Infinity Gauntlet #1
Writers: Gerry Duggan & Dustin Weaver
Artist: Dustin Weaver
Infinity Gauntlet #1 by Gerry Duggan and Dustin Weaver is not the comic you would expect from the title and the cover. I thought I was going into a Nova comic and while the Nova Corps is certainly involved in some way, this was a powerful post-apocalyptic family drama. Years ago, the mother of the Bakian family was called in by the Nova Corps and left Earth, never to be seen again. We follow her husband, two daughters and father as they fight to survive in a world, taken over by a race of huge killer bugs. The premise is strong but it’s the heart that Duggan injects into his script that makes this comic truly shine. He explores this broken family in a concise and effective manner that will make you instantly care about this new cast. The story is emotionally resonant throughout its 22 action-filled pages because Duggan takes time to give us small character-beats in the midst of the spectacle that Dustin Weaver draws. Weaver, who co-plotted this book, provides some of the best art I’ve seen at Marvel in quite some time. He fills his pages with up to 12 detailed panels and adds a complexity to the artistic flow of this book. It’s obvious that Weaver poured an astounding amount of effort into this issue and his passion translates perfectly onto the page.
Artist: Dustin Weaver
Infinity Gauntlet #1 by Gerry Duggan and Dustin Weaver is not the comic you would expect from the title and the cover. I thought I was going into a Nova comic and while the Nova Corps is certainly involved in some way, this was a powerful post-apocalyptic family drama. Years ago, the mother of the Bakian family was called in by the Nova Corps and left Earth, never to be seen again. We follow her husband, two daughters and father as they fight to survive in a world, taken over by a race of huge killer bugs. The premise is strong but it’s the heart that Duggan injects into his script that makes this comic truly shine. He explores this broken family in a concise and effective manner that will make you instantly care about this new cast. The story is emotionally resonant throughout its 22 action-filled pages because Duggan takes time to give us small character-beats in the midst of the spectacle that Dustin Weaver draws. Weaver, who co-plotted this book, provides some of the best art I’ve seen at Marvel in quite some time. He fills his pages with up to 12 detailed panels and adds a complexity to the artistic flow of this book. It’s obvious that Weaver poured an astounding amount of effort into this issue and his passion translates perfectly onto the page.
A Look Inside
