It’s
been clear throughout this series that Thanos’ “admirer” was Death, though
Aaron wisely held off confirming that fact until now. In so doing, it allowed us to think that
Thanos might not be insane, to see Death through his eyes, as a woman whose
favor he’s trying to court. When the
boom is lowered in this issue, with Death revealed, it helps you understand the
tragedy of Thanos’ insanity. After all,
your average man wouldn’t kill entire planets just to curry the favor of one
woman, no matter how much he loved her.
But, somehow, Aaron did a great job of actually making Thanos’ quest feel sane, if
evil. He really thought that he was
simply trying to win the affectionate of a woman that he loved, as if slaughtering his former lovers and offspring was the same as going to buy
her favorite ice-cream during a fierce rain-storm. Now, we realize that Thanos was never sane,
that he always had this capacity for murder, seen by his mother and encouraged
by Death. The fact that he thought he
was sane makes him a sympathetic character, but Aaron makes clear, now that he
knows where he stands, all semblance of that troubled boy is gone. Long live Thanos.
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