In 1990, Thanos set out to acquire six Soul Gems in order to fulfill a very specific mission for Death herself. This quest shaped Marvel comics for the next three years, and led to the current state of the worldwide box office records. Ron Marz was there for it all, with a 50+ issue run on Silver Surfer part of the many Infinity Gauntlet/War/Crusades.This panel with Ron from ICON Comics & Games Convention 2019 took a deeper look at the mad Tital himself – his motivations, the resulting impact on the Marvel comic book universe, and how this story was interpreted for the big screen.