The Infinity Gauntlet is a story that revolves around two main characters; Thanos and Adam Warlock. Thanos, who after dying, made a deal with death (lady death) to go back and rebalance those alive with those who are dead. Upon being brought back to life Thanos falls in love with Death and wants to please her. To fulfill her request, he will need to kill almost half of the entire population of the universe to complete this. He then proposes to her that he needs to assemble the infinity gauntlet (made of six gems) that give the wearer omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, god-like power, and absolute dominion over all realities. Once the gauntlet is assembled, Thanos becomes even more powerful then death. People across the universe start disappearing. Adam Warlock basically recruits as many super heroes that are left to help execute his plan. Though the Avengers, Wolverine, Dr. Doom, Hulk, Spiderman, Dr. Strange and others are in this book, they only play supporting role. So ultimately Thanos has to power to defeat anything or anyone ever. So how do you defeat the undefeatable? You'll have to read and see. I originally read this thinking that the Avengers 2 movie would be based on this story, but after reading it I have a hard time believing this is the story they will tell. In my opinion there are too many characters that Marvel does not have the movie rights to, such as Wolverine and Spiderman, and that the continuity they have worked so hard for in their movies leading up to the Avengers, this would be too complicated. Though I am still convinced that the next Avengers movie will some how involve Thanos. I believe we see a shot of him at the very end of the Avengers movie. It was a fun read, but in my opinion, not a must read. If you want to learn more about Thanos, its a worth while read.
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