named after [comics writer] Steve Engelhart.
A deep cut from the Avengers comics:
And here's Gunn and Henry: