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Infinity Wars
Infinity Warps: Two-in-One
As Requiem tears through the Marvel Universe, the very fabric of reality warps around the heroes of Earth...and the possibilities become infinite! Classifi ed 4-F by the military, Stephen Rogers was unable to serve his country in WWII - until a secret sorcerous government program transformed him into the Soldier Supreme, magical warrior embodiment of the American spirit! When Stark Odinson, the brainy but arrogant son of the All-Father, was kidnapped by Ice Giants and forced to make weapons, he turned their forges against them and became the Armored Asgardian, Iron Hammer! Plus, the Arachknight! Weapon Hex! Ghost Panther! And more uncanny twists on the heroes you know and love!
COLLECTING: INFINITY WARS: SOLDIER SUPREME 1-2, INFINITY WARS: IRON HAMMER 1-2, INFINITY WARS: ARACHKNIGHT 1-2, INFINITY WARS: WEAPON HEX 1-2, INFINITY WARS: GHOST PANTHER 1-2, INFINITY WARS: INFINITY WARPS 1-2
COLLECTING: INFINITY WARS: SOLDIER SUPREME 1-2, INFINITY WARS: IRON HAMMER 1-2, INFINITY WARS: ARACHKNIGHT 1-2, INFINITY WARS: WEAPON HEX 1-2, INFINITY WARS: GHOST PANTHER 1-2, INFINITY WARS: INFINITY WARPS 1-2
280 pages, Paperback
First published February 13, 2019
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January 15, 2022
This is mostly silly, with a few dumb entries and a couple solid ones which are actually pretty good. Plenty of 80s flavor in these, which was fun.
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September 18, 2019Last year, in one of their regular misguided attempts at Multimedia Synergy TM, Marvel decided to do a comic called Infinity Wars to coincide with the film Infinity War. They'd already done the singular in the comics, you see, though the film was really more based on its predecessor, Infinity Gauntlet. Since Infinity War they'd also done Infinity Crusade, Infinity Watch, Infinity Abyss, Infinity Revelation, Infinity Relativity, Infinity Entity, Infinity Finale and (oh, you thought Finale must be the last one? Sucker!) Infinity Siblings. Not to mention one called just plain Infinity, which unlike that last lot, I have actually read. Infinity Siblings was itself meant to have a further two sequels, until Thanos' creator Jim Starlin got pissed off with Marvel allowing other teams to duplicate his Thanos plotlines, a curious complaint given how often he'd duplicated them himself, but there you go. This is all aside from Thanos popping up every ten minutes in various other comics, each time making him a little less credible as any kind of cosmic threat, and in any case the comics version was never as good as the screen take anyway, what with fundamentally being a whiny prick lashing out because girls wouldn't talk to him. So you can see why a) they were running out of meaningfully different titles and b) things for Thanos to do. So for a bit of a twist, they offed Thanos at the start of Infinity Wars, and let someone else do something a little different with the stones – the universe's population got halved, as per, but not by killing anyone – instead, they all got merged, two souls to one body. Basically like the old Amalgam comics, but without the risk of getting cooties from the state of modern DC.
Now, possibly the main Infinity Wars comic (which I've also never read, and don't intend to) explained why this should result in a bunch of mergers where all the characters not only share a species and gender, but are also attached to other superheroes, so you get Stark Odinson, the Iron Hammer; Stephen Rogers, Soldier Supreme; and so forth. Same for their supporting casts. But that's how the first three stories here run. Personally, I would have been much more interested in the possibilities of a comic where Captain America was fused with a Shanghai housewife, Iron Man with a Glaswegian binman, and Spider-Man with a Labrador, but no. Yes, there are certain interesting correspondences in the stories, especially the Iron Hammer one, which was written by Al Ewing, generally Marvel's best current writer, and the only reason I was reading this farrago in the first place. Though this is not just at the inessential end of his Marvel work, it's creating a whole new Extremely Inessential Annexe somewhere out beyond his earliest 2000AD efforts. Mainly, these stories serve to remind us that superhero secret origins tend to have way too many similarities, particularly when they're the work of Stan Lee and chums, and this is why the films always do best to avoid them.
Fortunately, the second half is markedly more interesting. Rather than laboriously combining characters from one hero's supporting cast with those from another, Weapon Hex goes a little wilder and wider, giving us appearances by the likes of Elsa Bladestone. Plus, the way Sandoval draws Laura when she's little is adorable. Similarly, Ghost Panther doesn't just mix T'challa with Johnny Blaze but mixes Killmonger with Killraven for a proper twist to the mythos, not to mention having a powerfully stylised look courtesy of Jefte Palo. And finishing up the book are some really short entries, some of which don't cohere and far too many of which are by Jim Zub, but which do also include delightful glimpses of the likes of Kamala Kang, Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur, and the alarming but fabulous Punisher Pack (which doesn't even make mathematical sense, but is still too good a gag to resist). It's still very much the product of a genre's decadent phase, comics about comics without even the refracted substance of that mode at its best. But at least it demonstrates the occasional spark of fun.
On the whole, though, I'm left hoping that with their departure from the MCU, the comics will now also leave the Infinity Stones alone for a decade or two. Please?
Now, possibly the main Infinity Wars comic (which I've also never read, and don't intend to) explained why this should result in a bunch of mergers where all the characters not only share a species and gender, but are also attached to other superheroes, so you get Stark Odinson, the Iron Hammer; Stephen Rogers, Soldier Supreme; and so forth. Same for their supporting casts. But that's how the first three stories here run. Personally, I would have been much more interested in the possibilities of a comic where Captain America was fused with a Shanghai housewife, Iron Man with a Glaswegian binman, and Spider-Man with a Labrador, but no. Yes, there are certain interesting correspondences in the stories, especially the Iron Hammer one, which was written by Al Ewing, generally Marvel's best current writer, and the only reason I was reading this farrago in the first place. Though this is not just at the inessential end of his Marvel work, it's creating a whole new Extremely Inessential Annexe somewhere out beyond his earliest 2000AD efforts. Mainly, these stories serve to remind us that superhero secret origins tend to have way too many similarities, particularly when they're the work of Stan Lee and chums, and this is why the films always do best to avoid them.
Fortunately, the second half is markedly more interesting. Rather than laboriously combining characters from one hero's supporting cast with those from another, Weapon Hex goes a little wilder and wider, giving us appearances by the likes of Elsa Bladestone. Plus, the way Sandoval draws Laura when she's little is adorable. Similarly, Ghost Panther doesn't just mix T'challa with Johnny Blaze but mixes Killmonger with Killraven for a proper twist to the mythos, not to mention having a powerfully stylised look courtesy of Jefte Palo. And finishing up the book are some really short entries, some of which don't cohere and far too many of which are by Jim Zub, but which do also include delightful glimpses of the likes of Kamala Kang, Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur, and the alarming but fabulous Punisher Pack (which doesn't even make mathematical sense, but is still too good a gag to resist). It's still very much the product of a genre's decadent phase, comics about comics without even the refracted substance of that mode at its best. But at least it demonstrates the occasional spark of fun.
On the whole, though, I'm left hoping that with their departure from the MCU, the comics will now also leave the Infinity Stones alone for a decade or two. Please?
April 2, 2019
I was very pleasantly surprised. While most readers didn't seem to share my opinion on this one, I found this to be the best part of the Infinity Wars crossover by far. I liked the Soldier Supreme, Iron Hammer and Arachknight stories best. Iron Hammer actually had the line "He's just a man, with a man's courage. Nothing but a man, but he can never fail!" That's a line from the Queen song from the Flash Gordon soundtrack, and that was the most awesome easter egg ever. (Well, okay, not ever, but I thought it was cool.)
The Weapon Hex crossover was good as well, and while I loved the idea of Ghost Rider merging with Black Panther, the Ghost Panther series was a little weird as we had martians and Killraven popping up. Then the Infinity Warps series had shorter and more humorous tales, but I will admit the Punisher Pack was intriguing. Power Pack using their powers seeking revenge ala The Punisher? Twisted, but cooler than it sounds.
So while some may just find this a rip off of the old Marvel/DC Amalgam series, I thought the characters had potential, and I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of them. As I said earlier, I'm sure this won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed this one a lot.
The Weapon Hex crossover was good as well, and while I loved the idea of Ghost Rider merging with Black Panther, the Ghost Panther series was a little weird as we had martians and Killraven popping up. Then the Infinity Warps series had shorter and more humorous tales, but I will admit the Punisher Pack was intriguing. Power Pack using their powers seeking revenge ala The Punisher? Twisted, but cooler than it sounds.
So while some may just find this a rip off of the old Marvel/DC Amalgam series, I thought the characters had potential, and I have a feeling we haven't seen the last of them. As I said earlier, I'm sure this won't be everyone's cup of tea, but I enjoyed this one a lot.
May 13, 2019
This was the best thing to spin put of infinity wars! All these mash ups are really well done. I loved what elements they took to put these characters together and gave us super compelling characters that I think can stand on their own!
February 21, 2019
Requiem has removed half of the population of the universe...but the number of souls remains the same. Enter the world of the Infinity Warps, mashed-up versions of your favourite characters, as the Infinity Wars rage around them!
I like the idea of the Infinity Warps a lot, I'll get that out in the open right away. The execution, as always, leaves a little to be desired.
We open with Soldier Supreme, or Captain AmeriStrange. This one's by Gerry Duggan, so it has the most tie-in to the main story. Other than that, it's a fairly similar Captain America origin story, just with a magical bent. The most fun you can have with these books is seeing how the characters are melded together, and this one's pretty good for that (MORDOC is the best). The art's by Adam Kubert, who I've made my feelings clear on a lot already - I don't like him very much at all, but this isn't bad overall.
Iron Hammer, also known as ThIron Man (yeah I'm gunna do these all the way through), is a clever take on the Thor/Iron Man origin, but Al Ewing's pastiche of old Stan Lee comics gets pretty old pretty fast, and the ending comes out of nowhere so I wasn't overly sold on this one. It does get points for drawing on Loki's role in Infinity Wars and flagging up the fact that he's not involved in these tie-in stories though, so that's nice. Ramon Rosanas handles the art, and it's...fine. Nothing spectacular, but then I'm not Rosanas's biggest fan either.
Arachknight, or Moon Spider (I got nothin'. I was gunna go with Schizo Spidey but that's rude) is bonkers, and yet oh so pedestrian at the same time. The exploration of Spidey's fractured personalities isn't explored enough in the two issues, instead giving far too much page time to Norman and Harry Russell, the Were-Goblins by Night (you can't make this stuff up, I swear), which is a shame since Dennis Hopeless is usually really great at this kind of thing. Ale Garza's art is also kind of bland, compared to his body of work thus far.
Next is Weapon Hex, or Hex-23 (I'm proud of that one). This one melds the mystical with the mutant, and it's largely successful. Ben Acker and Ben Blacker do some good character work over a short space of time, and Speed Weasel is almost as adorable as Honey Badger (which is intentional, I'm sure). Gerardo Sandoval's artwork is a good fit, it's very spiky and jagged. One of my favourites here.
Ghost Panther, or "Holy fuck, he's riding a flaming panther!!!!" has a solid story that joins the mythos of Ghost Rider and Black Panther together very well. Writer Jed Mackay lays out what could easily be the beginning of a new ongoing series, and one I'd definitely read. The artwork by Jefte Palo is a bit of a letdown though. It's lacking in detail, with lots of things just left to the imagination. The stuff in the realm of the gods is great, but the real life stuff feels like it's missing something.
And then bringing up the rear is the Infinity Warps two-issue mini which is a collection of shorter stories from a variety of writers and artists. Most of these are fairly forgettable - Green Widow literally does nothing, while Punisher Pack tries too hard to be edgy and fails. The most successful is probably Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur, mostly because it's hilarious, and Kamala Kang which feels like the beginning of a much larger story. The framing sequences are brilliant as well, but these are just padding, if we're honest.
Yada yada, anthology tie-in mini-series trade, yadda yadda mixed bag...you know the drill by now, right? Most of these are fine to great - nothing too bad, but nothing worth writing home about.
Still, that makes them better than most of Infinity Wars, so there's that.
I like the idea of the Infinity Warps a lot, I'll get that out in the open right away. The execution, as always, leaves a little to be desired.
We open with Soldier Supreme, or Captain AmeriStrange. This one's by Gerry Duggan, so it has the most tie-in to the main story. Other than that, it's a fairly similar Captain America origin story, just with a magical bent. The most fun you can have with these books is seeing how the characters are melded together, and this one's pretty good for that (MORDOC is the best). The art's by Adam Kubert, who I've made my feelings clear on a lot already - I don't like him very much at all, but this isn't bad overall.
Iron Hammer, also known as ThIron Man (yeah I'm gunna do these all the way through), is a clever take on the Thor/Iron Man origin, but Al Ewing's pastiche of old Stan Lee comics gets pretty old pretty fast, and the ending comes out of nowhere so I wasn't overly sold on this one. It does get points for drawing on Loki's role in Infinity Wars and flagging up the fact that he's not involved in these tie-in stories though, so that's nice. Ramon Rosanas handles the art, and it's...fine. Nothing spectacular, but then I'm not Rosanas's biggest fan either.
Arachknight, or Moon Spider (I got nothin'. I was gunna go with Schizo Spidey but that's rude) is bonkers, and yet oh so pedestrian at the same time. The exploration of Spidey's fractured personalities isn't explored enough in the two issues, instead giving far too much page time to Norman and Harry Russell, the Were-Goblins by Night (you can't make this stuff up, I swear), which is a shame since Dennis Hopeless is usually really great at this kind of thing. Ale Garza's art is also kind of bland, compared to his body of work thus far.
Next is Weapon Hex, or Hex-23 (I'm proud of that one). This one melds the mystical with the mutant, and it's largely successful. Ben Acker and Ben Blacker do some good character work over a short space of time, and Speed Weasel is almost as adorable as Honey Badger (which is intentional, I'm sure). Gerardo Sandoval's artwork is a good fit, it's very spiky and jagged. One of my favourites here.
Ghost Panther, or "Holy fuck, he's riding a flaming panther!!!!" has a solid story that joins the mythos of Ghost Rider and Black Panther together very well. Writer Jed Mackay lays out what could easily be the beginning of a new ongoing series, and one I'd definitely read. The artwork by Jefte Palo is a bit of a letdown though. It's lacking in detail, with lots of things just left to the imagination. The stuff in the realm of the gods is great, but the real life stuff feels like it's missing something.
And then bringing up the rear is the Infinity Warps two-issue mini which is a collection of shorter stories from a variety of writers and artists. Most of these are fairly forgettable - Green Widow literally does nothing, while Punisher Pack tries too hard to be edgy and fails. The most successful is probably Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur, mostly because it's hilarious, and Kamala Kang which feels like the beginning of a much larger story. The framing sequences are brilliant as well, but these are just padding, if we're honest.
Yada yada, anthology tie-in mini-series trade, yadda yadda mixed bag...you know the drill by now, right? Most of these are fine to great - nothing too bad, but nothing worth writing home about.
Still, that makes them better than most of Infinity Wars, so there's that.
March 7, 2025
An interesting look into the "origins" of these combo characters, I first read this series from its single issues purchased in Florida so this series has a particular place in my heart.
Arachknight is clear and away my absolute favourite of these Infinity Warp duos, such an interesting character and cool design.
Arachknight is clear and away my absolute favourite of these Infinity Warp duos, such an interesting character and cool design.
August 21, 2021
Infinity Wars is an altogether boring event, where a villain decides that instead of snapping and erasing all life in the universe they can make the universe into a mashup where every soul is bonded with another soul. The population is still halved, but instead of killing everyone the universe gets rewritten together! All of these stories don't matter. Infinity Wars is bad and not worth your time, and the "warps" are a blip on the radar that barely matter. The story wants you to care about them, so reading these makes the event marginally better, but none of them affect the plot and none are important enough to save the event from being garbage. But the stories are mostly good!
It's an excuse for the creators to have fun and merge continuity together in weird ways to tell off the wall unique ones. I'll leave individual reviews of each one for those looking for highlights on Marvel Unlimited or something- basically, read Iron Hammer for a good idea of what the Warps are like, read Ghost Panther for the best individual story, and read Soldier Supreme for the most plot-relevant world-building for the Infinity Wars event.
Iron Hammer: Thor and Iron Man merged! Tony Stark's genius inventions as a semblance of godly power, the line between sufficiently advanced technology and magic is blurred entirely. Both heroes have had origins engulfed in their own greed and anger, now turning those into the same lesson of humility as Iron Man's war and Thor's war of the realms collide. It's really fun, and the mix of magical technology that defines this Asgard is really cool. (5/5)
Weapon Hex: Scarlet Witch and All-New Wolverine! A mix of magical cults and scientific experiments as she is bio-engineered to be the perfect vessel for some dark host. Lots of tragedy and trauma, as befitting either Wanda or Laura and definitely accurate for the two of them merged together. I like the effects of the magic, and how the creative team was able to pull together parts of Wanda stories without making it all about mental illness and genocide. It's definitely more in line with a Laura story, with a magical setting splashed in, but magic is awesome so that makes it awesome. (4/5)
Arachknight: Spider-Man and Moon Knight! It's approach is by way of the JMS totems, where Peter is given an offer like Kohnshu but instead of a moon god it's a spider god. And so here is the superhero with multiple personalities, each encompassing a different part of Spider-Man's life. The science one, the business one, the fighty one, etc. It's kind of like the only thing from Moon Knight that carried over into this story is having multiple personalities and one of them is violent - and some other character names and the like - the rest of it is some Spider-Man mystery thing. It's a pretty boring story that never embraces the cooler sides of either character. (2/5)
Ghost Panther: Ghost Rider and Black Panther! This one is basically "what if Black Panther were a jerk?" A young T'Challa gets exiled from Wakanda for his arrogance and returns to Wakanda years later when his father is killed. Instead of Mephisto's ghost riders we have Wakandan pantheons and their mythology. It's very much a BLACK PANTHER story mixed with some Ghost Rider elements, but it works. Unlike the other "Infinity Warps" titles Ghost Panther doesn't feel like mashing two characters together for the fun of it, there's a complete arc in these two issues and the mish-mash are more "a-ha" moments rather than feeling like the entire point of the issue. The art is fantastic, lots of great textures and effects for the flames, if the story has any weaknesses in trying to shove everything into two issues then the art more than makes up for it. It's buck wild and exciting when it needs to be but with enough eerie horror twinge to make the supernatural myth parts of the story pop. (5/5)
Infinity Warps: It's an anthology series featuring a bunch of small stories that I wish got expanded further. Moon Girl/Squirrel Girl was really fun and had a good gag that didn't wear itself out with the limited page count. Ms. Marvel/Kang was my favourite, that could have been a whole one-shot and I was said that it ended when it did. Most of the other stories are fine, some good art and some utterly forgettable stories. But that's what you expect from an anthology series. (3/5)
Soldier Supreme: Captain America and Doctor Strange! There's some fantastic art on this one, as the super-soldier becomes imbued with magic and learns to fight. From the Nazis of WWII to literal demons in the voids of magical space, it's a fun ride. Since it's written by Infinity Wars writer Gerry Duggan it feels more important, too- with the plot directly tying into events of the main series. It's the only one of these that feels like a tie-in that makes the main event better, instead of merely a fun glimpse into this strange universe. This crucially should be read after Infinity Wars #4, while the rest of the series can be read any time after #3 and won't make much of a different. (5/5)
It's an excuse for the creators to have fun and merge continuity together in weird ways to tell off the wall unique ones. I'll leave individual reviews of each one for those looking for highlights on Marvel Unlimited or something- basically, read Iron Hammer for a good idea of what the Warps are like, read Ghost Panther for the best individual story, and read Soldier Supreme for the most plot-relevant world-building for the Infinity Wars event.
Iron Hammer: Thor and Iron Man merged! Tony Stark's genius inventions as a semblance of godly power, the line between sufficiently advanced technology and magic is blurred entirely. Both heroes have had origins engulfed in their own greed and anger, now turning those into the same lesson of humility as Iron Man's war and Thor's war of the realms collide. It's really fun, and the mix of magical technology that defines this Asgard is really cool. (5/5)
Weapon Hex: Scarlet Witch and All-New Wolverine! A mix of magical cults and scientific experiments as she is bio-engineered to be the perfect vessel for some dark host. Lots of tragedy and trauma, as befitting either Wanda or Laura and definitely accurate for the two of them merged together. I like the effects of the magic, and how the creative team was able to pull together parts of Wanda stories without making it all about mental illness and genocide. It's definitely more in line with a Laura story, with a magical setting splashed in, but magic is awesome so that makes it awesome. (4/5)
Arachknight: Spider-Man and Moon Knight! It's approach is by way of the JMS totems, where Peter is given an offer like Kohnshu but instead of a moon god it's a spider god. And so here is the superhero with multiple personalities, each encompassing a different part of Spider-Man's life. The science one, the business one, the fighty one, etc. It's kind of like the only thing from Moon Knight that carried over into this story is having multiple personalities and one of them is violent - and some other character names and the like - the rest of it is some Spider-Man mystery thing. It's a pretty boring story that never embraces the cooler sides of either character. (2/5)
Ghost Panther: Ghost Rider and Black Panther! This one is basically "what if Black Panther were a jerk?" A young T'Challa gets exiled from Wakanda for his arrogance and returns to Wakanda years later when his father is killed. Instead of Mephisto's ghost riders we have Wakandan pantheons and their mythology. It's very much a BLACK PANTHER story mixed with some Ghost Rider elements, but it works. Unlike the other "Infinity Warps" titles Ghost Panther doesn't feel like mashing two characters together for the fun of it, there's a complete arc in these two issues and the mish-mash are more "a-ha" moments rather than feeling like the entire point of the issue. The art is fantastic, lots of great textures and effects for the flames, if the story has any weaknesses in trying to shove everything into two issues then the art more than makes up for it. It's buck wild and exciting when it needs to be but with enough eerie horror twinge to make the supernatural myth parts of the story pop. (5/5)
Infinity Warps: It's an anthology series featuring a bunch of small stories that I wish got expanded further. Moon Girl/Squirrel Girl was really fun and had a good gag that didn't wear itself out with the limited page count. Ms. Marvel/Kang was my favourite, that could have been a whole one-shot and I was said that it ended when it did. Most of the other stories are fine, some good art and some utterly forgettable stories. But that's what you expect from an anthology series. (3/5)
Soldier Supreme: Captain America and Doctor Strange! There's some fantastic art on this one, as the super-soldier becomes imbued with magic and learns to fight. From the Nazis of WWII to literal demons in the voids of magical space, it's a fun ride. Since it's written by Infinity Wars writer Gerry Duggan it feels more important, too- with the plot directly tying into events of the main series. It's the only one of these that feels like a tie-in that makes the main event better, instead of merely a fun glimpse into this strange universe. This crucially should be read after Infinity Wars #4, while the rest of the series can be read any time after #3 and won't make much of a different. (5/5)
May 20, 2019
Infinity Warps takes place in the middle of the Infinity Wars storyline. It occurs when Gamora uses the stones to decrease the population not by eliminating half, but making half merge with the other half, creating a completely new reality where everyone is made of two people we know. The stories contained in this Volume are their origin stories plus a connector to how they get involved with the main event. I'll cover most of that in my Infinity Wars review. Here are some character blends that I found amusing by these stories:
Infinity Warps: Arachknight - Arachknight (Spider-Man/Moon Knight) fights against Goblin-By-Night (Green Goblin/Werewolf-By-Night). Also noted is Michael Morpheus (Morbius, the Living Vampire/Morpheus)
Infinity Warps: Ghost Panther - Ghost Panther (Black Panther/Ghost Rider) is T'Challa, who had been stripped of his crown and became a stunt performer operating under the stage name "Johnny Blaze". He returns to Wakanda to witness the crowning of Princess Shuriri (Shuri/Riri Williams - complete with her Pantherheart Armor!) after T'Chaka's death, but goes after Erik Killraven (Erik Killmonger/Killraven) when it is discovered he was the murderer.
Infinity Warps: Iron Hammer - Stark Odinson (Tony Stark/Thor Odinson) is cast out of Asgard by his father Howard Odin (Howard Stark/Odin). Following a spell cast by Malekith (Malekith/Mandarin), Stark finds himself building his Iron Hammer suit (complete with onboard computer Heuristic Enhanced-Imaging Macro-Digital Awareness for Logic and Logistics AKA HEIMDALL) to stop the poison of the Dark Elves arrows. He fights against Malekith and Krimson Kurse (Crimson Dynamo/Kurse) with the help of the Warrior Machines Three (War Machine/Warriors Three; Pepper as Rescue, Rhodey as War Machine, and Toni Ho as Iron Patriot) to stop Malekith from getting the Ten-Realm Rings
Infinity Warps: Soldier Supreme - Soldier Supreme (Steve Rogers/Stephen Strange) and his Howling Commandos of Hoggoth (complete with Dum Dum Fury (Dum Dum Dugan/Nick Fury) and Winter Soldier Bucky Wong (self-explanatory!)) fight against Dormammu Red (Dormammu/Red Skull) and MORDOC (Mental Organism Ritually Designed for the OCcult, or MODOK/Baron Mordo)
Infinity Warps: Weapon Hex - Weapon Hex (X-23 Laura Kinney/Scarlet Witch) and her sister Speed Weasel (Quicksilver/Honey Badger) fight against the Evolutionaries, a group that wants to resurrect Mephicthton (Mephisto/Cthton). Also featuring Hellhound (Magik/Sabretooth)
Infinity Warps short stories have: Observer-X (Uatu/Professor X), Moon Squirrel (Moon Girl/Squirrel Girl), Doctor Doomactus (Doctor Doom/Galactus), Green Widow (Black Widow/She-Hulk), The Terrific Two: Hot Rocks (Human Torch/The Thing) and Mister Invisible (Mister Fantastic/Invisible Woman), Master Mole (Master Mold/Mole Man), Ms. Kang (Kamala Kahn, Ms Marvel/Kang the Conquerer), Deathstrique (Deathstrike/Mystique), and my favorite of the merges Diamond Patch (Wolverine/Emma Frost).
Love when Marvel creates so many new characters. These are apparently popular enough to warrant a new event coming for them soon: Secret Warps. Can't wait!
Recommend.
Infinity Warps: Arachknight - Arachknight (Spider-Man/Moon Knight) fights against Goblin-By-Night (Green Goblin/Werewolf-By-Night). Also noted is Michael Morpheus (Morbius, the Living Vampire/Morpheus)
Infinity Warps: Ghost Panther - Ghost Panther (Black Panther/Ghost Rider) is T'Challa, who had been stripped of his crown and became a stunt performer operating under the stage name "Johnny Blaze". He returns to Wakanda to witness the crowning of Princess Shuriri (Shuri/Riri Williams - complete with her Pantherheart Armor!) after T'Chaka's death, but goes after Erik Killraven (Erik Killmonger/Killraven) when it is discovered he was the murderer.
Infinity Warps: Iron Hammer - Stark Odinson (Tony Stark/Thor Odinson) is cast out of Asgard by his father Howard Odin (Howard Stark/Odin). Following a spell cast by Malekith (Malekith/Mandarin), Stark finds himself building his Iron Hammer suit (complete with onboard computer Heuristic Enhanced-Imaging Macro-Digital Awareness for Logic and Logistics AKA HEIMDALL) to stop the poison of the Dark Elves arrows. He fights against Malekith and Krimson Kurse (Crimson Dynamo/Kurse) with the help of the Warrior Machines Three (War Machine/Warriors Three; Pepper as Rescue, Rhodey as War Machine, and Toni Ho as Iron Patriot) to stop Malekith from getting the Ten-Realm Rings
Infinity Warps: Soldier Supreme - Soldier Supreme (Steve Rogers/Stephen Strange) and his Howling Commandos of Hoggoth (complete with Dum Dum Fury (Dum Dum Dugan/Nick Fury) and Winter Soldier Bucky Wong (self-explanatory!)) fight against Dormammu Red (Dormammu/Red Skull) and MORDOC (Mental Organism Ritually Designed for the OCcult, or MODOK/Baron Mordo)
Infinity Warps: Weapon Hex - Weapon Hex (X-23 Laura Kinney/Scarlet Witch) and her sister Speed Weasel (Quicksilver/Honey Badger) fight against the Evolutionaries, a group that wants to resurrect Mephicthton (Mephisto/Cthton). Also featuring Hellhound (Magik/Sabretooth)
Infinity Warps short stories have: Observer-X (Uatu/Professor X), Moon Squirrel (Moon Girl/Squirrel Girl), Doctor Doomactus (Doctor Doom/Galactus), Green Widow (Black Widow/She-Hulk), The Terrific Two: Hot Rocks (Human Torch/The Thing) and Mister Invisible (Mister Fantastic/Invisible Woman), Master Mole (Master Mold/Mole Man), Ms. Kang (Kamala Kahn, Ms Marvel/Kang the Conquerer), Deathstrique (Deathstrike/Mystique), and my favorite of the merges Diamond Patch (Wolverine/Emma Frost).
Love when Marvel creates so many new characters. These are apparently popular enough to warrant a new event coming for them soon: Secret Warps. Can't wait!
Recommend.
May 13, 2019
The most interesting thing to come out of the disappointing Infinity Wars storyline, Infinity Warps is very similar to the Amalgam Universe created as part of DC vs. Marvel in the 1990s - except this time, two Marvel characters (and their supporting casts) are combined into one. The resulting stories are not always the best, but often interesting:
- Soldier Supreme (Doctor Strange/Captain America): Entertaining enough, but much more gets done in the World War II era than the present day. (Probably too closely tied to the main storyline.)
- Iron Hammer (Thor/Iron Man): The best story in the collection, it not only combines both sources very well, but also throws in some really interesting twists.
- Arachknight (Moon Knight/Spider-Man): Solid, an interesting combination of the two sources with some interesting future potential.
- Weapon Hex (X-23/Scarlet Witch): I couldn't identify many of these folks' sources, which made this less fun for me, but the story itself is fine.
- Ghost Panther (Black Panther/Ghost Rider): Disappointed in the first half, which was mostly "What If T'Challa Became Ghost Rider?" instead of a proper merger. But things improved in the second half, thanks to a combo involving an admittedly obscure character.
-Infinity Warps: A series of short stories featuring various other character combos. Unfortunately, most are too short to do the concepts justice, except for "Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur", which is great. On the other hand, "Punisher Pack" just felt like an unfunny joke.
Overall, the execution is mixed but generally good. It may not be as appealing to very casual fans, however. But if you know your Marvel stuff, this is worth checking out. (B+)
- Soldier Supreme (Doctor Strange/Captain America): Entertaining enough, but much more gets done in the World War II era than the present day. (Probably too closely tied to the main storyline.)
- Iron Hammer (Thor/Iron Man): The best story in the collection, it not only combines both sources very well, but also throws in some really interesting twists.
- Arachknight (Moon Knight/Spider-Man): Solid, an interesting combination of the two sources with some interesting future potential.
- Weapon Hex (X-23/Scarlet Witch): I couldn't identify many of these folks' sources, which made this less fun for me, but the story itself is fine.
- Ghost Panther (Black Panther/Ghost Rider): Disappointed in the first half, which was mostly "What If T'Challa Became Ghost Rider?" instead of a proper merger. But things improved in the second half, thanks to a combo involving an admittedly obscure character.
-Infinity Warps: A series of short stories featuring various other character combos. Unfortunately, most are too short to do the concepts justice, except for "Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur", which is great. On the other hand, "Punisher Pack" just felt like an unfunny joke.
Overall, the execution is mixed but generally good. It may not be as appealing to very casual fans, however. But if you know your Marvel stuff, this is worth checking out. (B+)
May 9, 2019
With a tenuous link to the overall Infinity War storyline, many of the Marvel characters have been fused together to create brand new characters. Similar to the Amalgam series done in the 90's (when DC and Marvel characters were mixed together) this is a fun idea that can lead to lots of new possibilities and storylines, but is done with varying quality here. There are 5 main stories here, with a couple of mini bonus ones. The main characters that have been mixed are easy to spot, but some of the back up characters are sometimes a bit more difficult to guess who they've been combined with, and it would have been good to get a little explanation there! The stories are of varying quality but with solid artwork throughout. The strongest stories are definitely Soldier Supreme (Cpt America and Dr Strange mix) and Arachknight (Spider-man and Moon Knight), with the others moving between dull (I'm looking at you Iron Hammer), confusing (Weapon Hex), and by the numbers (Ghost Panther, which is more like a 'What If' storyline where Black Panther is also Ghost Rider). The bonus ones are only a few pages long and largely throw away, being done chiefly for laughs.
To be fair, while this is not designed to be anything more than a brief dip into an alternative universe it does feel like it could have been a lot more. Like with a good comedy, if there are constant nods to the audience and it's not played straight you're unlikely to be successful. So while there a glimmers of good storytelling here, it's largely done for fun.
To be fair, while this is not designed to be anything more than a brief dip into an alternative universe it does feel like it could have been a lot more. Like with a good comedy, if there are constant nods to the audience and it's not played straight you're unlikely to be successful. So while there a glimmers of good storytelling here, it's largely done for fun.
April 3, 2019
Collects Infinity Wars: Soldier Supreme issues #1-2, Infinity Wars: Iron Hammer issues #1-2, Infinity Wars: Arachknight issues #1-2, Infinity Wars: Weapon Hex issues #1-2, Infinity Wars: Ghost Panther issues #1-2, and Infinity Wars: Infinity Warps issues #1-2
If you are familiar with Amalgam Comics, this is a Marvel-only version of that world. In the Warp World, two Marvel heroes have been merged together to make new heroes. Technically speaking, all souls on Earth were merged with another, cutting the population down in half, but these comics just focus on the heroes.
-Soldier Supreme = Dr. Strange + Captain America
-Iron Hammer = Thor + Iron Man
-Arachknight = Moon Knight + Spider-Man
-Weapon Hex = The All-New Wolverine + Scarlet Witch
-Ghost Panther = Black Panther + Ghost Rider
-Foreverbush Man = Eternity + Forbush Man
-Diamond Patch = Logan + Emma Frost
-Punisher Pack = Punisher + The Power Pack
-Kamala Kang = Ms. Marvel + Kang
-Observer-X = The Watcher + Charles Xavier
-The Terrific Two = Human Torch + The Thing and Mr. Fantastic + Invisible Woman
-Green Widow = She-Hulk + Black Widow
-Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur = Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur + Squirrel Girl and Tippy Toe
I thought that "Soldier Supreme" and "Iron Hammer" were both great. "Arachknight" was pretty good. The rest were just OK, other than "Weapon Hex," which I did not like.
If you are familiar with Amalgam Comics, this is a Marvel-only version of that world. In the Warp World, two Marvel heroes have been merged together to make new heroes. Technically speaking, all souls on Earth were merged with another, cutting the population down in half, but these comics just focus on the heroes.
-Soldier Supreme = Dr. Strange + Captain America
-Iron Hammer = Thor + Iron Man
-Arachknight = Moon Knight + Spider-Man
-Weapon Hex = The All-New Wolverine + Scarlet Witch
-Ghost Panther = Black Panther + Ghost Rider
-Foreverbush Man = Eternity + Forbush Man
-Diamond Patch = Logan + Emma Frost
-Punisher Pack = Punisher + The Power Pack
-Kamala Kang = Ms. Marvel + Kang
-Observer-X = The Watcher + Charles Xavier
-The Terrific Two = Human Torch + The Thing and Mr. Fantastic + Invisible Woman
-Green Widow = She-Hulk + Black Widow
-Moon Squirrel and Tippysaur = Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur + Squirrel Girl and Tippy Toe
I thought that "Soldier Supreme" and "Iron Hammer" were both great. "Arachknight" was pretty good. The rest were just OK, other than "Weapon Hex," which I did not like.
February 2, 2019
Nothing like being called into work because we're supposed to be overwhelmingly busy, and we're as dead a cemetery. So in trying to look busy, here I am reading stuff from the comics TBR, that I've been putting off. (BTW I'd actually rather be earning my paycheck).
Being more than a bit of a sucker for AU stories, with mixed success I admit, I'll give Marvel editorial credit for mashups that worked here. I mean they're not great, but they're entertaining (for the most part).
Iron Hammer-take Thor + Iron man and keep Thor's daddy issues from the early days of the Lee/Kirby run.
Soldier Supreme-Captain America + Dr. Strange. So Dr. Erskine lied about how she (yes, she) was creating America's first and only super soldier.
Weapon Hex-Wolverine and eh, I don't recall at this moment.
Ghost Panther-Ghost Rider and Black Panther-hey this one was actually pretty good mixing in tons of ideas from both characters and adding in time travel and pieces from Marvel's Killrvaen series.
Plus, a few others in the two Prime issues.
Great, far from it. Above average, not really. Some fun to had, yeah.
Being more than a bit of a sucker for AU stories, with mixed success I admit, I'll give Marvel editorial credit for mashups that worked here. I mean they're not great, but they're entertaining (for the most part).
Iron Hammer-take Thor + Iron man and keep Thor's daddy issues from the early days of the Lee/Kirby run.
Soldier Supreme-Captain America + Dr. Strange. So Dr. Erskine lied about how she (yes, she) was creating America's first and only super soldier.
Weapon Hex-Wolverine and eh, I don't recall at this moment.
Ghost Panther-Ghost Rider and Black Panther-hey this one was actually pretty good mixing in tons of ideas from both characters and adding in time travel and pieces from Marvel's Killrvaen series.
Plus, a few others in the two Prime issues.
Great, far from it. Above average, not really. Some fun to had, yeah.
May 9, 2025
Working as a tie in of sorts to the main event, this two in one gives us the "origins" of these combined characters.
So in the main event Gamora, or Requiem as she's called these days, eliminates "half of the universe". But instead of just turning half into dust, she combines two people into one. This means we get some interesting variants of the heroes we know and love, combined together. Characters like Soldier Supreme (Captain America and Doctor Strange), Weapon Hex (Magik and X23), Arachknight (Spiderman and Moon Knight), etc... and while these are kind of cool... there's not really much behind them. So I think Duggan and company try their best to give them a bit more substance by providing these origin stories.
They range from ok to... slightly better than ok really. I found them to be kind of a throwback to the 90's style of writing. Everything was just a bit Exxxtreme and/or edgy. If you read 90's comics, I think you know the tone I'm referring to.
Ultimately, these were a bit more miss than hit for me. However, if you are a fan of that type of writing, this may be more up your alley.
So in the main event Gamora, or Requiem as she's called these days, eliminates "half of the universe". But instead of just turning half into dust, she combines two people into one. This means we get some interesting variants of the heroes we know and love, combined together. Characters like Soldier Supreme (Captain America and Doctor Strange), Weapon Hex (Magik and X23), Arachknight (Spiderman and Moon Knight), etc... and while these are kind of cool... there's not really much behind them. So I think Duggan and company try their best to give them a bit more substance by providing these origin stories.
They range from ok to... slightly better than ok really. I found them to be kind of a throwback to the 90's style of writing. Everything was just a bit Exxxtreme and/or edgy. If you read 90's comics, I think you know the tone I'm referring to.
Ultimately, these were a bit more miss than hit for me. However, if you are a fan of that type of writing, this may be more up your alley.
June 26, 2019
Flip/Skipped: Solider Supreme, Iron Hammer, and Ghost Panther.
Read: Spider-Moon (Arachknight) and Hex-23.
This was a bit of a mixed bag. I normally enjoy Ewing, but his style choices for IRon Hammer made it read like a comic from 40 years ago...and not in a good way. Duggan's Soldier Supreme also suffered from pacing issues, and I just don't have enough vested interest in Black Panther or Ghost Rider to read those issues.
However, as a fan of both Spider-man and Moon Knight, I enjoyed that blend of the character. And while I have never read any Jonah Hex, the Hex-23 issues were really interesting with a blend of western magic influences and the science landscape of a Wolverine series.
Interested to see what comes out of Warp World next...
Read: Spider-Moon (Arachknight) and Hex-23.
This was a bit of a mixed bag. I normally enjoy Ewing, but his style choices for IRon Hammer made it read like a comic from 40 years ago...and not in a good way. Duggan's Soldier Supreme also suffered from pacing issues, and I just don't have enough vested interest in Black Panther or Ghost Rider to read those issues.
However, as a fan of both Spider-man and Moon Knight, I enjoyed that blend of the character. And while I have never read any Jonah Hex, the Hex-23 issues were really interesting with a blend of western magic influences and the science landscape of a Wolverine series.
Interested to see what comes out of Warp World next...
August 8, 2022
Gamorra/Requiem followed in you father's footsteps and reduced the population of the universe by half. The difference? Requiem didn't outright kill people. She merged them together.
Infinity Warps were born...
If you enjoyed the idea of Amalgam Comics where DC merged with Marvel to create new heroes and villains, you should be onboard for this spin of things. There's a variety of characters to dig into. Some are serious and some are surreal. They're definitely all kinds of fun.
Bonus: Speed Weasel? I mean....seriously? Better than Honey Badger, I guess.
Bonus Bonus: What do you get when you mix Power Pack and the Punisher? Punisher Pack?!
Infinity Warps were born...
If you enjoyed the idea of Amalgam Comics where DC merged with Marvel to create new heroes and villains, you should be onboard for this spin of things. There's a variety of characters to dig into. Some are serious and some are surreal. They're definitely all kinds of fun.
Bonus: Speed Weasel? I mean....seriously? Better than Honey Badger, I guess.
Bonus Bonus: What do you get when you mix Power Pack and the Punisher? Punisher Pack?!
February 18, 2020
Like most collections of multiple stories by different creators, this was a mixed bag. It got extra points for taking that Amalgam idea of Marvel and DC’s from the 90s and repurposing it for some interesting, if mostly flawed stories from when Gamora used the Infinity Stones to fold the universe in half for some reason.
Weapon Hex was the worst of the lot; Iron Hammer and Arachknight were okay; Soldier Supreme was slightly better (M.O.R.D.O.C. was inspired); and Ghost Panther was clearly the best. The Infinity Warps shorts were mostly meh, except for the Moon Squirrel one, which was amazing.
Weapon Hex was the worst of the lot; Iron Hammer and Arachknight were okay; Soldier Supreme was slightly better (M.O.R.D.O.C. was inspired); and Ghost Panther was clearly the best. The Infinity Warps shorts were mostly meh, except for the Moon Squirrel one, which was amazing.
June 25, 2021
These 2 issue miniseries delve deeper into the folded universe created during "Infinity Wars" and it's lots of fun learning more about Soldier Supreme, Iron Hammer, Arachknight, Weapon Hex, Ghost Panther, and more. A gallery of great artists and writers join together to tell these temporary tales. Honestly this book is fun even if you have no interest in the big event type series but want some pure comic book quirkiness.
September 12, 2019
I enjoyed the Marvel vs DC Amalgam comics experiment and how the writers found a way to blend the origin stories of different characters into a new form. The Infinity Warps comics tried to capture this same sense of fun but entirely with Marvel characters and ended up with a mixed bag of great and not-so-great stories, but ultimately a fun comics reading experience.
November 29, 2023
While definitely not required reading, this was a harmless and fun look at some characters caused by the Infinity Wars event. It gave me Amalgam vibes in the best ways as creators were just having fun. I really enjoyed Soldier Supreme and Arachknight. Ghost Panther was really good despite the art. Overall, a decent read that I'll probably forget in a month.
April 25, 2019
An anthology like this was a bit too silly in concept to be treated as serious material. Why, then, did many of these stories feel like they were being played straight? The end result is something that should have been ridiculous fun was mostly just ridiculous.
May 19, 2019
Stories vary in quality...but a somewhat fun and new take on Marvel.
Honestly I can see the concept having future run like we see with things like Days of Future Past and other doomed Marvel timelines.
Honestly I can see the concept having future run like we see with things like Days of Future Past and other doomed Marvel timelines.
July 8, 2019
The style and quality of these stories vary, but there's definitely some fun stuff in here. A lot of the secondary characters will only make sense to people who are really familiar with Marvel comics, but in some ways that's part of the fun.
August 5, 2021
Blah. The sequel was so much better. Here, it really feels like the characters are all of one character in the costume of another. The origin stories aren't that exciting, but an actual story might have been.
April 18, 2019
I went through this already in 2015's Secret Wars and it was done much better then.
October 22, 2019
Weird, but done well. I liked how they were able to combine existing heroes together to create new heroes, or the same heroes, but with a different spin, and powers. True rating is like, 4.2-.7.
January 17, 2021
Fun mash-ups of Marvel heroes, reminiscent of the Amalgam days of yore.
February 19, 2021
It was fun, but not great. Ghost Panther was probably the best section.
September 22, 2021
Amalgam-like garbage. Avoid at all costs. Only Warps are kinda readable, as a parody of this mess...
August 20, 2022
This was so much fun!
March 28, 2023
Arachknight my beloved <333333333333
I liked the other warps too ig.
I liked the other warps too ig.
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