With the ‘Guardians of The Galaxy’ movie due in August, and the comic book riding high in the monthly sales charts, Marvel have now announced that artist Skottie Young will be handling writing and art duties on a new ‘Rocket Raccoon’ ongoing series, beginning in July.

The character is set to become a bit of a star for Marvel, so the idea of a solo book should come as no surprise at all.

Speaking to MTV, Young said: “I think it’s going to have a connection to that nostalgic feeling for ‘Looney Tunes,’ that old animated flavor where everything wasn’t squeaky clean, you know? Daffy Duck would get his bill blasted off with double barrel shotguns…that’s what I grew up watching, and being able to play around with that in this hyper-superhero intergalactic universe will be a lot of fun.”

Preview pages, courtesy of MTV News:

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