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    The Thanos Imperative » The Thanos Imperative #5 released by Marvel on December 2010.

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    Review: The Thanos Imperative #5

    So much is going on! In the main thread, Thanos breaches the wall to confront the Canceverse's Mar-Vell counterpart... but no one can predict his true intentions for doing so.
     

    The Good

    My issues with production have been largely resolved. While I still prefer inks over color penciled, Sepulveda and Ramos have refined their technique and tightened their lines enough that I really didn't notice anything lacking. Story wise,I've been really enjoying the twists and turns Abnett and Lanning have been weaving through Marvel's greater cosmology. There's a twist at the end of this that re-defines Thanos and evil Mar-Vell's relationship in a way compelling enough to give this series an even more mythic quality.

    The Bad

    My issues with this issues are the same ones they've had throughout the entire series. I really feel like that there are more characters than this single title can handle. You have a lot of characters who appear just to dress the background instead of contribute anything to the plot. In particular, I think the inclusion of the evil Avengers (as opposed to evil Guardians) makes things messier than they need to be. 

    The Verdict - 4/5

    I'll admit it: I'm a sucker for superhero space opera. And this is ten-strong dose of the stuff. I suppose I shouldn't fault the book for being crowded - - it's meant to be a mega-crossover contained in succinct mini-series. Marvel's space heroes have rarely ever had this kind overarching direction and that's exciting. I just it would be a touch neater.
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      Give me a quick death 0

      The Thanos Imperative #5 by dark_noldor on November 05, 2010

      It´s the brink of destruction for our universe as a group of heroes, teamed up with several galactic entities and aliens (Shiar, Badoon, Kree) just can´t hold the breach no longer, since Mar-vell´s army is very big and powerful (they even have a Galactus´head that is causing all kinds of trouble). In the other side - the Cancerverse - Peter Quill and the Guardians, along with Thanos, engage in battle with the Revengers, in a most (un)predictable outcome: the betrayal of Thanos. This book is very...

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      Revengers Dismember! 0

      The Thanos Imperative #5 by highrum_the_recluse on October 14, 2010

      oh my god, Oh My God, OH MY GOD!! DRAMA!! I Love It! SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content. Scarlet Witch switches sides to help the Guardians versus the Revengers and pays the ultimate price for her betrayal. Then, Nova passes the Nova Force over to SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content. Quasar on his way to handle business. And, Thanos...  all I can say is WOW!! Intense to the very last page!...

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