
The other Marvel movies can be viewed as a sort of prequel to this one.įor that matter, "Infinity War" is essentially a prequel, too – the second installment of the two-part story is scheduled to arrive with a heavy thud next summer.īut here's the thing: These movies never really end because there's always something unresolved hanging out there in deep space. It just means that all that time was required to amass virtually all the Marvel characters into a single entity. This doesn't mean the film took 10 years to make.
This event is the second part in a trilogy of events, with the first part being Infinity Gauntlet and the third part being Infinity Crusade."Avengers: Infinity War" reportedly cost around $300 million and was 10 years in the making. What The-?! Vol 1 20 parodies the Infinity War saga with the " Infinity Wart" saga, through a four-story comic-book that crossovers with itself. Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #42– 47. The cosmic containment units were not to be found at all, seemingly stolen by Warlock's good half a female entity later revealed to be The Goddess. The Living Tribunal decrees the Gauntlet can never be used as a unified object again. Warlock banishes the Magus to the world within the Soul Gem, living as a spirit unseen and untouched by the other spirits. Warlock uses this distraction to re-establish his unique bond with the Infinity Gems and usurp control from Magus. Adam Warlock confronts Magus, revealing that the Reality Gem in the Gauntlet was a fake. The battle ends with Magus as the victor. Thanos, in a reversal, absorbs his own double and then attacks Magus. The remaining heroes stormed Magus' fortress as a distraction, fighting an army of doppelgangers. The Magus swiftly becomes omnipotent, imprisoning Doctor Doom and nullifying Quasar from existence. Just then, Galactus succeeds in his attempt to reactivate the Gauntlet. He falls victim to an attack by Doom, who demands that the Magus turn over the Gauntlet. The Magus races to the Cubes to use them directly, only to find them stolen. The original Thanos then sends Quasar on a mission to destroy the Magus using the Ultimate Nullifier.ĭoctor Doom and his ally Kang, both of whom plan to betray the other, invade Magus' stronghold and damage the control console for the Cosmic Cubes. Just after they leave, Warlock and the glove itself are kidnapped by Magus and the Thanos duplicate. Galactus and the warrior-woman Gamora leave in an effort to revive Eternity and reactivate the Gauntlet. It is decided that the Infinity Gauntlet would help, but the Gauntlet has been rendered powerless by The Living Tribunal, at the request of Eternity. Galactus arrives to join in the efforts against the Magus. The traveling heroes fight with Thanos and the Infinity Watch, believing them to be the enemy. The Earth team is again attacked by doppelgangers, many heroes are subsumed and taken over. The heroes decide to split their forces, with a team remaining on Earth while another team travels to the far reaches of space. Another confrontation with Thanos led to further confusion and general chaos. His plan fails, thanks to the heightened senses of Wolverine and Daredevil, as well as Invisible Woman's force fields. Reed's double assembles many of Earth's heroes, intending to destroy them with a gamma bomb.
Reed Richards and Iron Man are defeated and replaced. The Magus sends doppelgangers after some of Earth's heroes. After a confrontation with Magus, Thanos sought help from Warlock's Infinity Watch. The Magus' power renders Eternity catatonic and keeps himself well hidden. Operating out a far-off reality, he acquires "cosmic containment units", items similar to the Cosmic Cube, along with demonic doppelgangers of Earth's heroes and villains. The Magus develops a plan to gain absolute power over the Marvel Universe.
#INFINITY WAR SERIES#
The Infinity War was a six issue mini series, crossing into numerous other series, including Captain America, Daredevil, Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, and even the comedy series What The.?!