Guiding Guardians: In The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Michael Sangiacomo talks to local writer Mark Sumerak about his new Marvel series, The Guardians, which debuts today:

"The story is that five neighborhood kids meet an alien named Dre'kk, an intergalactic good guy, and help him. They all promise that if he ever needs their help again, they will give it.

"'So, 15 years later, after everyone has almost convinced the kids they imagined the whole thing, Dre'kk returns and asks them to keep their promise,' Sumerak said. 'Five young adults, with no superpowers to rely on, fly into space and help their old friend try to save the galaxy from a race of marauders. They keep their word.'"

I keep thinking of Power Pack, for some reason ...