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Infinity #006 - Comic Review
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Publisher: Marvel Comics
Title: Infinity #006
Price: $5.99
Writer: Jonathan Hickman
Artist: Jim Cheung
The end of Infinity is finally upon us, and the Avengers are returning to earth to defeat the evil tyrant Thanos but will earths mightiest heroes get more than they bargained for?
Story Summary(some spoilers)
The story begins were issue 5 of Infinity left off. The Avengers are on their way down to earth to stop Thanos from destroying earth, while the Illuminati attempt to save the inhuman king, Black Bolt from the mind control powers of super giant, and the other avengers team is in space attempting to destroy Thanos' blockade. When Captain America and his team land on earth they are about 52 miles away from where Thanos is preparing to kill his son so he sends Hulk in to buy them some time as the rest of the team attempts to make it to the hidden Inhuman city in time to stop Thanos. After super giant controls Black Bolt to attack the Illuminati, Dr. Strange uses his sorcerer magic to attack Super Giant but finds that she can still control Black Bolt. Mr. Fantastic then interviens and is able to stop Black Bolt from using is super sonic speed and is able to wrap himself around Super Giant long enough just for Black Panther to use a grenade and almost kill not only Super Giant, but the Illuminati as well. As Hulk battles against Thanos and his Minions we see that not even the Hulk is powerful enough to take down Corvus Glaive as he is barely saved with the help of Captain America. Cap and his team then battle against Thanos and his forces but find that they aren't even strong enough to kill them all. Cap is able to kill Corvus Glaive when Proxima Midnight uses her staff to shoot at Cap and Captain Marvel because Cap is able to use his shield to deflect the power from the staff to Corvus. When the grenade goes off and almost kills the Illuminati, Super Giant walks over to the mega bomb that they were all after and believes that she has activated it but learns quickly that the inhuman dog Lockjaw and Black Bolt's brother Maximus have the actual bomb. Lockjaw then transports Super Giant into space where she is killed from the bomb. As the battle between Thanos and the Avengers rages on, Thor jumps in and attacks Thanos but not even he is strong enough to kill the mad titan. It is then to everyone's surprise that the Ebony Maw releases Thane, Thanos' son in order to get the power out of him and prove he is just like his father. As a result, Thane uses his inhuman powers to freeze Thanos and Proxima Midnight forever in what looks to be a casing of sap. At the end of the book we learn that Black Bolt knew all of this was going to happen which is why he released the terrigenesis to help save the Inhuman race, and we see the Illuminati talking and preparing for something more evil then they have ever seen.
Review of the Book
Honestly, my summary cannot do this book justice. If you haven't been reading Infinity you need to go to your local store right now and buy issues 1-6 and the Avengers/New Avengers tie ins. This final issue of Infinity was amazing. The writing was phenomenal and really sets things up for a long time into the future for the Marvel Universe. In this issue I was really hoping to see Captain America and the Avengers kick some bad guy ass and that is exactly what I got! Though the first few issues for Infinity were a bit slow and lacked some action, this issue really made up for it. Amazing fight scenes and one crazy ending to one crazy story line. The art in this book was also beautiful. The art through this entire event has been some of the best and most realistic art that I have seen in awhile and I think that the artists of the main Infinity books, including New Avengers and Avengers need to be applauded for their talents. All in all, you should really read the main Infinity books because they will give you a fun and exciting ride. I was really mad about the $5.99 price tag on Infinity #6 but after reading it, I can honestly say that it is worth every penny.
Pros, Cons, & Rating
PROS: Great Writing, Beautiful art, awesome story, and a great ending to this event!
CONS: It's $6 which is a lot for a comic
Rating: 9/10. Really fun and really awesome ending for Infinity!
article by Matt Skajem
