The Marvel Masterworks line has already released the earliest adventures of their Adam Warlock character. But now, they’ve released the character’s 1970s mind-blowing cosmic adventures by writer/artist Jim Starlin for the first time in hardcover. Marvel Masterworks: Warlock Volume 2 follows Starlin’s 70’s work for Marvel after reinventing their Captain Marvel character to great success and acclaim. His second reinvention with Adam Warlock set the tone for star-spanning spectacle that is considered a high-water mark to this day. Taking the legacy laid out by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Roy Thomas and Gil Kane, Jim Starlin evolved Warlock to the next level, imbuing the character with the furies and inner demons of a man-god on the brink of insanity. Forced to confront the Magus, an evil version of himself, and the nihilistic menace, Thanos, Warlock’s conflicts weren’t just knuckle-grinding throw-downs, they were epic, existential struggles for his very soul. Culminating in the first-ever assembling of the Infinity Gems, the book features the first appearances of such cosmic Marvel mainstays as Gamorra and Pip the Troll.  And, the final 2 stories depict an all-out struggle to save the universe joined by the Avengers, Captain Marvel and Spider-Man. This Marvel Masterworks is a must-have for any true Marvel fan. Collects Strange Tales #178-181, Warlock #9-15, Marvel Team-Up #55, Avengers Annual #7 and Marvel Two-In-One Annual #2.