Causing half of the universe to just not exist is a comic book villainy type of thing. Butchering his offspring is more of a real world type of deal. They have made him more like a human instead of this all powerful cosmic being.

But his coveting of Death is also a "human" sentiment, isn't it?

I personally think the story is quite enjoyable, and does well to show why Thanos is capable of doing what he did with the Gauntlet.

I do think they could have put a bit more into it though than Thanos simply being born evil, or with some evil essence. Unless his Mother was psycho, and it shows how it's those around him who created the monster he becomes. An argument of whether one's environment can override what one is predisposed to. Meh.

Alright now let's not get all technical and what not.....hahahahaha.

Thanos still has his strong Pimp Hand....then you toss on the gaunlet.....his "B's" and "H's" had best behave.

Lol, no doubts, I do sympathise with this analysis more so than the fancy shmancy pseudo psychology.

Reading the Infinity Gauntlet, it gets confusing. His original intent was to wipe out half of the universes living beings. It's left unclear if he killed them or simply made them vanish into nothingness.

So far in "Thanos Rising", they are showing his early life and how he is evolving from what he was into what he's known as. A mass murderer.

And remember, his earlier attempts at mass murder also involved blowing away entire stars. That's not a friendly type of guy.

I think the reason why he kills is the, for lack of a better term, draw of Thanos. He is searching for something and it appears to be love from Death. But that is nothing new, Thanos has always tried to seek the approval of Death and her love. I'm really on the fence with this series. Thanos has been my favorite villain Since IG, and I started out not liking #1, but with each issue I've become more interested in the journey Aaron is sharing.

I just read the latest issue....

Thanos is a major whack job....hahahahaha.....his elevator don't go all the way to the top. Dragging dead chicks to his bedroom then crying over them. What a nut.

Duh....like we did not know she was Death.

Father is in total denial......dang my Dad would blame me for the Sun coming up. Thanos old man doesn't even believe his son is a mass killer.

Awww ain't it sweet Thanos is going home after all of these years.

Still enjoying this story.

Can't wait to read #5 today guys. Should be a real doozey!

It wasn't bad.

I'll be off work here in a bit, then I'll be hitting up ye old comic Shoppe and picking it up. I'm pretty excited.

Interesting.
What's with Big T's new back-spike doohickey?

Purely decorative.

For me this was not a series that added anything new to the mythos, but rather takes something away.

Sadly among the "mad" characters of Marvel, I now find Maximus more compelling.

It just...kinda happened. It wasn't bad, wasn't great, IMO.

I agree, and while not holding my breath, we will see if any more is revealed during Infinity.

is it just me, or has this series actually made Thanos less cool? I kinda don't like him anymore... bums yo