eternals by neil gaiman & john romita jr

have boldly and lovingly reinvigorated the Eternals, crafting a fresh and crackling yarn full of mystery, suspense and majestic power! Against the backdrop of a superhuman Civil War, the Eternals are awakening one by one from a strange, waking dream - suddenly coming to terms with the fact that they are far more than the normal people they have thought themselves to be. Decades later, superstar creators Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr. In 1976, Jack Kirby created the immortal race called the Eternals - an ahead-of-its-time exploration of Kirby's ceaseless curiosity about man's origins and mythology. Marvel even renewed their creative relationship with Gaiman in 2013 when they funded his suit against Todd McFarlane and helped secure the rights Miracleman as well as his own creations, like Angela, both of whom were soon appearing in new comics published by Marvel.Collects Eternals (2006) #1-7. So with a setup so perfect, inspired by one of the most famous run of Eternals, written by one of the most famous fantasy/sci-fi writers ever, I have to wonder: why didn’t they use it?! This story also allows the audience to more organically discover the world of the Eternals right alongside our heroes, something the film seriously bungled through its endless series of clunky expository scenes.

From there, he sets out to find the others.

The 2nd snap gives Ikaris all his memories back.

“Now that the Eternals are out of commission, I can more easily acquire the stones without their interference.”Īnd the THREE snaps on earth are a perfect explanation for their reawakening. It even explains why Thanos waited so long to get all the stones. It explains why they sat out the battle of New York, Ultron, and Thanos, who they absolutely would’ve been aware of. This setup solves nearly all the plot holes created by the late introduction of the Eternals in the MCU. And the story goes from there as Ikaris tries to reawaken all the Eternals, stop the deviants, and solve the mystery of their mind wipe. Mark Curry is an med student in residency at Bellevue’s ER when he’s approached one night by Ikaris who tells him he’s actually an immortal super being created by space gods and charged with protecting humanity, he’s just had his mind wiped. In it, the Eternals don’t remember who they are. This is not a gripe (I mean it is) but rather a very sincere question: why didn’t they use this story?

Eternals by neil gaiman & john romita jr