Avengers: Infinity War - 9 Reasons It's The Most Important Marvel Movie Yet

THIS, is what comics are all about.

by Ewan Paterson
Avengers Infinity War
Marvel

Avengers: Infinity War is finally out, and while fans take the next few days to pick their collective jaws off the floor, it's fair to say that Marvel's most ambitious project ever has more than lived up to the hype. It is sensational - the epitomisation of not just the ten year history the franchise is able to boast, but also the comic book genre as a whole.

Tragic, compelling, heartbreaking and hilarious in equal respects, Infinity War just plain gets what comic book storytelling is all about. It owes its success to the work of its predecessors - absolutely - but directors Anthony and Joe Russo and writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely must surely be commended for their accomplishment; to bring together ten years worth of storylines, performances and genres in the way they've done is, quite simply, phenomenal - a testament to their talents as auteurs as well as to all the stars who managed to make it all happen in the first place.

Infinity War has already achieved a level of salience no one has quite comprehended just yet, and while Marvel's films have never lacked urgency, pathos or importance, the weight with which this particular one carries itself is unmatched by its contemporaries.

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.