It's Infinity War week! The most anticipated comic book movie of all time releases this week and we have a triple threat of Avengers themed episodes for you! First up is our deep dive overview (it's a thing, just go with it) of the comics "Infinity Gauntlet", "Infinity War", and "Infinity Crusade". We walk you through each story and why the movie will be different.
We also go through each confirmed character from the movie, give you the actor who is playing the character, their first appearance in the comics and the movies AND tell you who the creators responsible are for each one. It's a pretty nerdy episode, but damn was it fun!
Below you can see the notes Johnny took to make this episode happen!
Thanos - Created by Jim Stalin in Iron Man #55 (2/73) as a villain for Captain Marvel
Infinity Gauntlet comic synopsis:
Infinity Gauntlet - 1991 Mini series
Written by Jim Starlin (creator of Thanos)
Penciled by George Perez (first 4 issues) and Ron Lim (last 2)
Build up was Starlin's original Thanos stories with the Infinity Gems.
Starlin came back on silver Surfer #34 in 1990 and over the next 16 issues and the 2 issue "Thanos Quest" this leads into the "Infinity Gauntlet" storyline.
"Infinity Gauntlet" starts with Thanos having all 6 gems which makes him godlike. His goal is to win the affection of Mistress Death. To impress her he uses the gauntlet to kill half of the population of the universe.
Adam Warlock leads who is left in a fight to take out Thanos.
Nebula steals the gauntlet, but is also taken out by Adam Warlock and the remaining Heroes.
Warlock uses the Gauntlet to restore the damage done by Thanos.Infinity War - 1992 mini Series
Written by Jim Starlin
Art by Ron Lim
Adam Warlock has the Gauntlet and expels all the good and evil out of himself to become a logical being.
This creates an evil persona of Adam in Magus, who has similar desires as Thanos.
Adam Warlock is brought before a just of cosmic powers and surrenders his godlike powers when found guilty.
Magus collects 5 cosmic cubes, creates evil mirror images of Earth's superheroes.
Thanos learns of this and warns Warlock.
Galactus and several Earth heroes attempt to revive Eternity so they can petition the living tribunal, who decreed the infinity gems could no longer be used together. (thanks Thanos)
Magus attacks Earth, the heroes think Magus ant Thanos are working together.
Eternity gets revived, convinces the Living Tribunal to reactivate the gems.
Magus defeats Doom (who defeated Kang) and dissolves Quasar
Thanos defeats his doppelganger to distract Magus, this allows Warlock to get the Gauntlet.
Warlock unleashes the opposite of Eternity, his twin brother, Infinity.
Infinity incapacitates Magus, allowing Warlock to absorb him into the Soul Gem. (this puts Warlock in a coma)
Thanos tells the earth heroes Magus was tricked and was never omnipotent because the Reality Gem on the gauntlet was a fake and he had it all along.
Ends with Warlock's "good" persona "Goddess" stealing the cosmic cubes.
Eternity (deputized by the living tribunal) decrees the gems can never be used together again, regardless of the reason.Infinity Crusade - 1993 mini series
Written by Jim Starlin
Pencils by Ron Lim
Inks Al Milgrom
colors by Ian Laughlin
Goddess collects 30 cosmic cubes to form a Cosmic Egg that can fulfill wishes
Goddess creates a planet called "Paradise Omega" with the egg
Goddess kidnaps and brainwashes many of the earths heroes
Heroes that are susceptible, i.e. religious, mystically inclined, or have had a near death experience. The heroes are led by Moondragon to protect Goddess.
Mr Fantastic, Vision and Iron man investigate the missing heroes.
They talk with Prof. X after they are attacked, who attempts to speak with Moondragon telepathically. This puts him in a coma
Thanos is Goddess's first target to take out "all evil in the universe"
Adam Warlock saves Thanos.
Mephisto offers his knowledge of Goddess to Thanos and Warlock in exchange for a cosmic cube
Thanos and Warlock gather earth's heroes to take out Goddess, includie Silver Surfer who has switched sides.
Surfer destroys Paradise Omega's defense, allowing them to land and start battle.
Thanos (armied with telepathic powers from the comatose Prof. X) attacks Goddess the moment she starts her plan.
Goddess decides that as long as there is sentient life there will be evil, so she uses the Egg to rewrite existence without sentient life.
This is only an illusion created by Warlock, which releases her army fromt heir spell as they see her true goal.
Goddess is attacked by Thanos, Warlock and Prof X, attacking her on the spiritual plane and she is absorbed into the Soul Gem.
Heroes go home and everything is undone by the Cosmic Egg
Thanos orders it destroyed to ensure it's power could never be used again.
Thanos takes a cosmic cube to give to Mephisto and then destroys Paradise Omega.
Mephisto get's the cube, but it doesn’t work. He didn't say it had to work.Character
Actor
1st in comics
comcis year
1st in movie
Movie year
Created by
NOTES
Ant-Man
Paul Rudd
Mavel Premiere #47
April 1, 1979
Ant-Man
2015
David Michelinie/John Bryne
Avengers
Avengers #1
September 1, 1963
Avengers
2012
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby
Ayo
Florence Kasumba
Ultimates Vol2 #1
January 1, 2016
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Al Ewing/Kennith Rocafort
Black Panther
Chadwick Boseman
Fantastic Four #52
July 1, 1966
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby
Black Widow
Scarlett Johansson
Tales of Suspence #52
April 1, 1964
Iron Man 2
2010
Stan Lee/Don Rico/Don Heck
Bucky Barnes
Sebastian Stan
Captain America Comics #1
March 1, 1941
Captain America
2011
Joe Simon/Jack Kirby
Bucky Barnes - Winter Soldier
Sebastian Stan
Captain America #1
January 1, 2005
Captain America: Winter Soldier
2014
Ed Brubaker/Steve Epting
Captain America
Chris Evens
Captain America Comics #1
March 1, 1941
Captain America
2011
Joe Simon/Jack Kirby
Cindy Moon
Tiffany Espensen
Amazing spider-Man #1
April 1, 2014
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Dan Slott/Humberto Ramos
becomes Silk
Corvus Glaive
Infinity: FCBD
May 1, 2013
Avengers Infinity War
2018
Jonathan Hickman/Jim Cheung
Cull Obsidian
Infinity #1
October 1, 2013
Avengers Infinity War
2018
Jonathan Hickman/Jerome Opena/Jim Cheung
Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch
Strange Tales #110
July 1, 1963
Doctor Strange
2016
Stan Lee/Steve Ditko
He is first referenced as merely "Stephen Strange" in dialogue by Agent Sitwell in the 2014 CA:TWS
Drax
Dave Batista
Iron Man #55
February 1, 1973
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Mike Fredrich/Jim Starlin
Ebony Maw
Tom Vaughan-Lawlor
New Avengers Vol 2#8
September 1, 2013
Avengers Infinity War
2018
Jonathan Hickman/Jerome Opena
Falcon
Anthony Mackie
Captain America #117
September 1, 1968
Captain America: Winter Soldier
2014
Stan Lee/Gene Colan
Friday
Kerry Condon
Iron Man vol 3 #53
June 1, 2002
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Mike Grell/Michael Ryan
Gamora
Zoe Saldana
Strange Tales #180
June 1, 1975
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Jim Starlin
Groot
Vin Deisel
Tales to Astonish #13
November 1, 1960
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby
Guardians of the Galaxy
Annihilation: Conquest #6
April 1, 2008
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Dan Abnett/Andy Lanning
Guardians of the Galaxy (original team)
Marvel Super-Heroes #18
June 1, 1969
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
2017
Stan Lee/Arnold Drake/Roy Thomas
Happy Hogan
Jon Favreau
Tales of Suspence #45
September 1, 1963
Iron Man
2008
Stan Lee/Don Heck
Hawkeye
Jeremy Renner
Tales of Suspence #57
September 1, 1964
Thor
2011
Stan Lee/Don Heck
Heimdall
Idris Elba
Journey Into Mystery #85
October 1, 1962
Thor
2011
Stan Lee/Larry Leiber/Jack Kirby
Hulk
Mark Ruffalo
Incredible Hulk #1
May 1, 1961
Incredible Hulk
2008
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby
Iron Man
Robert Downey Jr
Tales of Suspense #39
March 1, 1963
Iron Man
2008
Stan Lee/Larry Lieber/Don Heck/Jack Kirby
Laura Barton
Linda Cardellini
Ultimates 2 #2
March 1, 2005
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Mark Millar/Bryan Hitch
Loki
Tom Hiddleston
Journey Into Mystery #85
October 1, 1962
Thor
2011
Stan Lee/Larry Leiber/Jack Kirby
Mantis
Pom Klementieff
Avengers #112
June 1, 1973
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
2017
Steve Englehart/Don Heck
Maria Hill
Colbie Smolders
New Avengers #4
March 1, 2003
Avengers
2012
Brian Michael Bendis/David Finch
M'Baku
Winston Duke
Avengers #62
March 1, 1969
Black Panther
2018
Roy Thomas/John Buscema
Nebula
Karren Gilan
Avengers #257
July 1, 1985
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Roger Stern/John Buscema
Ned
Jacob Batalon
Amazing Spider-Man #18
November 1, 1964
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Stan Lee/Steve Ditko
Okoye
Danai Gurira
Black Panther Vol 3 #1
November 1, 1998
Black Panther
2018
Christopher Priest/Mark Texeira
Might not be Ned Leeds, but in comics he becomes the Hobgoblin.
Pepper Potts
Pepper Potts
Tales of Suspence #45
September 1, 1963
Iron Man
2008
Stan Lee/Don Heck
Proxima Midnight
Infinity #1
October 1, 2013
Avengers Infinity War
2018
Jonathan Hickman
Ramonda
Angela Bassett
Marvel Comics Presents #14
March 1, 1989
Black Panther
2018
Don McGregor/Gene Colan
Rocket Racoon
Bradley Cooper/Sean Gunn
Marvel Preview #7
July 1, 1976
Guardians of the Galaxy
2011
Bill Mantlo/Keith Giffen
1st in Marvel Universe appearance Hulk #271
Sally
Isabella Amara
Amazing Fantasy #15
August 1, 1962
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/Kurt Busiek/Pat Olliffe
Kurt and Pat resurected the character 30 years later and gave her a backstory and she becoems 'Blue Bird'
Scarlet Witch
Elizabeth Olsen
X-Men #4
March 1, 1964
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Stan Lee/Jack Kirby
Shuri
Letitia Wright
Black Panther #2
May 1, 2005
Black Panther
2018
Reginald Hudin/John Romita Jr
Spider-Man
Tom Holland
Amazing Fantasy #15
August 1, 1962
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Stan Lee/Steve Ditko/Jack Kirby
Star Lord
Chris Pratt
Marvel Preview #4
January 1, 1976
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Steve Englehart/Steve Gan
Thanos
Josh Brolin
Iron Man #55
February 1, 1973
Avengers
2012
Mike Fredrich/Jim Starlin
The Collector
Benicio Del Toro
Avengers #28
May 1, 1966
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014
Stan Lee/Don Heck
Thor
Chris Hemsworth
Journey into Mystery #83
August 1, 1962
Thor
2011
Stan Lee/Larry Leiber/Jack Kirby
Valkryie
Tessa Thompson
Avengers #83
December 1, 1970
Thor: Ragnorak
2017
Roy Thomas/John Buscema
Vision
Paul Bettany
Avengers #57
October 1, 1968
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
roy Thomas/Stan Lee/John Buscema
War Machine
Don Cheadle
Iron Man #282
July 1, 1992
Iron Man 2
2010
Len Kaminski/Kevin Hopgood
War Machine - Iron Patriot
Don Cheadle
Gambit #13
May 1, 2013
Iron Man 3
2013
James Asmus/Amilcar Pinna
War Machine James Rhodes
Don Cheadle
Iron Man #118
January 1, 1979
Iron Man
2008
David Michelinie/John Bryne
Wong
Benedict Wong
Strange Tales #110
July 1, 1963
Doctor Strange
2016
Stan Lee/Steve Ditko
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