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Summary: Starlin's Madness
Review: I grew up reading the author's Warlock series reprints in the eighties. Those were masterful and powerful stories. The series climaxed with a cosmic battle involving the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, Spider-man and Warlock. If you're a teenage brat it doesn't get any better than that.Until this story. Starlin writes this one so deftly and so utterly over the top that you walk away stunned. The premise? The dark demi-god Thanos controls the fate of the universe with his Infinity Gems. The players include X-Men, Avengers, Spider-Man, Fantastic Four, Warlock, Dr Strange. If you like to see things blow up, Starlin delivers. (The universe becomes an immense battlefield for the alien gods.) If you want to see someone at last handle the psychology of a super-villain in a convincing manner, Starlin delivers. (Why is Thanos so bad? Jim answers loud and clear.) And if you want a plot that's both formulaic but new, this one delivers. (Like Star Wars.) I also enjoyed the Infinity War series, so I hope Marvel reprints that one.
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Summary: nice book
Review: I wish that Jim Starlin had the oppertunity to illustrate this one. It brings all his former characters together. Warlock, Thanos,Pip the Troll. George Perez brings a new perspective to his characters. This one has it all. The destruction of the universe as we know it. It doesn't get any better than this! Lady Death returns for a shock ending that should have stuck. If Marvel didn't revive Thanos, it would have been have a fitting end to the deadly character. He exists at the end of the story.....but there is a twist I won't tell you about.
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Summary: The Infinate Saga......
Review: I wish that Jim Starlin had the oppertunity to illustrate this one. It brings all his former characters together. Warlock, Thanos,Pip the Troll. George Perez brings a new perspective to his characters. This one has it all. The destruction of the universe as we know it. It doesn't get any better than this! Lady Death returns for a shock ending that should have stuck. If Marvel didn't revive Thanos, it would have been have a fitting end to the deadly character. He exists at the end of the story.....but there is a twist I won't tell you about.
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Summary: Cosmic craziness with a great conclusion
Review: 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 this story is 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.
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Summary: Early-Nineties didn't Completly Suck
Review: In the time where Wolervine and Punicher were in EVER comic book, thhere was still good things happening in Marvel. Its just a shame about the many sequels to this series
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Summary: The Ultimate Cosmic Saga
Review: Marvel has the best cosmic stories in the industry and this is the best Marvel has to offer. Not only do you have a rather awesome tale of a megalomanic gaining aboslute control over everything, but Jim Starlin's characterizations of dozens of core heroes are dead on. I would have prefered Starlin to have illustrated this himself, but Perez and Lim do admirable jobs in bringing this tome to life.
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Summary: Thanos vs. Warlock in Epic Showcase of Cosmic Entities
Review: Marvel so rarely gets epic crossovers right. For every "Dark Phoenix"(Perfection!) there is one or more "Secret Wars" (sadly dissapointing). "Infinity Gauntlet" does a nice job of showcasing not just Earth's mightiest beings, but the Universe's as well. Galactus, Living Tribunal, Watcher, etc. all make appearances. Anyone who enjoys a story on a cosmic-scale will certainly enjoy this one. It wasn't on par with "The Inhumans" but it brought together characters I hadn't seen since the Silver Surfer's solo comic in the late '80s and its worth the read. Recommended.
Also recommended: "Avengers Forever", another not-quite-perfect all-star hero fest.
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Summary: A CLASSIC COSMIC STORYLINE
Review: No one writes better cosmic storylines than Jim Starlin. It's been his bread and butter for 30 years in the comic industry through his runs on Captain Marvel, Warlock, and Dreadstar. The Infinity Gauntlet graphic novel collects all 6 issues of the landmark mini-series of the early 90s and would pave the way for several sequels.
In it, the Mad God Thanos, lover of Death, decides he wants to do something special for the ACTUAL living entity of Death. he wants to wipe out half of the Universe. To do so, he goes on a quest to collect the 6 powerful gems of power, including Warlock's own Soul Gem. He places them into a powerful gauntlet giving him ultimate power over time, space, reality, and the mind...The heroes of Earth band together to stop him including the X-men, Avengers, Fantastic Four, Spider-man, Hulk, Warlock, Silver Surfer, and more...But Thanos has become so powerful they are like gnats to him.
Even the powerful cosmic entities like Eternity, the Watchers, mephisto, and the Living Tribunal are powerless to stop him. Yet Death is not amused. She rejects Thanos as he is now more powerful than her and the heroes use this brief weakness to win the day.
Powerful story by Starlin with magnificent art by George Perez and Ron Lim. This would lead into the Warlock and the Infinity Watch comic and would also have several sequels. Great story.
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Summary: disapoints
Review: This is supposed to be one of those classic Marvel storylines. You can tell they were trying to write it that way. And it does have some interesting moments (turning Wolverine to rubber) but as a whole it isn't just that great. You get a lot of minor characters who are all powerful doing major things. It's just not that great of a story.
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Summary: Marvel at its Metaphysical Best
Review: This is the epic that got all other Marvel epics started, and is still the best crossover (except for The Age of Apocalypse [which any die-hard Marvel-phile should read in its entirety!])) that the House of Ideas ever put out. Not only is the prospect of having all of the great Marvel heroes battle it out against a madman of a cosmic being, but it is also interesting to see the Marvel definition of the Universe. Many characters are present in this book that represent the various ideas of philosophy and metaphisics. Love,Hate, Eternity, the Celestials, the Great Tribunal, Galactus, Mephisto and more all are present for the great climactic battle. Marvel's riveting representations of philosophical and spiritual ideas seem to create its own mythology, with these "rulers of the omniverse" as the gods and the pantheon of superheroes as, well, the heroes. Not only are the ideas and interpretations held within this volume interesting, but the plot and characters (and their respective reactions to each other and their situation) make for a masterpiece of comic book literature. Oh, and the ending and the epilogue are superbly crafted and just a little bit funny. Definately a great read. Check it out, and enjoy!
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