The Infinity Entity #3

   I'm not sure what is more impressive - that this comic exists at all or that it's been coming out virtually every week with no sacrifice of quality!

   The Infinity Entity has been following the new and different Warlock as he tries to solve the mystery of his own existence - he wields incredible power but he doesn't know why.

   His search brings him face-to-face with a gathering of cosmic entities, including Eternity, Infinity, a Celestial, Epoch, Chaos and Order, the Stranger and the Watcher, along with the incarnations of Death, Love and Hate.

    (Interesting to note that, of the above, two were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, one by Kirby alone, one was created by Lee and Steve Ditko, and four by Jim Starlin, if we include Epoch, the "successor" to Eon. That's some serious cosmic creative forces right there.)

   Adam Warlock is operating on a huge scale here, but the final page promises some major revelations coming up next issue (though the ones in this issue are already shocking).

   With Jim Starlin writing and Alan Davis and Mark Farmer on the art, this is pure candy for any fan of Warlock (and if you're not a fan, track down those original Starlin stories - you can thank me later).

Grade: A

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The Infinity Entity #1

   This is one of those comics where I imagine the editors at Marvel sitting around and saying, "What kind of comic can we create that we know Chuck will buy?"

   So they cooked up a new comic starring Adam Warlock, written by Jim Starlin, drawn by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer, and set part of it in the earliest days of the (modern) Marvel Universe.

   So I didn't even have to pick up The Infinity Entity at the comics shop - it leapt off the racks and into my waiting arms!

   (Or perhaps it just seemed that way.)

   It's set between the events of the original graphic novel by Starlin, Thanos: The Infinity Relativity and the upcoming Thanos: The Infinity Finale - but (so far) this story stands alone, so reading those previous books is not required.

   The story picks up with Adam undergoing some strange experiences as he finds himself lost in space and tries to unravel the cosmic mystery that his life has become.

   That leads to an encounter with the early version of a certain well-known team - and a surprisingly one-sided fight.

   I'm not sure what to make of the "new" Warlock, but I'm thrilled to see him back in action and being written by Starlin, who created the definitive version of the character in the '70s.

   The art is terrific and the story is compelling - what more could you want?

Grade: A

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