| Infinity Abyss | |
|---|---|
 Cover toInfinity Abyss #1 (Aug. 2002) Art byJim Starlin. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Bi-monthly |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | Aug.–Oct. 2002 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Thanos Adam Warlock Gamora Pip the Troll Captain Marvel Doctor Strange Spider-Man Moondragon Thanosi |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Jim Starlin |
| Penciller | Jim Starlin |
| Inker | Al Milgrom |
| Letterer | Jack Morelli |
| Colorist | Christie Scheele |
| Collected editions | |
| Infinity Abyss | ISBN 0-7851-0985-4 |
Infinity Abyss is a six-issuecomic booklimited series published byMarvel Comics from August to October in 2002. The series was written and pencilled byJim Starlin.
The series centers on the Thanosi, five failedgenetic experiments by the TitanThanos, with each being aclone of hisDNA and modelled on other beings, including the charactersProfessor X;Doctor Strange;Gladiator;Iron Man andGalactus. Obsessed with nihilism and a desire to end theuniverse, the five Thanosi – calledX;Mystic;Warrior;Armor andOmega – attempt to kill the original Thanos by creating ablack hole in space. X thenimpersonates Thanos and directs characterPip the Troll tokidnap a recoveringAdam Warlock on an alien planet.
X requires information from Warlock, who previously made contact with an entity called theAnchor of Reality. By killing this being and preventing it from locating a successor, the Thanosi clones will therefore end the universe. The female mercenaryGamora locates the real Thanos, and with the aid of Warlock and heroes Doctor Strange;Spider-Man;Captain Marvel andMoondragon the Titan neutralizes four of the five clones. Omega arrives on Earth to kill the successor to the Anchor of Reality and to destroy the Earth, and is teleported with the heroes to a barren planet where they battle. Thanos transports the heroes back to Earth, and then has a fleet of alien mercenaries destroy the planet, killing the final clone. A human girl called Atleza is able to become the new Anchor of Reality unchallenged, ending the threat.
The series has been collected into atrade paperback: