The Infinity Gauntlet
When Thanos made a cameo appearance in the 2012 film "The Avengers", there was renewed interest in "The Infinity Gauntlet". This was further heightened in October 2014 when the title of the third and fourth "Avengers" films were revealed to be ' and '. As the 2018 release of "Infinity War" neared, several comic news websites produced articles explaining the storyline and speculating on which elements would be included in the adaptation. The renewed attention from the films made the paperback collection of "The Infinity Gauntlet" the best-selling graphic novel in 2018.