A Comic A Day # 10 -- Avengers Infinity # 1 - 4

Avengers Infinity # 1-4

Quasar discovers that a Rigillian colony has been destroyed – its population mysteriously wiped out.  He finds Jack O’Hearts in a coma state and then proceeds to contact the Avengers for help.  Instead of the team currently lead by Wasp, Quasar brings together Photon, Moondragon, Thor, Starfox, and Tigra.  They regroup on the Rigel colony and Moondragon scans Jack’s mind to discover who was behind the attack – creatures called Servitors, minions of the mysterious Infinities.

The Avengers battle the Servitors, but are forced to retreat when Photon discovers that they are breaking the world down.   The Avengers shove off at just the right second.  A much larger being appears and begins to reshape the planet into a cylinder.   The Avengers attempt to enter the being to understand what it’s doing, but Photon gets trapped.  The Avengers mount a rescue – but as they do, other beings with other worlds-turned-cylinders show up and link them forming a giant.

Then the hand of the true Infinite appears to grab hold the ring, to pull all of the stars of the galaxy away to form a weird wall.   To combat the Infinites, the Avengers contact Eternity and enlist him in stopping the Infinites.   Eternity channels the Avengers, proving to the Infinities that the universe contains worlds that rife with diverse and prominent life-forms.  The Infinities realize the error of their ways and stop what they’re doing.   The colony world is reformed and an Infinite dies to restore the world ecology.

I absolutely loved this mini-series.  It was more fun than I’ve had in some time with Avengers, to be honest.   The dialogue is snappy.   The themes of humanity vs cosmic beings is laid out well.  I love the idea of size being such a big selling point for this series – the comparison of ants that Thor goes on about.   It might be about the cosmic aspects of the Marvel Universe, but it illustrates the relationship with the tiny beings (we humans) with the amazing massive (the Infinites).   It works really well.

I also enjoyed Photon being in command.   The way she talks to Thor is amazing.   Her closeness with Tigra, the uneasiness with Moondragon, and her familiarity with Quasar and Jack all help Monica steal the show.