I hope they do make this into a movie and give it a good treatment. I didn't know anything about the Eternals and I was excited by this Marvel outing. Preferably told by someone other than Neil Gaiman? Anyone? that gives this a somewhat Marvel universe-y feel to it.Īt the end of this I was kind of left scratching my head, but maybe this isn't the whole thing? The story takes place during the events of the Superhero Registration Act, so there are a few cameos with Tony & Co. They're living among us as humans and occasionally superheroes.
Ish.ĭue to vaguely explained happenings, the lion's share of these Eternals have been mindwiped and have no idea who or what they are anymore. The Eternals are these super-powerful & immortal beings that were created before humanity, and they (I guess) act as our protectors when even bigger, more powerful, older immortal beings decide it may be time to end us. So, if he can do no wrong in your book, then you'll want to check this out. It does, however, have that typical Gaiman smell to it. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't exactly satisfying (to me) in any sort of a meaty story sort of way. have boldly taken on these concepts with a loving hand, in the process telling a fresh and crackling fun yarn full of mystery, suspense and majestic power - all with an eye on helping establish Kirby's creations as a vital part of the Marvel Universe once and for all.Īgainst the backdrop of Marvel's CIVIL WAR, the Eternals are being awoken one by one from a strange, waking dream, at once coming to terms with the fact that they are far more than the normal people they have thought themselves to be.The first time I read this I was a diehard Gaiman fangirl and I gave it 4 stars. More than thirty-five years ago, comics legend Jack "The King" Kirby returned to the House of Ideas with perhaps his biggest idea of all: the universe of the Eternals! Their creation was the result of Kirby's ceaseless curiosity about the origin of man and his mythologies - but like many of the King's concepts, it was definitely ahead of its time.įlash forward to 2006: Superstar creators Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr.
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