Anyway: it’s all very 70s - very out-there, very charming, and a very good introduction to Jack “King” Kirby, father of so many comic book heroes you know and love. We even–gasp!–get to glimpse the scientific experiment where the alien space gods take some poor ape, hook him up to some gadgets and wires and electrodes and turn his “cosmic chemistry” into humans, deviants, and eternals. (Ah, you’ll say: so that’s where Ridley Scott got his idea for the space astronaut in Alien.) We get a good solid intro to the bizarre royal cadre of the Deviants–the big green guy with a head like a jackfruit, the pink devil one with the goatee, and bodacious sunglasses.Įternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection It kicks off with a group of archeologists-including one fellow named “Ike Harris” (get it?) who is neither “kook nor prankster”-discovering a cave under the Andes filled with alien, godlike machinery. This collection takes us back to 1976 to get a sense of where this all started. Obvs, if you want to really get the Eternals, you’ve got to spend some time with Jack Kirby’s wild mind, Kirby-crackle art stylings, and crazy god-machines. Never change, you guys.” (Oh, and maybe you get an appearance by a certain snap-happy villain.) T he Eternals by Jack Kirby: the Complete Collection We get a good sense of the characters’ personalities (particularly Ikaris and Sprite) quite quickly… And hell: you get a little bit of Iron Man, so what more do you kids want? Our favorite Iron Man line? “I get it, I get it. The storytelling is sharp and clear: Gillen has a witty, wry way of letting his characters reveal themselves and the wider world. They left.” This story has the Eternals reincarnated (a running thing with them, you’ll see) to begin anew their (ahem) eternal fight with the Deviants (Gillen also has this helpful primer for us on the baddies: “Have you seen Gremlins?…Deviants are basically Mogwais.”) Esad Ribic’s artwork - and the colors by Matthew Wilson - is quite beautiful and cinematic. The always-pithy Gillen sum-up of the basic conceit behind the Eternals is also helpful: “A long, long time ago, alien space gods came to Earth. Written by Kieren Gillen, one of the best comics writers working today, this story draws us right into the action and lore of the Eternals without a whole lotta extra baggage. We think this 2021 comic is your ideal place to start.
Here are three good jumping-off points that’ll get you anchored in the comics’ basic lore of the Eternals, and give you some more time with Thena, Ikaris, Sersi, Makkari, and Sprite. Huzzah! Space gods, fights for the fate of the Earth, and Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, and Angelina Jolie: Oh my! But what’s that? You haven’t had a chance to bone up on those Eternals comics you’ve been meaning to read? Well, we got you. Hey! So The Eternals flick out in theaters.
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