| "The Infinity War" | |||
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 Cover ofInfinity War 1 (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 | Jim Starlin | ||
| Artist | Ron Lim | ||
| Infinity War | ISBN 0-7851-2105-6 | ||
The Infinity War is a six-issuecomic booklimited series published byMarvel Comics in 1992. The series was written byJim Starlin and penciled byRon Lim, inked byAl Milgrom, colored by Ian Laughlin and Christie Scheele, and lettered byJack Morelli.
The storyline is a direct sequel to the 1991The Infinity Gauntlet and was followed byThe Infinity Crusade in 1993.
The 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 Galaxy vol 1 #27-29,Marc Spector: Moon Knight #41-44,Marvel Comics Presents #108-111,The New Warriors #27,Nomad vol. 2, #7,Quasar #38-40,Silver Sable and The Wild Pack #4-5,Silver Surfer vol. 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".
When heroAdam Warlock takes possession of theartifact known 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.Galactus and several of Earth's heroes also investigate and then attempt to revive Eternity, as the entity will be required topetition theLiving Tribunal, who has decreed that theInfinity Gems can no longer be used in unison in theEarth-616 universe. 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 Fantastic detonates a gamma bomb when the heroes assemble atFour Freedoms Plaza. However, theInvisible Woman contains the blast while Thunder GodThor directs 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 Conqueror andDoctor Doom appear, 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 apparentlyomnipotent Magus 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 acomposite of 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 Gem on 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]
| 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 October 2014, Marvel announced a two-part film titledAvengers: Infinity War[3][4] written byChristopher Markus andStephen McFeely[5] and directed by theRusso brothers.[6] In August 2016, Marvel made an interim announcement thatInfinity War might 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 War was released on April 27, 2018.[4]
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