Reddit reviews Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos
We found 14 Reddit comments about Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
Reddit reviews Silver Surfer: Rebirth of ThanosWe found 14 Reddit comments about Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
The comics are NOT like the movies. We don't have a script for the MCU Infinity War so we have no idea which comics it will borrow from. If past MCU movies are any indication, it will borrow from many different series spanning decades.
That said, there is a very popular 90's event(s) called Infinity Gauntlet that was followed up by the Infinity War:
[optional] Infinity Gauntlet/War Prelude:
Infinity Gauntlet/War (1990-1992):
Modern Thanos-related comic recommendations:
It is the Rebirth of Thanos storyline from Jim Starlin's Silver Surfer run yes. It has been implied that it was used for the planning of Infinity War. I would guess that since it isn't a major event comic it be talked about by casual readers and non-readers.
If you want to get into Marvel, here's some good recent-ish starting points I recommend checking out:
Make sure to check your local library first, they may have a lot of these available for you to check out. I'd also want to let you know that Marvel has a digital subscription service called Marvel Unlimited that has everything I'm recommending available to read for just $10/month or $70/year. It's a real good deal.
Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos.
It tells the story of how Thanos returned to life and began his quest for the Infinity Gems, and also contains the Thanos Quest mini-series where he actually goes about getting his hands on them (making it the VERY loose basis for the Infinity War film).
Also, Infinity by Jonathan Hickman. It introduced the Black Order and has a plot that seems to have inspired the movie, such as Thanos' forces attacking Wakanda.
Check out this reading guide! Everything from the beginning up until Infinity Gauntlet is a must read for the character, but after Infinity Gauntlet it's best to skip to the modern age stuff; a reading guide for that can be found here. Thanos plays an important part in Annihilation and then comes back at the end of the run, but Thanos Imperative is kind of confusing and the emotional impact is lost if you don't read the stuff in the middle.
After that you've got Thanos Rising which is a modern telling of his origins (which is controversial amongst fans but I enjoyed it). From there you can go to Hickman's Avengers/New Avengers which includes Infinity where Thanos is one of the main antagonists and plays a part throughout the rest of the run.
Jim Starlin, Thanos' creator, did three graphic novels over these past few years but they really range in quality, and the continuity is weird. (Liked the first, second was dreadful, and the third was the best)
If this all seems a bit overwhelming and you just want to pick up a few trades, the ones I have in my collection are: Captain Marvel & Thanos' Origins, Essential Thanos/Warlock, Thanos' Rebirth and Prelude to Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity Gauntlet, and a handful more but those are the ones I'd recommend highly!
If you have any more questions about anything I'll do my best to answer them!
[Infinity Gauntlet Reading Order] (https://comicbookreadingorders.com/marvel/events/infinity-gauntlet-reading-order/)
[Infinity Reading Order] (https://www.comicbookherald.com/the-complete-marvel-reading-order-guide/guide-part-18-infinity/)
Realitively Cheap Collections:
Thanos Quest is also collected in Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos and it also shows how Thanos was revived just before Infinity Gauntlet.
Do yourself a favor and read Silver Surfer (1987) #34-38 and Thanos Quest #1-2. Some of the best stuff I've read and will give you a better perspective about the character.
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Preceded by The Thanos Quest if you want the background.
Included in “Rebirth of Thanos”
Thanos never goes to Earth.The entire battle against him is in space, on floaty space platforms.
(* in the Infinity Gauntlet comic)
And so far, we have seen said floaty space platforms in Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as Tony's apocalyptic death vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron.
(Also in the prequel comic, Silver Surfer: The Rebirth of Thanos, where he collects the Infinity Stones, he doesn't kill anyone when collecting each stone. He just defeats them, each in a different way related to that stone's power.)
"Thanos Quest" only had two issues.
It is featured in this TPB http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Surfer-Rebirth-Jim-Starlin/dp/0785166432/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1407673556&sr=8-1&keywords=thanos+quest
> Here is the "rematch" in against Eternity Here is the end result of that fight Here is the ultimate consequence of that fight Here is arguably one of Thanos' greatest accomplishments
"Marvel Universe: The End"
> Thanos did fight against the Beyonder/Kosmos/Maker, one of the most powerful entities in all Marvel. Although not at full power( pre-retcon beyonder was imaginably powerful), the Beyonder is nowadays a cosmic cube with awareness in a physical body.
"Thanos: Redemption"
> Thanos against Galactus
"Thanos: Redemption"
> Thanos vs. the Champion, one of the Elders of the Galaxy who is nearly invincible.
"The Thanos Quest", which is collected in "Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos" and is the prelude to "Infinity Gauntlet"
Yeah that makes sense, I hope something is included that acknowledges the problem but improves upon his 'solution'.
If you read the comics, btw, he absolutely does make the same argument as is made in this movie. It's all in this issue.