Jim Starlin & Al Milgrom - Adam Warlock

The obviously missing link in the Starlin trinity I had always wanted: Adam Warlock is now joining Captain Marvel and Thanos in my gallery.

While this is pure happenstance, both Captain Marvel and Adam Warlock's portraits are greatly enhanced by the magical inks of Al Milgrom who adds a stunning starscape on both...

Obviously, the original multi-part, multi-level saga of Adam Warlock has always been a strong favourite of mine since I discovered it in the mid-seventies.

I had already been quite taken by the Roy Thomas/Mike Friedrich rendition (beautifully illustrated by the power of Gil Kane) with its religious overtones clearly reminiscent of Stan Lee and John Buscema's Silver Surfer, but Jim Starlin's view of the character was clearly in a field of its own!

The complete Captain Marvel/Adam Warlock/Thanos saga is so perfect, so self-contained (even in its loose ends!) that I always end up coming back to it for another furious ride into the cosmic side of life...

And even if some of the ulterior outtings of Jim Starlin's signature characters have been frankly brilliant, I do think the original saga still cannot be topped!

Oh! And one last thing I like in this portrait of Adam Warlock: he looks as grim here as Captain Marvel is on his own portrait, both certainly quite happy to meet once again with their arch-nemesis Thanos! This is the story of their lives...