Reviews

Thanos: The Infinity Siblings by Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Alan Davis, Jim Starlin

unladylike's review

2.0

I dunno about this Jim Starlin, OR the in-universe bar he named after himself. This is the most recent Thanos graphic novel by his creator, and in it, Starlin spins himself and the readers in dizzying circles of time travel and strategic scheming. It's *infinitely* (lol) more readable and enjoyable than Infinity Abyss, and it actually seems to possibly connect with other happenings in Marvel that I care about - namely, some cosmic shifts that have been hinted at in The Ultimates ... but it's still not that great of a story. Thanos and Kang finally meet and pontificate in the third person, and there's a somewhat interesting twist at the end, but I'm losing my interest in these books of Starlin's.

liesljrowe's review

3.0

Honestly, this one was not my favourite. Jim Starlin certainly manages to conjure up the righteous self-confidence and awe-inspiring nature of Thanos and this is a great set up for what promises to be a decent trilogy. Yet, more so than most Marvel comics, I found myself struggling to realise the importance of certain things as I'm entirely unfamiliar with the canon relating to Thanos and while the comic did its best to explain things, there's only so much one can do. Still, I suspect I'll come back to this when I've read a few more comics relating to Thanos.

lukeisthename34's review

4.0

The fun thing about these series (is it a series technically?) is how unwieldy and complicated it is getting. Starlin is in his usual rare form and Davis's art is just so much fun to look at.

brenticus's review

3.0

This book is a fantastic setup for a new Starlin Thanos trilogy (Thanos as Death teased in the beginning? Pretty fucking cool concept.) but on its own is kind of a weird read. It takes a while to figure out what any of the characters are doing, there's a crazy amount of time travelling, and there's a general lack of clarity as to what timeline you're currently following so it's a pretty obscure read on the whole. But once you get used to the weird story structure it makes more sense and you get to see some cool interactions between Thanos, Eros, and Kang along the way.

Something I really appreciate about this read is that Eros is actually a pretty interesting character. He's often portrayed as a vaguely useless playboy who happens to get dragged into conflicts because he's Thanos' brother, but here he's actually got his own motivations and goals and a personality beyond being an insufferable twat. It's a nice redemption of his character.

On the whole, it's a pretty fun way to start the new trilogy off and I can't wait for my library to finally get the next one so I can see what the hell's going on.