The Battle Engaged!
The issue opens spectacularly enough: Jim Starlin's script has a George Pérez splash page featuring the Eric Masters Thor, Firelord, Namor and Iron Man bearing down on Thanos. All that is visible on the splash is The Mad Titan's smile. Using The Gauntlet, he stops time.
With another snap, time picks up again. Only this time, Starlin's script is picked up by Ron Lim! Starlin, Lim and Thanos take down the heroes facing The Mad Titan. While Adam Warlock and The Silver Surfer look on. When that last super-hero falls, the cosmic figures make their appearance.
Joe Rubinstein and Bruce N. Solotoff make the transition between Perez and Lim as subtle as possible. The focus is more on the story and the battle.
What force can stand against Thanos' - and The Gauntlet's - power?