A review by bdesmond
Infinity by Jason Latour, Adam Kubert, Mike Deodato, Nick Spencer, Dustin Weaver, Cory Petit, Ive Svorcina, Marco Checchetto, Edgar Delgado, Chris Eliopoulos, Guillermo Ortego, John Livesay, Frank Martin, Paul Mounts, David Curiel, Laura Martin, Rock-He Kim, Jonathan Hickman, Joe Sabino, Jerome Opeña, Sunny Gho, Justin Ponsor, Clayton Cowles, Dave Meikis, Rain Beredo, Joe Caramagna, Gerry Alanguilan, Augustin Alessio, Mark Morales, Jim Cheung
3.0
This was part two in my quest of preparation for the MCU's Infinity War. It's my understanding that they will not be drawing inspiration from Infinity Gauntlet alone, but also Hickman's Infinity, a more recent work.
Now first of all, I did not read all of the comics that are compiled in this edition that I'm reviewing. I read only the six issues that make up the Infinity event. I did this purely based on the time I had available before seeing the movie, because I am most definitely interested in reading Hickman's run on both Avengers and New Avengers. Ever since I started reading his Sci-Fi comic through Image, East of West, I've wanted to dive into his Marvel runs. Not only that, but I think that reading through those will give me a much better understanding of who some characters/entities are in the Infinity event; namely the Builders and Ex Nihilo.
So, Infinity. Thanos and his Cull Obsidian (the Black Order) come a knockin' on Earth's front door. Disguised as the need for a 'tribute', Thanos seeks his only remaining son. The cast is enormous in this, and filled with plenty of heroes (and even entire groups) that I'm unfamiliar with. For example, The Shi'ar Imperial Guard, the Skrull and Kree, the Builders as I'd mentioned before, the Inhumans (who I've heard of but know little to nothing about). There are many players in this game, and many of them are not of Earth. I find myself wondering how much I would know of these characters had I read through Hickman's other runs, and how much comes from a previously established understanding of the Marvel universe. In any case, there are lots of interesting characters on screen. Both familiar and unfamiliar. Combine some solid Hickman writing with some excellent art by Jerome Opena and Jim Cheung (Opena especially stood out to me) and you have a fun comic. It definitely has me in the mood to watch the movie.
Now first of all, I did not read all of the comics that are compiled in this edition that I'm reviewing. I read only the six issues that make up the Infinity event. I did this purely based on the time I had available before seeing the movie, because I am most definitely interested in reading Hickman's run on both Avengers and New Avengers. Ever since I started reading his Sci-Fi comic through Image, East of West, I've wanted to dive into his Marvel runs. Not only that, but I think that reading through those will give me a much better understanding of who some characters/entities are in the Infinity event; namely the Builders and Ex Nihilo.
So, Infinity. Thanos and his Cull Obsidian (the Black Order) come a knockin' on Earth's front door. Disguised as the need for a 'tribute', Thanos seeks his only remaining son. The cast is enormous in this, and filled with plenty of heroes (and even entire groups) that I'm unfamiliar with. For example, The Shi'ar Imperial Guard, the Skrull and Kree, the Builders as I'd mentioned before, the Inhumans (who I've heard of but know little to nothing about). There are many players in this game, and many of them are not of Earth. I find myself wondering how much I would know of these characters had I read through Hickman's other runs, and how much comes from a previously established understanding of the Marvel universe. In any case, there are lots of interesting characters on screen. Both familiar and unfamiliar. Combine some solid Hickman writing with some excellent art by Jerome Opena and Jim Cheung (Opena especially stood out to me) and you have a fun comic. It definitely has me in the mood to watch the movie.