The Thanos Imperative
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Cover of The Thanos Imperative 1 (July 2010). Art by Aleksi Briclot.
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Schedule | Monthly |
| Title(s) |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition #1 The Thanos Imperative #1-6 |
| Formats | Original material for the series has been published as a set of limited series and one-shot comics. |
| Genre | |
| Publication date |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition July 2010 The Thanos Imperative August 2010 - January 2011 |
| Number of issues |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition 1 The Thanos Imperative 6 |
| Main character(s) |
Thanos Guardians of the Galaxy Nova Quasar Silver Surfer Galactus Lord Mar-Vell |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) |
Dan Abnett Andy Lanning |
| Artist(s) |
The Thanos Imperative Miguel Angel Sepulveda |
| Penciller(s) |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition Brad Walker |
| Inker(s) |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition Andrew Hennessy |
| Letterer(s) | Joe Caramagna |
| Colorist(s) |
The Thanos Imperative: Ignition Wilfredo Quintana The Thanos Imperative Jay David Ramos |
| Editor(s) |
Rachel Pinnelas Joe Quesada Bill Rosemann |
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| Hardcover | ISBN |
The Thanos Imperative is a 6-issue comic book limited series published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and was bookended by two one-shot comics, Ignition and Devastation. The story focuses on the cosmic, or space-based, heroes of the Marvel Universe, who band together to combat the imminent threat of the Fault, a rift in space-time formed at the end of "War of Kings"; and the Cancerverse that lies beyond it, a universe where death itself is extinct.
The story is the culmination of events starting with the "Annihilation" storyline and more specifically the "War of Kings" storyline, which climaxed with the opening of a hole between alternate universes, and "Realm of Kings", which involved different characters in conflict with the Many-angled ones and counterparts of the Earth-616 superheroes. The aftermath of this storyline was dealt with in Guardians of the Galaxy #25 and Nova #36, after which both titles were cancelled.
While the Guardians of the Galaxy watch over the newly resurrected and imprisoned Thanos and Nova pursues the false Quasar, the Magus and the Universal Church of Truth tear open the Fault (opened at the end of the War of Kings and previously sealed by Adam Warlock). Monstrous creatures emerge from the Fault and are confronted by the Kree and Shi'ar armadas, Galactus, the Celestials, and other cosmic beings. Among the invaders is their leader, Lord Mar-Vell, who is an alternate version of Captain Marvel. Mar-Vell kills the Magus for failing to locate Thanos. Mar-Vell, himself, is the de facto leader of the extradimensional Cancerverse—a metaphysically unbalanced dimension where Death itself has been completely banished and Life runs rampant, like a cancer—and seeks to spread his dimension's plague of "undeath" to all other universes.
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