31 Days of Scans - Family Moments: Thanos and Gamora

[cyberghostface]

"As things went along though, it turns out that Thanos would have been much more loyal to Gamora than just about anybody else in the universe. She was basically his daughter - some other writers have given Thanos kids down the line but in love with Death as he was, the last thing he would have done was to have got progeny anywhere along the line, naturally. But I think there would have been a part of him that would have been… tender to somebody." — Jim Starlin

This comes from Marvel Holiday Special '92. 

Thanos is having his robots clean out a former hideaway when one of them comes across a burnt doll in a box.





Later that night an enemy manages to break in and tries to kill Thanos. Gamora throws her doll at him which causes him to miss hitting Thanos. Thanos manages to incinerate the attacker but in the process Gamora's doll is burnt.

Comments

[silicondream]

Trying-to-be-stoic Thanos is always adorable. I could never figure out why a Titan would teach a Zen Whoberis orphan about Christmas, though. Does Thanos have an encyclopedic knowledge of every federal holiday in every nation on every planet in the galaxy?

[speedingtortoise]

He does actually, thanks to the powerful but little known seventh infinity stone: the calendar stone.

[beyondthefringe]

All you need is the Time, Space, and Mind stones and you can play Santa... everywhere at once in the space of a night, and you know who's been naughty or nice. Okay, Reality stone to summon the appropriate toys into existence as well.

[endis_ni]

...I'm going to need an Infinity Gauntlet, at least four of the Gems and the enduring resistance of every protagonist in the Marvel Universe.

Oh, and a sleigh.

[lordultimus]

I kind of love that robot. "Oh, is he finished? None of that actually answered my question, guess I'll have to ask again."

[silicondream]

Thanos' robots play that role in a few different stories. He'll make some grand, portentous announcement and then a robot will say "I see," and go about its business while giving no damns.

As befits a nihilist, Thanos is in love with the sound of his own voice, but he doesn't need anyone else to pretend to appreciate it.

[byc]

Right on schedule every year.

[crinos]

See, this is why I prefer Thanos to Darkseid. Darkseid is more one dimensionally, on all the time evil tyrant. But Thanos? Thanos has tender moments and foibles, and people he cares for (after a fashion).

[byc]

But Darkseid loves to sit in chairs and love seats.

[byc]

Earth dolphins or space dolphins?

[silverzeo]

Huh... wonder if this help inspired the the dynamic between Nia and Lord Genome from Gurren Lagann....

Needless to say, Nia's doll flashback was... more intense, as not only the doll was a metaphor for her relationship her dad... but it was being told by her "uncle" that tried to... make her HIS doll....

Huh... now I want to see how the Avengers would handle Spiral King...