The main theme is that the story is a solid idea with tons of potential that ends up being rushed and leaves us with a terrible conclusion. The biggest trouble with some of these tie-ins is the lack of elapsed time between issues of the Gauntlet, which puts a few of them in weird null time zones. Two different spotlights on the Silver Surfer's character are the best elements, with a trip inside the Soul Gem being almost as interesting (and the best setup for the IG). As a product of its time, the main event is very strong, offering both a stellar cosmic storyline and a fun look at the Marvel heroes of the '90s and the universe's cosmic entities. But on the other hand, it also means that the suspension of disbelief can be stretched to nearly a breaking point--and also that the villain can be made so powerful that defeating him becomes unrealistic.

About the first 850ish pages followed the main story straight thru starting with the Silver Surfer prologue issues, Thanos rising mini-series, and then the Infinity Gauntlet issues. I read the trade which just collects the main series, issues 1-6, but this time around, I read all the Silver Surfer comics and a lot of Warlock comics leading into this. Definitely came away feeling like I have a much better understanding of Thanos and impressed with some of the best writing of the Silver Surfer I've seen. I also liked reading more of Doctor Strange, a character that I have become increasingly interested in.The Infinity Gauntlet Omnibus starts out reprinting the events previously assembled in Silver Surfer: Rebirth of Thanos, the limited Thanos Quest, and a few more Silver Surfer episodes to appropriately set the stage for the actual Infinity Gauntlet mini-series. The Infinity Gauntlet was interesting and was a page turner until I finished the Infinity Gauntlet subsection. I hadn't read anything with him yet, so his starring role--and particular psychological development--within this story was beyond intriguing. Even with Doctor Doom, Galactus and the universe's cosmic powers aiding them, can Marvel's mightiest possibly prevail against Thanos the all-powerful? Though, I have to say, there is definitely a certain amount of pride that comes from reading an over-1,200-page book.

Reading all their stuff gave me a better understanding of the characters and made the story hit harder.The mystical nature of the character meshed nicely with the space faring cosmic characters (something I did not actually expect. I mostly get my super hero knowledge from tv shows and movies, so there were a few heroes I didn't know about that I learned about here. But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him. This has the main story, the Thanos Quest (which is very good and imperative to how Thanos gets the gauntlet) and a ton of Silver Surfer to start.

Death and suicide are recurring themes in Starlin's work: Personifications of Death appeared in his Captain Marvel series and in a fill-in story for Ghost Rider; Warlock commits suicide by killing his future self; and suicide is a theme in a story he plotted and drew for The Rampaging Hulk magazine. They are (usually) very good and really help flesh out the situation and just how far its effects are felt. While everyone else is re-watching the Marvel movies to prep for "Avengers: Infinity War," I decided to read the actual source material.But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him — including the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Doctor Strange and the Hulk! Once you read the silver surfer issues, thanos quest and then the actual infinity gauntlet series, the other half of this book is filler stories where thanos appeared to the characters whether briefly or for a whole issue. The main plot for the Infinity Gauntlet event is pretty bad ass, although it does lean on the side of being too much.

My knowledge of Marvel during this time is not as great as during its initial fifteen years or in the early 2000s so at first I struggled before getting into the story. Reread this and Infinity by Hackman to get a refresher on the story before the new Avengers movie comes out.

But even as the Mad Titan gathers the six Infinity Gems from across the galaxy, assembling them into the Infinity Gauntlet and gaining truly godlike powers, a host of heroes gather to oppose him – including the Silver Surfer, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Doctor Strange and the Hulk!