INFINITY GAUNTLET

Stellar story and art work! An essential part of the Marvel universe.

After seeing the Infinity Wars movie (twice) and following the MCU storyline for the past 10 years, I was interested to read the original comic that inspired the movie. THE INFINITY GAUNTLET was a great read for a infrequent graphic novel reader; the story was exciting and unpredictable, it has some great artwork, and even with the balance of the universe on the line, there was some quick-witted and funny banter along the way. The premise that Thanos wants to wipe out half of the universe is the driving force at the beginning of the graphic novel, but by the end, several events have drastically altered plans and the heroes must adapt and refocus their efforts in order to save the day. The key heroes are Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, and Dr. Strange, but many others are in middle of the battle that most people know, like Iron Man, Hulk, Drax the Destroyer, and Wolverine, just to name a few. Many characters are in this graphic novel that are not a part of the movie, but there are enough familiar faces to help even someone who knows nothing about comics to enjoy the story. Really a pleasure to read, THE INFINITY GAUNTLET has rekindled my interest (at age 42) in comics and I'm looking forward to reading more about the Infinity Gauntlet and Thanos in future issues.

I love the movie more then this limited series because the film version changed the story from being about Thanos, Death, his love for her and to bring balance of life and death in the universe to instead only the hunt for the stones in order to even out 50% of all life and death. Also this series is quick to explain how and why Thanos is to possess the stones and wear the gauntlet which I think the story of it could have been told in more detail or just fleshed out more to cover the first issue. This way there is more weight to the reason for Thanos's resurrection by Death, his love for her and mission for the infinity stones. But then it may require to be longer then six issues. The change of the gauntlet from Thanos to Nebula was awesome in how it happened BUT then for Adam Warlock to have it was too much change of hands. It would have been better for Death to claim it from Nebula to return them to their original points of origins since it was her idea to balance death and life OR for the cosmic gods in this series (Eternity, Galactus, Cronos etc.) to do the same thing. This way the point would be that the stones should not belong to anyone and to never be located again either. I liked seeing all the characters and their classic traits in personality and most in look BUT I felt most of their super powers and abilities were thin and hardly produced to be executed with maximum potential. The art of George Perez for the first three-to-four issues was awesome! He is great with an ensemble cast and the colorists...were amazing! When Ron Lim took over for Perez, he didn't miss a beat on maintaining interest and quality to finish the series. I didn't care for Hulk's new look and Thor w/ a beard I've known prior to the series but everyone else was spot on especially for The Human Torch to be faceless like the original android from the golden age of Marvel when it was called Atlas Comics. There is great action and drama along with manipulation and dialogue but not at every turn of the page. The landscaping and background art is so eye-catching to me! It's definitely worth reading and to compare to the movie version too. I'm looking forward to the second and third series that continues from this one as well.

An amazing origin story that bred movies truly triumphant. I could read this book a million times. Truly this is worthy. Mmm

Wrath of the titan! The story is, still today, top notch. Godhood, with its cosmic and multiversal scales, is a theme hard to tell and harder to show. It must to be epic and beyond, and Marvel delivers. If you loved Secret Wars (the first one) you will love this one. I have not seen yet the Marvel movie "Avengers: Endgame." I am not sure how much the comic "Infinity Gauntlet" influencesthe plot of that movie. But just to avoid spoilers I decided to read once and for all this volume and... it was jawdropping. Thanos is a god and is interesting how he struggle with infinite power, he's born to be a tyrant. Different to Dr. Doom in Secret Wars. Usually these stories have weak endings but, as always without giving spoilers, I am happy with the ending. It is natural and doesn't rob the epic scale of the story. It was great to see Steve Rogers still as a great hero and a good man, lately I am afraid the comics have been unfair to Captain America. About the drawing: I have seen things I have never seen, but sadly I don't get to see them in the scale the writer thought it. George Perez is an extraordinary illustrator, but in my opinion his anatomy is very realistic, and superheroes and super villains should be gods among us, they cannot look like just healthy humans. Also the things that come from the mind of Thanos betray the lack of imagination of Perez: the architecture that Thanos imagine should be grandiose but is the same style that many of our mayors, fans of kitsch style, use to populate plazas and avenues (fake Greek style of columns and materials and statues set without proportions) There is a scene in which Thanos dissolves a character into little cubes... sounds amazing, but you see the panel and... well, there are just a bunch of cubes :/ Years later in House of M, another of my favorite Marvel sagas, Olivier Coipel would draw perfectly the image of a human being dissolving into little cubes, just with the godlike push of a foreign wish.

I thought it best to re-read this collection prior to what Marvel Studios does with the final outcome of the anticipated release of The Infinity Gems movies. Although I enjoy what Marvel has done, I do not like changing the original storyline. One of my biggest peeves thus far is not having Hank Pym active in the new Marvel Universe and giving credit to Stark for the creation of Ultron. I thought at first Marvel was going to create the Kree-Skrull war but it may be too big for a cinematic series. With a few bits of straying from the original scripts, the story of the Infinity Stones is doing just fine. I've collected comics since they were a nickel and only stopped when in 1985, The Dark Knight & The Watchmen were published. At that point I felt the industry had peaked and nothing has shown me otherwise; everything was rebooted, some of which was wise, others curious, the rest just tiresome. In the early '90s at the beginning of the Web, I spoke with Stan Lee to bring a few in his library to life on the Web from my position at Real Networks. It seemed we were going to do a project but I couldn't stay with the company any longer however the experience was well worth it. Starlin did a serious amount of great work, I cannot think of a project of his that fell short. About ten years ago I gave away my entire collection as I've been doing with all possessions ever since but giving away nearly 50 years of wonderful collections was the beginning, a very difficult choice. Now I'm able to easily relive many of those collections in an easy and enjoyable manner by simple having my new library available in digital form and easily accessed from my cloud. I've collected books, movies, music, etc... now all digitized in over 50 TBs for easy/immediate access anywhere/anytime. Many argue the tactile feel of a book, the sound of vinyl or the quality of Blue ray cannot be overcome in a digital product, I simply say that ease of use for me overcomes all those barriers. I love the ability to instantly search and access my libraries without the necessity of carrying thousands of pounds of products with me. As long as I keep the highest quality when digitizing, I don't believe there is much loss in quality. I may not have the feel of a book or the pop and depth of vinyl but I do have "ease of use".

I remember these issues coming out back when I was a kid. Once I’d gotten over the price(before I’d gotten to reading them, I remember complaining about how much they were charging for each issue at almost $3 each here and $2.50 in the states), I remember been awed at the size and scale of the story. Sadly I sold my original copies back then(big event comics often sold for $10-20 each at the comic store within a year of coming out, which was a fortune to a kid), with only a Dr. Strange issue from right after still in my collection. With the big Marvel movie set to come out inspired by the classic story, it seemed like a good time to brush up on old memories(The fact that I got all 6 issues on my kindle for barely more then I paid for just 1 issue originally certainly didn’t hurt). If you’re worried about spoiling the upcoming movie for yourself, don’t be. They tend to use the original stories as inspiration while making changes so comic readers can still be surprised. But it’s a good primer on the characters as well as an informative look back at the source that inspired their story. Worth reading.

There's a good chance you stumbled upon this review because you recently saw (or plan to see) the film, "Avengers: Infinity War," and you'd like to know how things play out in the source material. First of all, if you enjoy comics, particularly the Marvel universe, then I definitely recommend picking up this paperback. While many big events get overhyped and turn out to be disappointing, Infinity Gauntlet actually left many fans very satisfied. There's a lot of story buildup, not tons of fighting, but we enjoy seeing so many characters coming together to defeat Thanos, a villain who is seemingly invincible. This book collects all 6 issues, which only seemed to have a minor contribution to the events that play out in the movie. Some of the major characters in here - Silver Surfer, Warlock, Mistress Death - don't even appear in the film. Same goes for Wolverine, She-Hulk, and Doctor Doom. However, the general premise is there, and it's possible they used other material as a source like Infinity War, Infinity Crusade, or Infinity Watch. I wouldn't know, admittedly I haven't read them because I was always told Infinity Gauntlet is the best. There's not a lot I can say about this series without spoiling the plot, so I'll just tell you that it's well written by Jim Starlin, and beautifully illustrated by George Perez and Ron Lim, who are all highly respected in the comic industry. Pick this up today and enjoy an epic story about some of the biggest characters in sci-fi/pop culture.