Like most of Gaiman’s work, Eternals is very character driven. I switched the order this time because I think this is a story that parents will like more than kids–at least, younger kids.

In their desire to solve the mystery of their lost memories and mission, they stumble across an even greater danger to Earth. The story begins on a personal level, as a doctor who thinks he’s human is told by a being that seems a bit more than human that they’re both immortals.Įventually, the doctor and the rest of the Eternals start to remember their real past. It’s a modern tale, not a retelling, but it manages to integrate the past of the characters seamlessly. have taken the Eternals back to Kirby’s roots in this story. Since then, various individual Eternals have been used in scattered titles throughout the Marvel Universe. That story ended with the Celestials passing judgment and allowing Earth to live (naturally). I remember the Celestials from my childhood as the bad guys that Thor was fighting in a run of his original series that I collected in 1979. The Eternals were charged at the dawn of humanity with watching over the planet until the Celestials came back and passed judgment on it. Kirby’s concept was that the Eternals were a race of supernatural beings created by the Celestials, who themselves were so powerful that they might as well have been gods. The Eternals were one of the last creations of Jack (King) Kirby for Marvel. Though comic fans might be just as interested in the art by John Romita Jr., a selling point all by itself. The cover to the trade paperback is a little more colorful, but Gaiman’s name is still prominently displayed.

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