On Oct. 10, the NY Times reported that the company is giving Marvel Entertainment the green light to ensure Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon and their band of extraterrestrial misfits get their own animated television series.

Yes, you read that right: Marvel is producing a "Guardians of the Galaxy" animated series and it will air alongside another distinguished new series, Lucasfilm's "Star Wars Rebels," which began airing in October. The animated series will feature the same characters that appeared in the film, among them: Groot, Gamora and Drax.

"We have more exciting collaborations in the pipeline," said Gary Marsh, president of Disney Channels Worldwide. Disney XD is available in about 81 million American homes, according to the NY Times.

On Oct. 31, Comicbook.com also reported that Amazon, the online retail corporation, forwarded e-mail to consumers who had preordered copies of the multi-million dollar film and informed viewers that their copy would be available to watch on November 18. The Blu-ray and DVD are expected in stores on December 9.

"Thank you for your pre-order of "Guardians of the Galaxy" on Amazon Instant Video. "Guardians of the Galaxy" will be available to watch from Your Video Library on November 18, 2014," the mass e-mail read.

Since The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment, Inc. for $4.64 billion in 2009, the megacorporation has made quite the effort magnifying its Disney XD cable channel on the ratings map. The multinational mass media corporation bagged Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion in 2006 and later obtained Lucasfilm via $4.05 billion in stock and cash, from its founder George Lucas in 2012, positioning the conglomerate as the paramount mastermind behind in the world of Blockbuster animation, fantasy and superhero films, according to the NY Times.

Deadline reports that the live-action James Gunn-directed "Guardians Of The Galaxy" leapfrogged Disney's "Maleficent" to become 2014's second highest grossing movie at the worldwide box office, which grossed $757 million while Marvel's "Guardians Of The Galaxy" boasted over $765 million globally. This arrives just in time for the film has been honored with three nominations, including "Favorite Movie" and "Favorite Action Movie," according to ComicBook.com.

ComicBook.com also reports that a sequel, "Guardians of the Galaxy 2" is scheduled to be released in movie theaters on May 5, 2017.