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James P. Starlin (born October 9, 1949) is an American comics artist and writer. Beginning his career in the early 1970s, he is best known for space opera stories, for revamping the Marvel Comics characters Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock, and for creating or co-creating the Marvel characters Thanos, Drax the Destroyer, Gamora, Nebula, and Shang-Chi, as well as writing the acclaimed miniseries The Infinity Gauntlet and its many sequels including The Infinity War and The Infinity Crusade, all detailing Thanos' pursuit of the Infinity Gems to court Mistress Death by annihilating half of all life in the cosmos, before coming into conflict with the Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four, and the Elders of the Universe, joined by the Silver Surfer, Doctor Strange, Gamora, Nebula, and Drax. Later, for DC Comics, he drew many of their iconic characters, including Darkseid and other characters from Jack Kirby's Fourth World, and wrote the seminal storyline A Death in the Family, which featured the death of Jason Todd, the second Robin, during his run on Batman. For Epic Illustrated, he created his own character, Dreadstar. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jim Starlin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
After Thanos wipes out half of all life, the surviving Avengers and Illuminati are left devastated. Five years later, Scott Lang escapes the Quantum Realm and reveals a plan to use time travel to undo the Snap. The Avengers and Illuminati—Tony Stark, Mister Fantastic, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Nick Fury, and Beast—reunite to retrieve the Infinity Stones from key moments in the past. Each team faces challenges: Tony, Steve, Bruce, and Reed head to New York in 2012; Thor and Rocket retrieve the Reality Stone from Asgard; Natasha and Hawkeye travel to Vormir, where Natasha sacrifices herself for the Soul Stone. Nebula and War Machine retrieve the Power Stone from Morag, but past-Thanos learns of their plan through Nebula’s connection to her past self, setting the stage for a final confrontation. With the Stones gathered, Bruce reverses the Snap, bringing everyone back, including Wanda, Vision, Quicksilver, and the Guardians. However, past-Thanos arrives, leading to a massive battle. Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, and Mister Fantastic confront him, with Steve wielding Mjolnir. Despite their efforts, Thanos overpowers them, but Tony sacrifices himself by using the Stones to defeat Thanos, saving the universe. Post Credits: Thor appoints Valkyrie as New Asgard’s ruler, and Steve returns the Stones, passing his shield to Sam Wilson. Reed Richards begins preparing for future cosmic threats.
