Avengers: Infinity War - 11 Things That Definitely Won't Happen

4. The Search For Thane

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The other comic event that Marvel Studios are pulling from here is 2013's Infinity, written by Jonathan Hickman and drawn by various artists.

The book is notable, especially in Infinity War terms, for introducing us to the Black Order, aka the Children of Thanos: Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf/Cull Obsidian, and Supergiant - the latter of whom won't be in this movie.

The plot then sees Thanos and his children invading Earth, with a particular focus on Wakanda, and includes Maw torturing Doctor Strange. However, the catalyst for Thanos' invasion of Earth is to find his half-Inhuman son, Thane.

Marvel are seemingly doing everything possible to put the Inhumans behind them, and even if they weren't there's no room for what would be such a massive rug-pull in terms of revealing the character. Thanos IS coming to Earth, but it's for the Infinity Stones, not his son.

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