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Thanos: The Infinity Saga
Thanos: The Infinity Conflict
In a desperate bid to protect all of reality, Adam Warlock once gave the Reality Gem to the Mad Titan Thanos. Years later, that decision has come to haunt him. For now, Thanos is on the verge of becoming the lord of all reality! Only his troublesome brother, an errant troll and a strange trick of resurrection stand in his way...or so it seems. For deep within the Titan lurks an abnormality, a torturous second existence. A rebellion within his very soul! And so it may prove Thanos himself who fights most intensely against his own future! Jim Starlin and Alan Davis return to the epic story that began in THE INFINITY SIBLINGS. Don't miss the second volume of Starlin's wildest adventure yet!
112 pages, Hardcover
First published November 13, 2018
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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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April 25, 2025
Continuing with the middle chapter Jim Starlin's final Thanos trilogy, not as good as the last but still very ambitious and cosmic (like, ridiculously cosmic) with great art by Alan Davis. More Adam Warlock in this one at least. Well I hope the ending feels satisfying
August 13, 2022
★★★★½
wow what an adventure! the mad titan is winning and winning and it seems everything is working in his favour; or is it? is the future that Eros and Pip probed going to come true? Eros will do anything to prevent Thanos's scheme from taking place, but he has no idea what Adam is up to...
The story is such a wonder and the graphics are... fantastic! such a cliffhanger in the end. Are you ready for the Infinity Ending?!
wow what an adventure! the mad titan is winning and winning and it seems everything is working in his favour; or is it? is the future that Eros and Pip probed going to come true? Eros will do anything to prevent Thanos's scheme from taking place, but he has no idea what Adam is up to...
The story is such a wonder and the graphics are... fantastic! such a cliffhanger in the end. Are you ready for the Infinity Ending?!
November 9, 2021
Oh no you didn't, Thanos!
Oops, you did it again.
Sigh.
Oops, you did it again.
Sigh.
November 24, 2018
This is the magic of Jim Starlin. Thanos as a villain of universal scale and power beyond imagination. Adam Warlock, Pip the Troll, and Starfox are tangled up in a quest to stop him and his future self from becoming the universe. It’s brilliant and Alan Davis’ artwork is excellent. I can’t wait for the finale.
November 27, 2018
I see a pattern here. The last Thanos trilogy had a duff middle entry as well, and this is the same kind of thing happening here.
There's a lot of good ideas here, don't get me wrong; no one can write cosmic insanity like Jim Starlin, and his overwrought dialogue and description somehow manages to always feel appropriate and not hokey at all. But it just takes too long to really get going. Thanos is barely a bit player in this story until the end, while Adam Warlock and Eros spend most of the story pontificating or getting murdered (it's fine, don't worry). It's only really the last third of the book where things really kick into high gear as we barrel towards the conclusion, which I'm very interested to see how it plays out.
Alan Davis is a good fit for this series, and no stranger to working with Starlin after his jaunt on The Infinity Entity a while back. Some of his panels do feel a bit unfinished, but an industry mainstay like Davis with a huge page count like this probably isn't conducive to their best work on every page. The splash pages are suitably bonkers, and Davis rises to the challenge of depicting Starlin's crazy cosmic world easily.
I'm not a huge fan of this one, although it does a lot to rectify that near the end. There's a lot of potential, it just takes a bit too long to start to realise it, to the point that the story ends just as things get interesting.
There's a lot of good ideas here, don't get me wrong; no one can write cosmic insanity like Jim Starlin, and his overwrought dialogue and description somehow manages to always feel appropriate and not hokey at all. But it just takes too long to really get going. Thanos is barely a bit player in this story until the end, while Adam Warlock and Eros spend most of the story pontificating or getting murdered (it's fine, don't worry). It's only really the last third of the book where things really kick into high gear as we barrel towards the conclusion, which I'm very interested to see how it plays out.
Alan Davis is a good fit for this series, and no stranger to working with Starlin after his jaunt on The Infinity Entity a while back. Some of his panels do feel a bit unfinished, but an industry mainstay like Davis with a huge page count like this probably isn't conducive to their best work on every page. The splash pages are suitably bonkers, and Davis rises to the challenge of depicting Starlin's crazy cosmic world easily.
I'm not a huge fan of this one, although it does a lot to rectify that near the end. There's a lot of potential, it just takes a bit too long to start to realise it, to the point that the story ends just as things get interesting.
December 28, 2018
Typical Starlin cosmic hijinx, rescued by Alan Davis artwork.
November 19, 2018
This has to be the weirdest thing Starlin has ever written.
September 26, 2019
Thanos has come to accept that his previous efforts to control the entire universe failed due to dissatisfaction. Which is fair, that actually does come through in his previous attempts. But while a normal person would just decide that universe-shaking endeavours aren't for them, Thanos instead decides that maybe being the entire universe would scratch that itch he's been having.
So he becomes (most of) the universe, realizes he messed up a little along the way, and mind controls his past self into becoming the universe a little faster and in a slightly different manner. Which is basically the events of this book, and it's bloody bonkers.
Normally Warlock and Thanos have a bit of a weirdly complicated relationship. Not this time. Thanos kills Warlock on, like, page 3, not that that ever stops him. Most of the book follows Warlock, Pip, and Eros as they try to figure out what Thanos is up to and stop him. As usual, Starlin has his cosmic villain going after an all-powerful cosmic doohickey, and this time it's a multidimensional doohickey called the cosmic regulator or something. I'm downplaying this a bit because it's a bit formulaic to type out, but Starlin actually does a great job of introducing how nuts this thing is and really driving home why this whole situation is a problem other than "madman controls universe."
Weirdly, Pip and Eros are pretty interesting in this. They're both clearly their usual mediocre selves, but when working together they actually have a pretty good plan for figuring out what Thanos is up to without him knowing. They're up against the literal universe in this case, so it's not as effective as they'd normally hope, but they're throwing all they've got at this problem and it's refreshing to see them try and be a bit serious for once.
The past several Starlin Thanos books have really made note of how Warlock and Thanos exist in a weird place outside the confines of the universal forces we're all subjected to (like life and death), and this one seems to be making an effort to take that as far as it can. It's usually just an excuse to bring them back to life repeatedly and for no reason, but Starlin finds some new weird ways to play with that characteristic and it's great to see the old dog doing new tricks.
The climax, as you expect from a couple pages in, is pretty crazy and I love it. Big Infinity Gauntlet vibes from all the conflicts at the end.
It hardly needs to be said, but Davis' art is amazing. His designs were all great in Infinity Siblings, but he didn't seem to get a lot of chances to show off. This is the book where he gets to flex all his cosmic art in all its glory.
If you have ever been interested in Starlin's Thanos and Infinity books, you need to read this. It reads like the penultimate Thanos book, with the yet-to-be-released Infinity Ending primed to supplant it. Loved this book, so excited for the next.
So he becomes (most of) the universe, realizes he messed up a little along the way, and mind controls his past self into becoming the universe a little faster and in a slightly different manner. Which is basically the events of this book, and it's bloody bonkers.
Normally Warlock and Thanos have a bit of a weirdly complicated relationship. Not this time. Thanos kills Warlock on, like, page 3, not that that ever stops him. Most of the book follows Warlock, Pip, and Eros as they try to figure out what Thanos is up to and stop him. As usual, Starlin has his cosmic villain going after an all-powerful cosmic doohickey, and this time it's a multidimensional doohickey called the cosmic regulator or something. I'm downplaying this a bit because it's a bit formulaic to type out, but Starlin actually does a great job of introducing how nuts this thing is and really driving home why this whole situation is a problem other than "madman controls universe."
Weirdly, Pip and Eros are pretty interesting in this. They're both clearly their usual mediocre selves, but when working together they actually have a pretty good plan for figuring out what Thanos is up to without him knowing. They're up against the literal universe in this case, so it's not as effective as they'd normally hope, but they're throwing all they've got at this problem and it's refreshing to see them try and be a bit serious for once.
The past several Starlin Thanos books have really made note of how Warlock and Thanos exist in a weird place outside the confines of the universal forces we're all subjected to (like life and death), and this one seems to be making an effort to take that as far as it can. It's usually just an excuse to bring them back to life repeatedly and for no reason, but Starlin finds some new weird ways to play with that characteristic and it's great to see the old dog doing new tricks.
The climax, as you expect from a couple pages in, is pretty crazy and I love it. Big Infinity Gauntlet vibes from all the conflicts at the end.
It hardly needs to be said, but Davis' art is amazing. His designs were all great in Infinity Siblings, but he didn't seem to get a lot of chances to show off. This is the book where he gets to flex all his cosmic art in all its glory.
If you have ever been interested in Starlin's Thanos and Infinity books, you need to read this. It reads like the penultimate Thanos book, with the yet-to-be-released Infinity Ending primed to supplant it. Loved this book, so excited for the next.
September 20, 2019
Trying to map out comic continuity is an exercise in futility. I’m reading the current Thanos on-going comic series and have been for the last few years and even pinpointing their place in continuity is difficult. (Currently, Thanos is a series of flashbacks about Young Gamora, and when it wasn’t about that it took place in a future populated by Cosmic Ghost Rider and a Silver Surfer with the power of Thor). Most of the characters in Thanos: The Infinity Conflict aren’t really being used in the greater Marvel Universe, with Adam Warlock, Eros and Pip the Troll being the only non-Thanos/non-cosmic entities featured.
Thanos: The Infinity Conflict is certainly continuing the storyline that began way back in Thanos vs. Hulk, then Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, Thanos: The IInfinity Relativity, Thanos: The Infinity Finale, Thanos: The Infinity Siblings, and (the Thanos-less) The Infinity Entity. Rather than try to conquer the entire universe again, Thanos decides to become the entire universe through the use of a dimensional object that the Living Tribunal did not foresee being accessible by living or dead figures. The catch is that Thanos and Adam Warlock exist between those two states due to their frequent resurrections.
To stop Adam Warlock from Thwarting him, Thanos keeps killing him. Pip the Troll and Eros attempt to stop Thanos through the use of Eros’s time traveling device (leading to operation Baby Hitler) while Thanos has confrontations with Death, Galactus, Eternity, Infinity and others. The whole thing is pretty massive in scale but there’s not a ton of story here. The book ends on a cliffhanger, to be told in yet another Thanos graphic novel by Jm Starlin and Alan Davis.
What a team that is. Starlin’s versions of these characters are the definitive versions that I associate with the characters. I can’t say enough about Alan Davis’s art, who never disappoints. His massive space battles are clear to understand but still dynamic. The book is inked by his long time collaborator Mark Farmer who probably deserves a great deal of credit as well.
Thanos: The Infinity Conflict is certainly continuing the storyline that began way back in Thanos vs. Hulk, then Thanos: The Infinity Revelation, Thanos: The IInfinity Relativity, Thanos: The Infinity Finale, Thanos: The Infinity Siblings, and (the Thanos-less) The Infinity Entity. Rather than try to conquer the entire universe again, Thanos decides to become the entire universe through the use of a dimensional object that the Living Tribunal did not foresee being accessible by living or dead figures. The catch is that Thanos and Adam Warlock exist between those two states due to their frequent resurrections.
To stop Adam Warlock from Thwarting him, Thanos keeps killing him. Pip the Troll and Eros attempt to stop Thanos through the use of Eros’s time traveling device (leading to operation Baby Hitler) while Thanos has confrontations with Death, Galactus, Eternity, Infinity and others. The whole thing is pretty massive in scale but there’s not a ton of story here. The book ends on a cliffhanger, to be told in yet another Thanos graphic novel by Jm Starlin and Alan Davis.
What a team that is. Starlin’s versions of these characters are the definitive versions that I associate with the characters. I can’t say enough about Alan Davis’s art, who never disappoints. His massive space battles are clear to understand but still dynamic. The book is inked by his long time collaborator Mark Farmer who probably deserves a great deal of credit as well.
February 7, 2019
A definite improvement over the last Volume! Still, let me try to explain...
Present Thanos is still working for Cosmic Future Thanos in an effort to become him. The timetable has been moved up, so the only way for Thanos to achieve his goal is to make sure that Adam Warlock doesn't get involved. Taking him out every two weeks (his current cycle of resurrection), Thanos is able to travel the galaxy unopposed and gather the power he needs, using an artifact he pulled from the heart of a comet. "If I cannot possess, I shall be." He claims, first killing and taking the power from Lady Death, he then also absorbs the power from: The Stranger, Master Order, Lord Chaos, Kronos, Master Hate, Mistress Love, and all of the Infinity Gems. Adam Warlock becomes the champion for the Living Tribunal, but even that isn't enough to stop from absorbing Eternity and Infinity as well.
With Present Thanos becoming Cosmic Future Thanos NOW, how will Adam Warlock and Eros (Thanos' brother) stop him? I await "The Infinity Ending"!
Strong recommend.
Present Thanos is still working for Cosmic Future Thanos in an effort to become him. The timetable has been moved up, so the only way for Thanos to achieve his goal is to make sure that Adam Warlock doesn't get involved. Taking him out every two weeks (his current cycle of resurrection), Thanos is able to travel the galaxy unopposed and gather the power he needs, using an artifact he pulled from the heart of a comet. "If I cannot possess, I shall be." He claims, first killing and taking the power from Lady Death, he then also absorbs the power from: The Stranger, Master Order, Lord Chaos, Kronos, Master Hate, Mistress Love, and all of the Infinity Gems. Adam Warlock becomes the champion for the Living Tribunal, but even that isn't enough to stop from absorbing Eternity and Infinity as well.
With Present Thanos becoming Cosmic Future Thanos NOW, how will Adam Warlock and Eros (Thanos' brother) stop him? I await "The Infinity Ending"!
Strong recommend.
December 23, 2023
So now we have a future Thanos who is pretty much EVERYTHING (Eternity levels and beyond) and he's nudging his past self to become his future self FASTER. That's the plot, folks. And we only have the likes of Adam Warlock, Eros, and Pip the Troll to really do something about all this.
There's a lot of running around and watching Thanos become more and more powerful, which does result in some interesting creative depictions of the character. But there's still the bigger question of what they want to happen here, where all of this is going to go, and all that.
It's all very loftily Starlin, I suppose.
There's a lot of running around and watching Thanos become more and more powerful, which does result in some interesting creative depictions of the character. But there's still the bigger question of what they want to happen here, where all of this is going to go, and all that.
It's all very loftily Starlin, I suppose.
June 28, 2025
This one really feels epic. Follows directly off of Infinity Siblings. Ends on a cliffhanger.
Thanos is on a quest for more power. Adam Warlock is killed over and over again to keep him out of the game. Eros is using the time travel tech he took from Kang to stay out of Thanos' way and trying to stop him. Alan Davis drawing all of the big cosmic entities is worth the price of admission.
Thanos is on a quest for more power. Adam Warlock is killed over and over again to keep him out of the game. Eros is using the time travel tech he took from Kang to stay out of Thanos' way and trying to stop him. Alan Davis drawing all of the big cosmic entities is worth the price of admission.
June 19, 2019
Segunda parte de la trilogía de Los hermanos del infinito, de nuevo con Jim Starling y Alan Davis a los mandos. La historia sigue por los derroteros ya marcados y le pesa lo que a todas las partes intermedias de un trío, el principio y el final siempre son más interesantes.
January 9, 2019
I could not love this series and this volume more. Every cosmic character shows up, and then all rolled into one. Fun, brilliantly written and drawn and just a masterpiece.
July 26, 2019
Quite epic. I have no idea how far this will go. Who is the god of god?
June 3, 2020
Amazing work by everyone involved. Fascinated to see where this goes
July 1, 2022
Stronger than 'Infinity Siblings', but still has the same feeling that Starlin has gone to the well once too often and that he doesn't know what to do with Eros, past making him 'Warlock-lite'.
Beautiful art, enough decent bits/ideas to keep you reading and looking for the third volume, but universe shattering as it is, you can feel it running on fumes.
Beautiful art, enough decent bits/ideas to keep you reading and looking for the third volume, but universe shattering as it is, you can feel it running on fumes.
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