Silver Surfer: Rebirth Of Thanos (Silver Surfer (Paperback))

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Infinite Collection by Jim Starlin Paperback, About this product Key Features Author s. Publication Data Place of Publication. Show more Show less. Ratings and reviews Write a review. Best-selling in Superheroes See all. One Piece Box Set: Save on Superheroes Trending price is based on prices over last 90 days. Angels of Light Cards - Pocket Edition: You may also like. Marvel Masterworks Silver Surfer. This item doesn't belong on this page. Considering most of the background provided feels essential, it seems like it should have been a part of the Infinity Gauntlet miniseries.

Catching up with the Surfer was entertaining and encounters with the Impossible Man and Drax the Destroyer provided a little levity in the Surfer's quest. View all 4 comments. Apr 04, Dimitris rated it really liked it. Aug 13, Sesana rated it really liked it Shelves: I wish I had re read this before reading The Infinity Gauntlet. This is, after all, the direct prologue.

In the pages of Silver Surfer, Thanos is resurrected. Then, in a story originally published as the two part Thanos Quest, he goes on a mission to collect all six infinity gems. I am convinced that I read Thanos Quest before. I really liked it then, and I liked it every bit as much now. It's narrated by Thanos, a job I think few writers could pull off.

How to make him just over-the-top enough I wish I had re read this before reading The Infinity Gauntlet. How to make him just over-the-top enough to be amusing, without lapsing into Dr.

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It's a tough balance, but he manages it. He's very good at that. He's also good at giving a truly cosmic feel to his stories. A fitting prelude to Infinity Gauntlet, which is one of the better crossover storylines from any company. Sep 21, Anthony rated it really liked it Shelves: I read this on the iPad. I really enjoyed it.

Ron Lims art holds up really well and Stalin writes a good Silver Surfer. Mar 21, Alazzar rated it really liked it. Thanos is a self-loathing, insecure misanthrope. Which doesn't really explain why I liked reading about him so much, but here we are. After reading The Infinity Gauntlet , I wanted to see just how Thanos got that super-powered glove of his.

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After having finished both books, I kind of wish I'd read them in order, but the experience was still enjoyable this way. I liked Rebirth of Thanos more than Infinity Gauntlet for some reason, though I can't really say why. I think maybe it Thanos is a self-loathing, insecure misanthrope. I think maybe it was just fun to watch Thanos's calculating intelligence as he gathers the infinity gems either by force or trickery, as the situation demanded. Whereas, in Infinity Gauntlet , he just galaxy-punches everything to death because he's essentially a god. If I had a major complaint about this book, it's the ridiculous exposition.

It's not really the same as Chris Claremont's brand which centers more around characters explaining all their physical actions to the reader --rather, in the case of Starlin's characters, they feel the need to detail everything they're thinking to the reader, because apparently that's the only way we can get plot points across. There's even a part where Thanos essentially breaks the 4th wall to tell the reader what really just happened: I forgot to mention the art.

I loved the art, if not just because all the cosmic backgrounds were so colorful and creative and awesome. Jul 18, William Thomas rated it really liked it. Damn, this book brings back some great memories. Mostly of a time when Marvel wasn't publishing a separate miniseries for every prologue to a major crossover event.

Silver Surfer: Rebirth Of Thanos by Jim Starlin (Paperback, 2012)

Marvel's cosmic books have always been underrated and undersold. Anyone reading those books these days see Abnett and Lanning as the supreme architects of outerspace stories, but for decades, it was Jim Starlin.

In this volume of the Silver Surfer, Starlin resurrects his greatest creation- Thanos. And then he proceeds to write a prol Damn, this book brings back some great memories. And then he proceeds to write a prologue to what is arguably the greatest Marvel story in 30 years with the Infinity Gauntlet.

Although this proceeds the Gauntlet, it really isn't worth much more than a quick reading to find out where the major players come in. Drax comes back, Thanos is reborn. The Silver Surfer fights the Impossible Man. It's great because it'll pump you up before you read IG, but I was sorry not to see Adam Warlock here. As for art chores, Ron Lim is at best a competent artist. He's in no way the best suited for this book, but he gets the job done.

Jun 25, David rated it it was amazing Shelves: It a must read run-up to the Infinity Gauntlet story. No, that's not right. It's not a run-up. It's part of the same story. It merely happens to be published in a separate paperback. It is printed together in the Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus, as it should be. It's such a short wee thing like IG is.

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Marvel ought to start printing the two together, rolled into one volume, in paperback. It's a solid classic. Ron Lim a 2nd or third re-read and it gets more enjoyable every time. Ron Lim at the pencils but Starlin does the story. So that's a bit of a change as to what came before. We're out of Starlin's best years as an artist. He'll do great work at this point forward in time. None will hold a candle to his earlier work, pencil and ink-wise. Infinity Gauntlet is the next book in this series. Apr 30, Adam Spanos rated it really liked it Shelves: Oh and Thanos also fell in love with Death.

This is a great comic book storyline that soars the 90s Really interesting story, great art, awesome ending! This story arch starts by following Silver Surfer, and then follows Thanos for the majority of the book. It's a fun, mind-bending story about Thanos' quest for the Infinity Stones. It's fun to lean about each stone's powers and to see Thanos cheat and trick his way to each one. I'm now really intrigued to see how the next Avengers film will be set up and if they will explore the origins and powers of each stone as much as this story did.

May 20, Mike rated it it was amazing. It was , and Jim Starlin returned to Marvel's cosmic arena, which he once helped establish. Taking over The Silver Surfer , he not only produced a very fine issue run together with artist Ron Lim, starting with the five issues collected in this volume 34—38 and lasting until issue 52 39 being a fill-in issue by Alan Grant and James Sherman. The five-issue arc "The Rebirth of Thanos" not only showed that Starlin was back, but that he had brought along what is arguably his best contrib It was , and Jim Starlin returned to Marvel's cosmic arena, which he once helped establish.

The five-issue arc "The Rebirth of Thanos" not only showed that Starlin was back, but that he had brought along what is arguably his best contribution to the Marvel universe: For fans of Starlin's earlier work, this was a bright day. Thanos had first appeared in an issue of Iron Man by Starlin, but had then quickly been drawn into his run on Captain Marvel and the played an integral part his Warlock saga , both of which established Starlin as a great storyteller within cosmic superhero genre.

Thanos had met his demise in those earlier adventures, but being a nihilist who only ever loved dead but ever so intensely , Starlin's conceit of having Mistress Death return Thanos to the living on a mission for her, makes utmost sense. The arc presented here continues into the two-part prestige format mini series The Thanos Quest , which is also included in this volume together with the five pages long short "The Final Flower", in which Scott Edelman and Mike Zeck portrays one of the many confrontations between Thanos and Drax the Destroyer; all in all, not really a necessary inclusion in my humble opinion.

This, together with a lot of Starlin's remaining Silver Surfer run, set things up for Starlin's cosmic Infinity trilogy and a string of Warlock related titles.

At this point, I only think it is a shame that Marvel has not collected the remaining run, as it contains several relevant plot elements that bear fruition in The Infinity Gauntlet including the Surfer's visit to Soul World and Starlin's first signalling the return of Adam Warlock.

All in all, this is the good stuff, and I recommend it heartily. Jul 23, Kurt rated it really liked it. This book is only for fans of Starlin's cosmic Marvel stories, specifically stories drawn by Ron Lim that relate to the Infinity Gauntlet. If you like gritty tales and realistic dialogue, then this is not a book for you.

This is about zooming through space and grappling with cosmic entities and making grand pronouncements with not a trace of humor highlighted, oddly enough, by a "humor" interlude where the Impossible Man makes painfully unfunny jokes for a few pages to try to get the Silver Sur This book is only for fans of Starlin's cosmic Marvel stories, specifically stories drawn by Ron Lim that relate to the Infinity Gauntlet. This is about zooming through space and grappling with cosmic entities and making grand pronouncements with not a trace of humor highlighted, oddly enough, by a "humor" interlude where the Impossible Man makes painfully unfunny jokes for a few pages to try to get the Silver Surfer to lighten up but with plenty of awe and curiosity.

This is about Thanos returning to the Marvel Universe to get things ready for the big Infinity Gauntlet event. This is about differentiating the "soul gems" into the unique infinity gems that warm my heart to this day and probably provide inexplicable joy to anyone with any love for Marvel's cosmic stories. The story itself certainly isn't essential - it's a reintroduction of some characters and concepts, clearly just to set the stage for a bigger story to follow - but it's a truly wonderful read for anyone who liked the Infinity events and Jim Starlin, and I love it.

Oct 04, Andrew Greatbatch rated it it was amazing Shelves: Mar 18, Rolando Marono rated it really liked it Shelves: Si tomamos en cuenta esto para analizar el final, podemos ver lo importante del consejo del hombre imposible. Mi mayor problema con este volumen es la inconsistencia a la hora de escribir de Starlin.

Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos (Silver Surfer (Paperback))

Oct 17, Andrew F rated it really liked it. The art is both sketchy and detailed with some fun hidden details like Giger's Alien smuggled in here and there. It is sketchy and colourful which keeps it readable even when the subject matter sweeping vista, tons of aliens looks very Heavy Metal. These Silver Surfer stories are an excellent story in their own right, exploring Thanos' rationale for killing half the universe and how might we cope.

I ended up sort of buying this twice. The trade paperback collects the same Silver Surfer issues and also a goofy Christmas story about Thanos. The more recent edition collects the same Silver Surfer run, but the story continues most essentially in the two issue Thanos Quest miniseries, which runs directly into the Infinity Gauntlet. By the same team Starlin and Ron Lim , the art is a little less restrained and the story could unfairly be summarised as Thanos beating up six different people to take their infinity stones. But that isn't quite right - these stories really illustrate Thanos above all else - he uses smarts, brute force, guile and restraint against his foes - in fact, one called the Gardener he is very reluctant to kill.

The end is also a really good philosophical touch. This is a collection of two chronological series.

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The first, is a four issue collection staring the Silver Surfer facing off against a resurrected Thanos. Following the events of Avengers vs. The second series is Thanos Quest, which sees Thanos facing various opponents to acquire their infinity stones. There are six infinity stones and Thanos requires all of them to swiftly balance the universe, on behalf of Mistress Death. Opponents he faces includes the Inbetweener, Champion and the Gardener. This was a really excellent collection of comic series. There was a lot of action.

Some brilliant political and metaphysical statements made with the characters. Something for the readers to think about. I found both Silver Surfer and Thanos exciting to follow. The dialogue with the characters was more tolerable here, which is something I complained about in the previous collection.

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The artwork is also really good too. It stands up well with the contemporary comic artwork. Jul 17, James Zanghi rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Warning, Here there be spoilers! This graphic novel is definitely what you need to read if you enjoyed the third Avengers film. It may also have the Surfer's name on it, but this is definitely Thanos' tale of darkness. It's been about ten years since Thanos' reign of terror was caused across the Sol System with the Cosmic Cube. Silver Surfer is just doing his rounds around the cosmos when he has a bizarre dream of Thanos being resurrected by Death herself.

And, unfortunately, it is not just a visi Warning, Here there be spoilers! And, unfortunately, it is not just a vision. Thanos is back and he is working directly for Death now, who has charged him to commit the mass genocide of half the population of the universe. But how to go about such a monumental task in such a short amount of time? Much like Infinity War, Thanos shows that he is absolute monster and perhaps one of the greatest villains of all time.

The scenes with him and the Elders are absolutely chilling and breathtaking.

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