I thought it’d be fun to reread this, as I hadn’t since the 90s when I was a kid. It’s still a fun story, although in retrospect it’s epic but kind of thin on story, in the end. Part of the reason I think it works less well on its own is that it was born out of a Silver Surfer story and really continues on with Infinity Watch and the other miniseries. I have that context from reading a lot of that in my youth, it judged purely on its own it suffers some.

I loved the huge cast of characters in this and the insight into Thanos, but it seemed kind of lame that in the end it comes down to "snatching" the gauntlet away from the wearer, it just seems too easy. Also it seemed that even though Adam could hide his presence from Nebula, there were 3 people standing around thinking about his presence, so I guess he was blocking her from seeing this in their minds as well?

I did like Mephisto and how he talked Thanos into evening the playing field to impress Death. It allowed from superhero fighting action to happen, rather than him just snapping his fingers and ending it in a single frame. I definitely didn't understand why Gamora and Pip had to land on Earth and then change into themselves. Did love him being chased around by the Minotaur in Dr. Strange's mansion.

Not as good as I remembered but still good.

VERY different from the movie and it was also very strange plot wise to me.

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Good story, pivotal story in the Marvel Universe, recommended.

Leave your disbelief wedged in the opening cover of this anthology. This is a fantasy comic book more than the speculative-fiction type. I found the story surprisingly compelling. I feel that The Watchmen got a hint of its flavor from here. I'm not a superhero comic fan in any way, but I love fiction, and I would recommend this and The Secret Wars to anyone.

Excellent. Only Jim Starlin can do justice to the character of Thanos. He's complex and frightening, and now has the means to conquer the universe, or destroy it. Here's hoping the upcoming movies do this justice.

I'm placing my review square in the middle because I am definitely NOT the target audience.

Recommended by my husband every time I asked why he was cringing at the Avengers movies... and when I had a question about them. "Did you read the book?? You should read the book!!"

He was both right and wrong. Knowing the ultimate reason why Thanos was so over the top was SO important to the story that the movies missed. But, I felt like I had jumped in at the very end of a saga that I had missed all the prequels for. Plus... who are all these people? I had no context for anyone who was not IN the movies.

Which is why the graphic novel gets a solid mid-level rating even though I really didn't enjoy reading it in the slightest. #wrongaudience

I didn't know the full mythology of Thanos and the rest of Starlin's slice of the Marvel universe when I first read this, but it was still highly enjoyable as a complete crossover story with a clear beginning, middle and end, and cosmic repercussions that really did matter, which is something you just don't get nowadays.

I'm gearing up for Avengers: Infinity War by reading the comic books. So good, fun to see which elements of the story have already appeared in parts of the MCU, and will be interesting to see which plot points make the film and which ones don't.

Also, am I supposed to feel sorry for Thanos? Because I do, and I worry what that says about my personality.