I feel a little uneasy right now after having just read Thanos Rising #1. Jason Aaron and Simone Bianchi actually made me feel sympathy and empathy for the most cold-blooded, ruthless killer in the Marvel Universe.
The Demi-God who worships Death comes to the planet of his birth and flashes back to his birth. Is a villain born evil, does he grew up that way or is manipulated into his deadly legacy?
As I read this first issue I was reminded of the boys in Stephen King’s Stand By Me, Norman Bates in Psycho and Broo in Aaron’s Wolverine and the X-Men – all with a cosmic twist. We are talking about the Eternals after all!
Aaron and Bianchi show us a young man trying to just live despite the tragic circumstances of his life and his first eerie steps on his journey to a lifetime devoted to Death.
You may feel like you have to buy this issue given the importance of Thanos to the future of Marvel (Infinity, Avengers 2) but I was intrigued by the warlord’s early years. Will you have sympathy for this devil?
By Editor