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Thanos: The Infinity Saga
The Infinity Entity
When last we saw Adam Warlock, he was a captive of Annihilus of the Negative Zone. So where do we find him now? Hanging with the Original Avengers? Then things start getting weird. But what else would you expect from the cosmic team of Jim Starlin and Alan Davis? Guest-starring the Guardians of the Galaxy.
COLLECTING: The Infinity Entity 1-4, Thanos Annual 1
COLLECTING: The Infinity Entity 1-4, Thanos Annual 1
120 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2016
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127 people want to read
About the author
Jim Starlin
1,336 books444 followersJames P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
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October 13, 2016
One star for Starlin's pretentious cosmic-messiah script-wankery. Seriously, he must be able to write this shit in his sleep at this point. As for the ending... jeeeeshhh...
Five stars for Davis' beautiful artwork, which was the only reason I read this book, quite frankly.
Five stars for Davis' beautiful artwork, which was the only reason I read this book, quite frankly.
April 19, 2018
And we're back to the amazing Starlin!
Great stuff. Fun read. Interesting.. Much more interesting stuff happening here than the previous OGN of the Infinity.
Great artwork by Alan Davis and very nice colouring too.
Story is good. And it keeps you going!
Recommended though not by itself. You'll have to at least read The Infinity Revelation and the Infinity Relativity before you read this one. (and after Entity, the Infinity Finale).
Great stuff. Fun read. Interesting.. Much more interesting stuff happening here than the previous OGN of the Infinity.
Great artwork by Alan Davis and very nice colouring too.
Story is good. And it keeps you going!
Recommended though not by itself. You'll have to at least read The Infinity Revelation and the Infinity Relativity before you read this one. (and after Entity, the Infinity Finale).
July 21, 2021
Adam Warlock, Thanos, and Jim Starlin always equal a trinity of entertainment for me. I wish Starlin had taken on art chores for this one, but Alan Davis and Mark Farmer stepped in and didn't miss a beat.
Now, a few things did keep this from 5 stars. I didn't like seeing Adam Warlock omnipotent, and I didn't quite understand the purpose of some of his time jumps. The story itself was slightly confusing, however, after reading the recent Thanos Graphic Novels, it's not that complicated by comparison.
Overall, if you're a fan of the Infinity Series or any of Marvel's cosmic titles, this one is worth a read, for the art if nothing else which is really gorgeous.
Now, a few things did keep this from 5 stars. I didn't like seeing Adam Warlock omnipotent, and I didn't quite understand the purpose of some of his time jumps. The story itself was slightly confusing, however, after reading the recent Thanos Graphic Novels, it's not that complicated by comparison.
Overall, if you're a fan of the Infinity Series or any of Marvel's cosmic titles, this one is worth a read, for the art if nothing else which is really gorgeous.
June 18, 2022
In the middle of the big Thanos vs Annihilus story arc, we got this weird interlude dealing with what's going on with Adam Warlock.
Weird and trippy with a twist that you'll either find entertaining or pretentious.
I think it's a bit of both, but still liked it.
I get while people might not love this, but I'm a sucker for Starlin doing cosmic and when he occasionally steps back from everything being about Thanos it feels like a treat.
Weird and trippy with a twist that you'll either find entertaining or pretentious.
I think it's a bit of both, but still liked it.
I get while people might not love this, but I'm a sucker for Starlin doing cosmic and when he occasionally steps back from everything being about Thanos it feels like a treat.
July 27, 2022
This is largely an excuse to write Warlock in what is ostensibly a "Thanos trilogy".
Its Alan Davis hitting some high notes while Starlin brings back Warlock for a victory lap. It's got some great art and interesting characters returning like The In-Betweener, who is more interesting than Annihilus.
Its Alan Davis hitting some high notes while Starlin brings back Warlock for a victory lap. It's got some great art and interesting characters returning like The In-Betweener, who is more interesting than Annihilus.
December 31, 2016
Por si só, Thanos é o típico super-vilão megalómano de comics, que existe apenas para que as suas grandiosas maquinações sejam travadas pelos super-heróis em gloriosas batalhas. Emparelhado com Warlock, no entanto, torna-se algo mais, um resquício do psicadelismo cósmico em voga nos anos 70 do século XX. Jim Starlin é o culpado usual desta vertente, com as suas histórias onde os dois personagens, inimigos com demasiado em comum, duas faces da mesma força cósmica, se cruzam em dilemas verdadeiramente titânicos, para lá da mortalidade, dos limites humanos, em vastas e inimagináveis dimensões do cosmos. Nestas histórias, o foco está num Thanos que, derrotado mais uma vez, é visitado por um avatar seu do futuro que, detentor das jóias do infinito, lhe mostra que o seu destino não terminou com a derrota. Em seguida entramos em dimensões profundamente cósmicas, com um Warlock amnésico a viajar ao longo de todos os tempos, descobrindo que encerra em si todo um universo e avisado peças entidades cósmicas do universo Marvel que as suas acções irão determinar o fim da realidade, enquanto permanece inconsciente, dominado pelo inefável Mephisto, que decidiu usar a ciência para conquistar a nossa realidade. É também uma boa oportunidade de desempoeirar os mais bizarros personagens da Marvel, entre Galactus, o Tribunal Vivo ou a Eternidade.
June 25, 2016
[Read as single issues]
Jim Starlin's Thanos trilogy (Infinity Revelation, Relativity, and Finale) had a bit of a poor ending recently. Set between Relativity and Finale, the Infinity Entity gives Finale much more of a resonance as Adam Warlock's position during that book is revealed.
The ending of the book is a bit of a forgone conclusion, but Starlin just has a masterful way of taking Warlock on jaunts across space and time that are so perfectly realised, it doesn't really matter. Starlin doesn't draw this series, instead giving Alan Davis the spotlight there, but Davis is always reliable (if a bit samey) in his art style, and the backgrounds are very pretty.
This is Starlin doing what he does best, and that's never a bad thing.
Loses a star for not really standing on its own and being marketed as an unessential side-story, when really it brings to light a lot of stuff that makes the Infinity Finale more poignant. If anything, this should have been the third book, and Infinity Finale the fourth.
Jim Starlin's Thanos trilogy (Infinity Revelation, Relativity, and Finale) had a bit of a poor ending recently. Set between Relativity and Finale, the Infinity Entity gives Finale much more of a resonance as Adam Warlock's position during that book is revealed.
The ending of the book is a bit of a forgone conclusion, but Starlin just has a masterful way of taking Warlock on jaunts across space and time that are so perfectly realised, it doesn't really matter. Starlin doesn't draw this series, instead giving Alan Davis the spotlight there, but Davis is always reliable (if a bit samey) in his art style, and the backgrounds are very pretty.
This is Starlin doing what he does best, and that's never a bad thing.
Loses a star for not really standing on its own and being marketed as an unessential side-story, when really it brings to light a lot of stuff that makes the Infinity Finale more poignant. If anything, this should have been the third book, and Infinity Finale the fourth.
March 12, 2019
Un intervalo episódico en esta serie compuesta de miniseries. Durante la captura del ahora todopoderos Warlock, este viaja en sus sueño, sin memoria y a la busca de respuestas sobre su identidad. En su paseo tiene encuentros con superhéroes, con hechos pasados y futuros y con todo el panteón de personajes cósmicos primordiales. El villano me ha resultado inesperado, lo confieso.
El método narrativo puede cansar a más de uno. Warlock en un monólogo continuo, describe todo lo que las viñetas muestran en un tono solemne que solo es interrumpido por los escasos diálogos con otros personajes. Buena droga para los que somos fans de Starlin; vacuo discurso grandilocuente para sus detractores.
Un paso más hacia el desenlace de esta última incursión de Starlin en la Marvel, que quizás hubiera quedado más correcto como una serie convencional en grapa que como ha sido presentada, en caros y finos tomos de lujo en tapa dura.
El método narrativo puede cansar a más de uno. Warlock en un monólogo continuo, describe todo lo que las viñetas muestran en un tono solemne que solo es interrumpido por los escasos diálogos con otros personajes. Buena droga para los que somos fans de Starlin; vacuo discurso grandilocuente para sus detractores.
Un paso más hacia el desenlace de esta última incursión de Starlin en la Marvel, que quizás hubiera quedado más correcto como una serie convencional en grapa que como ha sido presentada, en caros y finos tomos de lujo en tapa dura.
December 7, 2021
First a one-off story of an encounter between Thanos and Mephisto. Then a miniseries starring the alternate Adam Warlock which takes place between The Infinity Relativity and The Infinity Finale. The big reveals in this story are the same as the ones in The Infinity Finale, so one spoils the other, however you read them. Illustrated by Alan Davis, so at least it looks good.
May 4, 2018
All aboard the hype train.
December 3, 2018
I take back all the mean shit I said about Jim Starlin when I reviewed “The Infinite Relativity” and “The Infinity Revelation.”
Seriously.
This is fucking EPIC!!!! Jim, ya ole bastard... you’re the goddam cosmic king!!!
Wow... ok... so... this is some high level shit. This is a tale of Gods, and I don’t mean Asgardians... I mean real gods. Eternity, Infinity... the one above all... this is supreme being level shit. It’s also the best and most interesting Adam Warlock has ever been.
There’s a character reveal at the end that made me squeal. The chickens are coming home to roost. It almost feels like Jim planned this back in the Gauntlet days.
Alan Davis’s art is phenomenal. I actually prefer him to Ron Lim when it comes to Starlin (which I know is heresy. Sue me.) Every page is gripping, the Kirby crackle is on point, the colors, the cosmic space magic... it’s all on point.
If Hickman was writing this story, we’d be looking at page after page of slow exposition. Page after page of Anihilus and his forces waging war. Starlin skips the crap we don’t care about and focuses on the meat. The pacing is excellent. The story is so cosmically intriguing... I read this on the edge of my seat. I really can’t wait to crack open “The Infinity Finale.” It’s sitting right next to me. I hope they don’t muck it up, because right now I’m IN THIS!!
Seriously.
This is fucking EPIC!!!! Jim, ya ole bastard... you’re the goddam cosmic king!!!
Wow... ok... so... this is some high level shit. This is a tale of Gods, and I don’t mean Asgardians... I mean real gods. Eternity, Infinity... the one above all... this is supreme being level shit. It’s also the best and most interesting Adam Warlock has ever been.
There’s a character reveal at the end that made me squeal. The chickens are coming home to roost. It almost feels like Jim planned this back in the Gauntlet days.
Alan Davis’s art is phenomenal. I actually prefer him to Ron Lim when it comes to Starlin (which I know is heresy. Sue me.) Every page is gripping, the Kirby crackle is on point, the colors, the cosmic space magic... it’s all on point.
If Hickman was writing this story, we’d be looking at page after page of slow exposition. Page after page of Anihilus and his forces waging war. Starlin skips the crap we don’t care about and focuses on the meat. The pacing is excellent. The story is so cosmically intriguing... I read this on the edge of my seat. I really can’t wait to crack open “The Infinity Finale.” It’s sitting right next to me. I hope they don’t muck it up, because right now I’m IN THIS!!
August 27, 2019
This is book 17 of 18 in the "Infinity Gauntlet" series and it seems like the graphic novels keep getting shorter and shorter in terms of page count. Now it continues to phantom me that Marvel Studios has not made the addition of Adam Warlock in its feature films since he plays such a huge role in this series that inspired "Avengers: Endgame" and "Avengers: Infinity War." Although, Thanos has been a central figure in most of the books this specific issue touched on some deep issues that plague Adam Warlock. The whole going back in time aspect of stopping Thanos is touched on in this issue but the one stopping Thanos is a future Thanos.
Imagine if we had that ability to go back and change the direction that led to a failure. That would seem awesome on the surface level but all the unintended consequences can make you want to continuously go back to change that direction again and again. Back to Adam Warlock, he now is stuck in a reality that is out of body and control by Memphisto, which sort of plays of the belief of being possed by a demon. This is deep because it seems some times when looking back, something was guiding your mind that was not controlled by you and the decisions you were making were just plain scary in retrospect. Once again entertainment that leads to deep taught is what amazes me about comics and wish I was reading them since a young age.
Imagine if we had that ability to go back and change the direction that led to a failure. That would seem awesome on the surface level but all the unintended consequences can make you want to continuously go back to change that direction again and again. Back to Adam Warlock, he now is stuck in a reality that is out of body and control by Memphisto, which sort of plays of the belief of being possed by a demon. This is deep because it seems some times when looking back, something was guiding your mind that was not controlled by you and the decisions you were making were just plain scary in retrospect. Once again entertainment that leads to deep taught is what amazes me about comics and wish I was reading them since a young age.
June 30, 2018
This story takes place in between The Infinity Relativity and The Infinity Finale. I already read both of those and didn't feel like anything was missing, so this felt pretty non-essential. The four issue story follows around Adam Warlock who has no memory of why Time and Space are being wiped out. He takes some interesting detours to figure it out, including time traveling to an original Avengers meeting and having a discussion with all of the cosmic entities that govern the universe. The story seems to tie in to some previous events with a certain devil analog character that didn't quite deliver on a pay off set up in issue one.
Also included here is a Thanos annual that tells the story of when Thanos has the Infinity Gauntlet and he sent several projections of himself to answer questions before he would lose it (possessing the time gem, he was aware right away he would lose the Gauntlet, and is able to visit younger versions of himself). The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but it was a lot of fun and the best part of this trade paperback not named Alan Davis. Seriously, Alan Davis is amazing. The art in this book is fantastic (Ron Lim is also always reliable).
Also included here is a Thanos annual that tells the story of when Thanos has the Infinity Gauntlet and he sent several projections of himself to answer questions before he would lose it (possessing the time gem, he was aware right away he would lose the Gauntlet, and is able to visit younger versions of himself). The story doesn't make a lot of sense, but it was a lot of fun and the best part of this trade paperback not named Alan Davis. Seriously, Alan Davis is amazing. The art in this book is fantastic (Ron Lim is also always reliable).
March 5, 2020
Some stories just need to be told. Here's an example of that. A story set in between chapters of a trilogy that was bland on overwritten to begin with. Jim Starlin felt the need to dive back into this story and sadly its bad. This Adam Warlock is plummeting through time...because. Alan Davis delivers some nice pages throughout but this book just doesn't matter.
March 20, 2024
An interesting story as both Adam Warlock and Thanos learn that somehow the end of existence is coming and are trying to stop it. I like how this occurs as we get nods to a lot of Marvel cosmic events like the Infinity Trilogy. It does get a little confusing when Adam Warlock learns about this but still a pretty fun read if you are a fan of both Thanos and Adam.
January 7, 2019
The Infinity Entity has nice artwork, but Jim Starlin seems to rely more on exposition in this volume than a standalone story. I imagine that this would have more meaning to readers familiar with the larger Infinity saga.
May 30, 2020
Some epic cosmic craziness from Jim Starlin himself, drawn by the Master Alan fckin Davis.
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December 24, 2022This was extremely confusing.
September 9, 2025
The Great Marvel Readthrough, pt 386
December 20, 2020
Tomo de la macrosaga de Thanos presentada desde la perspectiva de un renacido Adam Warlock.
July 29, 2019
This is a great addition to Starlin's Thanos OGN trilogy, set between Relativity and Finale to give more context to what the hell's going on with Warlock.
And honestly, I'm not sure how much it clears up. It's kind of crazy and nothing actually happens, it's just Warlock trying to figure out why the universe is dying with no memory of who he is or what's going on. It's a whole pile of exposition on the crazy stuff going on, with tons of cameos and even some interactions with the god-like abstract entities, but in the end it doesn't even matter. That is to say, basically nothing actually happens.
In spite of that, I always love some more Starlin Warlock and Davis' art is fantastic, so I still enjoyed it well enough.
And honestly, I'm not sure how much it clears up. It's kind of crazy and nothing actually happens, it's just Warlock trying to figure out why the universe is dying with no memory of who he is or what's going on. It's a whole pile of exposition on the crazy stuff going on, with tons of cameos and even some interactions with the god-like abstract entities, but in the end it doesn't even matter. That is to say, basically nothing actually happens.
In spite of that, I always love some more Starlin Warlock and Davis' art is fantastic, so I still enjoyed it well enough.
April 14, 2016
Well, Jim Starlin is back doing Adam Warlock. What's not to love? Ok, ok, he's not doing the art, but I'm not going to complain about Alan Davis & Mark Farmer picking up the slack. If you like Marvel's cosmic stories, this one's for you. Yeah, it may not be a new Dreadstar comic, but it's worth every penny.
July 16, 2016
I hope some day that Jim Starlin will be viewed as the Titan (pun intended) of creativity that he is. I put him as high in my estimation as Alexandro Jodorowsky in regards to his writing. As a visual artist he was peerless for at least a decade and forced the entire industry to catch up with him.
He's not on art duties here, but Ron Lim is always a superior collaborator for him. Alan Davis and Mark Farmer are geniuses and work stupendously with the mind-expanding script.
Some creators are on another level. Starlin's on another planet in an alternate universe.
He's not on art duties here, but Ron Lim is always a superior collaborator for him. Alan Davis and Mark Farmer are geniuses and work stupendously with the mind-expanding script.
Some creators are on another level. Starlin's on another planet in an alternate universe.
November 5, 2017
An interlude in Starlin's modern Infinity epic, this series shows us some fun wrinkles in Thanos' past and explores the mystery surrounding what's become of the current incarnation of Adam Warlock and who is pulling some of the strings. Starlin writes these stories masterfully and they are drawn by the great (and underrated) Ron Lim on the Thanos tale, and awesome Alan Davis for the Warlock story.
September 3, 2016
Set between the Infinity Relativity and the Infinity Finale, the Infinity Entity reveals some important information that now makes the Infinity Finale read slightly better than it initially did. Points for including a fight scene with the original Avengers, and some Mephisto action as well.
July 20, 2016
Loved this one! I've had mixed feelings about the last several chapters of the saga but this volume is a home run. Perfection. Can't wait for the next one! Looks like its going to be a humdinger.
November 24, 2016
fun, and verbose.
June 6, 2018
Good read; might've been better to read it after "Thanos: The Infinity Relativity" and before, "The Infinity Finale".
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