Did GOTG follow the comics?

I don't think it did..not the 2013 reboot.

Is there a comic book arc this movie followed to any extent? nothing looked like source material.

as in the story arc or origins ect,not character detail

?.....The movie seemed to follow the characters pretty closely to their comic counterparts(Ronan being the exception, but speaking of strictly the main cast they were spot on pretty much). But if you're asking if it's following a comic story then no.

@wolfrazer: yes thats what i meant. ill fix it.

Well all i know is Ronan was waaay off.

As far as the story, i believe it's original like most MCU films.

Beata

Where's Rocket's accent :' (

I miss old cosmic Marvel.

@beaconofstrength: Likewise, but without the F4 side of it, what's the point?

Beata

No, but it shouldn't have.

Story-wise, it seemed more like Annihilation Conquest.

Kinda sorta, but no.

It was an original film and story, there was nothing that really inspired it to my knowledge. It's not even the complete original team of the 2008 run.

He was based off of Ultimate Ronan not 616 Ronan, so he was pretty spot on in that aspect.

@spidey_jackson: Well when DnA were handling most of cosmic Marvel it was amazing IMO

Not really...

No movie follows it's source 100%. It's the main reason why I love movie adaptations so much, getting to see a different version of a story I know.

How can they follow the 2013 series when that happened after making the movie?
The DnA run was a part of the inspiration for James Gunn.
BB

I think most movies won't really stick to source material that precisely. Well, it doesn't need to. But in the sequel, I hope the range of characters they include becomes big and exciting.

@arturocalakayvee: Not very well versed in the 1610.

Beata

@jaken7: So he wasn't based off Ultimate Ronan?

Beata

Not as far as I can tell. The movie Ronan looks really close to 616 Ronan. Ultimate Ronan was a really minor character, but he wasn't blue and he looked way different. He was also Thanos' son.