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A review by brenticus
Thanos: The Infinity Siblings by Stephen McFeely, Christopher Markus, Alan Davis, Jim Starlin
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.
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.