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Infinity Crusade #1-3
The Infinity Crusade, Vol. 1
Collects Infinity Crusade #1-3, Warlock Chronicles #1-3 & Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-19. The Goddess has come. Captain America and Spider-Man are on her side; Thanos and Mephisto stand against her. So how can she be the bad guy? It's the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, the Avengers and more split by a universal crisis...of faith!
234 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 1, 1993
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Jim Starlin
1,334 books443 followersJames P. "Jim" Starlin is an American comic book writer and artist. With a career dating back to the early 1970s, he is best known for "cosmic" tales and space opera; for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock; and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos and Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu. Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
In the mid-1970s, Starlin contributed a cache of stories to the independently published science-fiction anthology Star Reach. Here he developed his ideas of God, death, and infinity, free of the restrictions of mainstream comics publishers' self-censorship arm, the Comics Code Authority. Starlin also drew "The Secret of Skull River", inked by frequent collaborator Al Milgrom, for Savage Tales #5 (July 1974).
When Marvel Comics wished to use the name of Captain Marvel for a new, different character,[citation needed] Starlin was given the rare opportunity to produce a one-shot story in which to kill off a main character. The Death of Captain Marvel became the first graphic novel published by the company itself. (
In the late 1980s, Starlin began working more for DC Comics, writing a number of Batman stories, including the four-issue miniseries Batman: The Cult (Aug.-Nov. 1988), and the storyline "Batman: A Death in the Family", in Batman #426-429 (Dec. 1988 – Jan. 1989), in which Jason Todd, the second of Batman's Robin sidekicks, was killed. The death was decided by fans, as DC Comics set up a hotline for readers to vote on as to whether or not Jason Todd should survive a potentially fatal situation. For DC he created Hardcore Station.
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May 7, 2018
Adam Warlock’s supposedly good feminine side manifests as a separate being who promptly networks a bunch of cosmic cubes to gain nearly unlimited power and declares herself the Goddess. She also gets a whole bunch of superheroes to join her cause to purge the universe of evil. Sounds OK in theory, but turning a bunch of super beings into religious zealots in service to a leader whose ultimate goal is to bring about the Rapture has some serious downside.
The remaining good guys try to figure out what the Goddess’ plan is. Meanwhile, Adam Warlock is working his own angles to try and stop this aspect of himself, and his plan involves Thanos. I’m sure that will work out just fine…
As big crossovers go this one is far from the worst, and Starlin came up with plots that were epic in scope for all of the Infinity stories of the early ‘90s. However, this really should have been boiled down to just having the six Infinity Crusade issues in one collection instead of including issues of Warlock & the Infinity Watch and The Warlock Chronicles because they don’t add much except for giving Marvel the excuse to sell two trade paperbacks instead of one.
The remaining good guys try to figure out what the Goddess’ plan is. Meanwhile, Adam Warlock is working his own angles to try and stop this aspect of himself, and his plan involves Thanos. I’m sure that will work out just fine…
As big crossovers go this one is far from the worst, and Starlin came up with plots that were epic in scope for all of the Infinity stories of the early ‘90s. However, this really should have been boiled down to just having the six Infinity Crusade issues in one collection instead of including issues of Warlock & the Infinity Watch and The Warlock Chronicles because they don’t add much except for giving Marvel the excuse to sell two trade paperbacks instead of one.
May 21, 2021
A companion piece to Infinity War. Now that Adam Warlock has dealt with his evil side, Magus, he has to deal with his good side, the Goddess. The Goddess has stolen a myriad of cosmic cubes from Magus. She also has brainwashed a large portion of Earth's heroes into helping her. She wants to bring universal piece by subverting everyone's will. Volume 1 is kind of boring. I think the most action-packed part of it was seeing Earth's heroes give Pip the Troll a bath.
May 15, 2015
A direct sequel to Infinity War. Adam Warlock has shed his "good" side, which is now a persona known as the Goddess and has an agenda which involves mentally controlling religious and spiritual people and forming an army out of them. It's up to the remainder of the heroes (including Adam, his Infinity Watch, Thanos, and Mephisto of all people) to stop her questionable tactics and restore free will to the universe.
Without assuming anything about Starlin, this story reads like it was written by someone who has a dim view of organized religion, conflating supposed moral goodness with a necessarily stifling and dominating overseer. It feels like a condemnation of those who claim to be moral yet want to force their will on others, which does happen sometimes with humans. But with a cosmic story like this, the concept seems illogical to me; it's hard to imagine a being of true, relative goodness removing free will the way the Goddess does. That suggests that she isn't really Adam's "good" persona, but then where did she come from if that's true? Regardless, a somewhat adult story told in comic book form that actually touches on religion and creating peace and harmony by force is one that requires at least three stars. But I wasn't a fan of some of the art, the issue sequencing was confusing, and Starlin somehow makes Earth's heroes sound ridiculous compared to Adam and Thanos.
Without assuming anything about Starlin, this story reads like it was written by someone who has a dim view of organized religion, conflating supposed moral goodness with a necessarily stifling and dominating overseer. It feels like a condemnation of those who claim to be moral yet want to force their will on others, which does happen sometimes with humans. But with a cosmic story like this, the concept seems illogical to me; it's hard to imagine a being of true, relative goodness removing free will the way the Goddess does. That suggests that she isn't really Adam's "good" persona, but then where did she come from if that's true? Regardless, a somewhat adult story told in comic book form that actually touches on religion and creating peace and harmony by force is one that requires at least three stars. But I wasn't a fan of some of the art, the issue sequencing was confusing, and Starlin somehow makes Earth's heroes sound ridiculous compared to Adam and Thanos.
July 7, 2025
Best of intensions
The final book in the original Infinity saga, it is the weakest of the three but has some interesting ideas even if they are not fully fleshed out.
The final book in the original Infinity saga, it is the weakest of the three but has some interesting ideas even if they are not fully fleshed out.
April 9, 2018
See.. here's the thing. I liked it. Even though the artwork at this point is getting too much for me and I'm barely just looking at it. Besides Thanos everything/everyone else is fucked up. I hate every single character drawn in this one and I should have taken a star out just because of the hideous scaling art and the differences between characters in some panels being huge or too small and whatever, and NO I'm not talking about PIP THE TROLL or Mr. Fantastic being too huge/small.
Anyway, story-wise... this wasn't the best thing of all, we saw it coming of course .. with the Infinity War ending, this was the only thing that we saw coming. I didn't read it back then and I wasn't missing on much.
It's got a premise, it gets kinda interesting, but it gets too much for its own good. It gets frustrating, and boring midway through, and towards the end, I didn't even care anymore up until I saw Thanos again having a monologue.
You don't care about the villain or the dialogue between heroes and whatnot. it's just there and the process of the story feels meh.
Sorry, but so far after re-reading everything and reading stuff I haven't read back then (like this one) well, this is my least favourite cosmic story. Not that it's not good, but it's not Infinity Gauntlet (DUH) or Infinity War GOOD. That's all.
Had me at the start, lost me midway/towards end.
Hideous artwork that I loathe and hope to never see again in the future of my Thanos binge reading!
Anyway, story-wise... this wasn't the best thing of all, we saw it coming of course .. with the Infinity War ending, this was the only thing that we saw coming. I didn't read it back then and I wasn't missing on much.
It's got a premise, it gets kinda interesting, but it gets too much for its own good. It gets frustrating, and boring midway through, and towards the end, I didn't even care anymore up until I saw Thanos again having a monologue.
You don't care about the villain or the dialogue between heroes and whatnot. it's just there and the process of the story feels meh.
Sorry, but so far after re-reading everything and reading stuff I haven't read back then (like this one) well, this is my least favourite cosmic story. Not that it's not good, but it's not Infinity Gauntlet (DUH) or Infinity War GOOD. That's all.
Had me at the start, lost me midway/towards end.
Hideous artwork that I loathe and hope to never see again in the future of my Thanos binge reading!
February 4, 2011
Why do I keep doing it to myself? Why do I read yet another of these DC/Marvel "Crisis on a Bazillion Eternal Infinite Actualities" story arcs? The art in this is some of the least compelling I've seen, especially in the trippy, full-page renderings of such Cosmic Heavies as Eternity and Infinity, although there are a few images that effortlessly evoke Jack Kirby's work. The overarching theme this time around is RELIGION (finally, what with all the Cosmic Heavies and Celestial Deities running around) which the writer sadly mishandles--religious faith and pursuit of the good shade seamlessly into stridency and arrogance shade seamlessly into brain-washed docility and eliminationist extremism. The story brings up pretty interesting questions about faith, morality, violence, war, free will, and human nature, and then it glibly answers them with a "the good but not too good guys rally against self-righteous jihadis" plot line with the Devil as one of the good guys. (If I had read this when I was in junior high, it definitely would have proven to my folks than comic books were the work of Satan. OK, maybe it deserves three stars just for that!) Worse still, it ends in a cliffhanger! Does this mean I'll check out the next volume? Heaven help me.
July 26, 2018
Not bad. But, by now it's getting a little bit slow. I liked how being good can also cause trouble for many! It's quite impressive how the alliance was formed. Fantastical! And I wonder what has happened to that tiny Pip! We will see next perhaps.
April 28, 2021
This is a strange one. Adam Warlocks' female persona escapes and forms a cosmic egg. She decides to get people to worship her and that gives her power.
It is weird but interesting. I like how all the spiritual and religious hero characters followed the Goddess. I particularly thought it got intriguing when Thanos got involved. How do you fight a goddess? I'm looking forward to reading part 2.
It is weird but interesting. I like how all the spiritual and religious hero characters followed the Goddess. I particularly thought it got intriguing when Thanos got involved. How do you fight a goddess? I'm looking forward to reading part 2.
August 2, 2017
I enjoyed it and don't understand all the hate for this book...let's see how IC#2 is.
May 23, 2016
This volume collects The Infinity Crusade #1–3, Warlock Chronicles #1–3 and Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18–19, and consequently constitute the first half of the concluding part in Starlin's Infinity trilogy (
The Infinity Gauntlet
,
The Infinity War
and this) from the early 90s.
Following the events of The Infinity War, in which the heroes of the Marvel universe had to face the problem of the incarnated evil of Adam Warlock's soul, the Magus, here they suddenly face the other side of that purged coin, i.e. the Goddess, who is the incarnated good of Warlock's soul. The question of course being, if somebody wants to eradicate evil, is that really a bad thing?
The story is somewhat plagued by a growing sense of event mentality and more heavily integrated tie-ins, which already The Infinity War saw an indication of, and the fact that its collected form is divided into two volumes to make all of the most central tie-ins etc fit is quite telling. In truth, I do think it is part of what weakens this concluding part of the trilogy.
The fact that good, dramatically speaking, is mostly less interesting than evil might also contribute here. After Thanos and the Magus, the Goddess cannot help but be a weaker opponent. It is not that she is weak in any sense of lacking power, the opposite could be the case, and Starlin does raise interesting question regarding what unbalanced good can lead to, but the menace of the Goddess keeps feeling much more like an intellectual enterprise than based in a solid character.
This problem together with the sprawling narrative structure and multiple artists (with a variety of styles that do not always match one another), results in a much weaker story than the first two parts. It is not that it is bad, but rather that it does not match the strength of what has gone before. Logically, there was perhaps not much to be done; the Goddess was already waiting in the wings, and the event hysteria was really breaking out on the comics market scene. Still, while enjoyable and not without merits, it leaves a certain sad tint to the whole trilogy.
Following the events of The Infinity War, in which the heroes of the Marvel universe had to face the problem of the incarnated evil of Adam Warlock's soul, the Magus, here they suddenly face the other side of that purged coin, i.e. the Goddess, who is the incarnated good of Warlock's soul. The question of course being, if somebody wants to eradicate evil, is that really a bad thing?
The story is somewhat plagued by a growing sense of event mentality and more heavily integrated tie-ins, which already The Infinity War saw an indication of, and the fact that its collected form is divided into two volumes to make all of the most central tie-ins etc fit is quite telling. In truth, I do think it is part of what weakens this concluding part of the trilogy.
The fact that good, dramatically speaking, is mostly less interesting than evil might also contribute here. After Thanos and the Magus, the Goddess cannot help but be a weaker opponent. It is not that she is weak in any sense of lacking power, the opposite could be the case, and Starlin does raise interesting question regarding what unbalanced good can lead to, but the menace of the Goddess keeps feeling much more like an intellectual enterprise than based in a solid character.
This problem together with the sprawling narrative structure and multiple artists (with a variety of styles that do not always match one another), results in a much weaker story than the first two parts. It is not that it is bad, but rather that it does not match the strength of what has gone before. Logically, there was perhaps not much to be done; the Goddess was already waiting in the wings, and the event hysteria was really breaking out on the comics market scene. Still, while enjoyable and not without merits, it leaves a certain sad tint to the whole trilogy.
August 23, 2016
Infinity Crusade is the final installment in Marvel's universal cosmic Infinity storyline that started with Infinity Gauntlet, proceeded through Infinity War, and will conclude with the second volume of Crusade. As in the first two volumes, this edition collects a number of comics that tell the continuing story of the Infinity Gauntlet and a vast cosmic battle that threatens the very reality of the universe (and parallel universes) that Marvel tries to pack as many heroes into as possible. It's hard to judge this particular edition, as it includes only half of the Infinity Crusade storyline, but so far I have found it a little less accessible than Infinity War was. The philosophy is a little more difficult to grasp, and the nature of the "villain" (The Goddess) is a little more slippery than either Thanos or the Magus were, though the decision to split the heroes into two factions was inspired. I'll read the conclusion to see how it resolves, but I doubt that it will improve much from its current state - or at least not enough to supercede Infinity War as the best in the series.
August 2, 2015
Jim Starlin continues his good work on the Infinity Series with the Infinity Series. We've already seen Warlock battle his evil side, Magus, in the Infinity War series and in this one we see Warlock's good side, the Goddess, attempt to take over the world and eliminate all evil and enlists/brainwashes a large list of heroes. I didn't love this installment because I feel like there's a bit too much going on that it loses focus at times but I do like the core story about religion and goodness vs. free will.
One thing that I found irritating about this is that there is really no need to weave in 3 titles (Infinity Crusade, Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Warlock Chronicles) especially since the first and the last were new titles. You can weave multiple storylines into one title. It was a 90s way of doing things though and I think we've progressed since then. All in all an interesting concept though even if execution was just good, not great.
One thing that I found irritating about this is that there is really no need to weave in 3 titles (Infinity Crusade, Warlock and the Infinity Watch, Warlock Chronicles) especially since the first and the last were new titles. You can weave multiple storylines into one title. It was a 90s way of doing things though and I think we've progressed since then. All in all an interesting concept though even if execution was just good, not great.
April 15, 2018
I can absolutely see the set up is getting tired. Let's see - Adam Warlock continues to be a broody and emo, mysterious shenanigans start somewhere conveniently far away from Earth that involve Cosmic Cubes or Infinity Stones or some such MacGuffin, Thanos is a lurking, machinating ambivalent presence, and the Avengers, X-Men and assorted others stand around discussing things in huge groups (like, a lot!).
That said, as the third part of the Infinity trilogy (Gauntlet, War, and now this) it did have my attention as I read through it in a single sitting. Pip the Troll, amusing at first, got irritating fast. The somber, cataclysmic tone of the main story arc is jarringly at odds with the goofball happenings. The women are too skimpily dressed - not Sue Storm too! - but hey, steady as she goes.
That said, as the third part of the Infinity trilogy (Gauntlet, War, and now this) it did have my attention as I read through it in a single sitting. Pip the Troll, amusing at first, got irritating fast. The somber, cataclysmic tone of the main story arc is jarringly at odds with the goofball happenings. The women are too skimpily dressed - not Sue Storm too! - but hey, steady as she goes.
January 30, 2015
I'll probably like any Adam Warlock story I read, just 'cause I like Adam Warlock. That being said, I don't really have strong feelings either way about this book. It's not exceptional. It's not bad, either. But it doesn't create a complete "meh" feeling in me, so it's at least got a leg up on the third Hobbit movie.
The Goddess is an interesting villain, in that she's killing the universe with kindness. This isn't the first time I've seen a character like this, so the idea is not exactly new--however, it is a refreshing approach to Starlin's Infinity stories, as this time the villain's motivation can't be summed up as: "I want to destroy the universe JUST BECAUSE."
Lookin' forward to readin' the second volume. Go Warlock! (And Thanos, too!)
The Goddess is an interesting villain, in that she's killing the universe with kindness. This isn't the first time I've seen a character like this, so the idea is not exactly new--however, it is a refreshing approach to Starlin's Infinity stories, as this time the villain's motivation can't be summed up as: "I want to destroy the universe JUST BECAUSE."
Lookin' forward to readin' the second volume. Go Warlock! (And Thanos, too!)
July 30, 2017
Before this I read "Infinity Gauntlet" and "Infinity War," but I didn't read any of the "Aftermath" material or any "Infinity Watch." Because of that, I sometimes felt like I was missing some things, but I still enjoyed this more than I expected. I've head some people be down on this, but like with "Infinity War," I found myself enjoying this cosmic story. Of the original three "Infinity Saga" stories, I'd say this is the weakest, but I'm still intrigued by the premise.
April 4, 2018
I appreciate that this is the final act of the trilogy (Gauntlet/War/Crusade), and deals with Adam Warlock's "Good" half, however, this story really fizzled out comparatively. The artwork is good, but I feel at this point, the characters are tired, and it starts getting really "out there".
A definite must-read for continuity purposes, but reading became tedious, as I just don't care enough about the Goddess, Pip, Moondragon and the other players.
On to part 2...
A definite must-read for continuity purposes, but reading became tedious, as I just don't care enough about the Goddess, Pip, Moondragon and the other players.
On to part 2...
February 6, 2017
Another Jim Starlin excuse to go send Adam Warlock on a self-instrospection journey. As always, the Marvel Super Heroes are there just to seel the issues while being the weakest (and boring) part of the story, although they aren't as annoying as they were in Infinity War. Thanos also gets a chance to shine through.
June 10, 2017
Just plain not very good. The writing meanders, the art is hit or miss (and not very accurate), and while there is a germ of a good idea it is BURIED under the weight of the narrator's bloviating. I love the characters involved but they come off as hollow here, and the attempts at humor fall flat. I'm taking a pass on Volume 2.
February 8, 2019
This was . . . . fine.
It's really an Adam Warlock story where the focus is not on Adam Warlock very long. There's a lot of Pip, I guess.
I think many folks, like me, would want to know what's going on with all of the other Marvel characters. Why Spider-Man? Why this? Why that? They're really just objects in the story.
It's really an Adam Warlock story where the focus is not on Adam Warlock very long. There's a lot of Pip, I guess.
I think many folks, like me, would want to know what's going on with all of the other Marvel characters. Why Spider-Man? Why this? Why that? They're really just objects in the story.
February 28, 2019
This Infinity Crusade book is part one of two, so the there is no resolution here. It was an OK read. But the whole story has a religious /cult vibe to it. The most interesting parts were that of the cosmic beings Eternity & Infinity, and the demon Mephisto. Hopefully part two brings more depth to the story.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 20, 2014
I actually did not finish this. About halfway through I realized I was reading to read so I switched to my Project Management books instead. Volume 2 showed up for me at the library and I did not even bother.
October 5, 2013
The third installment was underwhelming. At this point you already know how the story will end, and that the repercussions will be few.
February 15, 2016
Please read my review of
The Infinity Crusade vol. 2
for my thoughts on the complete story.
May 26, 2022
This volume does a lot of setting up of what's to come.
Nothing too different from the other cosmic events of the era, but still a lot of fun.
Nothing too different from the other cosmic events of the era, but still a lot of fun.
November 10, 2022
Reprints Infinity Crusade #1-3, The Warlock Chronicles #1-3, and Warlock and Infinity Watch #18-19 (June 1993-September 1993). When Warlock took the Soul Gem, he ejected both his good and evil sides. His evil side the Magus had plans for the universe, but the heroes rose and stopped him…now it is the Goddess’s turn! Appealing to the religious and peaceful nature of the universe, the Goddess intends to change life forever…but she might have alternative goals as well. Warlock seeks out allies to bring down the Goddess while the heroes of Earth realize they might be fighting against their closest friends and allies.
Written by Jim Starlin, Infinity Crusade—Volume 1 is a Marvel Comics event series. A sequel to Infinity War, the series features crossover through The Infinity Crusade, The Warlock Chronicles, and Warlock and the Infinity Watch with art by Ron Lim, Tony Raney, Angel Medina, and Tom Grindberg. Issues in this collection were also included in the Infinity War Omnibus.
The Infinity Gauntlet was great. The Infinity War was less so…and though I read it, I was done by The Infinity Crusade. The summer after summer repeated events started to wear on me, and the need to read more comics to keep up with the storyline just didn’t work on a limited comic book budget.
The Infinity Crusade isn’t as bad as some of the more modern series in that sense. While the core series (The Infinity Crusade) does jump title to title, much of the storyline is understandable just reading The Infinity Crusade. The stories in Warlock Chronicles and Warlock and the Infinity Watch help flesh out The Infinity Crusade, but you can probably still follow some of the story without reading them.
That being said, the story in The Infinity Crusade isn’t very rewarding. I believe the most interesting aspect of the story is the idea of those (like Beast or Human Torch) that believed they were virtuous and believed in God yet they weren’t chosen by the Goddess. This and the idea of if someone or something could suddenly stop war it could still be a bad thing are what works in The Infinity Crusade…but the other tedious storytelling is what flounders.
The art for the series is pretty indicative of the 1990s. I love Jim Starlin’s space illustrations, but I wish he had provided the weird and wacky look for the series instead of the artists chosen (I’m guessing that was Starlin’s choice). Ron Lim had a solid Silver Surfer style, but I still would have picked Starlin’s art any day for the main title.
Having The Infinity Crusade collected into one concise storytelling block helps. You don’t have to worry about missing storylines and you get the whole story as Starlin largely intended, but the series is still ho-hum. With half of the adventure finished in this volume, it doesn’t feel like much happened after the first issue…and doesn’t leave you looking forward to the next part. The Infinity Crusade—Volume 1 is followed by The Infinity Crusade—Volume 2.
Written by Jim Starlin, Infinity Crusade—Volume 1 is a Marvel Comics event series. A sequel to Infinity War, the series features crossover through The Infinity Crusade, The Warlock Chronicles, and Warlock and the Infinity Watch with art by Ron Lim, Tony Raney, Angel Medina, and Tom Grindberg. Issues in this collection were also included in the Infinity War Omnibus.
The Infinity Gauntlet was great. The Infinity War was less so…and though I read it, I was done by The Infinity Crusade. The summer after summer repeated events started to wear on me, and the need to read more comics to keep up with the storyline just didn’t work on a limited comic book budget.
The Infinity Crusade isn’t as bad as some of the more modern series in that sense. While the core series (The Infinity Crusade) does jump title to title, much of the storyline is understandable just reading The Infinity Crusade. The stories in Warlock Chronicles and Warlock and the Infinity Watch help flesh out The Infinity Crusade, but you can probably still follow some of the story without reading them.
That being said, the story in The Infinity Crusade isn’t very rewarding. I believe the most interesting aspect of the story is the idea of those (like Beast or Human Torch) that believed they were virtuous and believed in God yet they weren’t chosen by the Goddess. This and the idea of if someone or something could suddenly stop war it could still be a bad thing are what works in The Infinity Crusade…but the other tedious storytelling is what flounders.
The art for the series is pretty indicative of the 1990s. I love Jim Starlin’s space illustrations, but I wish he had provided the weird and wacky look for the series instead of the artists chosen (I’m guessing that was Starlin’s choice). Ron Lim had a solid Silver Surfer style, but I still would have picked Starlin’s art any day for the main title.
Having The Infinity Crusade collected into one concise storytelling block helps. You don’t have to worry about missing storylines and you get the whole story as Starlin largely intended, but the series is still ho-hum. With half of the adventure finished in this volume, it doesn’t feel like much happened after the first issue…and doesn’t leave you looking forward to the next part. The Infinity Crusade—Volume 1 is followed by The Infinity Crusade—Volume 2.
April 23, 2023
Jim Starlin'in Infinity serisin son parçası Infinity Crusade öncülü Infinity War kadar sıkıcı ve yorucu bir hikaye olacak gibi görünüyor. Infinity War'da Adam Warlock'un bütün kötülüğünü ve eril enerjisini taşıyan Magus ile mücadele eden kahramanları bu kez Warlock'un tüm iyi ve dişil enerjisini taşıyan Goddess tehdit ediyor. Tüm evrendeki iradeyi ortadan kaldırıp kötülüğü yok etmeyi planlayan Goddess inançlı kahramanlardan oluşan bir tarikat kuruyor. Kahramanların geri kalanı ne yapacaklarını kararlaştırırken evrenin başka bir ucunda Adam Warlock, Thanos ile işbirliği yapıyor. Tarafların Goddess ile mücadelesi ikinci cilde sarkıyor.
Infinity War bence harika bir hikaye olan Infinity Gauntlet'in berbat bir devamı ve kötü bir kopyasıyken Infinity Crusade iyice suyu çıkmış ve sakız gibi uzamış bir hikayeyi daha ne kadar kötüye götürebilecek merak ediyorum. Jim Starlin Infinity serisinde aynı karakterlerle aynı hikayeleri yazıp durmuş ne yazık ki.
Infinity War bence harika bir hikaye olan Infinity Gauntlet'in berbat bir devamı ve kötü bir kopyasıyken Infinity Crusade iyice suyu çıkmış ve sakız gibi uzamış bir hikayeyi daha ne kadar kötüye götürebilecek merak ediyorum. Jim Starlin Infinity serisinde aynı karakterlerle aynı hikayeleri yazıp durmuş ne yazık ki.
August 29, 2023
Immediate improvement over Infinity War in that the titles lost in the spiral of a big crossover event are all told in proper order. I enjoy how the story splits the world and it's superheroes by faith and how those who are religious are easily corrupted by the "villain." A villain whose plan is almost...well, easily agreeable with: to remove evil from the universe. It's a very interesting story with little to no character developments (except maybe Thanos and Warlock), but some good comic-booky moments that are more thought provoking than the last.
January 10, 2025
Il volume raccoglie la prima parte del crossover che ha seguito Infinity Gauntlet e poi Infinity War.
Ripsetto al volume 2 che lo conclude questo è un poco meno noioso in quanto Starlin, sulla serie Adam Warlock & The Infinity Watch, spinge molto sull'aspetto comico, ben incarnato dal troll Pip e dal gigantesco e naif Drax nei loro rapporti con gli eroi..
Diciamo che nel complesso siamo sulle 3 stelle, ma nulla più.
Una lettura divertente per trascorrere del tempo. Peccato, perché le premesse erano decisamente migliori.
Ripsetto al volume 2 che lo conclude questo è un poco meno noioso in quanto Starlin, sulla serie Adam Warlock & The Infinity Watch, spinge molto sull'aspetto comico, ben incarnato dal troll Pip e dal gigantesco e naif Drax nei loro rapporti con gli eroi..
Diciamo che nel complesso siamo sulle 3 stelle, ma nulla più.
Una lettura divertente per trascorrere del tempo. Peccato, perché le premesse erano decisamente migliori.
December 23, 2018
This is #8 of 18 books in the Infinity Gauntlet series, and this book had a lot of religious philosophy. I continue to be in awe on how intellectually deep the storylines are in this series. The new plot twist in this book is interesting due to the threat being too much good being done in the universe. The whole good and bad side of Adam Warlock always causing the universe to be significantly disrupted has such a religious connotation to it.
June 15, 2025
Not an amazing book, but not a bad one either. Takes place after Infinity War but is far less interesting. It was quite a chore to complete and pretty forgettable for me.
I definitely did not enjoy this run as much as the previous books (Thanos Quest, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War), but it has decent moments.
I just wish there was more of the classic superheroes (Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Spider-Man etc.), and less of Adam Warlock.
I am hoping volume 2 is stronger.
I definitely did not enjoy this run as much as the previous books (Thanos Quest, Infinity Gauntlet, Infinity War), but it has decent moments.
I just wish there was more of the classic superheroes (Captain America, Iron Man, Hulk, Spider-Man etc.), and less of Adam Warlock.
I am hoping volume 2 is stronger.
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