Farmer Thanos Returns To Fix The MCU's Infinity Stone Copout
Warning! Spoilers forSilver Surfer: Rebirth #2 by Marvel Comics
The build-up to the Avengers encounter with Thanos in the MCU's Avengers: Endgame was palpable, as Earth's Mightiest Heroes were ready to take down the villain and use the Infinity Stones to rewrite reality to bring back those snapped away. However, it turned out Thanos, who built his own farm, had used the Infinity Stones to destroy the Infinity Stones, turning the powerful gems into dust. While the reveal served the storyline, the Infinity Stones sudden destruction felt like a copout. Now, Marvel Comics is rectifying that by showing more of farmer Thanos.
After erasing half of the universe's population with the Infinity Stones, Thanos made refuge in the Garden, where he created his farm to live in peace after accomplishing his ultimate quest. Then, not needing the Infinity Stones or to be tempted by them, the Mad Titan destroyed them. In doing so, he scarred himself but ensured the heroes couldn't use the gems to undo his most significant action. While the destruction of the Infinity Stones gave the Avengers a reason to go back in time, Thanos simply destroying them felt odd and rushed.
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In Silver Surfer: Rebirth #2 by Ron Marz, Ron Lim, Don Ho, Israel Silva, and VC's Joe Sabino, readers are taken back to Thanos' farm seen from the original Infinity Gauntlet series and other cosmic adventures. It's there, Thanos reveals his home to the Silver Surfer, telling the hero that his crops are almost ready and that it «took a great deal of effort» to grow them. The comic shows the more human side of Thanos and features the paradise he sought after defeating the Avengers.
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