Is "Infinity Gauntlet" the magnum opus of all Marvel stories?

[deadleg]

I liked the Marvel Zombies run.

 

I'm probably the only one though.

Amusing quirky and totally different.

 

I'd love to see a movie based on it one day!

 

Not true at all. I've been wanting a Marvel Zombies movie for years.

[Chip Cataldo]

Byrne's own "Galactus Story" in the middle of his FF run was awesome. #243 is the one cover I'd love to own.

[Gaard]

Born Again

[Ken Aldred]

Captain America : The Winter Soldier saga.

[jsilverjanet]

Secret Wars

[Meeklo]

Infinity Gauntlet

Civil War

Secret Wars

Maximum Carnage (even for how ludicrous it was...)

Age of Apocalypse

Old Man Logan

[Moondog]

I loved the Starlin Capt. Marvel/Thanos/Warlock stuff as a kid.. LOVED IT...but never really thought of Infinity Gauntlet as a 'great' story.

Cool story for sure.

 

But very little compares to the original Galactus Trilogy from FF 49-50.

 

[Moondog]

Amazing Spider-Man 31-33

 

[Moondog]

I preferred Jim Starlin's Captain Marvel opus above Infinity Gauntlet.

 

 

 

 

[Moondog]

Steranko's Shield/Yellow Claw extravaganza in Strange Tales is truly remarkable especially since the entire thing was waged by a bored Dr. Doom.

 

[nickwire]

agree with everyone saying the original starlin saga was much better. other storys that top infinity gauntlet are BORN AGAIN, DARK PHOENIX and KRAVENS LAST HUNT off the top of my head.

[exitmusicblue]

As far as a "magnum opus," yes, for sure.

 

Watching hero after hero die going after impossible odds... wakes a kid the hell up, haha.

[Dick O.]

I think Lim was the perfect replacement for Perez. He was able to portray the dozens of characters in an accurate, consistent manner and his renditions of the cosmic entities were simply sublime!

[chrisco37]

For my money you can't beat Simonson's run on Thor.

 

Agree. Crushes IG and other "events". You'd be hard pressed to find a better comic to kick off a run than 337.

[Silver Surfer]

For my money you can't beat Simonson's run on Thor.

 

Yup. Thor traveling to Hel to battle Hela is about as epic as it gets. I enjoyed it even more than the Surtur saga.

[BarryAllen]

I prefer the non canon storylines that incorporate large numbers of characters.

 

For example my favorite Marvel Cross-over is: Earth X, Universe X, Paradise X.

 

Infinity Gauntlet is great and fits well within the mythos, but I am a huge fan of the diverging storylines that they don't have to try to tie back to later.

[jaybes]

Ok I'll be the weirdo: Yes, IG is hands down Marvel's Magnus opus to me, and I prefer Lim's art to Perez'. (*Ducks to miss a tomato*)

[Martin Sinescu]

Ok I'll be the weirdo: Yes, IG is hands down Marvel's Magnus opus to me, and I prefer Lim's art to Perez'. (*Ducks to miss a tomato*)

 

I preferred Lim over Perez as well, but I was a big SS fan back then and I loved Lim's cosmic style.

 

For me, though, IG was a bit of a bloated mess and I remember feeling a tad letdown back then. It's just really not that great. It's kind of the norm by now, but all these mega-arcs that bring everyone in typically end up being much ado about nothing. I reread it about 10 years ago and it still didn't do too much for me. I much prefer storylines that focus on one or two characters rather than the 20-man over-the-top-rope Battle Royale stuff.

[Ken Aldred]

Ok I'll be the weirdo: Yes, IG is hands down Marvel's Magnus opus to me, and I prefer Lim's art to Perez'. (*Ducks to miss a tomato*)

 

I preferred Lim over Perez as well, but I was a big SS fan back then and I loved Lim's cosmic style.

 

For me, though, IG was a bit of a bloated mess and I remember feeling a tad letdown back then. It's just really not that great. It's kind of the norm by now, but all these mega-arcs that bring everyone in typically end up being much ado about nothing. I reread it about 10 years ago and it still didn't do too much for me.

 

I much prefer storylines that focus on one or two characters rather than the 20-man over-the-top-rope Battle Royale stuff.

 

+1

 

Which is why something like Brubaker's Winter Soldier storyline or Daredevil Born Again could just as well be considered two of Marvel's greatest works.

 

[VintageComics]

I really liked the Bendis / Maleev run on DD.