Following the arrival of the Avengers: Infinity War trailer released Friday morning, Marvel Comics fans have taken to pointing out the superhero blockbuster's comic book inspirations.
Twitter user Isa (@hollandftmarvel) shared the below collage, assembling captures from the trailer in comparison to multiple moments from Marvel Comics' storied history:
Infinity Wars is a 2018 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics. The storyline is a follow-up to the 'Infinity Countdown' storyline.
INFINITY WAR COMIC vs MOVIE, I LOVE ART pic.twitter.com/hkfL5BYjqC
— Isa (@hollandftmarvel) March 18, 2018Click here to view a larger version.
The trailer and the respective comic book panels include:
- Iron Man interacting with Guardians of the Galaxy leader Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord
- Captain America squaring off against Thanos, who in the comics wielded the collective powers of the Infinity Stones
- Thanos' comic book-accurate suit of armor
- Spider-Man interacting with Doctor Strange, whom Spider-Man has long had a history with in the comics
- Gamora's warning about just how unimaginably powerful Thanos will be when in possession of the Infinity Stones and what happened when Thanos snapped his fingers in the Infinity Gauntlet comic book
- Doctor Strange's confrontation with Ebony Maw in the comic books and his apparent stand off with the villainous Black Order member in Infinity War
- Thanos in possession of the Tesseract, a.k.a. the Space Stone
- Iron Man's Hulkbuster 2.0 armor and its comic book inspiration
- Thanos' gaggle of dangerous children, the assembled Black Order — Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Corvus Glaive and Cull Obsidian — putting Loki in a perilous situation and their comic book counterparts
- Black Panther at the forefront of Wakanda's line of defense; in the comics, T'Challa helped ward off a similar invasion and went one-on-one against Cull Obsidian (who in the comics was named Black Dwarf)
- Asgardian Avenger, the mighty Thor, squaring off against the Mad Titan Thanos
- Spider-Man's Iron Man-inspired 'Iron Spider' armor, gifted to him in both continuities by benefactor and superhero colleague Tony Stark
Stars Chadwick Boseman and Mark Ruffalo, who play Black Panther and Hulk, respectively, told ComicBook.com the movie is only loosely based on Infinity Gauntlet and its sequel, Infinity War, which heavily involved characters like Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock, who have yet to make their way into the shared Marvel Cinematic Universe.
'It's so different from the comic books,' Ruffalo told us. 'There’s elements that are clearly the same but when you really start to get into the story, everything changes.'
2commentsAvengers: Infinity War opens April 27.
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(Photo: Marvel Entertainment)Marvel Comics’ big summer event kicks off this week in the pages of Infinity Wars. Following the critically acclaimed prelude event of Infinity Countdown, writer and artist Jr. Are finally ready to tell the story of what happens when all six of the Infinity Stones are assembled on Earth once again. Based on everything that has happened so far and early rumors swirling around the series, it is bound to shake the Marvel universe to its core and leave at least a few heroes fallen. While it would be nice to recommend that all interested readers catch up on Infinity Countdown, we also understand there are only so many hours in a day and dollars in a paycheck. If you’re looking to read this big event, we don’t want you missing out. That’s why we’ve assembled a quick guide of the essential players in Infinity Wars.
These are the most important heroes and villains who are either holding an Infinity Stone or connected to them. If you know these names and faces, then you know everything you need to check out Infinity Wars #1. So keep reading and get ready for the biggest superhero comics event of the year. First Appearance: Strange Tale (vol. 1) #110Infinity Wars #1 kicks off with Doctor Strange assembling a new version of the Infinity Watch, a team of powerful individuals who each hold one of the six Infinity Stones. Strange himself possesses the Time Stone (just like in the movies) and is motivated to keep all of them separated, protected, and, preferably far away from Earth. In addition to being the Master of the Mystic Arts now with complete control over time, it’s also worth noting that Doctor Strange is being hunted by Kang the Conqueror, who seeks the Stone for his own purposes.
First Appearance: Daredevil (vol. 1) #69Turk Barrett is the oddest member of the new Infinity Watch, a longtime street thug and Daredevil enemy who gained immense power for the very first time in his life (if you don’t count stealing the Stilt-Man suit). Turk has used his ability to read and control minds in order to make himself the new Kingpin of Crime and has many of the top villains in Marvel Comics serving as his henchmen now. He is the closest thing there is to a true wildcard in this collection of heroes. First Appearance: Strange Tales (vol. 1) #180Gamora was last seen abandoning the Guardians of the Galaxy to pursue her own quest to obtain the Soul Stone.
She believes that a piece of herself is trapped within the Stone and that she cannot be whole without it. Drax left the team to protect the Stone from Gamora after realizing the risk of any individual unleashing what is inside of it. Gamora is the deadliest woman in the galaxy, which makes her pursuit of the Stone a real threat to Adam Warlock and his allies.