When Earth's assault begins, Thanos uses all the powers of the Gems to lay waste to his attackers. (Warlock's plan is more of a distraction than an actual attempt to stop Thanos he knows the heroes are doomed to fail.) Across the universe, other cosmic beings-including Galactus-prepare their own coordinated attack on the mad Titan. Aiding Earth's attack force is Adam Warlock, who had been trapped inside one of the Gems and knows Thanos better than anyone save Thanos himself. Entire worlds and civilizations are torn asunder by Thanos's power-including Earth, which faces assumed annihilation as a result of power unleashed by the Infinity Gems.Įarth's remaining heroes (and a few villains) soon come together to plan an attack against Thanos, hoping to catch him off-guard and stop him before he destroys all existence. When Death refuses to even acknowledge Thanos's newfound power, the Titan steps up his game by erasing half the population of the entire universe with a mere thought. Thanos had long been in love with the incarnation of Death after having been resurrected The Infinity Gauntlet is literally about Thanos trying to use his godly power to court Death.

When Thanos puts them all on his glove, they create the Infinity Gauntlet, which gives him power over basically everything.

Its success, both critical and financial, cemented the reputations of everyone who worked on it.įollowing the events of The Thanos Quest, Thanos, the Mad Titan, has collected the Infinity Gems-six cosmic MacGuffins that grant their wielder great power over a different part of the universe (Time, Space, Mind, Soul, Power, and Reality). The core series was written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez (#1–4) and Ron Lim (#4–6).

The Infinity Gauntlet is a six-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1991, a Crisis Crossover set in the shared Marvel Universe.

Infinity gauntlet by jim starlin