The Thanos Imperative #1-6 (2010): Magus, Drax, Thanos, Starlord, Nova all “die”

The Thanos Imperative is another Abnett/Lanning cosmic event but, unlike the ones before it, there are relatively few tie-ins. The final issues of Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova lead into it (but are inessential). Other than that, it’s just the 6-issue miniseries plus two one-shots: The Thanos Imperative: Ignition #1 The Thanos Imperative #1-6 The Thanos Imperative Devastation #1 (which actually came out in January 2011) Background: The “fault,” which was created during the War/Realm of Kings event, is basically a hole in space-time that serves as a portal to the “Cancerverse.” Thanos has been resurrected and is in prison, guarded by the Guardians of the Galaxy. He escapes, of course. Meanwhile, Nova is chasing an alternate version of Quasar, who emerged from the fault. Finally, Magus is back as well and he unleashes all kinds of bad monsters from the Fault–led by Lord Mar-Vell. He is an alternate Captain Marvel, who wants to “cleanse” death from the 616 Universe. Ironically, though, he starts his mission by killing Magus. So much for ending death, eh? Don’t worry, though. This is cosmic Marvel. Nobody dies forever. I like the irony of this story–in the Cancerverse, they’ve aboli...