You'd think there's very little that could go wrong with this. Like, the backstory of an awesomely megalomaniac villain must be fun to read. You'd be wrong.Welcome to an interview with Thanos, folks.Host: Ladies and gentlemen, this is the terror of the universe, the scourge of Titan and all round kicker of puppies. Please welcome THANOS!Host: How are you today, Thanos?Thanos: That's Lord Thanos to you, vermin.Host: My apologies. Of course. So, duke of disaster, tell us a bit about your childhood...

A pitch black origin of textbook psychopathy, nihilism, and murder. I don’t really understand the fascination with this depressing, archetypical character.

On the face of it, Thanos Rising should be awesome: great character paired with an awesome writer, Jason Aaron. But the miniseries is instead disappointing. Aaron seeks to introduce new readers to the great Marvel villain, Thanos, by retelling his origins and how he came to be the Mad Titan.Thanos’ origins on Titan, one of Saturn’s moons, becomes that of a serial killer’s. Unloved by parents, ostracised by his peers, his extremely high intelligence and social awkwardness manifested itself into i...

Vote: 3,5Story: 2Art: 5 Simone Bianchi rules!!!This is a good thrilling story if you are a new Marvel reader wanting to know more about Thanos, the Mad Titan, before seeing him as the major villain in the Avengers MCU.But if you are an old Marvel Zombie like me, you are going to enjoy much more Starlin's description and development of the character in an almost forty years old saga than this crazy serial-killer storyline.And I liked not at all Aaron's big-mouth Death, so different by Starlin's s...

I might be on the unpopular side of opinions when it comes to this particular comic book, because I wasn't really a fan of it as a whole. Which is unfortunate because it had a pretty strong start, but increasingly fizzled out towards the end. What can I say about this story? The art was great, but the writing itself failed to captivate me and keep me engaged. Oh, the character of Thanos is a horrible person? Next. And he's obsessed with death? Next. He murders/tortures innocent things/ people? N...

Another great Thanos mini series! More of an origin one here but that gave some depth to him, bringing empathy, trying to explain or put some light on what made him the man he will become. Good one!

Jason Aaron has written some damn fine comics. I loved his "Thor" run and now he has written an excellent "origin" story for Thanos.This story follows the birth and the development of Thanos. It is a great look at the psychological imperatives that motivate Thanos. The budding relationship between Thanos and his new love is well explained. I was also very impressed with the way Aaron explained Thanos' journey to becoming the Mad Titan that is feared by all.A great story and really good artwork m...

Doesn’t include anything new I didn’t know and I did prefer the novelisation I read about Thanos’ backstory but nevertheless it was still well written and entertaining. If you know nothing of Thanos’ origin, this is something I’d recommend for you to understand his motivations and him as a character within the universe. It definitely adds some needed dimension.

This is a graphic novel about how the comic book character from Marvel Universe, Thanos, became what he is.I got this miniseries on single comic book issues but I am doing the review on the TPB edition to make an overall review about the whole story.I was really excited to read this since I wanted to know the past history of Thanos and being able to recognize his own unique personality apart from being basically the Marvel's response for DC Comics' Darkseid (that it could be a Marvel's character...

If you’ve ever wondered what Thanos was like as a child and what drives him to do the things he does, this is the book for you.I daresay, this is probably the the best origin story for the MCU’s most infamous purple-skinned Titan we could have hoped for. The art is gorgeous. The story is … not bad. I'm really not sure what it's lacking.The problem, I think, is that Thanos really works better as a villain with an air of mystery. Sure, everything in this book has been mentioned or hinted at throug...

First I'm really glad about thanos's relationship with mistress death will not going to be in mcu,He is one of the most powerful cosmic in marvel he is the only person who knows how to control the gems.Second, I don't like the idea that thanos being a mad titan because of his love for death that she tells him what to do, Also when he destroys titan planet just because he never finds answers of his true self... like are you serious?in infinity gauntlet 90s comics he snaps his finger to vanish hal...

Thanos Rising tells the history of The Mad Titan.From birth Thanos's mother knew of his danger, but his father didn't believe her.Thanos was a kind and intelligent youth who just didn't feel loved. His mother was locked away in an insane asylum, his father often ignored him, and his brother got the positive attention from peers. Thanos behavior became disturbing to say it nicely.So the question remains is The Mad Titan truly mad or does he see death? It's all quite intriguing and terrifying to s...

Re-read 2018: I liked this more this time. Could be Infinity War beer goggles, but I’ll bump this to a very effed up four stars.2015: Jason Aaron is one of my favorite writers and he does the "What the eeeeffffff?!?" stuff as well as anyone in comics today. Believe me, you'll be what-the-effing plenty in this five-part miniseries but I certainly don't consider it essential reading. It’s very dark.

A little bit predictable with the major league plot twist, I already could see it happening from issue 1. Interesting journeynof how Thanos became Thanos from childhood. Artwork was really cool and I still enjoyed the fun side of the story. Not something essential but if you want a solid background of who Thanos is this is pretty good with that aspect.

if I could give it four and a half stars I would, because I didn't love the art in places, but story wise it was sensational. Jason Aaron has been one of Marvel 's more underrated writers for a while, and he's in top form here. Thanos has been my favorite villain for a long time, and I thought it was past time we got an origin story worthy of the Mad Titan. This was it.

thanos is awesome. there — i said it. he’s not awesome for his morals but WHY he has his morals. he’s a fantastic villain with a real story behind what he does and why. i have never been a fan of j aaron’s work, it always has fallen short with character development but this was amazingly written.thanos is born and his mom tries to kill him because she can see how destructive he will grow. while he is young he is an outcast. he surprisingly hates killing. he starts killing for science and that’s

What an origin story. I never expected to read a Thanos book, especially an origin story. This has a lot of heart and emotion, and there's plenty of self-discovery for Thanos. It's really strange how into his origin story you can get, because even though he's a bad guy you can almost feel his pain on these pages. The story between him and Death was amazing. Must read Marvel, and I don't say that often.

Ah well being in India I wasn't too much familiar with the comics of DC or Marvel and came to know about most of the characters first through MCU movies and TV series moments. So after getting my heart broken in Infinity War, I finally read this graphic novel which is collection of 5 normal comics but I liked the art first of all, and then the story too because Death one I had just heard the story through different people. Also did you ever wonder how Thanos would look in underwear? Well wonder

Most people who go to watch the Marvel Universe films know to sit through the end credits. In The Avengers, there are two such sequences. In the one not involving Shwama we are treated to the visage of a smiling purple alien. If you went "Who?" rather than "Whoa!", then this book is for you.This graphic novel is the full origin and life story of Thanos the Destroyer, who has killed his way through more worlds than just about any other Marvel villain. We begin with his birth, one where his mother...

This is the spoiler free review of Thanos Rising. If you would like to read the spoiler full review complete with all of the violence and mayhem please visit https://amanjareads.com/2021/01/06/th...I would wager that most people only know Thanos through the movies Infinity War and Endgame. Those movies tweak Thanos' motivations a bit and make his acts way more PG13 than his history in the comic books. If you've followed Thanos in the comics you know that he has a long standing one sided love wit...