• Spinning out of Donny Cates & Nic Klein's THOR comes an all-new Thanos one-shot, with Ron Lim's return to the Mad Titan!
• Thanos is missing, presumed dead. But Thor has seen a vision of his return. And it is enough to make even a God fear. To prepare himself, to prepare the universe, Thor desperately searches for answers in Thanos' past... and finds a glimpse of the Marvel Universe's dark future.
RATED T+
A Thanos anthology seemed out of the left field since the character has been absent for some time, but the creative team nails every story in Thanos: Death Notes #1. Not only does it remind us of the complexities of this character, but reveals he truly is one of the most formidable foes ever to be created in fiction. Read Full Review
You don't necessarily need to be following the latest ongoings with Thor to appreciate this comic as it's a must-read for any Thanos fans out there. Read Full Review
Thanos: Death Notes #1paints a compelling chronicle of the Mad Titan's history, and sets the stage for his future exploits. Read Full Review
Thanos: Death Notes #1 is more or less an anthology series that has three stories about the Mad Titan. Each story tries to cover and explore a certain aspect of the cosmic super-villain with some pulling it off better than others. However, this comic is just a tie-in to the core Thor series and barely adds much beyond identifying who the next major villain will be and what the story will focus on, which takes away a little focus from Thanos. Read Full Review
This was a pretty cool one-shot for Thanos. The main story at the beginning and the end was solid and works to further the main story in Thor, but the other three stories throughout were well-done. Cantwell's story paints an ominous picture for the future of the Marvel Universe, Straczynski's story was an interesting one about Thanos' first love, and Starks' story was an entertaining battle showcasing Thanos' pure might. Just an entertaining one-off.
The concept of Thanos here is VERY ambitious and scary. My only complaint is Cantwell's Iron Man ending. I don't buy Tony Stark hiding this type of knowledge.
For a collection of stories issue, it worked. You don't always happen to have that happen these days. I thought all the stories were pretty solid.
A pretty good collection of stories. My favorite was probably Cantwell's, just for what it could mean.
Like most anthologies, this feels inessential. It's drawn nicely, written decently, and it throws a few good plot-breadcrumbs toward the next arc of the main Thor title. But its positive qualities are counterbalanced by the needless tinkering with Thanos's backstory (particularly in the JMS strip).
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