These are the type of epic, multi-crossover events that drove me from comics in the mid-1980s, but when I stumbled upon the complete six issue run of "Infinity War" for 25 cents each I couldn't resist. And while I probably wouldn't read it again, I really enjoyed it. So, my question to the rest of the L.S.H. is... is "Infinity Gauntlet" as good? Better? Worse? I'm thinking of picking up the trade if enough people recommend it.
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Didn't Gauntlet come first? I remember not liking either, partly for the reason you give: It was just another throwaway crossover event. But what really got me was Thanos' starring role. I never cared for him as a villain, but Jim Starlin was obsessed with him. Starlin basically gave Thanos a starring role in Silver Surfer when he became writer on that book, and it led into all this Infinity gems nonsense. I don't think I've picked up those books in 15-20 years.
Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War and Infinity Crusade are of a kind: Starlin writes, somebody else draws. Personally, I prefer the Infinity Abyss, Marvel: The End, and Thanos trilogy of interlocking mini-series in which starlin both writes and draws.
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Didn't Gauntlet come first? I remember not liking either, partly for the reason you give: It was just another throwaway crossover event. But what really got me was Thanos' starring role. I never cared for him as a villain, but Jim Starlin was obsessed with him. Starlin basically gave Thanos a starring role in Silver Surfer when he became writer on that book, and it led into all this Infinity gems nonsense. I don't think I've picked up those books in 15-20 years.
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