Absolutely nothing except for comic book crossovers and as the climactic film in a cinematic universe. The next two avengers ensemble films, previously titled avengers. Infinity war is the cinematic version of one of the most important comic book story lines in history and is the culmination of a decade of dedicated movie watching. The russo brothers came on board to direct in april 2015, and a month later markus and mcfeely had signed on to write the script for the film, which draws inspiration from jim starlins 1991 comic book the infinity gauntlet and jonathan hickmans 20 comic book infinity. During world war ii, steve rogers volunteered to receive the experimental supersoldier serum. So just how many comic book characters will appear in infinity war. I went to my local comic book store and they made it seem its hard to get variants because they have to buy a lot in order to sell them and dont wanna be stuck with em. Civil war, talk has already begun about what we can expect from the russo brothers next film, avengers. In just a few weeks, marvel studios will release captain america. The avengers 3infinity war part 1 movie is the russo brothers baby as this will probably mark an epic battle involving numerous cast of characters from the marvel cinematic universe.
Infinity war is one of the most ambitious comic book adaptations of all time. An appeal of comic books is how the universe intersects in a. This is due to a number of reasons, most notably infinity wars existence as a glorified setup for its sequel. This reading order contains all the necessary comic book issues to enjoy the infinity war event. The last of my threepart post on the comics to read before infinity war. The infinity gauntlet is an american comic book storyline published by marvel comics. Characters really pop off the page when they have to and the. The movies are very, very different from one another. Characters who i think might appear on infinity war. I was apprehensive when the marvel movies starting getting cosmic. Please make sure that you are posting in the form of a question. The infinity war was a six issue mini series, crossing into numerous other series.
Jul 30, 2016 disney announced on friday that the first of the two will be titled avengers. There are 76 avengers infinity war characters slash film. When you think about characters who are likely to wear the infinity gauntlet, the first ones who spring to. Infinity war is a culmination of everything thats happened in the mcu. Avengers 1 got close to being a true comic book movie. Infinity war 2018 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Apr 26, 2018 the infinity war is a sixissue comic book limited series published by marvel comics in 1992. Joe and anthony russo were on location doing some scouting, and they later tweeted what fans had speculated to resemble architecture found in doctor dooms lair, according to comicbook. The russo brothers joined as directors in april 2015, with markus and mcfeely signing on to write the script a month later. Many fans have expected this for a while, ever since thanos first appearance at the end of the first avengers carrying their high expectations and hopes with them, fans across the globe are expecting a marvel film of epic proportions.
Infinity war is the first real comic book movie scifi. A part of hearst digital media marie claire participates in. Ben grimm, better known as the thing, is the original quintessential toughguy of the marvel universe. Apr 25, 2018 at some point in the last two decades, thanos apparently took an inhuman woman as his lover, and his offspring was named thane. Not to be confused with the similarly named 1991 infinity war crossover event, nor the 2018 film avengers. Wanting to read the comics infinity war is based on. This is one of the biggest things in film history and to be a part of it was. What i like to know about these collections is what issues are collected and in what order they are presented in. Those characters meeting changed the real world along with the cinematic world. Marvels infinity war twoparter is officially being renamed. Captain america civil war directors and cast tease. Youll have to flip back and forth to read the comics in order, but its great to have them all in one book. Though both films had their fair share of moments ripped right off the comic book page, avengers. However, it seems infinity gauntlet, the first in this set of big event stories based.
Endgame will no doubt fare better than its predecessor as time goes on. The russo brothers discuss the large ensemble of infinity war characters. Infinity war heres what happened next in the comic book version of the story infinity war is a very loose adaptation of a 1991 event series called infinity gauntlet. Infinity war reading order comic book reading orders. Magus creates doppelgangers of earths heroes as part of his plan to recreate a universe of evil. I watched the leaked infinity war trailer and now im pretty hype for it. Avengers and the infinity gauntlet as part of the marvel adventures imprint.
Infinity war pulls a few characters and trappings from the 20 crossover comic infinity, but it owes much more to infinity gauntlet, the original story of thanos, the infinity gems and the big. He sent evil doppelgangers of marvels superheroes to attack and usurp the originals. I love how that the first trailer we saw was very much about the story of the. The infinity war is a sixissue comic book limited series published by marvel comics in 1992. Apr 27, 2018 the film follows mad titan thanos on his mission to collect the six infinity stones to wipe out half of the universe, a quest thats been hinted since thor in 2011 and been the explicit end goal since infinity war part 1 was announced in 2014. Hes one of the greatest villains in the marvel comics, and hell finally prove why hes so. The magus, the purged, evil side of adam warlock believed to have been dead, has returned in order to collect the infinity gems and recreate the infinity gauntlet itself.
But, because of his transformation, hes also the tragic member of the fantastic four. Avengers infinity war motion comic book full part 12. Infinity war, and that the second title has not been finalized yet but will probably not contain part ii in any. Antman wasnt a part of infinity war, but placing a separate story in between the two halves of that tale implies that it will be a very important piece of this puzzle. Infinity is a 20 comic book crossover storyline that was published by marvel comics. Infinity war movies, just like he did in the 1991 miniseries the infinity gauntlet. Its unclear if thane will play a part in infinity war or the still untitled avengers 4, but given the way the russo brothers have mined some of infinitys best parts, we cant rule it out yet. Adam warlocks bad side, the magus, separates from his body and assembles the infinity gauntlet. The film was announced in october 2014 as avengers. But infinity war did the one thing no other marvel movie could do.
Before the infinity gauntlet tears the mcu apart, cbr decided to take a look back at all of the characters strong enough to wield it in the comics. Its not a part one and part two scenario, necessarily. In infinity war the female characters are given far less screen time. Marvels avengers infinity war prelude part 1 2018 ag. Fans are still reeling from the cataclysmic events of the film. Infinity war is by far the most ambitious undertaking marvel studios has ever attempted to pull off.
I want to read the comics that the next two avengers movies are based on, but like i said im not sure where to start. While fans are still attempting to process captain america. Thanos will be able rewrite all of reality, and like his comic book counterpart. Infinity war have looked like if joss whedon made this movie in 2012. Civil war and infinity war codirector anthony russo confirmed this, saying with regard to infinity war part 1 and part 2. Infinity war is inspired in part by the 1991 sixissue infinity gauntlet limited series, which saw thanos come to possess and wield the powers of all six infinity stones. Infinity war is going to be packed with marvel characters, and we will finally see thanos in action along side his black order, who also bear the title of the children of thanos. Cullen family members ranked, according to their gifts. Adding thane to the mcu could give future marvel movies a direct link to this one.
Huge potential avengers 4 spoiler discovered in new. Its the culmination of 10 years of comic book movie. Any fan knows that there is usually a ton of fun easter eggs to look for and fascinating behindthescenes. Lets take a look at where some of the more notable faces of the mcu. The second and official official trailer dropped, i say two officials because the first one that dropped is also an official. Marvel has big plans for its cinematic universe, as the avengers. Thanos, exiled since his defeat during the infinity gauntlet event, learned of the magus plans and set out to aid adam warlock and the heroes in defending the universe. Civil war, officially kicking off phase three of the. The comicstories will be a mixture of ones that both aid your knowledge on some of the major players and also comics that the film will most certainly draw from. It was a shocking move but obviously one that isnt final. Infinity war part 1 and 2 very different from each other. Brolins performance was praised, as was the emotional weight of the story, the visual effects, and action sequences, but the film was criticized for relying on previous mcu films for its story.
Make sure you leave a comment in the relevant section to let us know your thoughts about it. If youre one of those folks who like the marvel movies but havent read the comics then you might think that this would be the basis for the upcoming avengers. Its unclear if thane will play a part in infinity war or the still untitled avengers 4, but given the way the russo brothers have mined some of infinity s best parts, we cant rule it out yet. The series was written by jim starlin and penciled by ron lim, ian laughlin, al milgrom, jack morelli.
Infinity war aims to unify the studios comic book properties like never before. Thanks will soon collect all six infinity stones in the avengers. Infinity war was a convergence of epic proportions. Infinity war part ii, will soon be renamed, according to their directors joe and anthony russo. With the help of remaining allies, the avengers assemble once more in order to reverse thanos actions and restore balance to the universe. The avengers infinity war cast listing compiles all of the marvel cinematic universe characters who will and wont appear in avengers 3 and 4.