Footfalls above "we would see the tracing on the stage floor of a tremendously elongated variation of the figures 8 turned on its side … the mathematical symbol for infinity." Beckett was also indebted to the French psychologist Pierre Janet for his conception of hysterical behaviour. In his overview of Janet's work, Robert Woodworth in his "Contemporary Schools of Psychology", a work Beckett read, pays particular attention to Janet's description of the "hysterical paralysis of one arm", which Beckett incorporated, into May's posture. There are a number of analogies between "Footfalls" and Janet's work with a patient called Irène: He lists
The Infinity Gauntlet IGN released an unranked list of the all-time best comic book events in 2011, "The Infinity Gauntlet" was included and was noted for being "a template on which all future cosmic events were based". Its lasting appeal is often attributed to Pérez’s artwork and Starlin's unusual treatment of classic heroes. Since Thanos made a cameo appearance in the 2012 film "The Avengers", there has been renewed interest in "The Infinity Gauntlet" which was further heightened in October 2014 when the title of the third and fourth "Avengers" films were revealed to be "Infinity War - Part I" and "Infinity War