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by **TimDrake'sDumbWings** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:23 pm

I'm currently making my way through Infinity Gauntlet. So far, not impressed, but things seem to be picking up. I'm 2 issues in, and my impression so far is that it's about 20 pages of boring shit and exposition that seems to be explaining shit that happened in some other book, followed by 4 pages of Thanos being fucking awesome. If we can increase the ratio of Thanos being awesome to boring shit, I'm going to be happy.

I often hear people citing this as a favorite, though. If it's a favorite of yours, what did you enjoy? It seems like the badass Thanos moments and the Perez art are the main selling points of the book.

by **ReturnoftheMack** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:31 pm

Your mistake is judging it after 2 issues.

by **Timbales** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:35 pm

never read it

by **TimDrake'sDumbWings** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:37 pm

The President wrote:Your mistake is judging it after 2 issues.

Does it get better? It seems like it's ramping up for some action.

by **ReturnoftheMack** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:38 pm

TimDrake'sDumbWings wrote:
Does it get better? It seems like it's ramping up for some action.

Understatement of the year.

by **doombug** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:38 pm

I'm 24 and remember reading pieces of it as a little kid, reread it in that nice beautiful hardcover recently and fucking loved it.

It's truly Starlin at his best and seriously has one of THE best Captain America moments of all time.

by **Amoebas** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:39 pm

I never really cared for it myself (especially when Lim took over on art). Never really bothered with War or Crusade because Gauntlet ended up being underwhelming.

by **HNutz** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:51 pm

The President wrote:Your mistake is judging it after 2 issues.

This

by **US Agent** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:53 pm

Infinity Gauntlet was my first Secret Wars II

Still haven't read the full SW II.

by **oogy** » Tue May 08, 2012 9:55 pm

This is the book that got me interested in comics that weren't G.I. Joe.

Infinity Gauntlet is one of my most favoritest comics evar!

by **US Agent** » Tue May 08, 2012 10:04 pm

oogy wrote:This is the book that got me interested in comics that weren't G.I. Joe.

Infinity Gauntlet is one of my most favoritest comics evar!

You know, for a Packer fan, you're alright! :-D

by **Jack Burton** » Tue May 08, 2012 11:04 pm

For me it's Issue 4. One of the single coolest comics I ever read as a kid. The entire series was good but that issue was perfect.

by **Benderbrau** » Tue May 08, 2012 11:13 pm

Believe it or not there once was a time when superhero crossover mega-events were rare. Infinity Gauntlet comes from that time.

by **chap22** » Tue May 08, 2012 11:21 pm

Seriously, 4-6 are nonstop badass personified. Just keep reading.

Website · by **prozacman** » Tue May 08, 2012 11:24 pm

It's better if you have the deluxe one shot that has Thanos collecting the Gems. I think it was called Infinity Quest. It really should have been part of the trades and collections.