The final instalment of Jim Starlin’s Infinity Trilogy. Thanos gained god-like powers, only to be opposed by Adam Warlock in THE INFINITY GAUNTLET (1991-1992). While in possession of the Infinity Gauntlet, Warlock freed his very being of ‘good and evil’, only for both to manifest physically. His ‘evil’ aspect took the form of the Magus, leading into THE INFINITY WAR (1992). Now, the Marvel Universe faces the threat of Warlock’s ‘good side’ in the final instalment of Jim Starlin‘s Infinity Trilogy…
Like the first two epic crossovers, there are appearances from just about every major Marvel character at the time, but the real stars of the show are Thanos and Warlock. Don’t expect that to stop Marvel’s poorest-selling titles from desperately attempting to cling onto the Infinity Liferaft. The fact that most of those titles were still cancelled a couple of months later showed that not even the summer event crossover of the year could save them.
It’s a shame that the final chapter doesn’t come close to the original or even the sequel. Warlock’s good side – who calls herself the Goddess – recruits half the heroes in the Marvel Universe to her cause, resulting in an ideological (or probably more theological) split in the cast of characters. What could have been an more interesting metaphorical exploration of religion ends up being a bit of a mindless slugfest with the Goddess’ followers becoming little more than mindless pawns.
Major event: With a primary mini-series and numerous related tie-ins, the Infinity Crusade is considered to be a major event.
Must Reads: Stories marked with a ✔in the Full Reading Order are must-read stories from this storyline; must-read issues are marked in bold in the Quick List; ‘must-reads’ are essential chapters of the saga; if you’d like to keep to the core basics of the Infinity War, just read the six-issue ‘Infinity War’ series and the ‘Warlock and the Infinity Watch’ issues.
Anthology Issues: When an issue contains multiple stories, the relevant story is denoted with square brackets. For example, [2/5] refers to the second story of the five stories in that issue, so you don’t need to read the other four.
Spoilers: The issue descriptions and fallout section contain spoilers, so be warned!
Previous events that directly impact this story:
- REBIRTH OF THANOS (1990-1991) – Thanos creates the Infinity Gauntlet
- THE INFINITY GAUNTLET (1991-1992) – Thanos utilises his unlimited power
- THE INFINITY WAR (1992) – The Magus takes on the Marvel Universe
Want to keep it simple? Here’s the chronological reading order without story descriptions, or spoilers:
- The Infinity Crusade #1
- Alpha Flight #122 [1/2]
- Warlock Chronicles #1
- Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54 [1/2]
- Thor #463
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56 (tie-in)
- Iron Man #294 (tie-in)
- Iron Man #295
- Thor #464
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18
- The Infinity Crusade #2
- Alpha Flight #123 [1/2]
- Alpha Flight #124 [1/2]
- Avengers West Coast #96
- Avengers West Coast #97
- Cage #17
- Warlock Chronicles #2
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #55 [1/2]
- Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2]
- Web of Spider-Man #105 [1/2]
- The Infinity Crusade #3
- Alpha Flight #124 [2/2]
- Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #56 [1/2]
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #19
- Darkhawk #30
- Thor #465
- Warlock Chronicles #3
- Darkhawk #31
- Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #16
- Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #17
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20
- Alpha Flight #125 [1/2] (tie-in)
- Silver Surfer #83
- The Infinity Crusade #4
- Silver Surfer #84
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21
- Silver Surfer #85
- The Infinity Crusade #5
- Warlock Chronicles #4
- Alpha Flight #125 [2/2] (tie-in)
- Alpha Flight #126 [1/2]
- Web of Spider-Man 106 [1/2]
- Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57
- Thor #466
- Warlock Chronicles #5
- Alpha Flight #127 [2/2]
- Warlock and the Infinity Watch #22
- The Infinity Crusade #6
- Thor #467
- Web of Spider-Man #106 [1/2]
- Deathlok #28
- Alpha Flight #127 [1/2]
- Deathlok #29 [1/2]
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56 (pp.1-12) (tie-in) Moon Knight and Seth Phalkon’s fight for the ownership of SpectorCorp has become a physical showdown. Moon Knight reveals himself as Marc Spector, while the immortal Phalkon tells Marc he’s actually his ancient ancestor. But Phalkon can’t drain Marc’s life because they truly are related. Phalkon vanishes. Moon Knight shuts down his secret board of advisors – the Shadow Cabinet – due to one of their number being a traitor. Though he realises his beloved Marlene Alraune may have been the actual traitor all along. Elsewhere, Jean-Paul ‘Frenchie’ DuChamp struggles with his paralysis and the revelations about his own connection to the Knights Templar. And Chloe Tran trains the Cadre… | |
| Thor #463 (pp.1-7) With his rage growing increasingly out of control, Thor retaliates against Pluto by destroying his barge along with Odin’s ship, severing his Asgardian ties. Zeus swears vengeance on Thor… Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| Alpha Flight #122 [1/2] (pp.1-7) Guardian (Heather Hudson) breaks up an unauthorised, and very dangerous, Beta Flight training session… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.1) An unknown being observes Adam Warlock, leader of the Infinity Watch, on Monster Isle… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.2-4) / Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.1-2) The Infinity Watch discuss their new member Maxam, speculating about his powers and apparent amnesia… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.2-4) Moondragon realises she’ll have to kill Drax the Destroyer again if he ever remembers her killing him the first time… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.4-8) Warlock warns Eternity – the personification of time – about a threat he senses, only for it to fall on deaf ears. When Eternity departs, a shimmering female entity calling herself the Goddess emerges and wipes Warlock from existence… 1st appearance: Goddess (named) |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Alpha Flight #122 [1/2] (pp.8) Walter Langkowski struggles with his place in the world and with membership in Alpha Flight ruling his life. He transforms into Sasquatch… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.9) Religious symbols appear to Sasquatch, Living Lightning, Black Knight and Namorita… |
| Alpha Flight #122 [1/2] (p.9) Sasquatch feels he needs to renew his faith in Judaism… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.10-16) Symbols appear to Hercules, Storm and Sersi before disappearing again. The Goddess steals the Reality Gem from its secret guardian, banishing him elsewhere in the process. Mephisto observes the Goddess and decides to gather allies. The Goddess uses the Cosmic Cubes collected from other realities (see THE INFINITY WAR, 1992) to give herself a solid, armoured form. In another reality, someone finds Warlock’s body… |
| ✔ | Warlock Chronicles #1 In another dimension, the comatose Adam Warlock is found by a man named Darklore and his fairy companion, Meer’lyn. They communicate with the Soul Gem which offers up its own origins and that of Warlock. But, the Soul Gem tries to make Darklore its host/slave, until Warlock wakes and contains it. Darklore refuses to help Warlock return home as he has a mission of his own, to overthrow the despotic Goddess. Instead, Darklore takes Warkock to a rupture in reality that must’ve been caused by the Reality Gem and its secret bearer. Warlock leaves Darklore to aid his unrevealed ally… 1st appearance: Darklore, Meer’lyn |
| Dr Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54 [1/2] (pp.1-6) Sensing the arrival of the Goddess as the third of destiny’s triangle (after the recent conflicts with Thanos and the Magus), Doctor Strange prepares to face her – unsure if it’ll be as friend or foe. The Vishanti are too busy battling the Trinity of Ashes (due to the events of the WAR OF THE SEVEN SPHERES, 1992-1993) for Strange to even try asking for his powers to be returned… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.17-19) The Goddess teleports all over Earth, recruiting Archangel, Jean Grey, Storm, the Invisible Woman, Daredevil, Namorita and Silhouette… |
| Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2] (pp.1-4) Spider-Man’s efforts to shut down the Bedrock Gang are interrupted by the Goddess who makes Spidey an offer… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.19-20) After Spider-Man, the Goddess approaches Quicksilver… |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54 [1/2] (pp.7-17) Doctor Strange challenges Eternity to a battle, in the hope he’ll win the chance to converse with the Goddess. Eternity selects the Ancient One as his avatar, plucked from a time before they first met. Strange takes shards of time from Eternity and uses them to age the Ancient One to a point where he recognises his disciple and ends the battle. Having lost, Eternity shows Strange the Goddess’ future and he chooses to oppose her. But Eternity can’t allow a man to know his future so he removes the memory of these moments. Doctor Strange is returned home where he accepts the Goddess’ request to join her… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.20) Goddess recruits Doctor Strange, Wonder Man, Captain America and Alpha Flight… |
| Alpha Flight #122 [1/2] (pp.9-10) Shaman senses the Goddess’ manipulation of his friends Sasquatch, Puck, Talisman and Windshear in the form Nelvanna, Goddess of the Northern Skies… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.21) Goddess recruits the Silver Surfer… |
| Thor #463 (pp.8-22) The Goddess’ efforts to recruit Thor are challenged by the mysterious dark Valkyrie who’s been leading his astray. Goddess banishes the Valkyrie and teleports Thor away. In Asgard, Sif gathers the Norn Stones and heads to Earth in search of Thunderstrike… Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Avengers West Coast #96 (pp.1-7) Avengers Compound in California is falling apart after Klaw and Morning Star’s attacks, days earlier. Clint Barton spars with Spider-Woman in his renewed Goliath identity, but they’re interrupted by the arrival of War Machine. The Compund’s gardener warns that Living Lightning seemed to be having a strange, religious experience… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.21-22) Following the recruitment of Thor, the Goddess selects Sersi, Hercules, Moondragon, Sleepwalker, Crystal, Firelord, USAgent, Wolfsbane, Multiple Man and the Scarlet Witch… |
| Avengers West Coast #96 (pp.8-10) Mockingbird and Goliath go looking for the Scarlet Witch and find her in a trance. Their attempts to rouse her are met with retaliation. Her hex powers make Goliath grow uncontrollably… | |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56 (pp.13-20) (tie-in) Despite Marlene Alraune’s apparent betrayal, Moon Knight saves her from Seth Phalkon… | |
| Deathlok #28 (pp.1-21) In the Australian Alps, Siege and Deathlok are held prisoner by the time-travelling Timestream from future Earth-7484. The Goddess appears to Deathlok and offers him salvation, but quickly rescinds the offer. Siege frees himself and Deathlok and attacks Timestream. But Deathlok is distracted by the lost opportunity to regain his human form. Wanting to win the Goddess’ favour back, Deathlok attacks Timestream. But the villain summons warriors from other timelines to aid him against the two cyborgs. Deathlok discovers Timestream’s plan to flood seven continents. Deathlok and Siege destroy Timestream’s machine, but the madman escapes. The Goddess visits Colonel Luther Manning, telling him to relish his life – despite his flashes of ‘memory’ in which he fought Captain America as the original Deathlok… | |
| Iron Man #294 (tie-in) Following a press conference over his apparent resurrection, Tony Stark sends his new telepresence Iron Man armour up to the Stark Space Station to address a serious problem. But the journey is interrupted by the Goddess who demands to know why he won’t join her cause. She vanishes, promising his next experience will change his mind. The station’s crew have been transformed by a virus caused by illegal nanotech experiments run by Cauwfield Multichemical. Iron Man uses a molecular acid to destroy the creatures. But the crew’s remains form a new monster called Technovore! 1st appearance: Technovore | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.23) The Goddess recruits the Black Knight and Gamora… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.4-5) Pip the Troll thinks Gamora is having another time vision, but she’s actually seeing the Goddess… |
| Avengers West Coast #96 (pp.11-20) Mockingbird and Goliath watch as the Scarlet Witch disappears. War Machine has a similar experience with USAgent. And Living Lightning almost fries Spider-Woman when he joins the Goddess. Spider-Woman takes a Quinjet to Avengers Mansion at the Vision’s request… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.23) Living Lightning and Moon Knight are the last to be selected… |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56 (pp.21-22) (tie-in) The Goddess transports Moon Knight away. The Hellbent called Hook saves Phalkon and knocks Marlene from the building’s roof! 1st appearance: Hook | |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.1-2) Martine Alraune is saved from a deadly fall by Donna Kraft… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.24-26) When the heroes all agree to serve her, the Goddess teleports them away… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (p.27-28) / Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.6-8) Pip the Troll, Drax the Destoyer and Maxam notice half the Infinity Watch team are missing… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.8-12) Pip the Troll takes on the new identity Pip Man and announces himself leader of what’s left of the Watch. Pip Man teleports out in search of an ally… New identity: Pip the Troll/Pip Gofern as Pip Man |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.28-30) In conversation with the Fantastic Four, the Vision notices the missing heroes are all religious. Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is teleported away… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.12-19) Pip Man returns to Monster Isle with Mister Fantastic. The Orb of Eternity reveals the Goddess to Reed and Pip Man, and she’s surrounded by Cosmic Cubes. Reed deduces that the Goddess is responsible for the recent rash of disappearances… |
| Alpha Flight #122 [1/2] (pp.11-15) Heather Hudson catches up with Diamond Lil who’s having trouble with her marriage to Madison Jeffries. Heather answers the call when Alpha Flight members are reported missing. While the rest of the team head to Avengers Mansion, Witchfire takes on her true demonic form and attacks Beta Flight… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #1 (pp.31-40) The remaining heroes gather at Avengers Mansion to discuss next moves. Hulk thinks Thanos is behind it all. The Goddess creates a world (and a cathedral) for her heroes to inhabit, dubbing it “Paradise Omega”. 1st appearance: Paradise Omega |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.3-5) Moon Knight offers his loyalty to the Goddess who doubts his worthiness… | |
| Thor #464 (pp.1-12) The Goddess gives Thor a personal tour of Paradise Omega. Thor attacks Hercules for teasing him over the loss of his dark Valkyrie. The Goddess breaks off the fight and encourages Thor to meditate… Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS Note: Thor’s introduction to Paradise Omega and the other heroes contradicts Infinity Crusade #1. | |
| Iron Man #295 (pp.1-17) Controlling the telepresence armour from Earth, Tony Stark desperately tries to stop the Technovore from leaving the Stark Space Station and coming to Earth. The Technovore absorbs the entire space station, so Stark risks frying his own brain by setting his armour’s destruct sequence and holding fast. The Goddess saves Tony’s life, but he still rejects her. Stark is restored to his body… | |
| Thor #464 (pp.13-22) In Olympus, Pluto and Ares encourage Zeus to hunt down Thor and end his life. Below Paradise Omega, Thor is reunited with Valkyrie and clashes with Loki. But Loki is an illusion cast by the Goddess who sways Thor to unwavering loyalty in her mission to eradicate all evil. Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.1-5) On Paradise Omega, the Goddess addresses the entranced. Iron Man joins the other heroes at Avengers Mansion and also assumes Thanos is responsible for the heroes’ disappearance. Hulk believes Adam Warlock may also be involved… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18 (pp.20-21) Pip Man teleports Reed Richards, Maxam and Drax to Avengers Mansion… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.5-8) Maxam recognises the Vision who confirms no criminal activity has been reported across the planet. Reed surmises that the registered Cosmic Cube activity is the cause and is also connected to the disappearance of the heroes… |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.6-9) On Earth, while piloting a SpectreCorp jet, Jean-Paul DuChamp actives his Bloodline powers, making the pirate Henri Remont appear in his place. Agony abandons the jet before it crashes. In the nearby Brazilian Amazon, Agony gives up her life force so Seth Phalkon can heal himself and head to the Hellhole… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.9-10) / Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2] (pp.5-6) Reed explains how the Goddess came to be to the heroes of Earth (as previously explained during THE INFINITY WAR, 1992). On Paradise Omega, the Goddess has merged thirty Cosmic Cubes into a Cosmic Egg… 1st appearance: Cosmic Egg |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.11-16) The Goddess enters the Cosmic Egg to begin guiding every soul in the universe toward holy salvation, tasking her heroes to protect her while she does so. On Earth, there’s a continued absence of crime and all wars have ended. Aurora’s religious civilian persona, Jeanne-Marie Beaubier, takes hold. Reed Richards decides to use Aurora’s call to the Goddess as a means of tracking their foe down… |
| Alpha Flight #123 [1/2] Guardian, Northstar and Wildheart are called back to Department H to find the headquarters demonically transformed. They fight their way though demons until they face Witchfire. Outside, Wyre prepares to retaliate. On Paradise Omega, Witchfire tries to manipulate Sasquatch and Talisman… | |
| Alpha Flight #124 [1/2] On Earth, Manikin’s powers return, but now he can shapeshift into his other selves. He shields Alpha Flight while Wyre impales Witchfire with his quills. Manikin helps cast Witchfire’s demonic persona out. The Alpha Flight members allied with the Goddess teleport in, looking to kill the now-human Witchfire. Alpha Flight convince them to leave. Elsewhere, Witchfire’s father Belasco laughs… | |
| Avengers West Coast #96 (pp.21-22) Mockingbird and Goliath try to get some down time, but they’re attacked by the Dakkamite alien Power Platoon… | |
| Avengers West Coast #97 War Machine answers Mockingbird and Goliath’s distress call just as the Power Platoon get the better of them. Goliath resorts to using his bow – firing a smoke arrow to block out the sun and depower them. Goliath changes back to his Hawkeye identity when the trio return to Avengers Compound with their prisoners. Quantum arrives with Wundarr (having mentally manipulated him back from his pacifist Aquarian identity) and they try to free the Platoon. Wundarr comes to his senses, stops fighting and leaves with the Power Platoon. Quantum gives chase. Spider-Woman contacts the team and explains the change of heart was likely caused by the Goddess. | |
| Cage #17 The Chicago Spectator runs an exposé on Luke Cage, warping the truth about him. Cage’s father, James Lucas, tries to talk him out of being ‘for hire’. When the Crusader attacks the Spectator on religious grounds, Cage defeats him by shattering his flaming sword. | |
| Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2] (pp.7-8) Daily Bugle reporters Joe Robertson and Betty Brant start operating on a secret project behind J Jonah Jameson’s back… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.16-32) Mister Fantastic, the Vision and Iron Man accompany Jeanne-Marie Beaubier when she takes a Quinjet and flies it to Paradise Omega – now a heavily defended new world on the other side of the Sun. The Goddess demonstrates her power when they land by dismantling and reforming the planet before them. Reed questions the “free will” of the Goddess’ guardians, so she banishes them to Earth and promises future uninvited guests will not be allowed to live. Iron Man, Mister Fantastic and the Vision materialise in Earth’s orbit aboard the Quinjet with their onboard data banks erased. Elsewhere, Adam Warlock seeks out the guardian of the Reality Gem… |
| ✔ | Warlock Chronicles #2 Warlock travels through a rupture in reality, observed by the abstract beings Lord Chaos & Master Order. Warlock recalls the moments before he relinquished the power of the Infinity Gauntlet (during THE INFINITY GAUNTLET, 1991) when Eternity begged him to reconsider his candidate for the guardian of the Reality Gem. Now, Warlock barely makes it through unreality to reunite with the secret guardian… Thanos, who promises to gather intelligence before rejoining Warlock. Thanos and Warlock teleport to Monster Isle, but the Infinity Watch are gone… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #19 (pp.1-6) The heroes distract Drax so that Wolverine, Hulk and others can force Pip Man to take a bath. In deep space, Galactus senses something trying to avoid his detection… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.33-36) Mister Fantastic, the Vision and Iron Man head to the Moon to gain an audience with Uatu the Watcher. The Goddess slips into the centre of Paradise Omega to initiate her plan. |
| Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2] (pp.9-10) / Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #55 [1/2] (pp.1-3) As the Goddess descends, Spider-Man’s doubts creep in, making him question his loyalty to the Goddess. Doctor Strange subconsciously recalls his interaction with Eternity… | |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #55 [1/2] (pp.4-17) Doctor Strange’s astral form is released, clearing his mind. Dormammu casts a lengthy illusion of the evolution of Paradise Omega, and a ‘Sorcerer Sinister’ version of Strange. But Doctor Strange sees through it. Dormammu asks for Strange’s help against the Goddess, but he refuses and convinces Dormammu to leave. Strange returns to his entranced body, quickly forgetting all he’s experienced… | |
| Web of Spider-Man #104 [1/2] (pp.11-16) Spider-Man sneakily follows Moondragon to confirm his doubts about the Goddess. But Moondragon senses Spidey’s doubt and forces him to fight on the soulscape… | |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.10) Moondragon recruits a selection of heroes to oppose Spider-Man. Despite not being selected, Moon Knight is eager to prove himself… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Web of Spider-Man #105 [1/2] (pp.1-13) Spider-Man is faced with warped versions of friends and enemies in his soulscape, reflecting the fight he’s having with the mind-controlled heroes on Paradise Omega. Mary Jane Watson-Parker, the Green Goblin, Ben Parker, J Jonah Jameson and others brutally attack Peter Parker on the soulscape, reflecting his battle with Gamora, Archangel, Sasquatch, Moon Knight, Thor and other Avengers in reality. Back on Earth, Liz Osborn and her son adjust to life without Harry Osborn. Joe Robertson and Betty Brant investigate the secret experiment Dr Marla Madison is running for Morelle Pharmaceuticals and the US Government… | |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.11-13) / Web of Spider-Man #105 [1/2] (pp.14-15) Moondragon orders Moon Knight to prove himself by killing Spidey. He and Multiple Man combine their attack, but ultimately fail… | |
| Web of Spider-Man #105 [1/2] (pp.16) Spider-Man rethinks his doubts and allies with the Goddess again. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #2 (pp.37-40) From the centre of Paradise Omega, the Goddess builds toward the Rapture! |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.1-6) The Watcher allows Mister Fantastic, Iron Man and the Vision to observe his review of the data he’s gathered on the Goddess. Her reach has stretched across the cosmos, ending conflicts between the Skrulls and the Shi’ar. Paradise Omega appears to be her Achilles heel. The Watcher teleports the trio back to Earth… |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #56 [1/2] (pp.1-5) Doctor Strange goes from scrying on the unconverted heroes to scrying on his home. When he learns his brother Victor Strange has given in to his vampiric urges as Baron Blood again, the Doctor sends his astral form to Earth… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.7-8) The Goddess prepares for the Rapture. On the Shi’ar throne world, Raza and Hepzibah of the Starjammers become entranced… |
| Alpha Flight #124 [2/2] Windshear, Hercules and Archangel spread the word of the Goddess to an alien planet; the violence carried out in her name reminds Windshear of the moment when his powers kicked in and he made a promise not to raise a fist to others. | |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #56 [1/2] (pp.5-17) Doctor Strange possesses Wong’s body and locates Victor. When Vic realises his bloodlust almost made him kill an innocent, he drives a stake through his own chest and dies. Strange returns his astral form to Paradise Omega… | |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #19 (pp.6-22) Mole Man pesters Warlock over the treatment of his Monster Isle castle. At Avengers Mansion, Reed Richards offers to help Maxam with his memory loss. Pip plots revenge against the heroes for humiliating him. In space, Thanos examines the energies used to create Paradise Omega. On that world, Moondragon psychically reinforces Gamora’s belief when she has doubts. The Silver Surfer visits Titan and finds Mentor and Eros entranced, giving him doubts. Elsewhere, the embodiment of Death has ascertained the Goddess’ true intentions… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.9-24) The Absorbing Man leaps into Avengers Mansion and surrenders, having seen the error of his ways. Pip reveals to the heroes that the Goddess is Warlock’s ‘good’ side. Moondragon violently rejects Professor X’s attempts to telepathically reason with her, convincing the heroes to take the Goddess down. Warlock is teleported aboard Thanos’ ship just as Mephisto appears and offers an alliance, as well as the secrets of the Cosmic Cubes. Rick Sheridan wakes up on Earth, causing Sleepwalker to vanish from Paradise Omega… |
| Darkhawk #30 While the unconverted heroes wait around, Darkhawk heads off to meet his mom. But when Chris Powell tries to leave lunch early, his mom kicks him out of the family. The evil expelled from everyone by the Goddess forms a being of pure energy called Pureheart which is drawn to Avengers Mansion. Darkhawk overcharges Pureheart and forces it to retreat. After retrieving his belongings, Darkhawk leaves his family behind and returns to Avengers Mansion. | |
| Thor #465 The unconverted Super-Skrull hurtles toward Paradise Omega, intent on freeing his fellow Skrulls from the Goddess’ control. Moondragon sends Thor to despatch him with relative ease. The dark Valkyrie tries to sway Thor back to her, but he answers the call of the Goddess. On Olympus, Pluto convinces Zeus to travel to Asgard and personally deliver his ultimatum to Zeus. Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.24-26) Pip plans to save the universe himself. |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.26-27) / Warlock Chronicles #3 (pp.1-2) Mephisto will aid Thanos and Warlock in exchange for one of the Goddess’ Cosmic Containment Units… |
| ✔ | Warlock Chronicles #3 (pp.3-22) Warlock refuses Mephisto’s deal, but Thanos accepts. Mephisto reminds them that the Cosmic Containment Units are evolved cosmic beings. They can refuse to grant certain wishes. This can be overcome by the will of billions of souls. Warlock tries to contact Eternity and finds him melded with Infinity. Warlock figures out the Goddess’ plans on his own. He orders Mephisto to leave. Warlock grants Thanos his Soul Gem which takes Warlock’s soul before revealing all it knows to Thanos… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.27-30) The Goddess learns of the heroes plan to use a harmonic disruptor on the Cosmic Egg and alters the frequencies to counter their plan. The heroes board two new Interstellar Quinjets… |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| Darkhawk #31 As the heroes hurtle through space toward the Goddess, Spider-Woman tries to help the brooding Darkhawk. Night Thrasher has it out with him over their recent battle with Zarrko. The other heroes’ attempt to break it up only results in an all-out brawl! Their fight almost destroys the ship until Mister Fantastic puts a stop to it. Back on Earth, Grace Powell warns Allegra Bazin to stay away from her family. But Broderick Bazin plans to kill Grace and her kids. | |
| Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #16 [1/2] Silver Sable’s Wild Pack and the Sandman’s newly-formed Intruders help get food to the starving in Somalia. The empathic mutant Leecher overcomes the Goddess’ sway and leads his Bio-Genes against the US Army’s now-pacifist forces. Baron Wolfgang von Strucker and his Hydra agents use techniques to counter the Goddess’ will and make their move on Somalia. Meanwhile, the assassin known as the Foreigner sabotages Sable’s relationship with Jacques Giraud by blaming him for naked pictures of her in adult magazines. 1st appearance: Bio-Genes, Intruders | |
| Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #17 [2/2] Nick Fury and SHIELD join the fight. Strucker retrieves ex-Hydra agent Crippler from the Wild Pack. Silver Sable boards Hydra’s craft to rescue him. Battlestar convinces Lightbright of the Bio-Genes to switch sides and fight with the Wild Pack. Sable and Fury corner von Strucker, but he teleports away when they hesitate due to the Goddess’ influence. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #3 (pp.31-40) The heroes of Paradise Omega prepare to fight their unconverted former-friends, without mercy. The Silver Surfer refuses to attack the heroes still on Earth. Moondragon telepathically assaults him, but he breaks the Goddess’ control. Moondragon orders Firelord to prevent the Surfer’s escape. As the Quinjets approach Paradise Omega, Pip the Troll teleports out and into the centre of the Goddess’ planet where he makes contact with the Cosmic Egg. He turns the Goddess to salt and proclaims himself ‘King of the Universe’! |
| Silver Surfer #83 (pp.1-13) The overconfident Silver Surfer is defeated by Firelord’s ferocity. Losing consciousness, he recalls the time he recently spent with Shalla-Bal after rescuing her from Mephisto’s realm… | |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20 With Warlock dead, Thanos moves their plan forward on hsi own. But Warlock’s soul is actually in the Soul Gem’s Soul World! Pip struggles to decide what he wants now that he’s King of the Universe. By the time he makes his decision, the converted Silhouette emerges, knocks Pip off the Cosmic Egg and restores the Goddess… |
| Alpha Flight #125 [1/2] (tie-in) Talisman confronts her father, Shaman, over his apparent lack of faith in the Goddess, reflecting on past behaviours. He retaliates and decides to prove his loyalty to his daughter, instead. | |
| Silver Surfer #83 (pp.14-22) The Surfer awakens and defeats Firelord. Thanos observes the Surfer’s victory! | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #4 (pp.1-21) In the Soul World, Warlock looks for one particular soul. Moondragon leads a team to Avengers Mansion with a giant bomb, but the heroes are long gone. Rick Sheridan falls asleep, allowing Sleepwalker to rejoin the Goddess. The Silver Surfer finds himself teleported to Thanos’ ship and sees the Soul Gem in his brow. Thanos convinces the Surfer to aid him and they alert the unconverted heroes to their plan. Thanos retrieves the catatonic Professor X from Avengers Mansion and takes him aboard his battleship, Dreadnaught-666. The Silver Surfer absorbs as much cosmic energy as possible and launches himself like a bomb at Paradise Omega… |
| Web of Spider-Man #106 [1/2] (pp.1-4) Jean Grey and Storm argue over the coming war with the unconverted heroes. Spider-Man fails to break them up, prompting Captain America to step in… | |
| Silver Surfer #84 (pp.1-4) Thanos wonders if the Surfer – now a living bomb – will survive the impact… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #4 (pp.22-34) The Goddess refuses to assist the converted so that she can focus on the Rapture. The Surfer makes explosive contact with Paradise Omega, causing chaos and destruction… |
| Silver Surfer #84 (pp.5-7) Having impacted, the Surfer returns to his usual proportions… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #4 (pp.31-34) Thor severely damages the two Quinjets, forcing the heroes to utilise the escape pods. Drax and the Hulk fight back against Thor. The Hulk’s propulsion unit is damaged and he falls towards Paradise Omega… |
| Web of Spider-Man #106 [1/2] (pp.5-6) As the escape pods travel to the surface, Spider-Man is partnered with Puck… | |
| Silver Surfer #84 (pp.8-22) The Silver Surfer finds himself between life and death in a metaphorical train station resembling his home planet Zenn-La. The Surfer makes peace with his parents and decides to return to the land of the living. Thanos watches as the Surfer’s unconscious body plummets to the surface of Paradise Omega… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #4 (pp.35-40) In the Soul World, Warlock locates his evil other-self, the Magus. The Quinjets containing the unconverted land on Paradise Omega, where the converted await, ready for battle. Thanos prepares for the final assault. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21 (pp.1-2) Drax doesn’t notice the Hulk drifting away from his fight with Thor… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.1-2) The Hulk floats close enough to Paradise Omega for gravity to take hold and pull him toward the surface… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21 (pp.2-12) While the Hulk prepares for his fall, Thor rejects Moondragon’s summons to the surface of Paradise Omega in favour of fighting Drax. He realises he’s once again made himself answerable to a higher power and renounces the Goddess…. |
| Silver Surfer #85 Storm and Wonder Man find the weakened Silver Surfer and argue over whether or not to kill him. The Surfer recharges and retaliates against the aggressive Wonder Man. The Surfer then heals the injured Wonder Man, so Storm allows him to go free. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.2-10) Thanos monitors the heroes as their pods land on Paradise Omega. Mister Fantastic and the Vision battle Windshear and Doctor Strange, with Strange emerging as the victor. The Goddess’ brainwashing helps Iceman and Beast defeat the converted Captain America and Scarlet Witch. The Goddess comes closer to initiating the Rapture… |
| ✔ | Warlock Chronicles #4 Adam Warlock asks the Magus (banished as a wraith to the Soul World since THE INFINITY WAR, 1992), to become part of him once more. The Magus decides to kill Warlock and replace him, instead, so Warlock relentlessly beats the Magus and departs, deciding he doesn’t need his help. |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.11-17) Maxam is the only one left standing after he and Rogue face the Invisible Woman and Hercules. Iron Man takes out Archangel and the Black Knight using Speedball as bait. Warlock signals Thanos to extract him from the Soul World… |
| Alpha Flight #125 [2/2] (tie-in) Shaman casts his spirit form all the way from Paradise Omega to Earth to recruit Box, Nemesis, Diamond Lil & Wyre as the acting Alpha Flight. Together, they must free the sacred Lands of the Dead from Carcass, the servant of Chaos. But Shaman holds the truth back from them. His magic is stolen and Alpha Flight fall. Shaman reveals to the team that, to get to the Land of the Dead, they all had to die… | |
| Alpha Flight #126 [1/2] Shaman explains Carcass must be defeated before Alpha Flight can return to their bodies. But Carcass controls the spirit of Shaman’s wife, Kathryn Twoyoungmen, and plans to counter the Goddess’ schemes of universal order with utter chaos. The team are able to overcome the demon by force of will and Shaman’s spell of pure order. Carcass is destroyed and Alpha Flight return to their bodies. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.18-20) / Web of Spider-Man 106 [1/2] (pp.7-9) Wolfsbane falls, but her partners USAgent and Sasquatch defeat She-Hulk and Nova. Strong Guy and Firestar overcome Puck and Spider-Man… |
| Web of Spider-Man #106 (pp.10-11) On Earth, Betty Brant and Joe Robertson discover information on Project: Sandstorm, but continue to hide it from J Jonah Jameson… | |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 (pp.13-18) On Earth, the Hellbent Manx attacks the Cadre until Chloe Tran orders him to stop and join them in their war against Phalkon. On Paradise Omega, Moon Knight collapses under the weight of the revelation (possibly delivered by the Goddess) that he’s Hellbent Prime! | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.20-22) Storm and Wonder Man beat Havok and Spider-Woman, but lose Moon Knight. Sleepwalker easily despatches Darkhawk and the Human Torch… |
| Web of Spider-Man #106 (pp.12-13) On Paradise Omega, Hercules attacks Darkhawk and the Human Torch while they’re pulled into the water by Sleepwalker… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.23-24) Gamora and Quicksilver take down Cyclops and Rage. Northstar and Polaris are defeated by Shaman and Aurora… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #22 (pp.1-5) In the absence of the Infinity Watch, Capt. Sylvester Hammer leads a UN Peace Keeping Force to secure Monster Isle under the instruction of Senator Kyle Munson. He knows Warlock will force the troops out, leading to a war with the US. On Paradise Omega, Warlock travels into the Goddess’ soul… 1st appearance: Man-Beast as Kyle Munson |
| Thor #466 While Thor battles Drax on the other side of Earth’s Sun, Odin tells his fellow Asgardians a tale from the Thunder God’s youth. The gentler Thor encountered the aggressive Troll called Garrg, but refused to fight him. In Olympus, Sif materialises and asks Zeus for help… Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #22 (pp.5-16) On Earth, the Mole Man raises one of his monsters and an army of loyal Moloids to oppose Hammer and his troops. Elsewhere, Warlock dives deeper into the Goddess’ psyche… |
| ✔ | Warlock Chronicles #5 Adam Warlock materialises on the psychic plane, though half his body reflects the form of the Goddess. An older female aspect of the Goddess hints to Warlock that he existed for centuries before the Enclave gave him form. Warlock is taken on a strange journey where he/she encounters variations of the Magus and learns that the Goddess seeks revenge against the universe for being Warlock’s repressed feminine side. |
| Must Reads | Title, Issue Number & Synopsis |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.25-26) / Alpha Flight #127 [1/2] (pp.1-4) Wolverine and Guardian barge through Daredevil and Living Lightning. Doctor Strange restrains Strong Guy… |
| Alpha Flight #127 [1/2] (pp.5-7) Strong Guy escapes Shaman who’s also free of the Goddess’ spell. Shaman tries to figure out how to convince Talisman that the Goddess is lying to her… | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.26-28) Gamora and Sasquatch overpower Night Thrasher and the Thing. Thanos prepares for the final battle… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.28-30) / Alpha Flight #127 [1/2] (pp.7-13) Guardian proves no match for Wonder Man. Wolverine kicks Shaman into submission, but Maxam saves the feral mutant from Wonder Man… |
| Alpha Flight #127 [2/2] Having discovered the fallen Storm on the battlefield and used his claws on her, Wildheart becomes a target for Wolverine who’s wanted to put him down for years. But Storm was an illusion cast by Moondragon to stir Wolverine up. Wildheart and Wolverine walk away from each other… | |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21 (pp.12-20) The Power Gem allows Drax to endlessly hold his own against Thor… |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #22 (pp.17-19) Warlock finds the core of the Goddess’ desires and metaphorical black heart, but can’t bend her to his will… |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #5 (pp.30-40) The Goddess initiates the Rapture. Storm fries Iceman. USAgent almost kills Beast. Iron Man and Speedball fall to Storm, Quicksilver and Aurora. Thanos’ ship blasts the Goddess but she retaliates, forcing him to teleport away from Dreadnaught-666 as it explodes. Hulk lands on Sasquatch. Wolverine stabs Gamora. USAgent knocks out Wolverine, but Maxam hurls the Agent into a tree. Thanos materialises in the Goddess’ chamber with the catatonic Professor X, but can’t get through to her in time. All over the galaxy, suns start going nova. |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #22 (pp.20-22) Warlock is unable to break through the Goddess dark heart. On Earth, the Mole Man and his Moloids are burned to death by the Rapture! |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (pp.1-2) / Warlock and the Infinity Watch #21 (pp.21-22) The Rapture hits Thor and Drax, burning them alive… |
| Thor #467 (pp.1-12) Thor finds himself in the halls of the dark Valkyrie who convinces him to destroy Asgard. In Olympus, Sif rejects Pluto’s claims that Thor attacked him and Ares unprovoked. Pluto challenges Sif to combat… Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (p.3) The Rapture burns through everyone on Paradise Omega… |
| Alpha Flight #127 [1/2] (p.14) Friend and foe alike are caught in the Rapture… | |
| Web of Spider-Man #106 [1/2] (pp.14-16) Spider-Man hurls Hercules into Rogue, then faces the Thing. Questioning his allegiances, Spider-Man tries to save the Thing from Jean Grey’s rage when the Rapture hits. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (p.4) With Thanos dead, the Rapture continues to scour the Earth… |
| Deathlok #28 (pp.21-22) The smoke clears after the destruction of Timestream’s weather machine. Just as Siege and Deathlok recover, the Rapture burns them alive! | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (p.5) Deathlok and Cage fall to the Rapture… |
| Deathlok #29 [1/2] (pp.1-9) Deathlok and Siege experience judgement for their actions since they became cyborgs. | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (pp.6-10) The Rapture is revealed to be a galaxy-wide illusion created by Warlock using the Cosmic Egg… |
| Alpha Flight #127 [1/2] (pp.15-16) With the Goddess’ spell broken, Alpha Flight are whole again. | |
| Deathlok #29 [1/2] (pp.10-12) Deathlok and Siege find themselves very much alive. In New York, Tracy Collins’ sister tries to convince her to leave her cyborg husband. At Fort Benning, Luther Manning appears to be turning into Deathlok… | |
| Thor #467 (pp.13-23) In Olympus, Sif uses the Norn Stones to teleport Ares into the combat arena and appeals to his honour, convincing him to reveal Pluto’s lies. Zeus banishes Pluto to Hades, never to leave again under pain of death. Zeus promises to give Sif three days to cure Thor of his madness before he reports the situation to Odin. Also see THE WARRIORS’ MADNESS | |
| ✔ | The Infinity Crusade #6 (pp.11-40) The Goddess leaves her physical form to fight Warlock’s disembodied spirit, with Thanos and Professor X joining the fight on the mental plane. Warlock’s Soul Gem blasts the Goddess. Thanos sets the Cosmic Egg to self-destruct, destroying Paradise Omega with it. Pip teleports Warlock and the Infinity Watch home. The heroes return to Earth to find hardly anyone even remembers the Goddess or her Rapture. The Goddess’ spirit is banished to the Soul World and, like the Magus, is little more than a phantom. Thanos gives Mephisto a non-functioning Cosmic Cube, angering the demon into departing empty-handed. |
| Iron Man #295 (pp.18-20) Tony Stark finds out Stark Enterprises’ subsidiary Stane International sold plutonium to the terrorist group AIM. In Siberia, the mutant Omega Red prepares to travel to America. |
See how this story impacts the wider Marvel Universe with these reading orders:
- DARKHAWK, 1991-1995 – The Dawn of Darkhawk
- HULK, 1993-1998 – The Peter David Era II
| Must Reads | Issues & Fallout | Event/ Crossover |
| Quasar #51-52 (1993) Quasar is busy dealing with the cosmic threat of Geometer while the rest of the heroes face the Goddess. | ||
| X-Men #25 (1993) Shadow Cabinet member Scout and their sources prove to be correct – Magneto is very much alive and makes his intentions public. | FATAL ATTRACTIONS | |
| Cage #18-20 (1993) The Bogey Man is revealed to be behind the murders in Chicago. | ||
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight #58-60 (1994) Moon Knight’s final clash with Seth Phalkon results in his own death; Marlene Alraune’s actions are revealed to be for SpectorCorp’s best interests, rather than betrayal; Jean-Paul Duchamps connection to the Knights Templar bloodline gives him the Means to defeat the Hellbent. | ||
| ✔ | Thor #468-471 (1993-1994) The dark Valkyrie continues to turn Thor against his friends and allies; Thanos finds himself still allied with the heroes when he aids the Infinity Watch and the Silver Surfer in attempting to cure Thor of his madness; Warlock convinces Odin how best to cure Thor. | BLOOD AND THUNDER |
| Web of Spider-Man #107-108 (1993-1994) Marla Madison’s involvement in Project: Sandstorm leads to Tony Trainer becoming the super-powered Sandstorm; when the project goes out of control, Spider-Man and Sandman help shut it down. | ||
| Iron Man #296-297 (1993) Iron Man investigates AIM’s activities, leading to a confrontation with Omega Red; Mrs Arbogast is actually arranging a surprise party for Tony Stark; Tony is able to physically become Iron Man again. | ||
| Darkhawk #34 (1993) Michael Powell is revealed to be alive. | ||
| Warlock and the Infinity Watch #26-28 (1994) ‘Senator Kyle Munson’ pits the Avengers against the Infinity Watch; the Avengers and the Watch expose the Senator’s true identity, unmasking him as the Man-Beast. | ||
| Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #24 (1994) The Foreigner admits to framing Silver Sable and Jacques Girard with the intention of taking over Silver Sable International. | ||
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #29-33 (1994) The Infinity Watch join forces with Darkore and Meer’lyn to oppose their mutual foe, Count Abyss. | |
| Amazing Spider-Man #388 (1994) Peter Parker’s parents are revealed to be simulacrum. | LIFE-THEFT | |
| Alpha Flight #128-130 (1994) Wyre joins Alpha Flight, despite their clear animosity towards him; the team soon disband following one final clash with the Master of the World and Omega Flight; Beta Flight are encouraged to forge their own future | ||
| Deathlok #31-34 (1993) Luthor Manning of Earth-616 is transformed into a Deathlok by Timestream; Deathlok/Michael Collins, Deathlok/Manning-616 and Deathlok/Luthor Manning of Earth-7484 defeat Timestream. | ||
| Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #34 (1995) The Intruders go on their final mission. | ||
| Avengers Annual #23 (1994) Zeus’ plans to ignite a war between Olympus and Asgard appear to have abated, though Pluto’s alliance with Loki threatens to change that. | STRANGERS ON AN ASTRAL PLANE | |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #40 (1995) Moondragon unlocks Drax the Destroyer’s memories; Maxam’s true origins are revealed when his memory is restored; Gamora quits the Watch; Thanos decides to use the Reality Gem to make up for his dark past. | THE WATCH IS BROKEN |
| ✔ | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #41-42 (1995) As predicted, Maxam tries to kill Adam Warlock; the Infinity Watch’s time on Monster Isle ends when a tidal wave hits it; the Infinity Gems vanish, preventing Thanos from redeeming himself; Warlock has to face Maxam without the aid of his Soul Gem. | ATLANTIS RISING THE WATCH IS BROKEN |
| Rune/The Silver Surfer #1 (1995) The vampiric Rune is revealed to have stolen the Infinity Gems; Rune takes the gems home to the Ultraverse (Earth-93060). | GODWHEEL PRELUDE TO BLACK SEPTEMBER THE WATCH IS BROKEN |
| Must Reads | Issues & Fallout | Event/ Crossover |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #80 (1995) Doctor Strange returns from the War of the Seven Spheres with his abilities fully restored. | ||
| X-Factor #112 (1995) Wildheart returns to his Wild Child identity and joins X-Factor. | WREAKING HAVOK | |
| Cosmic Powers Unlimited #4 (1996) Moondragon demands that Chronos restores Drax the Destroyer’s broken mind and admits that she killed him years earlier, truly reuniting father and daughter. | THE LEGACY OF CAPTAIN MARVEL | |
| ✔ | Warlock #1-4 (1998-1999) Though the moment isn’t shown, the Magus manages to escape the Soul Gem while it was in the possession of Syphonn. | |
| Thanos: Infinity Abyss #1-6 (2002) Following a number of apparent attempts by Thanos to conquer the universe or obtain unlimited power, Thanos reveals that these acts were carried out by duplicates of himself he calls the Thanosi; Captain Marvel (Genis-Vell), Spider-Man and the Infinity Watch assist Thanos in opposing the rogue Thanosi. | ||
| Fantastic Four #49 (2002) The Invisible Woman’s unborn child is given a second chance at life, thanks to Galactus, Mister Fantastic and Franklin Richards. | THE RESURRECTION OF GALACTUS | |
| ✔ | Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1-4 (2006) Thanos returns to the dark side once again, this time allying with Annihilus who seeks the destruction of the positive matter universe. | ANNIHILATION |
| Wolverine #53-55 (2007) Wild Child finally has his rematch with Wolverine. | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy #17 (2009) Adam Warlock’s method for saving the universe from the Fault allows the Magus to enter his body, transforming him into Adam Magus. | WAR OF KINGS | |
| X-Infernus #1-4 (2009) Witchfire rebels against Belasco by opening a portal to allow the Elder Gods into Limbo. | ||
| Iron Man 2020 #1 (2020) Arno Stark of Earth-616 is revealed to have rebuilt the Stark Space Station. | IRON MAN 2020 | |
| Avengers #38 (2021) Despite their rocky past relationship, Thanos agrees to Mephisto’s request to travel back in time and battle the Prehistoric Avengers. | ||
| Strange Tales: Victor Strange #1 (2022, Infinity Comic) Victor Strange is revealed to be alive and trapped in a mirror dimension. | ||
| Iron Man #22 (2022) Source Control hold samples of numerous technological items thought to have been lost over the years, including the Technovore. | ||
| Moon Knight #20 (2023) Moon Knight investigates the fate of his Shadow Cabinet when he learns they’ve been targeted by the Harlequin Hit-Man. |
| Collected Edition Title | Collects… |
| Infinity Crusade Omnibus | Alpha Flight #122-127 Avengers West Coast #96-97 Cage #17 Darkhawk #30-31 Deathlok #28-29 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54-56 Infinity Crusade #1-6 Iron Man #294-295 Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #16-17 Silver Surfer #83-85 Thor #463-467 Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-22 Warlock Chronicles #1-5 Web of Spider-Man #104-106 |
| Infinity Crusade vol.1 | Infinity Crusade #1-3 Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-19 Warlock Chronicles #1-3 |
| Infinity Crusade vol.2 | Infinity Crusade #4-6 Warlock and the Infinity Watch #20-22 Warlock Chronicles #4-5 |
| Collected Edition Title | Includes… |
| Infinity Gauntlet Box Set Slipcase | Alpha Flight #122-127 Avengers West Coast #96-97 Cage #17 Darkhawk #30-31 Deathlok #28-29 Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54-56 Infinity Crusade #1-6 Iron Man #294-295 Marc Spector: Moon Knight #57 Silver Sable & the Wild Pack #16-17 Silver Surfer #83-85 Thor #463-467 Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-22 Warlock Chronicles #1-5 Web of Spider-Man #104-106 |
| Avengers: The Death of Mockingbird | Avengers West Coast #96-97 |
| Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme Omnibus vol.2 Doctor Strange Sorcerer Supreme Epic Collection: Nightmare on Bleecker Street (vol.11) | Doctor Strange: Sorcerer Supreme #54-56 |
| Infinity Watch vol.1 | Warlock and the Infinity Watch #18-22 |
| Iron Man Epic Collection: The Return of Tony Stark (vol.18) | Iron Man #294-295 |
| Marc Spector: Moon Knight Omnibus vol.2 | Marc Spector: Moon Knight #56-57 |
| Silver Surfer Epic Collection: Resurrection (vol.9) | Silver Surfer #83-85 |
| Thor Epic Collection: The Final Gauntlet (vol.20) | Thor #463-467 |
Reading Order © Omniverse Comics Guide 2025
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