Product Description: The quest that led to Infinity Gauntlet begins here! Back from the dead, Thanos is after the power to bring the rest of the universe with him on a return trip! can the Silver Surfer, Drax the Destroyer and others stop the cosmic iconoclast before he uses reality as a token of his affection for Death? Special guest-appearance by the Impossible Man! Featuring a rare Thanos solo story not seen in almost thirty years! Collects Silver Surfer #34-38, Thanos: Infinity Quest #1-2, Logan's Run #6.
Infinity Quest! Finally! The infinity gauntlet is one of the best series ever written, and this FINALLY collects Thanos:Infinity Quest. A series i could never find way back in the day when "gauntlet" was coming out. The 1st half of the book is the resurrection of Thanos and his meeting and outwitting of the surfer. Good stuff. The story of how Thanos obtained the gems is where the real meat is though. He shows his usual ruthlessness and also shows some introspectiveness, and a glimmer of remorse over the vanquishing of a particular foe. There is also a reprint of some ancient logans run comic that shows just how far back Drax and Thanos rivalry spans. If your reading this you probably find Thanos a pretty fascinating character like i do, and this story shows him at his best. A must buy for Thanos fans.
Beginning of the Greatest Epic of all This is where the Inifnity Gauntlet epic begins. With Thanos being resurrected and going after more power. This is a masterful cosmic story of the strategy of an evil genuis of Thanos. You'll be admiring the most evil creature in the universe... Thanos for how he does what he does. READ THIS BEFORE YOU READ INFINITY GAUNTLET.
A cosmic quest that's at it's best Jim Starlin is without a doubt the master of the cosmic epic. Case in point is one of my all-time favorite comic books, Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2, starring The Thing and Spider-Man. It features the conclusion of a story began in Avengers Annual #9 (also by Starlin). The Avengers have been captured by the evil Thanos (a super powerful demi-god), who plans to blow up our sun as a tribute to Death. In short order, Spider-Man and the Thing free the Avengers and a huge battle ensues between the heroes and Thanos and his many minions. In the midst of the chaos, Spider-Man manages to revive Adam Warlock (who was slain by Thanos in Avengers Annual #9). Warlock then takes his revenge on Thanos by turning him to stone. End of Thanos? Not exactly.
Jump ahead a few years and Jim Starlin is penning the adventures of the Silver Surfer. He decides to bring back one of his greatest creations - Thanos! (Wise decision). This trade paperback features the complete story of the "Rebirth of Thanos", from Silver Surfer #34-38 and the excellent two-issue miniseries "Thanos Quest". As an added bonus it also includes a rare Thanos short story from the comic "Logan's Run #6" (huh???).
Anyway, this is an excellent book with stellar writing by Starlin and crisp, dynamic art from Ron Lim. The gist of the story is that Death returns Thanos to the land of the living so that he can balance the scales of life and death by killing half the the sentient beings (people, animals, etc.) in the universe. The Silver Surfer learns of Thanos' plot and tries to stop him. The two battle and Thanos tricks the Surfer into thinking that he's killed him. This buys Thanos the time he needs to collect the Infinity Gems (formerly called the Soul Gems). Once he has all of the Infinity Gems in his possession, Thanos gains the unlimited power of a God. This is all a prelude to the massive Marvel crossover, "The Infinity Gauntlet". (Also collected in trade paperback). But that's a review for another day.
To sum up, if you like awesomeness, you'll like this. It's a great story with great art from the days when Marvel comics weren't so concerned with the "real" world, and were still fun to read.
disjointed infinity gauntlet prequel... i read this because it was on wizard's top 100 graphic novels list. it's not that good, or comics just lacks quality in depth. the first part is all about the silver surfer (and drax), surfing around looking for thanos. all of a sudden you get dropped into the second part which is all thanos (and no surfer in sight), who goes around rapidly (the battles with the elders should have been greatly expanded in length) collecting infinity gems. without the infinity gauntlet, this is nothing more than a two-part shallow prequel to that series.
not the best SS, but pretty good This run should have been called SS guest starring Starlins creations. When Jim Starlin took over he brought a great deal of excitement with him, he also brought the world of Thanos that he created many years ago in Captain Marvel & Iron Man. I am not complaining, i have always been a fan of Thanos, Drax, Mentor & friends. I also enjoyed the addittion of Impossible Man in this collection. Ron Lim is one of the more under rated artist, I wish he would get his own series, maybe the new Nova.
The only fault I find in this collection is Starlin tended to minimize the SS in terms of power, he comes on as greatly inferior to Thanos. We all tend to forget his original appearences, the SS represented an Angel of Death ( while Galactus represented God himself ). In defense of starlin most people seem to have forgotten what Kirby meant with the creation of this Iconic Charecter screaming for his own book ( not a mini )
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