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Just like any boys, I grew up reading comics. I was a little boy when my dad taught me how to draw stick figures and I knew then that my passion is drawing. I am not so interested with books but my dad bought me lots of local comic books. I saw how it was made, the way the writers wrote their ideas and the artists put those words into actions thru their maginificent works of art. I got interested so I tried to make one for myself. My dad cannot afford to buy foreign comic books back then so I told myself that I will just make my own comics so I can do what I want, my rules and my style.

During my years in elementary education, I met classmates who have the same passion as mine and they introduce me to foreign comic books and I can still remember that the first comic book I saw was Marvel’s X-men which was drawn by Jim Lee, one of my comic book influences.

Xmen Cover by Jim Lee and Scott Williams

Another Jim Lee Cover

Xmen, XFactor and XForce combined

My most favorite female Xmen member, Psylocke

Jim Lee, the man

It is his works that made me love comic books and my first experience with Marvel is still one of my favorite stories, the Xmen. Back then, I have no idea that there are other factions in the marvel comics like Fantastic Four and the Avengers, even the Alpha Flight, etc.

I just cannot remember the exact year I was in elementary years that I first heard about the Infinity War and Thanos. I just heard that many superheroes unite and combined their fighting skills and abilities and also their superhuman powers to fight this one man enemy that wiped out almost everyone if not for Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock, this Thanos might have wiped out the entire Marvel universe.

I wondered how this one man powerful being can take all the combined forces of some of my fave super heroes and defeat them. I thought this Thanos is no ordinary foe. Too bad, I haven’t got or seen a copy of the Infinity War back then. And there’s no internet before so I cannot do my research. So I haven’t got too much idea on how the story of the Infinity War went but all I know is that this is one of the most difficult battles Marvel heroes have ever faced.

Thanos the Mad Titan

Thanos strangled the Hulk

Cap and Thanos face to face

With the Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos is like a demi god that is almost unbeatable

After my elementary days and reaching high school, arcade games were the thing back then. There’s not so much gaming consoles as you see today. You really have to go to malls or any place where there are arcades. After the success of Capcom and Marvel’s collaboration, X-Men Children of the Atom, they followed that up with another fighting game which I didn’t know was based on the story of the Infinity Wars. It was entitled Marvel Super Heroes. Like the Street Fighter games, you have to choose from the list of superheroes like the Hulk, Captain America, spiderman, Ironman, wolverine, and Psylocke; and villains like Magneto, Shuma Gorath, Juggernaut and Black Heart. There are two final bosses which are Doctor Doom and once again, the ultimate villain of Infinity Wars, Thanos. This is where I was introduced to the weapon he wields the Infinity Gauntlet and Infinity stones.

Marvel Super Heroes

Final Stage where you meet the Final Boss, Thanos who dons the Infinity Gauntlet

Let’s talk about a little bit about the Infinity Gauntlet, As we all know, the Infinity Gauntlet is the metal glove that Thanos wears that bears the six infinity stones that holds the circle of life in the whole universe (as the comic book says). When one possess it and completes the infinity stones, it has an unimaginable power that turns the bearer into something like a demi-god. Now, what are the names of those six infinity stones? Well here they are as follows:

The six Infinity stones and who possessed them according to MCU. In regards to the Soul Stone, we all know how Thanos obtained it in the movie and it is a one heartbreaking moment.

The names of the Infinity Stones and it’s powers and owners. It’s kind of different in the MCU and Marvel Comics

Realizing how powerful the bearer of the Infinity gauntlet, no wonder Thanos is one of the most dangerous villains our heroes have ever faced.

Now recently, the Avengers Infinity War movie was shown and it is a blockbuster hit. Despite the spoiler alerts that I have got, I still wanted to see the movie. I thought I was not going to see the movie due to I am penniless now and we are still recuperating from problems in our financial matters but to my surprise, my dad told me that I can watch the movie. So I told him that I’ll see it last Sunday after I served the mass.

Sunday came, and since that morning the excitement is unexplainable. After I served the church, I went back home and changed clothes and checked the net if it is stil shown at Cinema 2 here in SM BF Homes. It still was and I set up to watch it. I hurriedly bought my ticket at the cinema lounge. Good thing there are no more big crowds coz I hate crowded places. I’m a little agoraphobic.

The Avengers Infinity War Stand Up

My Captain America Shirt

Feeling excited

Post with one of my favorite superhero

The cinema ticket I kept as remembrance for the one of a kind experience.

When my timeslot was near, I went to the usher to show my ticket and ent for my seat. I wanted to take photos of myself before the movie starts but decided not to do to avoid problems of being mistakened of taking videos of the film. Piracy is a very serious offense. Watching the movie and from the beginning, you could feel the dark and heartbreaking atmosphere.

Seeing Thor helpless as he sees his people and his brother murdered by Thanos and his Black Order henchmen will make you wonder, where is the power of Thor? Hulk came to the rescue but even he cannot match the strength of the mad Titan. Most of the Asgardians are dead so you could feel Thor’s pain both physically and emotionally.

Loki surrounded by the Black Order

Thor battered and bruised held by Thanos

Loki killed by Thanos

Back to Earth, Hulk was sent by Heimdall before he met his end in the hands of one of Thanos’ men. He landed on Dr. Strange turf and because of his disturbing message, Strange contacted Tony stark aka Ironman and told this incoming genocide. Banner urged tony to contact the rest of Avengers only to find out that the team were torn apart and not in good terms especially Stark and Rogers aka Captain America

But later they felt a different presence and true enough the Black Order has arrived on Earth to search for the Time stone held by Dr. Strange. It was an inevitable battle and Banner is having a hard time to change into his Hulk form so the battle went to Ironman, Dr. Strange and his assistant.

Hulk/Banner lands in Dr Strange’s house

A different aura

The Avengers prepare to do battle

Tony Stark ready to suit up

Another heartbreaking moment in the movie was when Thanos discovered what to do to obtain the Soul Stone. Sacrificing the one he loves the most and it is her adopted daughter, Gamora, whom he abducted from her team, the Guardians of Galaxy. Gamora thought Thanos has no ability to love due to the genocidal and mass murder acts he did but his tears shows that he really did love Gamora as his own child and though he regrets killing her, he chose to throw her off the cliff to obtain the precious Soul Stone. His ambition matters more.

Gamora’s Death Scene

With all the deaths, let’s skip to the climax where the Avengers headed by Captain America, with him were Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, Banner, who don the HulkBuster armor due to his inability to transform to Hulk, Black Panther and the Wakanda tribe, Bucky or Winter Soldier, Falcon and War Machine prepare to meet the oncoming force ot the other Black Order members and their army of monsters.

It was a climactic battle and although the Avengers are doing their best to protect Wakanda and Vision, who’s also Thanos’ target due to his Mind Stone on his forehead, they are slowly being overwhelmed by the Black Order and its minions, Thor suddenly appeared and wiped out most of the monster army. Now the Avengers have the upper hand.

Captain America and the team are ready

Black Panther and the Wakanda prepares

The battle begins. But this scene is not used in the movie

Banner in HulkBuster armor

Falcon attacks from above

Thor regains a new weapon, the Stone Breaker

A renewed Thor

Just in time to join the party. Thor, Groot Jr. and Rocket Raccoon

Back in Nowhere, Ironman, Spiderman, Dr. Strange, the newly arrived Nebula and the Guardians of Galaxy were locked in battle with Thanos. With Quill’s plan, they almost succeeded in defeating Thanos when Starlordd knew that Gamora is dead in the hands of Thanos. He lost his control and attack Thanos but it paved the way for the mad Titan to regain his Infinity Gauntlet and launched a massive counter attack. with Ironman as the last man standing, he did all he can but was stabbed by Thanos in the end. Dr. Strange pleaded to Thanos to let Tony lived in exchange for the Time Stone, Thanos lets go of Tony and he regained the Time Stone and went to Earth to get his final Infinity Stone the Mind Stone.

Give me the Time Stone

Ironman and Spiderman together with the Guardians of Galaxy

Here comes the rubble!!

Spidey take on the mad Titan

Last man standing

Bruised and Battered

Having destroyed their enemies, Captain America and his team suddenly felt a strong presence and it was Thanos. He finally arrived on Earth and despite the efforts of the team, Thanos defeated them all and managed to get the Mind Stone despite Vision having killed by Scarlet Witch, in Vision’s request. Thor managed to launched a final blow but Thanos told him, “You should have hit the head.” And he snapped his finger then chaos arrived. One by one people were crumbling into dust and even Spidey’s clinging to Tony Stark’s arms can’t save him to fall victim in the power of the Infinity Stones. Captain America sees the dead body of Vision and he knew it was a big defeat. They failed.

Cap tries to fought back Thanos

Vision asked Scarlet Witch to kill him to prevent Thanos having the Mind Stone

Having resurrected by Thanos, Vision tasted the second death when the mad TItan plucked the Mind Stone out of his head, himself

Thor landed a fatal blow

You should have hit the head

Bucky was the first to crumble to dust

Scaret Witch death scene

Spiderman’s death scene

Ironman mourns

The death scenes in the end is truly heart breaking. I ain’t a fan of Tom Holland but his death scene is truly tear jerking. Thanks to the spoilers, it didn’t hurt as much but I still am affected seeing my childhood heroes defeated and some of them lost their lives.

But at the post ending scene where Maria Hill and Nick Fury also succumbed to the Infinity Stone’s power, Nick managed to sent a distress message to an enforcer with a blue and red color. And reading comics, it was the symbol of Captain Marvel which is something I am looking forward to see in the next part of the Infinity War movie.

Nick Fury’s death scene

Who is this?

All in all, I enjoyed the movie despite of the sorrow I felt when I saw some of my childhood superheroes got their death spell from the power of that Infinity Stones. There are differences from what I read and saw in the movie. For instance, where are the other factions of the Marvel Comic universe like the Xmen, Fantastic Four, Inhumans and also the other members of Avengers like Antman, Wasp and Hawkeye? Another thing is that some characters are missing too like Silver Surfer and Adam Warlock which in the comic held their own against the Mad Titan. When I saw the post credit scene, it might be that Captain Marvel might take the role of being the key to defeat Thanos? What will happen now that most of the heroes were extinguished? How will they hold on against an opponent with a demi-god power? And is there a way to bring back the heroes and civilians who got succumbed by the Infinity Stone’s power? Something to think of and look forward in the next part of the movie where the final battle will happen. But I have to wait for that next experience. I am happy to be part of the ultimate battle of the Avengers. And I want to be there when they rise up from the ashes. As I close my blog, I will leave you with the familiar quote of Steve Rogers aka Captain America, AVENGERS ASSEMBLE!!

Mixed emotions after seeing the movie

Will wait for the next part of the movie

My Avengers Infinity War Experience Just like any boys, I grew up reading comics. I was a little boy when my dad taught me how to draw stick figures and I knew then that my passion is drawing.

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