The Infinity Waris a six-issuecomic booklimited seriespublished byMarvel Comicsin 1992. The series was written byJim Starlinand penciled byRon Lim,Ian Laughlin,Al Milgrom,Jack Morelliand Christie Scheele.
| "The Infinity War" | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cover ofInfinity War1 (Jun 1992), art byRon Lim | |||
| Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
| Publication date | June – November1992 | ||
| Genre | Superhero | ||
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| Main character(s) | The Avengers Avengers West Coast Fantastic Four X-Men X-Factor New Warriors Alpha Flight Infinity Watch Doctor Doom Kang Adam Warlock Galactus Eternity | ||
| Creative team | |||
| Writer(s) | Jim Starlin | ||
| Artist(s) | Ron Lim | ||
| Infinity War | ISBN0-7851-2105-6 | ||
The storyline is a direct sequel to the 1991The Infinity Gauntletand was followed byThe Infinity Crusadein 1993.
Publication history
editThe story had additional tie-ins includingAlpha Flight#110-112,Captain America#408,Daredevil#310,Deathlok#16,Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#42-47,Fantastic Four#366-370,Guardians of the Galaxyvol 1 #27-29,Marc Spector: Moon Knight#41-44,Marvel Comics Presents#108-111,The New Warriors#27,Nomadvol. 2, #7,Quasar#38-40,Silver Sable and The Wild Pack#4-5,Silver Surfervol. 3, #67-69,Sleepwalker#18,Spider-Man#24,Warlock and the Infinity Watch#7-10, andWonder Man#13-14. All of these were published between July and November 1992.What The--?!#20 featured a parody story about various comedic superheroes struggle against the "Infinity Wart".
Plot summary
editWhen heroAdam Warlocktakes possession of theartifactknown as theInfinity Gauntlet,he expels the good and evil aspects of his being to become a totally logical being, who can therefore use the Gauntlet wisely. This act recreates his "evil" persona and old foe theMagus,who desires universal conquest and revenge against Warlock and the TitanThanos.Meanwhile, the effectively emotionless Adam is brought before a "jury" of the cosmic powers and voluntarily surrenders his godhood once he is found to be "guilty" of being unworthy.[1]The Magus collects five cosmic containment units (another name for theCosmic Cubes), and with the power gained incapacitates the cosmic entityEternity;creates an interdimensional realm and an army ofdoppelgängers—evil "mirror" images of Earth's superheroes.
After investigating the energy of the containment units, Thanos discovers the Magus and retreats to warn Warlock.Galactusand several of Earth's heroes also investigate and then attempt to revive Eternity, as the entity will be required topetitiontheLiving Tribunal,who has decreed that theInfinity Gemscan no longer be used in unison in theEarth-616universe. The rationale is that if the Gauntlet can be reactivated, then the Magus can be removed from existence. The Magus sends the doppelgängers to Earth to distract the heroes, and the evil version ofMister Fantasticdetonates a gamma bomb when the heroes assemble atFour Freedoms Plaza.However, theInvisible Womancontains the blast while Thunder GodThordirects the radiation into space, and a surprise attack by the Magus and the doppelgänger of Thanos has the heroes believing the two characters are now allied.
The story climaxes at the Magus' base: a group of heroes free those who were replaced by doppelgängers; cosmic adventurer Quasar arrives with theUltimate Nullifier(with Thanos goading Quasar to use it against the Magus knowing that Quasar would also be destroyed) and villainsKang the ConquerorandDoctor Doomappear, hoping to harness the source of the powerful energies detected.
Warlock and the still inactive Gauntlet are captured by the Magus, and both attacked by Doom and Kang. Warlock is defeated and the Magus is severely weakened in the battle and attempts to use the containment units but discovers they have been stolen. Doom betrays and stops Kang, and then demands the Gauntlet from the Magus. Eternity, however, has just been revived and has requested the Gauntlet be reactivated, which the Living Tribunal agrees to. An apparentlyomnipotentMagus easily defeats Doom and dissolves Quasar, who arrives with the Ultimate Nullifier. Thanos defeats his doppelgänger and distracts the Magus, allowing Warlock to grapple with the villain for the Gauntlet. Warlock releases from the Gauntlet a being that is acompositeof the entity Eternity and his twin, Infinity. The being incapacitates the Magus, allowing Warlock to absorb the Magus into theSoul Gem.The experience places Warlock in acoma.
Thanos reveals to the assembled heroes that the Magus was tricked and never gained omnipotence as theReality Gemon the Gauntlet—which Thanos is revealed to be the secret guardian of—was a convincing fake. The heroes return to Earth and the final page of the last issue reveals that the containment units have been stolen by Warlock's "good" persona, theGoddess.In addition to these developments, Eternity—who is apparently 'deputized' by the Living Tribunal to make such a decree—thereafter declares that the Gems on the Gauntlet will never be able to be used again as a single unit, no matter what future crisis befalls the universe.[2]
Collected editions
edit| Title | Material collected | Publication date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Infinity War | The Infinity War#1-6,Warlock and the Infinity Watch#7-10,Marvel Comics Presents#108-111 | April 2006 | 0-7851-2105-6 |
| Infinity War Aftermath | Warlock & The Infinity Watch#11-17,Silver Surfer/Warlock: Resurrection#1-4,Quasar#41-43, material fromMarvel Comics Presents#112,Marvel Holiday Special#2,Marvel Swimsuit Special#2 | October 2015 | 978-0785198147 |
| Infinity War Omnibus | Infinity War#1-6;Fantastic Four#366-370;Spider-Man#24;Deathlok(vol. 2) #16;Daredevil#310;Warlock And The Infinity Watch#7-10;Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme#42-47;Silver Surfer(vol. 3) #67-69;Wonder Man(vol. 2) #13-15;Alpha Flight#110-112;Silver Sable & The Wild Pack#4-5;Guardians Of The Galaxy#27-29;Quasar#37-40;New Warriors#27;Marc Spector: Moon Knight#41-44;Nomad(vol. 2) #7;Sleepwalker#18; material fromCaptain America#408;Alpha Flight#109;Marvel Comics Presents#108-112 | April 2019 | 978-1302915964 |
In other media
editFilm
editIn October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part film titledAvengers: Infinity War[3][4]written byChristopher MarkusandStephen McFeely[5]and directed by theRusso brothers.[6]In August 2016, Marvel made an interim announcement thatInfinity Warmight be one film, which it later dropped in preference to its original two-part film plans, Part 2 being renamedAvengers: Endgame.[7]The Russos also explained that despite its title, the film wasn't an adaptation of this storyline, rather primarily based on its predecessorThe Infinity Gauntlet.[8]Avengers: Infinity Warwas released on April 27, 2018.[4]
Video games
edit- Capcomadapted the storyline into avideo gameshortly after its release.Marvel Super Heroes In War of the Gems,was released in 1996 for theSuper Nintendo Entertainment System.[9]
- The 2019 video gameMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order,a reboot toMarvel: Ultimate AllianceandMarvel: Ultimate Alliance 2takes elements fromThe Infinity Warstoryline and incorporates into its own story.
References
edit- ^Jim Starlin(w),Angel Medina(p),Terry Austin(i), Ian Laughlin (col),Jack Morelli(let), Craig Anderson (ed).Warlock and the Infinity Watch,vol. 1, no. 1 (February 10, 1992).Marvel Comics.
- ^Infinity War#1 - 6 (July - Nov. 1992)
- ^Lang, Derrik J. (October 28, 2014)."Marvel unveils slate of films through 2019".SFGate.Hearst. AP. Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2014.RetrievedOctober 29,2014.
- ^abSiegel, Lucas (October 28, 2014)."Marvel Announces Black Panther, Captain Marvel, luis Flores, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War Films, Cap & Thor 3 Subtitles".Newsarama.Archivedfrom the original on October 28, 2014.RetrievedOctober 28,2014.
- ^"Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely to Write Marvel's 2-Part 'Avengers: Infinity War' Event More on Marvel".Marvel. 2015-05-07.Retrieved2015-05-07.
- ^Strom, Marc (April 7, 2015)."Joe & Anthony Russo to Direct 2-Part Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' Event".Marvel.Archivedfrom the original on April 9, 2015.RetrievedApril 7,2015.
- ^(August 1, 2016), "Marvel's 'Avengers: Infinity War' Will be One Movie, Not one split into twobut there have been many reports suggesting a sequel to the film, "Variety.Retrieved August 1, 2016
- ^"Avengers, the makers' story".The Telegraph India.April 10, 2018. Archived fromthe originalon April 19, 2018.RetrievedApril 18,2018.
- ^"Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems".AllGame.Archived from the original on December 10, 2014.RetrievedDecember 21,2015.
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External links
edit- Infinity Warat theGrand Comics Database
- Infinity War (storyline)at the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)