Eternals, Vol. 1: Only Death is Eternal
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- Author：Kieron Gillen
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Summary
Never die…never win。 What’s the point of an eternal battle？ For millions of years， one hundred Eternals have roamed the Earth， secret protectors of humanity。 Without them， mankind would be smears between the teeth of the demon-like Deviants。 Their war has waged for all time， echoing in our myths and nightmares。 But today， the Eternals face something new: change！ Can they — or anyone on Earth — survive their discovery？ An Eternal has been murdered by one of their own， and this may not be the last such killing。 But Sersi’s number one suspect is — Thena？！ Plus， titans clash in a city driven mad， as Ikaris battles Thanos！ From the thought-provoking minds of Kieron Gillen （YOUNG AVENGERS， UNCANNY X-MEN） and Esad Ribić （THOR: GOD OF THUNDER， SECRET WARS） comes a new vision of the classic Marvel mythology！
COLLECTING: Eternals （2021） 1-6
COLLECTING: Eternals （2021） 1-6
Reviews
Anthony
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This is the only Eternals stuff I’ve read， so some of it is a bit hard to get my head around。 But it was good。 And very Gillen at times。
Ian
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The story has a cool and dark new concept for the Eternals， and the art is very good， but the humor is what brings down the story as a whole。 The narrator of the book is the faulty world machine that makes the Eternals， and it breaking down was really just the excuse to inject some forced comedy to the caption boxes。 None of it lands， and it detracts from what is otherwise a serious high concept narrative。 Is it so wrong to have a superhero book without jokes？ They clash with the art and the ton The story has a cool and dark new concept for the Eternals， and the art is very good， but the humor is what brings down the story as a whole。 The narrator of the book is the faulty world machine that makes the Eternals， and it breaking down was really just the excuse to inject some forced comedy to the caption boxes。 None of it lands， and it detracts from what is otherwise a serious high concept narrative。 Is it so wrong to have a superhero book without jokes？ They clash with the art and the tone in general。 Also， Tony Stark would not use the word “hella” in a sentence。 。。。more
Drew
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Better than the Gaiman run。
Joshua Lawson
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Ribić？ All in baby。And Gillen too？ Shoooooooot。
Cheese
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The art is great， but the annotation and the story are a bit all over the place。
Chris Lemmerman
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I love a Kieron Gillen book， that's no secret。 And I love a Kieron Gillen book where he takes everything you know and turns it on its head。 But I know next to nothing about the Eternals， so I had no idea how this would turn out for me。 Turns out， pretty good actually。Eternals begins with a mystery， and evolves into a whodunnit/adventure/superhero throwdown that reintroduces all of the usual Eternals that most people know and love， but in a way that sets them up almost as new characters to get to I love a Kieron Gillen book， that's no secret。 And I love a Kieron Gillen book where he takes everything you know and turns it on its head。 But I know next to nothing about the Eternals， so I had no idea how this would turn out for me。 Turns out， pretty good actually。Eternals begins with a mystery， and evolves into a whodunnit/adventure/superhero throwdown that reintroduces all of the usual Eternals that most people know and love， but in a way that sets them up almost as new characters to get to know again， so people like me don't feel like they're missing out。 Gillen's concepts unfold steadily over the course of the six issues， and without ever feeling like he's throwing things at us out of the blue。 The unreliable narrator is also a great touch， and gives perspective on the Eternals that their own internal monologues would never afford us。The artwork's fabulous as well， since it's Esad Ribic - he draws all six issues in their entirety， and I have no complaints other than I wish he could draw a little faster so we could see this quality more often。Eternals is a 'nice to meet you' and a 'nice to see you again' all at once。 In Kieron Gillen's deft hands， I don't think there's a single property that could flounder， but he's clearly in his element with the wacky world of the Eternals。 Long may they reign。 。。。more
Brandon
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Yass 😍👯♀️
Sherri
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I really enjoyed Gillen's writing but the story arc here just didn't draw me in。 I really enjoyed Gillen's writing but the story arc here just didn't draw me in。 。。。more
Alex Sarll
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When the Eternals film was announced an an early entry in the MCU's Phase Four， I was doubtful。 The Guardians， say， or Ant-Man， might have been obscure， but did have some really fun comics on which to draw。 Whereas there had never been a really successful Eternals comic。 Their beginning wasn't promising: all Jack Kirby solo comics were iffy anyway， and his von Daniken riff would probably never have been a great idea， even had it not then been crowbarred into the Marvel Universe， where the gods w When the Eternals film was announced an an early entry in the MCU's Phase Four， I was doubtful。 The Guardians， say， or Ant-Man， might have been obscure， but did have some really fun comics on which to draw。 Whereas there had never been a really successful Eternals comic。 Their beginning wasn't promising: all Jack Kirby solo comics were iffy anyway， and his von Daniken riff would probably never have been a great idea， even had it not then been crowbarred into the Marvel Universe， where the gods were already present in person， so the idea of an ancient race being mistaken for them made even less sense。 Gaiman and Romita probably came closest， but it was very much the second-best Gaiman Marvel comic to come out of the Miracleman deal， and the other one was 1602 so that's a fairly low bar。 Plus， the characters were last seen being killed off for cheap impact in the first and worst volume of Jason Aaron's Avengers – though I suppose that at least means a new series gets a nice blank slate， rather than having to pick up on any ongoing plot threads。So why did I buy this， despite all that？ Because it's Kieron Gillen's return to Marvel superheroes， obviously。 Bringing with him some relevant WicDiv experience of writing immortals trapped in a cycle of death and rebirth， supposedly serving a vital function in the world， yet always with a shadow at their shoulder。 The tagline here being the Sisyphean "Never die。 Never win。" - an echo made explicit elsewhere。 This is the curse of all superheroes， to some extent – their great foes will never finally be vanquished， the streets will never be safe， at least not outside the occasional flash-forward。 But with oddball C-listers like the Eternals， that can actually become a theme， instead of just something which has to be nodded to at most， but more often brushed under the carpet。 On art， Esad Ribic， whose Thor work made clear that he is the visual poet of gods wandering the empty halls of massive， broken cities， a key skill here; colours from Matt Wilson make it all look painted。 So it's gorgeous， and on top of that it manages to sustain the epic note while also often being very funny， especially the narration。 The story， it soon becomes apparent， is being told by the Great Machine， AKA the Earth。 Who， though a player in the story， is also pretty much an omniscient narrator。 Or ought to be， except that the Great Machine is broken。 Which is pretty much the plot of the opening arc。This is good， in that what initially looked like it was going to be the plot – the murder mystery of someone who'll be back soon anyway – had a certain issue with stakes。 Alas， there is a bigger issue with timing; there have been plenty of periods when a Marvel comic about a society who look like humans but are not; who consider humans a lesser species， for whom they bear a debatable amount of responsibility; and to whom death is no big deal， would have stood out。 Now， though， it can't help feeling pretty close to Dawn Of X， and while there are obviously differences， it feels at times like the Eternals have moved from being superfluous doubles of Marvel Earth's gods， to a variation on the theme of its mutants。 Plus， the big bad （and this was revealed early enough in proceedings that I don't think it counts as a spoiler） is Thanos。 Who， yes， does have a definite link to the Eternals， but as fun as the MCU version was， I still find his 616 counterpart over-used and under-interesting。 There is an article of faith which states that there are no bad characters in comics， only bad treatments of them。 But this is an absolute creative dream team and， applied to this whole race of ancient third wheels， the most I can offer is that this is undoubtedly the best Eternals comic I have ever read。 And that when they have at least one definite advantage over the film， namely that they weren't lumbered with Kit Harrington。 。。。more
Billy Jepma
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"Murder is a small thing for an Eternal， but it's certainly rude。"Honestly， it's obnoxious how into this I was。 I go back and forth with Gillen， as sometimes his style totally works for me， and sometimes it totally distances me from the story。 Eternals strikes a smart balance and uses a clever framing device to develop a compelling mystery that introduces and explores its cast of characters in cool ways。 This is my first time reading Eternals， so I went into it knowing only the broadest basi "Murder is a small thing for an Eternal， but it's certainly rude。"Honestly， it's obnoxious how into this I was。 I go back and forth with Gillen， as sometimes his style totally works for me， and sometimes it totally distances me from the story。 Eternals strikes a smart balance and uses a clever framing device to develop a compelling mystery that introduces and explores its cast of characters in cool ways。 This is my first time reading Eternals， so I went into it knowing only the broadest basics of the characters， and I never felt inappropriately overwhelmed。 Gillen certainly plays on the complex history of the characters， but the tongue-in-cheek he uses when doing so lets you know that all that lore is secondary to the tale he's telling。Gillen effectively inserting himself into the story--as the narrating voice of the sentient（？） computer/planet that the Eternals rely on--also worked for me more than I would've expected it would。 Again， it helped me ease into the story and find my footing with the characters， which is great because I really enjoyed the characters。 Seeing how their relationships and histories intertwine is a lot of fun， and Gillen quickly establishes their dynamic and personalities。 The whole arc just worked for me--the central whodunnit mystery， the action， the twists， the attention to character moments， the themes （the ending has me so excited about where Gillen could take this）。 I'm so surprised and delighted to have vibed with this so hard。Esad Ribic's art is a terrific fit for the series， too。 I don't love his facial work （the character's eyes look a little freaky， to be honest）， but his staging and layouts are stellar。 Killer momentum in the action scenes， his characters have a tactile look and feel， and his detail work is often stunning。 Wilson's coloring elevates it all to another level， too， as you can expect。 The colors are so tangible and bring so much life to Ribic's characters and environments and go a long way toward making the comic as impressive as it is。 This is an easy 4。5 for me。 。。。more
Mitchell Kukulka
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"He flies at the future without fear or regret。 He has always been a living arrow。" With its very first issue， Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic's new take on the Eternals took one of Marvel's most obscure character families and expertly built the best book Marvel has published in years around them。 And then it just kept getting better and better each month。 Not just a great Marvel tale， but one of the best sci-fi stories being told in any medium at the moment。 "He flies at the future without fear or regret。 He has always been a living arrow。" With its very first issue， Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribic's new take on the Eternals took one of Marvel's most obscure character families and expertly built the best book Marvel has published in years around them。 And then it just kept getting better and better each month。 Not just a great Marvel tale， but one of the best sci-fi stories being told in any medium at the moment。 。。。more
Subham
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This was quite a fun one！It starts off with Ikaris and Sprite reuniting and then they find that Zuras （the prime eternal） is dead and thus they begin investigating whose behind it and what they find and who they find is shocking and its Thanos。 A battle ensues and similarly we have them reuniting with Sersi， Thena and Phastos and we see things in Polaria and what not and battles everywhere， suspects growing and Thanos still on the lose and finally Ikaris mission as to protect someone。 But when a This was quite a fun one！It starts off with Ikaris and Sprite reuniting and then they find that Zuras （the prime eternal） is dead and thus they begin investigating whose behind it and what they find and who they find is shocking and its Thanos。 A battle ensues and similarly we have them reuniting with Sersi， Thena and Phastos and we see things in Polaria and what not and battles everywhere， suspects growing and Thanos still on the lose and finally Ikaris mission as to protect someone。 But when all is revealed and whose behind the Thanos resurrection and the dark secrets of their own resurrection， its a big moment and will change Eternals forever but there are more secrets in the dark。This was a good volume and while lengthy and gets boring in some parts， its still good and does a decent job at establishing these characters and giving them some personality and motives and I liked the story with Ikaris and showing like how life is different for them and what could be the entire life of a human is but a blink in the eyes of Eternals。 Good stuff and I liked the art for the most part and it suits well for the future of the series if the artist continues。 Great stuff。 。。。more
Jirka Navrátil
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