A review by kmccubbin
Avengers vs. Thanos by Don Heck, Steve Englehart, John Buscema, Jim Starlin, Mick Zeck, Bob Brown, Mike Friedrich, Steve Gerber
4.0
Perhaps the most fascinating thing about this book is that it contains mesmerizing, ridiculous, angry, drug fueled work of three of Marvel's most rebellious rebels and, while the three are hardly talked about anymore in this age of Bendis, Morrison, Brubaker, et. al., this stuff is pivotal to the big budget, mega-billion dollar "Marvel Cinematic Universe" of today. Almost every single Marvel film has referenced this stuff in some way. And now it's all dovetailing into this work itself.
Englehart, Gerber and, especially, Starlin. You get all three in this volume (maybe not always at their best) shaping the once and future Marvel. They must find it hysterical given how contentious their relationship with the company often was.
Anyway, as others have pointed out, this covers a hunk of the same material that the complete Warlock by Jim Starlin collection does and that book is far more of a pure expression of what was wonderful about this formative period in Marvel's "Cosmic" history. That said, this is still some outrageous, over the top, fun and will tell you everything you really need to know about the demi-god who was in love with Death, Thanos.
Englehart, Gerber and, especially, Starlin. You get all three in this volume (maybe not always at their best) shaping the once and future Marvel. They must find it hysterical given how contentious their relationship with the company often was.
Anyway, as others have pointed out, this covers a hunk of the same material that the complete Warlock by Jim Starlin collection does and that book is far more of a pure expression of what was wonderful about this formative period in Marvel's "Cosmic" history. That said, this is still some outrageous, over the top, fun and will tell you everything you really need to know about the demi-god who was in love with Death, Thanos.