Thanos Imperative Final Issue

Wow, just wow, this wholes series was an awesome read. So did anyone else here pick this series up? What are your thoughts on the ending? I just wish that most of Marvel's other comics was as entertaining as Marvel's recent cosmic saga (Annihilation, Annihilation: Conquest, War of Kings, and now Thanos Imperative)

I was unimpressed with Annihilation but I've always been interested in Thanos so I may look into this in trades.

I stopped collecting comics about 2 or 3 years ago, but I'm a freak for Thanos. I'll definitely be looking for this.

I was disappointed that Thanos went into a raving fit at the end. They basically reset him to being a genocidal maniac with Death refusing to talk to him. Still, I enjoyed the series over all.

And now that the Thanos Imperative is over, I don't plan to buy another Marvel comic until Queseda leaves.

It needed to be a longer issue, but it was still excellent. A true, fitting conclusion to the saga that was launched with Annihilation. The final pages perfectly encapsulate Thanos and what makes him a great villain. His uncertain loyalties that all eventually serve his one true devotion were on full display and made the entire thing a very fitting end to the story. Likewise, reuniting the original duo that drove Annihilation and having them stand side by side again in the end provided the fitting coda that most events these days lack.

It needed more and felt a little rushed as a result. A few more pages to showcase the rest of the extended war effort and make things truly dire at the start of the necropsy ritual would have made the eventual coup a lot more powerful and given a little more closure to the rest of the cast that's built up to this point. It's a minor complaint though as it appears there's an epilogue just for those characters. Still, its been a fantastic run and like many, will likely finally shut the door on my Marvel pull list.

I liked it, though I always have mixed feelings about throwing in random heroic deaths at the end of a series. It kind of came out of nowhere and it seemed like they could have confined Thanos there without actually staying, especially with a Cosmic Cube, albeit a mostly dead one. It seemed like they threw it in for the sake of having a couple of major characters die.

The other thing that bothered me about the series was when they killed the Magus spontaneously just to show how bad-*** Captain Marvell was. Waste of a great villain/hero that I can only hope makes a comeback in one or the other form.

But over all I really liked the series.

Enjoyable read. Looking foward to what they do next.

There's supposed to be a one-shot Thanos Imperative: Devastations that's supposed to be an epilogue and set as to what the new status quo for the cosmic side of the Marvel Universe is supposed to be, and that's about it.

Other than that the team behind Marvel's cosmic universe, Abnet & Lanning, is slated to launch Heroes for Hire, staring Ghost Rider, Moon Knight, Punisher, Elektra, and Iron Fist. So I guess it's like Guardians of the Galaxy but on a smaller urban setting.

This was a good wrap to the series and Starlord and Nova are PRESUMED dead. The door is open for a return.

Also I enjoyed the Serenty comic: Shepard's Tale. Major details about the life of Shepard Book from Firefly are revealed at least. There is plenty more to tell about him in future stories, but the core origin of him is revealed at last.

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

Yeah, near the end Quasar and Rocket Raccoon do discuss if they truly believe that Nova and Starlord are dead, but to me it seems Abnett and Lanning were trying to make sure their revival couldn't be pulled off so easily or put some kind of finality to it.

They're stuck in a universe that collapsed on itself that can't be reopened and it's a dead universe that has Thanos in it, but this is comics here. I'm sure that Marvel can find someone who come up with some half-baked story to bring 'em back and totally disregard what was written by the previous writers because it doesn't fit their story needs. So till then I say they went down screaming in death's face.

dug the whole thing from start to finish. the only problem i have is that i guess Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova are temporarily/permanently wrapped for the time being. which sucks. both books were two of the best things Marvel had going, so im hoping they bring Pete and Rich back PDQ. i mean they may be stuck in a dying universe, but they're stuck with a prepackaged macguffin.

(also, still torqued that Warlock ended up coming back only to get himself offed again. dagnabbit!)