even decades after it first hit comic
book stands this epic storyline remains
one of the biggest most beloved tales in
Marvel history welcome to this story arc
explained the series that gets you up to
speed on the comics you didn’t read
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every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
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we’re recapping the legendary Infinity
Gauntlet storyline first published in
1991 and written by jim Starlin with art
by George Perez and Ron Lim you might
think that like the similarly titled
movie this storyline deals with the
Marvel heroes fighting to prevent the
evil Thanos from assembling the powerful
Infinity Gauntlet but you’d be wrong
when the curtain rises on this classic
crossover
Thanos already has all six infinity gems
and the godlike power that comes with
them so basically the story starts with
the entire universe already up a creek
without a paddle things start on perhaps
a not-so-subtle note with Thanos in his
new Lackey Mephisto yes Thanos is so
powerful that the actual devil is trying
to suck up to him observing a giant
stone word god whether this giant piece
of typeface is some sort of
representation of the almighty or just
some very odd graffiti is anyone’s guess
Donald’s uses his power to destroy it
sending a powerful message to his foes
meanwhile on earth Stephen strange aka
the sorcerer supreme is settling in for
a quiet night in with some light reading
when the Silver Surfer crashes in
through the skylight with a message of
doom that Thanos is coming and the
universe is under threat the surfer
explains to strange how a nose was
brought back from the dead by mistress
death to do her bidding and that the mad
Titan has since assembled the Infinity
Gauntlet giving him near absolute power
over the universe which is bad for the
record really really bad
he then transitioned from the epic and
cosmic to the surprisingly mundane to
join a trio of criminals just in time to
see them drive right off of the cliff
before the dust has even settled on the
car wreck the seemingly dead trio get
back up crushed themselves off and go
grab a motel room trust us it’s going
somewhere Donelson Mephisto then
traveled to death’s portress which is
about as full of skulls as you might
expect
Thanos is excited to show off his new
power to his beloved death conjuring an
extravagant space fortress and even
resurrecting his granddaughter nebula in
an attempt to win death’s favor death is
unimpressed and the jilted Thanos
doubles down and maybe the worst way
possible by snapping his fingers and
erasing half of
all life back on earth the Avengers
spring into action when millions of
people including their own friends and
loved ones suddenly vanish all the while
those three seemingly dead criminals
continue to have one strange adventure
as they’ve seemingly come back with new
personalities entirely when one of them
vanishes as a result of the snap the
other discovers the large cocoon sitting
atop a bed in the motel again we’ll get
back to this in a bit while Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes assemble and attempt to
deal with the crisis Thanos further
flexes his newly minted cosmic powers by
kidnapping his brother eros better known
as the hero Star Fox bringing him to his
space fortress to witness the coming
battle and given that various alien
races are assembling against Thanos as
well it’s shaping up to be quite a
battle indeed the Avengers take stock of
the situation while the various gods
gather on Asgard to prepare for battle
themselves meanwhile we finally learn
what’s going on with those three
criminals they’re actually the trio of
Adam warlock gomorrah and pip the troll
who have returned from inside the soul
gem one of the infinity gems that make
up the gauntlet to aid in the fight
against Thanos by borrowing the bodies
of some recently deceased humans warlock
hatches from his cocoon and heads to dr.
Strange’s sanctum sanctorum to explain
the situation to the surfer and the
sorcerer who have since been joined by
dr. doom doom is just as concerned about
Earth’s future as anyone else so he’s
come to lend a hand back with a nose and
company things go from bad to worse when
mistress death continues to give fan OHS
the cold shoulder prompting him to
unleash a massive energy wave this
cosmic tantrum destroys numerous planets
including one that Galactus was just
about to make a meal of naturally the
devourer of worlds isn’t too pleased
about this
well the blast reaches earth the entire
west coast is sent into the sea an ass
cart itself has cut off from the rest of
the cosmos putting the Gods out of
action the heroes of Earth gather and
prepare for the biggest fight of their
lives with heroes and villains alike
gathering to help save their world
things are understandably a bit tense
especially with doom and other bad guys
causing tension among the assembled
heroes while spider-man makes small talk
with a brooding hero cloak warlock the
Silver Surfer and the hero quasar survey
the rest of their forces this includes
everyone from eternity Galactus The
Living Tribunal the avatars of chaos and
order and even a few Celestials
unfortunately for you know the universe
the tribunal and eternity each decide to
bow out things aren’t too great back on
earth either where dooms presence is
causing yet more strife among the heroes
warlock arrives and tries to calm things
down
as well as taking Wolverine and the Hulk
for a brief aside about what needs to be
done to finish off Thanos once and for
all
Thanos still miffed at being snubbed by
death it’s a whole new low when he uses
the Infinity Gauntlet to create tracks
eeeh a supposedly ideal mate for himself
who just so happens to look like a
female version of himself
ish while Thanos interaxial
get-acquainted death continues to be
unimpressed by the whole situation and
the heroes of Earth finally launched
their assault on Thanos his fortress the
assembled forces of Earth are nothing to
sneeze at and in any other situation a
combined assault by Thor Iron Man Namor
and Fire Lord would reduce anyone to a
smoking crater but with the power of the
gauntlet Thanos shrugs off their attacks
but the universe gets a bit of
assistance from an unlikely source when
Mephisto suggests that maybe Thanos
could impress death by defeating his
foes without his godlike powers Thanos
uses the gauntlet to reduce his power
levels seemingly giving our heroes a
chance but any sense that the Avengers
might have a chance against Thanos
quickly dissipates as he continues to
wipe the floor with them brushing off
attacks by Drax and the Hulk off to one
side warlock in the Silver Surfer
observed the unfolding battle the surfer
begrudging Lee holding back in
accordance with warlocks master plan
things keep going downhill when Namor
and she-hulk fall tooth and
with Wolverine The Scarlet Witch Cyclops
and others falling in battle themselves
not long after from there it’s basically
one Valley in death scene after another
as Thor quasar spider-man Iron Man and
others give their lives in the name of
defending all life
Captain America of being Captain America
gives Thanos a valiant speech about how
the Avengers will oppose him to the last
man to which Thanos retaliates by
shattering caps shield but no sooner
have the vibranium shards hit the ground
than the surfer attempts to snatch the
Infinity Gauntlet narrowly missing his
mark and prompting Thanos to return
himself to full power worth a shot with
warlocks plan of bust it’s on to plan B
to let Galactus and the other cosmic
heavy hitters take their shot and it’s
quite a shot indeed the cosmic powers
unleash their well cosmic powers upon
Thanos with the resulting follow
powerful enough to give even the ancient
watcher pause for concern after all you
can’t throw around that kind of energy
without straining the very fabric of
reality itself but unfortunately Thanos
is able to weather the assault surviving
being thrown across time itself and hit
with staggering amounts of cosmic energy
the Celestials even take to hurling
entire planets at Thanos
but to no avail the only reason starfox
nebula and everyone else caught in the
blast survived is thanks to the
intervention of Death herself during the
fray
Mephisto even attempts to wrest control
of the gauntlet away from Panos which
doesn’t pan out too well for the Lord of
Hell finally Thanos laments when after
all of this death still turns away from
him with one final massive burst of
energy
Thanos subdues all of his foes encasing
the forces assembled against him in an
energy field above his fortress before
the surfer and warlock can catch their
breath
eternity reappears for one last assault
but the personification of the universe
itself Falls as well
Bannos abandons his physical body to
become the new lord of all creation but
just when it appears that all is lost
nebula slips the gauntlet from Thanos
his vacant body after spending most of
the fight standing off to the side
looking about as good as a recently
reanimated corpse can reconstituting her
body and banishing Thanos interacts he
had to deep space nebula then takes the
full power of the gauntlet for herself
Porter axe they even has her existence
cut short when she suffocates in the
vacuum of space Thanos is rescued from
seeming defeat by an unlikely Savior
however when he’s teleported to the
sanctum sanctorum having a mad woman in
control of the entirety of creation
makes for strange bedfellows it seems as
warlock Doctor Strange and the surfer
and this the aid of Thanos and so the
tables have turned in an entirely
unexpected way as the remaining heroes
find themselves allied with the being
who killed half of all life just hours
before after an initial assault by Hulk
Thor Drax and others is quickly subdued
by nebula Thanos arrives with warlock
and Co for one final confrontation
knowing that he can’t attack nebula
head-on
Thanos instead uses some reverse
psychology to trick nebula into undoing
everything he accomplished while he was
in possession of the gauntlet returning
all of the heroes to life and releasing
all of the cosmic beings that Thanos
imprisoned warlock teleports himself in
the surfer to soul world the pocket
dimension that exists within the soul
gem and prepares to enact the final
phase of his plan
while nebula battles the cosmic beings
warlock reaches out to the soul gem from
within and uses his special connection
with it to merge his consciousness with
the cosmic artifact
disrupting its connection to the other
infinity gems and causing the entire
Infinity Gauntlet to short-circuit
just as nebulous stands triumphant over
her enemies this causes the short-lived
goddess to throw the Gaul into the
ground
releasing Thanos and the others from her
grip naturally everyone
then dives for the Infinity Gauntlet at
once but after a blinding flash of light
warlock stands holding the gauntlets and
declaring that the conflict is finally
over
afterthe on OHS fails to retake the
gauntlet he’s unceremoniously booted
into space by Thor and seemingly killed
by a nuclear device he had hit it on his
person as a last resort warlock bid
strange and the others farewell before
teleporting Pip and Gamora to his
location
from there the now omnipotent warlock
brings his companions to a seemingly
idyllic forest planet where they can
find an unexpected sight nanos alive and
well after his entirely staged death and
ready to retire from a life of cosmic
villainy as a humble farmer warlock
believing that Thanos is an essential
part of the universe leaves him to his
new life bringing a close to the saga
appropriately enough for a series
featuring heroes gods and higher cosmic
entities of unknowable power Infinity
Gauntlet remains one of the most epic
stories in Marvel’s library a true
cosmic saga that set trends for
storytelling and comics that continued
to this day
and set the stage for Marvel Studios
most ambitious big screen crossover
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
book stands this epic storyline remains
one of the biggest most beloved tales in
Marvel history welcome to this story arc
explained the series that gets you up to
speed on the comics you didn’t read
before we begin we publish new content
every day so be sure to subscribe to our
Channel and ring the bell to get
notified about our latest videos today
we’re recapping the legendary Infinity
Gauntlet storyline first published in
1991 and written by jim Starlin with art
by George Perez and Ron Lim you might
think that like the similarly titled
movie this storyline deals with the
Marvel heroes fighting to prevent the
evil Thanos from assembling the powerful
Infinity Gauntlet but you’d be wrong
when the curtain rises on this classic
crossover
Thanos already has all six infinity gems
and the godlike power that comes with
them so basically the story starts with
the entire universe already up a creek
without a paddle things start on perhaps
a not-so-subtle note with Thanos in his
new Lackey Mephisto yes Thanos is so
powerful that the actual devil is trying
to suck up to him observing a giant
stone word god whether this giant piece
of typeface is some sort of
representation of the almighty or just
some very odd graffiti is anyone’s guess
Donald’s uses his power to destroy it
sending a powerful message to his foes
meanwhile on earth Stephen strange aka
the sorcerer supreme is settling in for
a quiet night in with some light reading
when the Silver Surfer crashes in
through the skylight with a message of
doom that Thanos is coming and the
universe is under threat the surfer
explains to strange how a nose was
brought back from the dead by mistress
death to do her bidding and that the mad
Titan has since assembled the Infinity
Gauntlet giving him near absolute power
over the universe which is bad for the
record really really bad
he then transitioned from the epic and
cosmic to the surprisingly mundane to
join a trio of criminals just in time to
see them drive right off of the cliff
before the dust has even settled on the
car wreck the seemingly dead trio get
back up crushed themselves off and go
grab a motel room trust us it’s going
somewhere Donelson Mephisto then
traveled to death’s portress which is
about as full of skulls as you might
expect
Thanos is excited to show off his new
power to his beloved death conjuring an
extravagant space fortress and even
resurrecting his granddaughter nebula in
an attempt to win death’s favor death is
unimpressed and the jilted Thanos
doubles down and maybe the worst way
possible by snapping his fingers and
erasing half of
all life back on earth the Avengers
spring into action when millions of
people including their own friends and
loved ones suddenly vanish all the while
those three seemingly dead criminals
continue to have one strange adventure
as they’ve seemingly come back with new
personalities entirely when one of them
vanishes as a result of the snap the
other discovers the large cocoon sitting
atop a bed in the motel again we’ll get
back to this in a bit while Earth’s
Mightiest Heroes assemble and attempt to
deal with the crisis Thanos further
flexes his newly minted cosmic powers by
kidnapping his brother eros better known
as the hero Star Fox bringing him to his
space fortress to witness the coming
battle and given that various alien
races are assembling against Thanos as
well it’s shaping up to be quite a
battle indeed the Avengers take stock of
the situation while the various gods
gather on Asgard to prepare for battle
themselves meanwhile we finally learn
what’s going on with those three
criminals they’re actually the trio of
Adam warlock gomorrah and pip the troll
who have returned from inside the soul
gem one of the infinity gems that make
up the gauntlet to aid in the fight
against Thanos by borrowing the bodies
of some recently deceased humans warlock
hatches from his cocoon and heads to dr.
Strange’s sanctum sanctorum to explain
the situation to the surfer and the
sorcerer who have since been joined by
dr. doom doom is just as concerned about
Earth’s future as anyone else so he’s
come to lend a hand back with a nose and
company things go from bad to worse when
mistress death continues to give fan OHS
the cold shoulder prompting him to
unleash a massive energy wave this
cosmic tantrum destroys numerous planets
including one that Galactus was just
about to make a meal of naturally the
devourer of worlds isn’t too pleased
about this
well the blast reaches earth the entire
west coast is sent into the sea an ass
cart itself has cut off from the rest of
the cosmos putting the Gods out of
action the heroes of Earth gather and
prepare for the biggest fight of their
lives with heroes and villains alike
gathering to help save their world
things are understandably a bit tense
especially with doom and other bad guys
causing tension among the assembled
heroes while spider-man makes small talk
with a brooding hero cloak warlock the
Silver Surfer and the hero quasar survey
the rest of their forces this includes
everyone from eternity Galactus The
Living Tribunal the avatars of chaos and
order and even a few Celestials
unfortunately for you know the universe
the tribunal and eternity each decide to
bow out things aren’t too great back on
earth either where dooms presence is
causing yet more strife among the heroes
warlock arrives and tries to calm things
down
as well as taking Wolverine and the Hulk
for a brief aside about what needs to be
done to finish off Thanos once and for
all
Thanos still miffed at being snubbed by
death it’s a whole new low when he uses
the Infinity Gauntlet to create tracks
eeeh a supposedly ideal mate for himself
who just so happens to look like a
female version of himself
ish while Thanos interaxial
get-acquainted death continues to be
unimpressed by the whole situation and
the heroes of Earth finally launched
their assault on Thanos his fortress the
assembled forces of Earth are nothing to
sneeze at and in any other situation a
combined assault by Thor Iron Man Namor
and Fire Lord would reduce anyone to a
smoking crater but with the power of the
gauntlet Thanos shrugs off their attacks
but the universe gets a bit of
assistance from an unlikely source when
Mephisto suggests that maybe Thanos
could impress death by defeating his
foes without his godlike powers Thanos
uses the gauntlet to reduce his power
levels seemingly giving our heroes a
chance but any sense that the Avengers
might have a chance against Thanos
quickly dissipates as he continues to
wipe the floor with them brushing off
attacks by Drax and the Hulk off to one
side warlock in the Silver Surfer
observed the unfolding battle the surfer
begrudging Lee holding back in
accordance with warlocks master plan
things keep going downhill when Namor
and she-hulk fall tooth and
with Wolverine The Scarlet Witch Cyclops
and others falling in battle themselves
not long after from there it’s basically
one Valley in death scene after another
as Thor quasar spider-man Iron Man and
others give their lives in the name of
defending all life
Captain America of being Captain America
gives Thanos a valiant speech about how
the Avengers will oppose him to the last
man to which Thanos retaliates by
shattering caps shield but no sooner
have the vibranium shards hit the ground
than the surfer attempts to snatch the
Infinity Gauntlet narrowly missing his
mark and prompting Thanos to return
himself to full power worth a shot with
warlocks plan of bust it’s on to plan B
to let Galactus and the other cosmic
heavy hitters take their shot and it’s
quite a shot indeed the cosmic powers
unleash their well cosmic powers upon
Thanos with the resulting follow
powerful enough to give even the ancient
watcher pause for concern after all you
can’t throw around that kind of energy
without straining the very fabric of
reality itself but unfortunately Thanos
is able to weather the assault surviving
being thrown across time itself and hit
with staggering amounts of cosmic energy
the Celestials even take to hurling
entire planets at Thanos
but to no avail the only reason starfox
nebula and everyone else caught in the
blast survived is thanks to the
intervention of Death herself during the
fray
Mephisto even attempts to wrest control
of the gauntlet away from Panos which
doesn’t pan out too well for the Lord of
Hell finally Thanos laments when after
all of this death still turns away from
him with one final massive burst of
energy
Thanos subdues all of his foes encasing
the forces assembled against him in an
energy field above his fortress before
the surfer and warlock can catch their
breath
eternity reappears for one last assault
but the personification of the universe
itself Falls as well
Bannos abandons his physical body to
become the new lord of all creation but
just when it appears that all is lost
nebula slips the gauntlet from Thanos
his vacant body after spending most of
the fight standing off to the side
looking about as good as a recently
reanimated corpse can reconstituting her
body and banishing Thanos interacts he
had to deep space nebula then takes the
full power of the gauntlet for herself
Porter axe they even has her existence
cut short when she suffocates in the
vacuum of space Thanos is rescued from
seeming defeat by an unlikely Savior
however when he’s teleported to the
sanctum sanctorum having a mad woman in
control of the entirety of creation
makes for strange bedfellows it seems as
warlock Doctor Strange and the surfer
and this the aid of Thanos and so the
tables have turned in an entirely
unexpected way as the remaining heroes
find themselves allied with the being
who killed half of all life just hours
before after an initial assault by Hulk
Thor Drax and others is quickly subdued
by nebula Thanos arrives with warlock
and Co for one final confrontation
knowing that he can’t attack nebula
head-on
Thanos instead uses some reverse
psychology to trick nebula into undoing
everything he accomplished while he was
in possession of the gauntlet returning
all of the heroes to life and releasing
all of the cosmic beings that Thanos
imprisoned warlock teleports himself in
the surfer to soul world the pocket
dimension that exists within the soul
gem and prepares to enact the final
phase of his plan
while nebula battles the cosmic beings
warlock reaches out to the soul gem from
within and uses his special connection
with it to merge his consciousness with
the cosmic artifact
disrupting its connection to the other
infinity gems and causing the entire
Infinity Gauntlet to short-circuit
just as nebulous stands triumphant over
her enemies this causes the short-lived
goddess to throw the Gaul into the
ground
releasing Thanos and the others from her
grip naturally everyone
then dives for the Infinity Gauntlet at
once but after a blinding flash of light
warlock stands holding the gauntlets and
declaring that the conflict is finally
over
afterthe on OHS fails to retake the
gauntlet he’s unceremoniously booted
into space by Thor and seemingly killed
by a nuclear device he had hit it on his
person as a last resort warlock bid
strange and the others farewell before
teleporting Pip and Gamora to his
location
from there the now omnipotent warlock
brings his companions to a seemingly
idyllic forest planet where they can
find an unexpected sight nanos alive and
well after his entirely staged death and
ready to retire from a life of cosmic
villainy as a humble farmer warlock
believing that Thanos is an essential
part of the universe leaves him to his
new life bringing a close to the saga
appropriately enough for a series
featuring heroes gods and higher cosmic
entities of unknowable power Infinity
Gauntlet remains one of the most epic
stories in Marvel’s library a true
cosmic saga that set trends for
storytelling and comics that continued
to this day
and set the stage for Marvel Studios
most ambitious big screen crossover
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from watch mojo and subscribe for new videos every day
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