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For the dark Titan Thanos, the Infinity Gauntlet was the Holy Grail, the ultimate prize to be coveted above all else. With it came omnipotence: the absolute control of all aspects of time, space, power, reality, the mind, and the soul. The gaining of supreme might mean the beginning of a black nightmare for the entire universe. Now, on the edge of Armageddon and led by the mysterious Adam Warlock, Earth's super heroes join in a desperate attempt to thwart this nihilistic god's insane plunge into galactic self-destruction. Should the heroes fail, the astral gods of the universe wait to step into the fray. But in such an awesome cosmic conflict will anyone prevail? Will anyone survive? Collects Infinity Gauntlet #1-6.
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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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This book is a part of Jim Starlin's magnificent epic "Infinity". To truly understand this Epic you should read, by this order: "Warlock", "The Thanos Quest", "The Infinity Gauntlet", "Infinity War", "Infinity Crusade", "Thanos: Infinity Abyss", "Marvel Universe, The End". To read one without the others could be confusing. Unforgettable characters such as Thanos the Titan (Jim's best creation, as far as I'm concerned), Adam Warlock (Stan and Kirby reinvented character), Pip, and all of Marvel main stream characters, are involved on this cosmic huge arc story. You can also read Adam Warlock's "infinity Watch" comic series.
A must have for any Marvel hard-core collector; to get this comics first printings is better than buying stock market shares or bonds.
Jim Starlin was a Marvel Master, now playing for DC. He debuts with amazing John Romita and Roy Thomas in 1972; strongly under the influence of Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Jim Starlin gets recognition for his work with the Shazam Award for Outstanding New Talent in 1973. Jim's beautiful, although dark, stile is missed by all of us, true believers on Marvel gigs. Saudades, Jim Starlin.
If you enjoy Marvel 80's stile super-heroes, you can find as good as, but you can't find better.
If you want to see more of Jim Starlin's all time Marvel work, you should get an amazing 1982 Graphic Novel: "The death of Captain Marvel".
A must have for any Marvel hard-core collector; to get this comics first printings is better than buying stock market shares or bonds.
Jim Starlin was a Marvel Master, now playing for DC. He debuts with amazing John Romita and Roy Thomas in 1972; strongly under the influence of Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Jim Starlin gets recognition for his work with the Shazam Award for Outstanding New Talent in 1973. Jim's beautiful, although dark, stile is missed by all of us, true believers on Marvel gigs. Saudades, Jim Starlin.
If you enjoy Marvel 80's stile super-heroes, you can find as good as, but you can't find better.
If you want to see more of Jim Starlin's all time Marvel work, you should get an amazing 1982 Graphic Novel: "The death of Captain Marvel".
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I agree with the previous reviewer - this is one of the best Marvel stories ever. Jim Starlin is an extraordinary creative force - I would love him to get the chance to work in movies!!
I don't want to give the plot away, I'll just say that this takes the word "epic" to new dimensions. It's also wonderfully intelligent as Jim Starlin always portrays Thanos as morally ambigous, a "grey" area (usually heroes and baddies are black and white in superhero comics).
The slightest criticism is that the story peaks about two thirds of the way through and the last section is a slight anticlimax. Apart from that, this is perfection in a comic book.
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Having seen the Avengers movie, I wondered who that odd looking fellow with the menacing grin was in the post-credits scene and did some googling when I got back home. His name is Thanos and the info I read pointed toward a book that does the character the best justice - "The Infinity Gauntlet" - and luckily my local library had a copy so I grabbed it and sat down this afternoon to read it.
While the book is 20 years old at this point, I loved it. But what's it about? It's about Thanos and his love for Mistress Death (yup Death is a chick but readers of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series already knew this), he's trying to win her over and he decides to do this by getting unlimited power via something called the Infinity Gauntlet and destroying the universe. Really, this is the weirdest romance story you'll ever read.
And that's the premise of the book. Thanos must be stopped but how do you stop a being with infinite power, who is in essence God? The Marvel superheroes decide to give it a go and things inevitably don't work, so a strange entity called Adam Warlock gathers together the ultimate beings of the universe in a final battle to end all battles. The results are pretty impressive.
The scale is gargantuan with a being called Eternity weighing into the fight, along with other beings called Chronos, Master Chaos and even manifestations of Love and Hate. Things get very abstract when planets become weapons to be hurled at Thanos and something called the Soul Realm comes into play. I won't spoil how it ends but it's all pretty epic and sensational.
Jim Starlin writes a vast and fascinating story about love and power amidst new gods. He keeps the action up and the mysticism and cosmic weirdness going throughout while still maintaining a sense of plot, character, and story so the reader is never fully lost in what's happening. George Perez's artwork, while clearly dated, serves the story perfectly and does a fine job of depicting a near impossible task of unimaginable proportions.
I wonder how Thanos' introduction in the Avengers movie sequel will affect the tone of the flick - if Whedon and co. go down this path, the next movie is going to be supremely weird and cosmic really quickly, a huge leap from where the Marvel movies have been so far. But maybe they won't pick up the "Infinity Gauntlet" storyline and go another direction. Meanwhile, any comics readers who are looking for a mind-bending read in the Marvel Universe would do well to pick up this book - even if the movies won't go there, the comics will and it's definitely worth the trip.
While the book is 20 years old at this point, I loved it. But what's it about? It's about Thanos and his love for Mistress Death (yup Death is a chick but readers of Neil Gaiman's Sandman series already knew this), he's trying to win her over and he decides to do this by getting unlimited power via something called the Infinity Gauntlet and destroying the universe. Really, this is the weirdest romance story you'll ever read.
And that's the premise of the book. Thanos must be stopped but how do you stop a being with infinite power, who is in essence God? The Marvel superheroes decide to give it a go and things inevitably don't work, so a strange entity called Adam Warlock gathers together the ultimate beings of the universe in a final battle to end all battles. The results are pretty impressive.
The scale is gargantuan with a being called Eternity weighing into the fight, along with other beings called Chronos, Master Chaos and even manifestations of Love and Hate. Things get very abstract when planets become weapons to be hurled at Thanos and something called the Soul Realm comes into play. I won't spoil how it ends but it's all pretty epic and sensational.
Jim Starlin writes a vast and fascinating story about love and power amidst new gods. He keeps the action up and the mysticism and cosmic weirdness going throughout while still maintaining a sense of plot, character, and story so the reader is never fully lost in what's happening. George Perez's artwork, while clearly dated, serves the story perfectly and does a fine job of depicting a near impossible task of unimaginable proportions.
I wonder how Thanos' introduction in the Avengers movie sequel will affect the tone of the flick - if Whedon and co. go down this path, the next movie is going to be supremely weird and cosmic really quickly, a huge leap from where the Marvel movies have been so far. But maybe they won't pick up the "Infinity Gauntlet" storyline and go another direction. Meanwhile, any comics readers who are looking for a mind-bending read in the Marvel Universe would do well to pick up this book - even if the movies won't go there, the comics will and it's definitely worth the trip.
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I was going through a bit of a nostalgic George Perez kick and had avoided this title at the time it came out. Read more
Published on 19 Jan 2010 by Mr. A. T. Mountford
Jim Starlin...Enough said!
This book is a part of Jim Starlin's magnificent epic "Infinity". To truly understand this Epic you should read, by this order: "Warlock", "The Thanos Quest", "The Infinity... Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2007 by Pedro Veiga Grilo
Brilliant!
Possibly the BEST saga Marvel has ever published. Jim Starlin is a genius! The art by George Perez and Ron Lim is awesome as well. Read more
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