It's the Avengers, the New Warriors, the X-Men and more against the omnipotent Eternal, Thanos! The Mad Titan has become the most powerful being in the universe, and enslavement or destruction may be the only choices he gives it! The successive Starlin sagas that shook space and time start here!
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33 of 37 people found the following review helpful
By Babytoxie
Format:Paperback
I'm a big fan of comic writers taking a stab at what could be considered the final story for a character. I've endured a never-ending loop of stories about my favorites, and every so often, it's nice to see someone take their shot at wrapping it up. Batman has "Dark Knight Returns", the Avengers have "The Last Avengers Story", and in 1990, Thanos kinda-sorta received his, courtesy of writer Jim Starlin and artists George Perez and Ron Lim. To many readers, THE INFINITY GAUNTLET established Thanos as one of the major villains in the Marvel Universe, leading to bigger and better things, but I look at it in another way. I feel that THE INFINITY GAUNTLET can serve as the perfect "last Thanos story", and I prefer it as such, instead of it leading to more stories, such as Infinity War and Infinity Watch.
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET is a continuation of a story that originated in both the regular Silver Surfer series and the THANOS QUEST limited series. The gauntlet is perhaps the most powerful item in the Marvel Universe, as it bestows upon the wearer absolute control over time, space, power, the soul, the mind, and reality. Thanos obtains the gauntlet in order to finally win the hand of his love, Death, through the elimination of half the population of the entire universe. A group of Marvel heroes, one villain, and a host of cosmic characters, come together to stop him, and he fends them off with the sort of casual anoyance that any god would. Adam Warlock, however, is onto Thanos' game and has his own tricks up his sleeve. Warlock's true plan leads to a conclusion that I never expected in one of Jim Starlin's super-duper cosmic epics, but it makes sense and is an ironic finale for a character like Thanos. If only it could have stayed that way. In any case, pick up this book and prepare for a great read.
THE INFINITY GAUNTLET is a continuation of a story that originated in both the regular Silver Surfer series and the THANOS QUEST limited series. The gauntlet is perhaps the most powerful item in the Marvel Universe, as it bestows upon the wearer absolute control over time, space, power, the soul, the mind, and reality. Thanos obtains the gauntlet in order to finally win the hand of his love, Death, through the elimination of half the population of the entire universe. A group of Marvel heroes, one villain, and a host of cosmic characters, come together to stop him, and he fends them off with the sort of casual anoyance that any god would. Adam Warlock, however, is onto Thanos' game and has his own tricks up his sleeve. Warlock's true plan leads to a conclusion that I never expected in one of Jim Starlin's super-duper cosmic epics, but it makes sense and is an ironic finale for a character like Thanos. If only it could have stayed that way. In any case, pick up this book and prepare for a great read.
38 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
When the Infinity Gauntlet saga originally happened, I was in my comic collecting prime. I missed out on most the saga, sadly, because I was in an area where it was quite hard to get a good selection of comics. I bought a few tie-in issues from other series and sort of pieced together what was going on. The only thing I remember is knowing the Infinity Gauntlet was coming in advance, because an issue of Quasar (my favorite comic at the time. Please don't laugh at me about that.) showed Thanos with the Gauntlet, as he attempted (unsuccesfully) to destroy a super-powerful villian you've never heard of called Maelstrom. (If you care at all, the Quasar series was called Cosmos in Collision and ended with the universe nearly being destroyed. I really wish they'd reprint that one as well, but Quasar has never been, and likely never will be, popular enough to warrant something like that.)
This collection, though, is great. All of the original issues of Infinity Gauntlet in one. All the "intergalactic biggies" are there like Uatu (The Watcher), Galactus, Eternity, Death, Living Tribunal and a few more. (Noticeably absent are Infinity and Oblivion.)
I particularly enjoyed the scene where all the galactic biggies ganged up on Thanos and started beating him senseless. Or they tried to, anyway.
As far as I know, this is one of Marvel's earliest multi-comic title sagas. (Secret Wars came before it, though. And DC also had done Crisis on Infinite Earths in 1985.) Whereas Secret Wars was kind of disappointing, Infinity Gauntlet showed how it should be done. Not bloated and taking well over a year to play out (as CoIE did) and not having a misuse of a good idea (as Secret Wars did), Infinity Gauntlet was nearly as perfect as a concept like this can be.
So, now all I'm waiting for is a graphic novel of it's followup story (happening a few years later on), Infinity Crisis. (Not nearly as good, but gives a certain closure and definitely ends the chance of anymore Infinity storylines. Well, as definite as you can get in the Marvelverse, anyway.)
24 of 27 people found the following review helpful
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
You want true heroism, courage, and raw power? Then pick up The Gaunlet, this is the story that tells you why Captain America is so cool, how important Thor really is, and just how scary evil can be. The heroes of earth put everything on the line to save not only their world, but the universe as well. Drawn perfectly by first George Perez and then by Ron Lim, this is one of Marvels shining moments.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome!
Outstanding story and great way of bringing the marvel universe together.
Cannot wait to see Thanos' presence in the rest of Phase 2 and into Phase 3 of the Marvel... Read more
Cannot wait to see Thanos' presence in the rest of Phase 2 and into Phase 3 of the Marvel... Read more
Published 17 days ago by Aaron Check
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great product, Great price!
Great product for a great, competitve price. Shipped to me in a reasonable time, and product perfect. Can't wait to collect them all.
Published 2 months ago by Stephen Hipkiss
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great story, I am enjoying it
I have always been intriqued with guys like Thanos, Apocalypse, Galactus and so on. These is a great story about the mad power hungry thanos and the super heroes who have to stop... Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Lopez
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great story, with a few minor issues
I've been wanting to read this for some time and I've to say I wasn't dissapointed. I sat down and read this in one shot; to give you an idea how engrossed I was. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Nick F
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent
Great comic to catch up on when you have some free time. I carried mine with me in my work bag and would break it out when I had some free time to read. Worth the purchase.
Published 4 months ago by Trenton Smith
3.0 out of 5 stars
Meh
Was hoping for more based on the reviews, but there are too many plot holes and assumptions. It was a good story that could have been told better.
Published 5 months ago by Z.A.
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of Marvel's All-Time Classics
I've been wanting to read this series since I was young. Back then, we couldn't afford so much such as those. And I can't just buy the old Infinity Gauntlet comics today. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Patrick de la Cruz
5.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome story.
Loved it. Great story. Best way to buy it. It would cost to much to buy all six comics. Awesome
Published 5 months ago by william r. brown
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of the best comic stories I ever read.
I grew up on the comics of the 80's and 90's. I remember reading this back then and being blown away. Reading it again brought back those memories.
Published 5 months ago by S.Rido
3.0 out of 5 stars
Different kind of god
Definitely a good one, but it wasn't really what I was expecting. I liked Thanos' character however. Almost a little comic relief, whether it was intended or not... Read more
Published 6 months ago by noelv
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