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COMICS
Platform: COMICS Genre: Action ESRB: Teen Publisher: Marvel
Thanos is in a state we
have never seen before
Cover Rank: 8.5/10
Great visuals of capturing the
battle we were promised at the
end of issue #2. The Shi’ar have
arrived to take Thanos into
custody and this cover image
does everything to show us they
are going all in, in an attempt to
take down the Mad Titan.
Best Variant Isssue
Pat Broderick Issue. Again there
is only one variant Issue to this
series and it’s a great one,
although maybe not in line with
the current story. The use of
colors here seems a bit of a
throwback to the older Thanos
which I always love seeing. Him
looking down in a burning village
from a mountain top is something
we would expect of Thanos, but
following this story seems to not
make much sense. Just based
on an art standpoint however, it’s
fantastic work.
Best Moment
Thanos is weak and dying. If
there was ever a time for his
enemies (which is pretty much
everyone) to attack it is now, and
the Shi’ar do just that. For the
majority of the battle they have
the upper hand. That doesn’t
mean however that Thanos just
lays down and surrenders. He’s
still got fight in him and he slowly
starts to turn the tide in his favor.
The best moment in this
turnaround is at the beginning of
it. Thanos is on his heels, and
the Shi’ar send in the “third
wave” which starts with Titan
facing Thanos. You would think
this would be the finishing blow
to Thanos. Titan towers over him
and is a very imposing figure.
However, this is Thanos we are
talking about here. As Titan goes
in for the grab, Thanos takes his
finger and breaks it. This is not
your ordinary finger. The size of
Titan makes it look like a body is
being broken in half, and the
visual, thanks to the great
artwork, really makes your
cringe.
What I Like
The entire issue is one big battle
between Thanos and the Shi’ar
cut between interview like dialog
between someone “off camera”
and a member of the the Shi’ar.
These interviews are a nice short
break in the action as we get
background information on
Thanos from people who know
him and have battled him through
the years. It’s a nice back and
forth between fighting, interview,
more fighting, another interview.
The flow of the issue is great.
While I don’t understand the
importance of these interviews it
was a nice surprise that they
were actually being conducted
during the battle! We get the
impression they were done at
another time at another location.
The background art looks like a
bar setting. We aren’t made
aware these interviews are taking
place in real time until the last
interview, and when we do find
out it really adds to the battle
taking place right outside.
What I Didn't Like
So remember that team that was
meticulously being put together
to take down Thanos? I wrote all
about it in my review of issue #2.
I was applauding the writers for
doing something not done in a
Thanos book, which is putting a
team of smart characters
together to take down the Mad
Titan and not go in with just any
able bodied superhero only to get
taken down without much effort
from Thanos. Well, that team has
completely disappeared in issue
#3. There’s no mention of them
at all. The Shi’ar have come and
they seem to have a plan as well,
but we were never made aware
of any of it until now. It’s a
curveball, no doubt, and I’m
leaving my faith in the writers
hands that they have this story
planned out for us. Yet, for now
this is a little strange.
What I'm Looking Forward To
A good ending but not as great
as what the lead up to it made us
anticipate. Thanos is in a state
we have never seen before. He’s
vulnerable and the heroes of the
universe are taking advantage.
Why shouldn’t they?
Ending: 6/10
My real question is what are we
going to get with the team that
was assembled that was
nonexistent in issue #3? Does
their thinking now change since
Thanos has been somewhat
defeated and is now in Shi’ar
custody? It was somewhat of a
head scratcher issue in the
sense that it diverted from the
story we had been given in
issues #1 and #2. Yet the
substance within issue #3 was
still good even though it was
almost a new story. It will be
interesting to see how the two
story lines intersect.
7.5