Movie Talk - Avengers: Endgame

Well, we’re right on the eve of a new year. Before the year ends, I want to get back to the superhero genre for a minute. I finally re-watched Avengers: Endgame yesterday. I needed something to be playing while I was doing some work in quarantine, and it was time to revisit it. I’ve been kinda mum on Marvel this year here, so why not end it with the conclusion to Infinity War?

Avengers: Endgame was released during April of 2019. It was the long-awaited sequel to Avengers: Infinity War where Thanos basically wrecked the universe. I saw it solo since I knew Liz wasn’t going to sit through 3 hours at a movie theatre. Thankfully, I wasn’t there alone since pretty much everyone was out to see this movie. The theatre was pack to the teeth, and I almost didn’t find a seat. Since I knew that the movies were loosely following the comics, I didn’t know what to expect, but I did end up seeing a couple of spoilers online.

Movie Talk - Avengers: Infinity War

Well, we’re on the precipice of a big event… the release of Ma starring Olivia Spencer. I don’t know where this movie’s gonna go but—oh yeah, there’s that independent movie featuring the Avengers and Grimace’s evil cousin, Thanos, being released on April 26th. That’s the one I might not be able to see that day because I haven’t gotten my ticket yet. I don’t think Liz would even  be into a possibly 3-hour movie either. Anyway, we’re definitely in the endgame now. Before I get there, I wanted to look at the other Marvel movies I haven’t talked about here. So, it’s Avengers: Infinity War for this post. The other two will get their own post.

 I saw Infinity War last year when it was released at Pulaski’s theatre. I also recently re-watched it on Netflix. I did plan on talking about it last year, but I never got the chance to. It’s pretty much what the MCU has been building up to over the last 6 years. Here, Thanos and his Black Order start to form the Infinity Gauntlet, a device made up of six powerful stones. When put together, the wearer has the ability to rewrite reality. Since this is a major threat to the whole universe, the Avengers aren’t the only heroes on deck for this one. We got Doctor Strange, the Guardians of the Galaxy, the Black Panther, and Spider-Man to thwart this threat. Would it be enough to stop Thanos and his reign of terror? Well, since Avengers: Endgame is about to be released, you can kind of guess that unfortunate answer.

Trade Tales! - Warlock by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection

Next up, it’s time for some more Marvel cosmic adventures featuring Adam Warlock. In fact, I think this is kind of where the cosmic stuff really took off for Marvel in some respects. Beforehand, Warlock was just confined to Counter Earth, an Earth similar to our own. At the end of his original run, he “ascended into the heavens” (there was a Messiah thing going on with him at that time) and went into the cosmos. Jim Starlin, who was already doing some cosmic-level stories in Captain Marvel, took the character down a much different path. As Starlin put it, he made Warlock into a “suicidal, paranoid schizophrenic.” As I said, it was a much different path from his old life.

I was actively looking for this trade. It wasn’t looking good online-wise. I ended up finding this a few months ago at McKay’s and I was quite happy about it. Warlock by Jim Starlin: the Complete Collection contains all of Jim Starlin’s stories with the character. It includes Strange Tales #178-181, Warlock #8-15, Avengers Annual #7, and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2. I know there’s one story that isn’t included in the trade that features Warlock but it’s not written by Starlin (Marvel Team-Up #55). Starlin wrote and pencilled all 13 issues.

Warlock by Jim Starlin: The Complete Collection

Writer and Artist: Jim Starlin