![]() These cosmic occurrences lead all Marvel’s heroes to band together, within the main storyline, and in myriad crossover issues of most ongoing titles on its original release, to overcome the menace. It’s competent enough – unlike later such sprawling wannabe ‘epics’, Starlin doesn’t have substantial events taking place in crossovers outside the main series, so it’s reader-friendly, but by Cracky, it’s predictable. Worlds live, worlds die, nothing is ever the same again… you know, the usual. Thanos acquires the Infinity Gauntlet, the most powerful accessory, sorry, weapon in the universe, and tries to impress his main squeeze, Mistress Death, by wiping out 50% of All There Is. ![]() Marvel clearly hoped that Jim Starlin’s script – at that time, he was a respected writer in certain circles – and the meticulously detailed art of George Pérez would provide some credibility. This multi-crossover series was cynically dubbed Secret Wars III by critics at the time of its release, but that honour was actually reserved for the barely-noticed Beyond, years later. ![]()
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