Comic· 1991· Science Fiction

The Infinity Gauntlet

by Jim Starlin

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The Avengers

Film · 2011

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The Avengers films' long story ends with Jim Starlin's crossover: Thanos gathers the six Infinity Stones into a gauntlet and wipes out half of all life with a snap of his fingers, and the surviving heroes set out to undo it. The films change his motive, from courting Death to thinning a crowded universe.

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The Infinity Gauntlet

For the dark Titan, Thanos, the Infinity Gauntlet was the Holy Grail, the ultimate prize to be coveted above all else. With it came omnipotence: the absolute control of all aspects of time, space, power, reality, the mind and the soul. The gaining of supreme might meant the beginning of a black nightmare for the entire universe. Now, on the edge of Armageddon and led by the mysterious Adam Warlock, Earth's super heroes join in a desperate attempt to thwart this nihilistic god's insane plunge into galactic self-destruction. Should the heroes fail, the astral gods of the universe wait to step into the fray. But in such an awesome cosmic conflict will anyone prevail? Will anyone survive? The Infinity Gauntlet is an American comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. In addition to an eponymous, six-issue limited series written by Jim Starlin and pencilled by George Pérez and Ron Lim, crossover chapters appeared in related comic books. Since its initial serialization from July to December 1991, the series has been reprinted in various formats and editions.