Thanos Rising #3 – Review

By: Jason Aaron (Writer), Simone Bianchi (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)

The Story: Thanos goes away from Titan and tries to leave a normal life as analyzed by him, which somehow mean being a pirate and siring as many offspring’s as he can.

The Review: How were you introduced to Thanos, the Mad Titan?

It may seems like a pretty simple question, yet it is a vital one considering the potential point of view one may have on this issue and the part of the series as a whole. Me, I was presented to this stunning villain by a pretty great story called The Infinity Gauntlet where I was shown a character that seemed to be caught in a moral conundrum unique only to his being, one that made him act in ways that seemed logical, yet also insanely. In this story, he acquired ultimate power only to be deprived of the only thing he wanted, resulting in him going mad with powers and fighting cosmic beings and entity. It was a grand tale that gave me a character that was truly fascinating to see, as we could understand his motivation even though he was committing universal genocide on a scale unheard of in comics.

Thanos Rising #2 – Review

By: Jason Aaron (Writer), Simone Bianchi (Artist), Ive Svorcina (Colorist)

The Story: Thanos grows tired of school and a lot that entails to it as he tries to make his own discoveries at his own paces, leading to some revelations about just what kind of a person he is.

The Review: These are strange times for Jason Aaron. With multiples series written by him coming out at the moment, we are treated to superb books like Thor: God of Thunder or to books that are struggling like Wolverine and the X-Men. This mini-series about Thanos, though, has been unfortunately much more akin to the latter, with the first issue of this mini-series being kind of a letdown. Considering the talent behind it, can this issue redeem the direction and the general atmosphere that we know both the artist and writer can deliver?

Thanos Rising #1 – Review

By: Jason Aaron (Writer), Simone Bianchi (Artist), Simone Peruzzi (Colorist)

The Story: Thanos reminds himself of his youth as we are told the circumstances of his birth and his early years.

The Review: Who doesn’t love Thanos? Most comic’s fan, when asked that question, would probably have no idea just who could truly dislike this character, citing Infinity Gauntlet, Annihilation, The Thanos Imperative amongst classic stories involving the genocidal psychopath in love with Death. With such a pedigree behind the character, we always knew that when that character shows up, the stakes were high and that we would see some truly memorable things happen.

However, what exactly do we know about Thanos, beside the obvious? With a big appearance of about five seconds in the post-credit scene of The Avengers, a lot of new readers might be curious as to who that big ominous character was, which is most assuredly one of the main reason this series was created in the first place. Still, is there enough here to satisfy both new readers and old fans alike?