Warning! Spoilers for Avengers Forever #3 by Marvel Comics
In a world where the Fantastic Four has seemingly been killed, The Thing received an all-new origin and Infinity Stone upgrade. In Avengers Forever #3 by Marvel Comics, readers are introduced to a new version of Ben Grimm, who gained incredible cosmic powers in the experiment that changes his appearance forever. The colorful version of The Thing has become the protector of Infinity and is on an all-different kind of Avengers team.
In the Avengers Forever series from Marvel Comics, Robbie Reyes' Ghost Rider has been taken to Earth-818, a dystopian reality ruled by the Black Skull. The villain seeks answers on the Avengers Prime and tortures the Ghost Rider and Deathlok to find out more about their mission. However, unbeknownst to the Black Skull, Tony Stark (the universe's Ant-Man) has assembled his own Avengers squad to break the hero's free. One of those members is the most powerful version of The Thing in Marvel Comics history.
In Avengers Forever #3 by Jason Aaron, Aaron Kuder, Cam Smith, Scott Hanna, and Guru-eFX, Tony Stark's Avengers squad is revealed. The group consists of alternate versions of popular heroes. Among them, a Vision that Stark built as a kid to be his friend, a new Moon Knight named Mariama Spector, who is described as a "one-woman global rebellion," and Simon William's Wonder Man, a deadly version of the longtime Avenger. Also in the group is Ben Grimm, a "renegade astronaut" who gained his powers searching the stars for something to save the world, coming back as the Infinity Thing.
The Infinity Thing looks like the Earth-616 version, but with an Infinity Stone-inspired appearance with the colorful gems making up the stones in his body. In a battle against the Black Skull, The Thing opens up the door to Infinity and takes out several War Machines in a gruesome fashion. The Infinity Thing calls for the Tower at the Center of Everything to be guarded as more Red and Black Skulls are pulled from different realities.
The Thing's powers are still unclear, but the new form is clearly inspired by the Infinity Stones. As the defender of Infinity, The Infinity Thing is playing a key role in protecting the Tower in the Center of Everything from the attack of the Skull villains and the threats across the Multiverse. But, will The Thing's powers be enough alongside his Avengers team to stop the villains from toppling the tower? Readers will find out more in future issues, as Avengers: Forever #3 by Marvel Comics is in stores now.