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Avengers (2012) (Single Issues) #18-20
Infinity, Part One
The year's most anticipated blockbuster cosmic event is here, as the Marvel Universe marches towards Infinity! The mad ti tan Thanos makes his world-shattering return, and his armies fire the opening shots of a galactic war that will be fought both on Earth and in deep space - with our heroes caught between both battles! As Thanos' secrets are revealed, the Inhumans' city of Attilan falls, and the Illuminati find themselves on the front line! And as every Origin Site on Earth goes active, the Builders enter the Marvel Universe. But can the Avengers return to Earth in ti me to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires will fall as Thanos' crazed plans come to fruition!
Collecting Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20, New Avengers 9-10.
Collecting Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20, New Avengers 9-10.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 2013
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Jonathan Hickman
1,221 books2,034 followersJonathan Hickman is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for creating the Image Comics series The Nightly News, The Manhattan Projects and East of West, as well as working on Marvel Comics' Fantastic Four, FF, and S.H.I.E.L.D. titles. In 2012, Hickman ended his run on the Fantastic Four titles to write The Avengers and The New Avengers, as part the "Marvel NOW!" relaunch. In 2013, Hickman wrote a six-part miniseries, Infinity, plus Avengers tie-ins for Marvel Comics. In 2015, he wrote the crossover event Secret Wars. - Wikipedia
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January 28, 2024
Безкрайност… ама в агоналните мъки на клетия читател. И, разбира се, щеше да е прекалено хубаво, ако мащабният сюжет на Джонатан Хикман беше успял да се побере само в един албум, но не… тоя вторник ни чака втора порция безкрайни агонални мъки. Всичко, което ненавиждам в някои от MARVEL комиксите – десетки знайни и незнайни герои, разхвърляни хаотично по панелите в самоцелни баталии – тук е достигнало квинтесенциални измерения. Артът е без забележка.
February 17, 2024
Историята в този комикс е замислена като безкрайно епична и пан-вселенска. По принцип, това би могло да доведе до създаването на невероятна история, но тук автор и художници са изпуснали тотално юздите.
Страниците са изпълнени с някакъв хаос от паралелни нишки, като за самия сюжет е отделена минимална площ, като е наблегнато на явно задължителното пата-кюта. Така читателят не може да разбере завръзка, мотивации, а дори би могло да се вложи някаква дълбочина, която да отговаря на претенциите, изказани и в материала в края на книгата.
Голяма мъка и опропастена добра първоначална идея.
Но това не е най-лошото. То е, че има и втора част, преди която ще си взема лека почивка от поредицата, че мъката бе наистина безкрайна...
2,5 само защото самите рисунки са добри...
Страниците са изпълнени с някакъв хаос от паралелни нишки, като за самия сюжет е отделена минимална площ, като е наблегнато на явно задължителното пата-кюта. Така читателят не може да разбере завръзка, мотивации, а дори би могло да се вложи някаква дълбочина, която да отговаря на претенциите, изказани и в материала в края на книгата.
Голяма мъка и опропастена добра първоначална идея.
Но това не е най-лошото. То е, че има и втора част, преди която ще си взема лека почивка от поредицата, че мъката бе наистина безкрайна...
2,5 само защото самите рисунки са добри...
August 6, 2017
Infinity is basically two stories – the Builders, the creators of the universe, are now destroying worlds and Earth is on their hit list. The Avengers join numerous alien forces and head out into deep space to take them on. The second story is that while Earth is “defenceless”, Thanos launches an attack on Earth searching for his mysterious tribute. The Inhumans also play a big part in Thanos’ story and the larger structure of the Marvel U.
I think that this mini-series was a total mess. Jonathan Hickman is at his worst writing stories in a broad, descriptive, totally uninvolving style, cramming in massive sequences in a few panels which have zero impact on the reader. The dialogue is appalling, most of the new characters are jokes, the existing characters are poorly served, and really the whole space story could’ve been left out entirely. While Hickman’s writing and storytelling are at their worst in this book, I really liked the artwork of Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver, all of whom brought their A game to the series making it look amazing.
I won’t go too much further into this here because I’ve already written more than I’d like to about this boring story, so if you want to read my reviews of the individual issues, click on the links below. I read issue #6 but didn’t review it, instead I wrote an article looking at the problems of the series as a whole, the title of which sums up my feelings about the whole thing: 6 Reasons Why Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity Was Absolute Drivel
Infinity #1
Infinity #2
Infinity #3
Infinity #4
Infinity #5
I think that this mini-series was a total mess. Jonathan Hickman is at his worst writing stories in a broad, descriptive, totally uninvolving style, cramming in massive sequences in a few panels which have zero impact on the reader. The dialogue is appalling, most of the new characters are jokes, the existing characters are poorly served, and really the whole space story could’ve been left out entirely. While Hickman’s writing and storytelling are at their worst in this book, I really liked the artwork of Jim Cheung, Jerome Opena and Dustin Weaver, all of whom brought their A game to the series making it look amazing.
I won’t go too much further into this here because I’ve already written more than I’d like to about this boring story, so if you want to read my reviews of the individual issues, click on the links below. I read issue #6 but didn’t review it, instead I wrote an article looking at the problems of the series as a whole, the title of which sums up my feelings about the whole thing: 6 Reasons Why Jonathan Hickman’s Infinity Was Absolute Drivel
Infinity #1
Infinity #2
Infinity #3
Infinity #4
Infinity #5
December 9, 2013
You can read the full review on my blog:
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
This year has certainly been the year of mega-crossovers and events. Barely does one stop when the next one begins. With Marvel, it was, first, their Marvel NOW! relaunch last fall, which was quickly followed by the universe-wide Age of Ultron, and then immediately after that we delved into TWO crossover events. The first of these was Avengers and New Avengers scribe Jonathan Hickman’s grand space opera Infinity and the other was Battle of the Atom (Part 1, Part 2) for the primary X-Men team books and was penned by multiple writers. And barely has either event finished that we are moving on to the next event: Inhumanity, which has already begun in bits and pieces but won’t kick into overdrive until next year. And not to forget, Marvel’s Ultimate universe is also undergoing its own event right now, Cataclysm which just might see the destruction of that setting.
So indeed, there’s been a lot going on at Marvel next year, including their All-New Marvel NOW! relaunch of certain titles from the current range and which will see some new books debuting as well. Through all of it, I’ve stuck with only two events: Battle of the Atom and Infinity. The former event had a really good start in its first month but fizzled out completely in the second. The latter, which I just read back-to-back (just the core event issues), has been a much better read, primarily because of its incredible scope which covers a lot of different characters and teams and organisations within the Marvel-616 universe and thus giving the reader a good taste for all of it.
Infinity Part 1The premise of this event is that the Builders, the mysterious first race of the universe who created all life in the galaxy and even had a hand in the development and evolution of most of the species/races that inhabit it, have gone all destroyer-mode and are now systematically wiping out all life as they see fit. One by one, worlds and galactic empires fall to their fleet armadas and their Aleph foot-soldiers in a grand orgy of destruction that is bringing them straight to Earth. As most such premises go, this one isn’t too innovative, but it is indeed quite an interesting one because of all the forces and heroes and villains that it draws together as a result. Multiple teams of Avengers take off from Earth to combat the Builders’ armada and end their reign of destruction while others are left behind to guard the keep. The Mad Titan himself, Thanos, steps in as well to take what he wants from Earth since its greatest defenders have now left it and he draws in the Inhumans and their King Black Bolt into the conflict as well.
With events like these, it is always a given that there are going to be multiple characters involved, perhaps more than it is possible to keep track of even. I remember reading DC’s Crisis on Infinity Earths and Infinite Crisis and often being confused by some of the characters that showed up. Of course, that was also when I didn’t know all that much about the DC universe, so that was a factor as well. Reading DC’s big events this year, Trinity War and Forever Evil, I have a much better base of understanding and this applies to Marvel’s Infinity as well since I’m now much familiar with a lot of these characters, whom I’ve seen either in cameos or in their own books, whether solo or team books. So I wasn’t lost all that much.
Jonathan Hickman does well to draw all these characters together. There is absolutely no central protagonist(s) for this event and so we really do get a wide perspective on event. Each issue is divided into multiple sections where for a set number of pages Hickman focuses on a particular team or character and shows what’s happening in their corner of the universe with this event going on. For my money’s worth, the Inhumans stole the show, particularly Black Bolt and his brother who got some of the best lines and dialogue in the event. Then there would also be the Illuminati, some of Earth’s greatest heroes (such as T’Challa, Iron Man, Richard Reed, Black Bolt and others) who protect its darkest secrets and are privy to some really staggering bits and pieces of knowledge, knowledge that is too terrible for any others to handle.
The characters who come off rather the worse for the wear are the Avengers that Captain America leads on the star-system hopping adventure to stop the Builders. They don’t really get all that much attention, popping up only in some absolutely key sequences and little besides. Nature of the beast however since Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers books are a part of this event as well and the entire story of Infinity is told across these books in addition. And I haven’t read them, not yet.
Infinity Part 2
Thanos’ invasion of Earth, when it happens, is portrayed quite well, giving a great perspective on how his forces assault all the different strong points of Earth’s defenses and overwhelm some, while others they face resistance and are forced back from. Thanos is one of my favourite characters in the Marvel universe, going back to my reading of Jim Starlin’s grand escapades of yesteryear and Jason Aaron’s 5-issue limited-series Thanos Rising (review) that was released this year. With his portrayal of the Mad Titan, Hickman definitely does the character justice and he even builds upon and references Aaron’s series, which was a nice touch. In fact, Thanos’ reasons for invading Earth at this point can very well be sourced in that story by someone with a discerning eye. It adds a lot to Thanos’ character and I definitely had fun reading all of his scenes.
More than Thanos however, it was his lieutenants who stole the show, Corvus Glaive in particular. That guy is full-on creepy and badass throughout the event and you can fall his… evil roll off him on the pages and then off the pages too. If I had to pick, he was my favourite character to read in the entire event because Hickman went all-out with him.
http://sonsofcorax.wordpress.com/2013...
This year has certainly been the year of mega-crossovers and events. Barely does one stop when the next one begins. With Marvel, it was, first, their Marvel NOW! relaunch last fall, which was quickly followed by the universe-wide Age of Ultron, and then immediately after that we delved into TWO crossover events. The first of these was Avengers and New Avengers scribe Jonathan Hickman’s grand space opera Infinity and the other was Battle of the Atom (Part 1, Part 2) for the primary X-Men team books and was penned by multiple writers. And barely has either event finished that we are moving on to the next event: Inhumanity, which has already begun in bits and pieces but won’t kick into overdrive until next year. And not to forget, Marvel’s Ultimate universe is also undergoing its own event right now, Cataclysm which just might see the destruction of that setting.
So indeed, there’s been a lot going on at Marvel next year, including their All-New Marvel NOW! relaunch of certain titles from the current range and which will see some new books debuting as well. Through all of it, I’ve stuck with only two events: Battle of the Atom and Infinity. The former event had a really good start in its first month but fizzled out completely in the second. The latter, which I just read back-to-back (just the core event issues), has been a much better read, primarily because of its incredible scope which covers a lot of different characters and teams and organisations within the Marvel-616 universe and thus giving the reader a good taste for all of it.
Infinity Part 1The premise of this event is that the Builders, the mysterious first race of the universe who created all life in the galaxy and even had a hand in the development and evolution of most of the species/races that inhabit it, have gone all destroyer-mode and are now systematically wiping out all life as they see fit. One by one, worlds and galactic empires fall to their fleet armadas and their Aleph foot-soldiers in a grand orgy of destruction that is bringing them straight to Earth. As most such premises go, this one isn’t too innovative, but it is indeed quite an interesting one because of all the forces and heroes and villains that it draws together as a result. Multiple teams of Avengers take off from Earth to combat the Builders’ armada and end their reign of destruction while others are left behind to guard the keep. The Mad Titan himself, Thanos, steps in as well to take what he wants from Earth since its greatest defenders have now left it and he draws in the Inhumans and their King Black Bolt into the conflict as well.
With events like these, it is always a given that there are going to be multiple characters involved, perhaps more than it is possible to keep track of even. I remember reading DC’s Crisis on Infinity Earths and Infinite Crisis and often being confused by some of the characters that showed up. Of course, that was also when I didn’t know all that much about the DC universe, so that was a factor as well. Reading DC’s big events this year, Trinity War and Forever Evil, I have a much better base of understanding and this applies to Marvel’s Infinity as well since I’m now much familiar with a lot of these characters, whom I’ve seen either in cameos or in their own books, whether solo or team books. So I wasn’t lost all that much.
Jonathan Hickman does well to draw all these characters together. There is absolutely no central protagonist(s) for this event and so we really do get a wide perspective on event. Each issue is divided into multiple sections where for a set number of pages Hickman focuses on a particular team or character and shows what’s happening in their corner of the universe with this event going on. For my money’s worth, the Inhumans stole the show, particularly Black Bolt and his brother who got some of the best lines and dialogue in the event. Then there would also be the Illuminati, some of Earth’s greatest heroes (such as T’Challa, Iron Man, Richard Reed, Black Bolt and others) who protect its darkest secrets and are privy to some really staggering bits and pieces of knowledge, knowledge that is too terrible for any others to handle.
The characters who come off rather the worse for the wear are the Avengers that Captain America leads on the star-system hopping adventure to stop the Builders. They don’t really get all that much attention, popping up only in some absolutely key sequences and little besides. Nature of the beast however since Hickman’s Avengers and New Avengers books are a part of this event as well and the entire story of Infinity is told across these books in addition. And I haven’t read them, not yet.
Infinity Part 2
Thanos’ invasion of Earth, when it happens, is portrayed quite well, giving a great perspective on how his forces assault all the different strong points of Earth’s defenses and overwhelm some, while others they face resistance and are forced back from. Thanos is one of my favourite characters in the Marvel universe, going back to my reading of Jim Starlin’s grand escapades of yesteryear and Jason Aaron’s 5-issue limited-series Thanos Rising (review) that was released this year. With his portrayal of the Mad Titan, Hickman definitely does the character justice and he even builds upon and references Aaron’s series, which was a nice touch. In fact, Thanos’ reasons for invading Earth at this point can very well be sourced in that story by someone with a discerning eye. It adds a lot to Thanos’ character and I definitely had fun reading all of his scenes.
More than Thanos however, it was his lieutenants who stole the show, Corvus Glaive in particular. That guy is full-on creepy and badass throughout the event and you can fall his… evil roll off him on the pages and then off the pages too. If I had to pick, he was my favourite character to read in the entire event because Hickman went all-out with him.
August 5, 2017
How to review this one...? What a beautiful mess! So I got this first part of this massive story(I think the normal trade is over 600 pages!) as a gift from my dad, and its one of many of the Infinity stories involving Thanos. I feel like The infinity stories are like Marvels equivalent of DC's Crisis stories! But anyway so the story is there is an intergalactic war going on, an advance race of beings called The Builders have a massive fleet and they are ripping through the galaxy. So Empires such as The Kree, The Skrulls and some others have to come together; The Avengers hear of this so they go out to help! Meanwhile Thanos is searching for the infinity Gems(Later though we find out what he's really after) and now Earth is defenceless so he sends his henchman to find what he's looking for, and The Illuminati(No the marvel one) know what he's looking for and they have it! So the story is frankly a mess! Its a lot more cohesive though and easy to understand then most cosmic events (Marvel and DC) I've read; its just a very bleak and bland to say the least. The story is quite dark, this is not happy fun marvel time, but most stories involving Thanos are dark; but unlike previous Infinity stories, this one is not as interesting. Its interesting to the point where I wanna get part 2 and see where this goes, but not more then that. Artwork however is stellar in this series! The pages and panels are so beautiful to look at and since its a cosmic story, its a nice dark blend of so many colours. Artwork alone is 5 stars, but the story brings it down. But overall, I will probably get part 2 to see where this goes!
April 7, 2018
Waste of money and time. Oh Lord except for the big events like Secret Wars, I will not purchase any other Marvel event again.
Only 1 thing you should now for this so-called "event", which is below:
*SPOILERS*
In the war against Thanos, The Inhuman King Black Bolt triggers the Terrigen bomb(s?) around the globe, and a lot of new Inhumans begin to emerge. This is the ONLY thing to be developed further in the Marvel universe that you need to know. Apart from that, a 224 page of trash. You're welcome, Marvel.
Only 1 thing you should now for this so-called "event", which is below:
*SPOILERS*
In the war against Thanos, The Inhuman King Black Bolt triggers the Terrigen bomb(s?) around the globe, and a lot of new Inhumans begin to emerge. This is the ONLY thing to be developed further in the Marvel universe that you need to know. Apart from that, a 224 page of trash. You're welcome, Marvel.
December 31, 2017
To my mind, this is one of the better huge character ensemble stories put out by marvel.
I think this is mainly due to the fact that it is actually three stories in one, one of which is the continuation of the Illuminati storyline.
The only main con, is that there is no long term consequences for any of the characters involved, despite millions of other beings dying.
Rating should be 3.5
I think this is mainly due to the fact that it is actually three stories in one, one of which is the continuation of the Illuminati storyline.
The only main con, is that there is no long term consequences for any of the characters involved, despite millions of other beings dying.
Rating should be 3.5
March 27, 2019
Another classic.
July 14, 2022
I’m not sure I know what’s happening…it’s starts to make a bit more sense at the end. But the beginning is a bit of a cluster (not sure if I can swear on here, so insert appropriate word here).
December 23, 2015
I bought this on a day out in London that was too near Xmas or birthday to get anything that I remembered being on any wish list - I'd always liked the cover of this and the Marvel Cinematic Universe had piqued interest in the Avengers and Thanos.
Whilst I enjoy the films very much I don't really read any Marvel comics bar Deadpool. They seem colourful, pretty and arbitrary to me. Jonathan Hickman wrote East To West which is interesting, at least.
This looks amazing. Top modern stuff. Story is utter bilge, tho. And seems to include every Marvel character EVER. Maybe this is the Infinity referred to..? Probably helps if you have been following the Marvel world for a few years leading up to it, but still.
Rubbish.
Whilst I enjoy the films very much I don't really read any Marvel comics bar Deadpool. They seem colourful, pretty and arbitrary to me. Jonathan Hickman wrote East To West which is interesting, at least.
This looks amazing. Top modern stuff. Story is utter bilge, tho. And seems to include every Marvel character EVER. Maybe this is the Infinity referred to..? Probably helps if you have been following the Marvel world for a few years leading up to it, but still.
Rubbish.
March 17, 2018
In honor of the upcoming blockbuster event of the year, (Avengers: Infinity War), it's time to check out one of the influences for the film, Infinity by writer Jonathan Hickman. The story explores a major Marvel event, where Thanos begins a galactic war as the Avengers fight both in space and on Earth. Here's the synopsis:
The year's most anticipated blockbuster cosmic event is here, as the Marvel Universe marches towards Infinity! The mad titan Thanos makes his world-shattering return, and his armies fire the opening shots of a galactic war that will be fought both on Earth and in deep space - with our heroes caught between both battles! As Thanos' secrets are revealed, the Inhumans' city of Attilan falls, and the Illuminati find themselves on the front line! And as every Origin Site on Earth goes active, the Builders enter the Marvel Universe. But can the Avengers return to Earth in ti me to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires will fall as Thanos' crazed plans come to fruition!
Collecting Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20, New Avengers 9-10.
The graphic novel does an excellent job of bringing the larger than life scale of the threat of Thanos to life. The story of Thanos and his Black Order is a unique addition to the Infinity saga, adding new threats and a much more powerful army to Thanos that the Avengers must face. The artwork is beautiful, integrating the various factions of the Marvel Universe. We see the beginning of the fall of Attilan, the Inhumans Kingdom after Thanos begins his conquest of Earth. We get a taste of the influences for the upcoming film in the MCU, and got to witness the ruthlessness and villainy of Thanos.
Overall I loved this comic book. The maturity and graphic nature of this particular story kind of helped establish the stakes of the fight between the Avengers and Thanos. A story of manipulation, power and hope, this was an amazing story to read. If you guys haven't yet be sure to pick up your copies of Infinity: Volume 1 by Jonathan Hickman today!
The year's most anticipated blockbuster cosmic event is here, as the Marvel Universe marches towards Infinity! The mad titan Thanos makes his world-shattering return, and his armies fire the opening shots of a galactic war that will be fought both on Earth and in deep space - with our heroes caught between both battles! As Thanos' secrets are revealed, the Inhumans' city of Attilan falls, and the Illuminati find themselves on the front line! And as every Origin Site on Earth goes active, the Builders enter the Marvel Universe. But can the Avengers return to Earth in ti me to save it, when betrayal in the Galactic Council has left them prisoners of war? Galactic empires will fall as Thanos' crazed plans come to fruition!
Collecting Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20, New Avengers 9-10.
The graphic novel does an excellent job of bringing the larger than life scale of the threat of Thanos to life. The story of Thanos and his Black Order is a unique addition to the Infinity saga, adding new threats and a much more powerful army to Thanos that the Avengers must face. The artwork is beautiful, integrating the various factions of the Marvel Universe. We see the beginning of the fall of Attilan, the Inhumans Kingdom after Thanos begins his conquest of Earth. We get a taste of the influences for the upcoming film in the MCU, and got to witness the ruthlessness and villainy of Thanos.
Overall I loved this comic book. The maturity and graphic nature of this particular story kind of helped establish the stakes of the fight between the Avengers and Thanos. A story of manipulation, power and hope, this was an amazing story to read. If you guys haven't yet be sure to pick up your copies of Infinity: Volume 1 by Jonathan Hickman today!
March 2, 2025
This book is praised and also has a lot of hate heaped on it. I find myself in the middle and I will start off by saying part of that hate is my fault. The cover for this book is the same for volume 1 and volume 2 and the full collection of both combined. This gave me the feeling when Microsoft released the Xbox Series X. I was sad I made the mistake of purchasing only volume 1. Now I think I would rather just buy the complete story and then give away this copy of essentially the first half of the story.
Now I want to say what this book does very well. DC collections could take notes from the presentation of this book. This book contains Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20 and New Avengers #9-10. All written by Jonathan Hickman. Now when you have a singular voice writing it all it makes it much easier on the reader and creative teams. While this story is a bit more convoluted than it needs to be, the Thanos goals being hidden and not obvious is a lot of fun. The art....oh man...the art is WAY WAY beyond my expectations. Cheung! Opena! Weaver! Deodato Jr! Francis Yu! They all bring "A Game" and they deliver in spades! The way the issues are put in proper reading order is beautiful and the cover page when you enter each, chefs kiss good!
Now, the reason the book is pulled from a 4 star to a 3 star is it's a thick book for being incomplete. Also, for being so thick it is skimpy on extras only showing the variant alternate covers in the back and 4 per page does not let you enjoy them as much. I get it, this is already a big book, but I think this one could have really given you some small cliff-note style perks and made it epic. Maybe the full book changes that but I am unsure. The story is interesting, but I do wonder when I am done will it be as memorable as other Thanos adventures around the galaxy? Still, was glad I purchased this and dived into it.
Now I want to say what this book does very well. DC collections could take notes from the presentation of this book. This book contains Infinity #1-3, Avengers #18-20 and New Avengers #9-10. All written by Jonathan Hickman. Now when you have a singular voice writing it all it makes it much easier on the reader and creative teams. While this story is a bit more convoluted than it needs to be, the Thanos goals being hidden and not obvious is a lot of fun. The art....oh man...the art is WAY WAY beyond my expectations. Cheung! Opena! Weaver! Deodato Jr! Francis Yu! They all bring "A Game" and they deliver in spades! The way the issues are put in proper reading order is beautiful and the cover page when you enter each, chefs kiss good!
Now, the reason the book is pulled from a 4 star to a 3 star is it's a thick book for being incomplete. Also, for being so thick it is skimpy on extras only showing the variant alternate covers in the back and 4 per page does not let you enjoy them as much. I get it, this is already a big book, but I think this one could have really given you some small cliff-note style perks and made it epic. Maybe the full book changes that but I am unsure. The story is interesting, but I do wonder when I am done will it be as memorable as other Thanos adventures around the galaxy? Still, was glad I purchased this and dived into it.
January 1, 2023
I enjoyed it. I love Marvel but haven't kept up with current arcs or even past arcs so I went into this blind. The artwork is incredible. It is exactly what I was hoping for. I was especially impressed by the fact that the quality of the artwork did not dip throughout the series as I have seen in other runs.
The story itself or maybe the telling of the story itself is why it is only 4 stars instead of 5. I really did not like the idea of mixing two separate plots even though it is very well explained why it happened that way. Not having kept up with comics in a while, I felt VERY lost for a good bit of the beginning. Even once I found my footing, I never fully felt like all of the loose ends were tied up, such as the Wakanda/Atlantis conflict.
The dialog was well thought out and delivered well but it was somewhat vague in places and that kept me from being 100% engaged. I would reread and if it didn't make sense the second time then I would move on hoping that it would make sense as time went on. Sometimes it did and sometimes it didn't.
It was a worthy read and I hope to be able to lay my hands on some other stories of this quality to sprinkle in between my other books.
The story itself or maybe the telling of the story itself is why it is only 4 stars instead of 5. I really did not like the idea of mixing two separate plots even though it is very well explained why it happened that way. Not having kept up with comics in a while, I felt VERY lost for a good bit of the beginning. Even once I found my footing, I never fully felt like all of the loose ends were tied up, such as the Wakanda/Atlantis conflict.
The dialog was well thought out and delivered well but it was somewhat vague in places and that kept me from being 100% engaged. I would reread and if it didn't make sense the second time then I would move on hoping that it would make sense as time went on. Sometimes it did and sometimes it didn't.
It was a worthy read and I hope to be able to lay my hands on some other stories of this quality to sprinkle in between my other books.
December 27, 2021
This is something new. Instead of some unimaginably powerful force destroying the universe, there are 2, different, unimaginably powerful forces destroying the universe. Okay so maybe they just want to destroy the Earth, but there's an awful lot of destroying going on here, on Earth and otherwise.
I can dig it though. I love space "threats" and lots of heroes all together fighting lots of other stuff. Some great covers and the art is pretty darn good too. Looks like I'm more than halfway done with this event and I'm super curious how it's gonna play out.
The only thing that sucks about this event is "Superior Spider-man" he's awful. I guess they got sick of writing nice guy who's really funny when he puts on a mask and instead made him an a-hole. I must have missed that whole transition, is he even Peter Parker? I don't know, I just want him gone and my friendly neighborhood, Spider friend back again.
I can dig it though. I love space "threats" and lots of heroes all together fighting lots of other stuff. Some great covers and the art is pretty darn good too. Looks like I'm more than halfway done with this event and I'm super curious how it's gonna play out.
The only thing that sucks about this event is "Superior Spider-man" he's awful. I guess they got sick of writing nice guy who's really funny when he puts on a mask and instead made him an a-hole. I must have missed that whole transition, is he even Peter Parker? I don't know, I just want him gone and my friendly neighborhood, Spider friend back again.
February 11, 2024
Най-големият "тюрлю гювеч по Марвълски", които съм чел към този момент в моята скромна "кариера" като читател на комикси. Визирам и двете части на този епос, макар да отбелязвам като прочетена само едната. Мисля, че в страниците на този комикс може да намерите АБСОЛЮТНО всички персонажи появявали се някога на страниците на Марвъл. Дори в един момент се обърках няма ли по няколко версии на Капитана, Железният човек и Тор.
Имаме три големи съжетни линии събрани в един наистина огромен като мащаб и замисъл комикс. Но крайният резултат ми дойде прекалено...прекален. Експлозии, извънземни, скокове наляво и надясно из Вселената. Дори аз, читател който харесва подобни сюжети/истории, бях повече натоварен отколкото удовлетворен от този комикс. Има няколко не лоши обрата в историята. Няколко не лоши послания и добре написани диалози на места. Но всичко това в крайна сметка потъва в ЕПОХАЛНИЯ подход. И определено ме отегчи.
Имаме три големи съжетни линии събрани в един наистина огромен като мащаб и замисъл комикс. Но крайният резултат ми дойде прекалено...прекален. Експлозии, извънземни, скокове наляво и надясно из Вселената. Дори аз, читател който харесва подобни сюжети/истории, бях повече натоварен отколкото удовлетворен от този комикс. Има няколко не лоши обрата в историята. Няколко не лоши послания и добре написани диалози на места. Но всичко това в крайна сметка потъва в ЕПОХАЛНИЯ подход. И определено ме отегчи.
August 23, 2018
compare to the other marvel graphic novels i've read so far this year (New Avengers, Volume 1: Everything Dies and New Avengers, Volume 3: Other Worlds) this was a welcomed change. the pacing is much more efficient and the characters (the main ones, at least) have a bit more space to feel like something more than names thrown in the mix. i'm moving immediately unto the second volume
May 15, 2018
Excellant art and story, it's always great to have both.
This is a huge crossover event that can feel a little muddled at times, with who's fighting who and who's working with someone else or betraying etc.
Luckily, it's all compelling enough to not feel like a total drag, which such a story has a great risk of doing. I was able to understand entirely what was going on without having needed to have read tie-ins, and while I'm sure that most of the subtler nuances were lost to me, I enjoyed Infinity Part 1 all the same.
This is a huge crossover event that can feel a little muddled at times, with who's fighting who and who's working with someone else or betraying etc.
Luckily, it's all compelling enough to not feel like a total drag, which such a story has a great risk of doing. I was able to understand entirely what was going on without having needed to have read tie-ins, and while I'm sure that most of the subtler nuances were lost to me, I enjoyed Infinity Part 1 all the same.
September 4, 2018
This is the first Infinity story I have read so I wasn't too sure what to make of it. There was way too much going on - I felt like all of the different storylines had just been mashed together a bit awkwardly, and because of this none of them were particularly strong. It seems a shame that we see so little of some characters as it almost made them feel like fillers, or convenient ways to fill up awkward plot holes. The artwork is stunning, however, and I am interested to see how all of the various storylines finally merge together...
May 9, 2018
If you liked the film, then this could scratch the itch, and give you something similar, but different. The illustrations are what sell this book, they are rich, theatrical and detailed. The storyline deviates from the film, with the comic also choosing to focus on a select few group of characters not covered in the film. It bares striking similarity to the plot of "Mass Effect 3". Overall, enjoyable and engrossing.
June 21, 2024
It's Thanos versus the universe and vol.1 is just packed full of Marvel heroes, ka-pow action, and space drama. Unfortunately, there's almost too much of it. The artwork is great, but everything else is just a bit of an onslaught on the senses. I had to re-read a few portions too because I kept losing the thread of the story. I wish I could have enjoyed it more, but then I'm not a huge fan of big event storylines either. Still, a respectable three for some of the enjoyable moments.
May 19, 2025
Perversely this makes me even more impressed by Immortal Hulk because this is so overstuffed that, inevitable thrills from well paced drama aside, it feels less like a story and more like a huge plot machine, like a gigantic game of Downfall: manoeuvre the pieces into the right slots and then just let the mechanism click together at the correct point. It’s satisfying but as with most event stories not really storytelling per se
June 21, 2017
A lot going on in this huge sci-fi epic. Most if not all of world's heroes have gone into suicide mission against a whole battle fleet of alien war ships.
Meanwhile Thanos has taken this moment to approach earth looking for something specific.
On it's own it is a good read, but soon will start part 2 and then it might all come together and be-wow!
Meanwhile Thanos has taken this moment to approach earth looking for something specific.
On it's own it is a good read, but soon will start part 2 and then it might all come together and be-wow!
January 19, 2018
Good collection of characters from across the Marvel universe. Interesting intersecting storylines with a good overlying arch, although it seems very similar to other Marvel stories. A lot happens and yet not a lot happens, there's a great deal of information to process. All in all an enjoyable and intriguing first volume.
April 28, 2018
Hickman has the impossible task of collecting all the greatest heroes against the biggest, world-ending threat. There are elements of this that go over my head because I do not have years of Marvel knowledge which is to its detriment at times, but the galactic sprawl and presentation of the threat is well-done, as well as the battle sequences. An extra star for the phenomenal art.
May 29, 2018
After the iffy start with the Prelude, I wasn't quite sure if I was going to enjoy this but Hickman delivers a solid story with generally excellent art. By the end of the volume I was wishing Hickman wrote epic sci-fi or fantasy novels, he moves lots of pieces well and definitely creates a sense of scope.
July 12, 2018
Very good read and I see how it was that some of this was taken and put into the Infinity War movie. This is not same as The Infinity Gauntlet story. Over all it keeps my interest but but i felt it was bit misleading. It was more about The Builders than it was Thanos. In mind there was nothing all that special about The Builders.
August 4, 2018
Well, it's a bit confusing on the who is who and sometimes you read the a page, turn to the next one and you have no clue what's happening on the new page. -.-
It got me interested in Black Bolt, though. I might have to check those comics out.
All in all a interesting story that could benefit from some polishing and some good artwork.
It got me interested in Black Bolt, though. I might have to check those comics out.
All in all a interesting story that could benefit from some polishing and some good artwork.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 27, 2019
Goofy and fun in the way that most of Marvel's cosmic events are. I still hold that Hickman is at his best when he's not tasked with writing these major crossover comics, but I'm not sure how many writers would do a better job tackling something of this scope.
March 30, 2024
Read this in one sitting not because it's good, but because I decided I definitely want to give it to a charity shop as quickly as possible. Someone else might like it but to me this is gobbledygook, filled with characterless, self-referential exposition.
January 12, 2018
guess who can't stand Thanos ??
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