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Best Comics To Read With Avengers: Infinity War

April 27, 2018 by Dave 1 Comment

It’s hard to understate the hype for Avengers: Infinity War. The entire Marvel Cinematic Universe has been building to this moment since 2012 (and really since 2008). Appropriately, this hype is manifesting in a desire to binge read loads and loads of comics, and I’ve got you covered with related recommendations.

Below you’ll find 10 recommended reads that either inspire or connect to the characters and themes in Avengers: Infinity War.

Related Reading Orders:

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Essential Comics to Read Alongside Avengers: Infinity War

Original Avengers vs. Thanos (Captain Marvel)

The first major storyline starring Jim Starlin’s cosmic powerhouse villain quickly escalates from the pages of Captain Marvel into Avengers #125. Setting the precedent that Thanos plays for much greater stakes than your average villain, the mad Titan gets his hands on a cosmic cube and quite literally ascends to godhood.

It’s the formative Thanos collection, and his 70’s comics appearances amazingly represent all of Thanos’ representation until 1989!

The Infinity Saga




The most famous Thanos story, one of the biggest events in Marvel history, and the prime inspiration for the Marvel Cinematic Universe throughline.

The story become increasingly convoluted and for die-hards only as the trilogy progresses, but fortunately Infinity Gauntlet is still extremely new-reader friendly. Oddly for newcomers, this is where you’ll find the actual Infinity War event, as the second part of the trilogy (concluded in Infinity Crusade). It is very different from the set-up and plot of Avengers: Infinity War despite the shared naming.

Thanos (2004)

Jim Starlin returned to Thanos in the early 2000’s for the villain’s first solo series. It’s not quite Thanos breaks good, but it’s close! He fights Galactus!

marvel comics annihilation

Annihilation

Both the start of the best modern Marvel Cosmic run of the 2000’s, and a formative story for Thanos and what will become the new Guardians of the Galaxy.

You could quite reasonably also begin the modern Marvel cosmic era here.

Guardians of the Galaxy + Thanos Imperative

The comics that defined the Guardians as MCU fans know them today, with a story that builds to an inevitable confrontation involving Thanos!

Hickman Universe Avengers + Infinity + Secret Wars

Jonathan Hickman crafted his own intertwining corner of Marvel Comics from 2008 to 2016, building up to the 2015 Secret Wars event. It’s all well worth reading, with the Avengers and 2013 Infinity event particularly relevant for the influence on Infinity War.

During Infinity, Hickman and artist Jim Cheung created Thanos’ Black Order, his murderous lieutenants like Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight. Similarly, Hickman is the only comic book creative able to write a story sharing Jim Starlin’s “Infinity” oeuvre without desecrating the legacy!

Infinity Revelation
Love it when Thanos gets sassy

New Starlin Infinity Trilogy

Starting in 2014 Thanos creator Jim Starlin began work on two separate “Infinity” trilogies. Although the second has been mired in very public editorial battles between Starlin and Marvel, the first new trilogy is complete and well worth a read.

  • Thanos Annual #1
  • The Infinity Revelation
  • Thanos vs. Hulk
  • The Infinity Relativity
  • The Infinity Entity
  • The Infinity Finale

 Marvel Legacy: Thanos Wins!

Despite the strange relaunch with a new #1 issue for Marvel Legacy (a Marvel refresh entirely predicated on connections to past iterations of comic book’s old series numbering), Thanos has been in good hands throughout the refresh. The Lemire and Deadato run pulls Thanos out of Secret Wars in a very compelling series, prior to Donny Cates and team setting the world on fire with the future-flung “alt” reality in which Thanos has won.

New Avengers: Illuminati (Infinity Gauntlet issue)

While I quite enjoy the Illuminati miniseries in its entirety, the supergroup’s attempts to corral and control the Infinity Gauntlet is especially relevant.

Thanos Prose Novel by Stuart Moore

Words without pictures (gasp!!!).

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Dave is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Comic Book Herald, and also the Boss of assigning himself fancy titles. He's a long-time comic book fan, and can be seen most evenings in Batman pajama pants. Contact Dave @comicbookherald on Twitter or via email at dave@comicbookherald.com.

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  1. Jack says

    April 5, 2019 at 12:01 pm

    Great site very useful. I’d like to know what to read after the infinity wars story it ends with (2018) “Infinity wars : Infinity ” then on the last page says ” next issue” Wolverine :infinity watch.. my question is where do I go next to follow that story ?There is 2 issues too Wolverine:Infinity watch that I saw on “mycomicshop.com” if you put a reading order for the new infinity saga (2018) that would help alot and would be very informative . I personally liked that story and would love to keep following it. With you expertise this could be possible
    -thank you

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