Infinity: the Hunt (2013) Issue-by-Issue Visual Breakdown and Art Guide
By Chloe Bennett
During the 2013 publishing cycle, Jonathan Hickman’s mainline books, illustrated by Jerome Opeña, Dustin Weaver, and Mike Deodato Jr., relied on heavy shadows, cinematic cross-hatching, and dramatic operatic grandeur. Infinity: The Hunt took an alternate creative path. Steven Sanders brought an indie-comics sensibility to the page, utilizing unfeathered ink lines, anatomical clarity, and deliberate white space.
This aesthetic choice served the narrative purpose. These were not mythical space gods or seasoned soldiers; they were teenagers in unfinished suits. Sanders leaned into awkward postures, showing students stumbling during landings or clutching bruised ribs. When the Black Order’s shock troops attacked, the visual contrast hit hard. The alien invaders appeared monstrous and angular, while the students looked fragile and distinctly mortal. The flat color application by Herring avoided hyper-rendered gloss, giving the violence an unvarnished, documentary-style weight.
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