Eternals (Eternals (2006) #1-7) Hardcover | Pages: 256 pages

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Title	:	Eternals (Eternals (2006) #1-7)
Author	:	Neil Gaiman
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 256 pages
Published	:	May 23rd 2007 by Marvel Comics Group (first published November 2006)
Categories	:	Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Fantasy. Superheroes. Marvel. Fiction

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The first time I read this I was a diehard Gaiman fangirl and I gave it 4 stars.
This time around?
Eh.



It wasn't bad, but it wasn't exactly satisfying (to me) in any sort of a meaty story sort of way. It does, however, have that typical Gaiman smell to it. So, if he can do no wrong in your book, then you'll want to check this out.



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. Ish.



Due to vaguely explained happenings, the lion's share of these Eternals have been mindwiped and have no idea who or what they are anymore. They're living among us as humans and occasionally superheroes.
The story takes place during the events of the Superhero Registration Act, so there are a few cameos with Tony & Co. that gives this a somewhat Marvel universe-y feel to it.
But not really.



At the end of this I was kind of left scratching my head, but maybe this isn't the whole thing?
Is there more to their story?
Preferably told by someone other than Neil Gaiman? Anyone?

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Original Title:	Eternals
ISBN:	0785125418 (ISBN13: 9780785125419)
Edition Language:	English
Series:	Eternals (2006) #1-7, Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection #53, Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection: Publication Order #49, Wielka Kolekcja Komiksów Marvela #49 , more

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Until I read Neil Gaiman's rewrite, I had never heard of Jack Kirby's Eternals series. And I think I'm rather glad about that. The conceit is an intriguing one--the gods of the ancient world still exist among us today. The problem with this is Kirby's explanation for their existence. They are the products of alien life forms known as the Celestials who came to our planet (in ginormous robot suit, apparently) and created three species of life: the humans, the Eternals, and the Deviants. These

Regular readers of my reviews (:: waves to all both of you ::) know how much I dislike the whole woke up without a memory trope. Its so lazy. Here we have an entire cadre of superpowered immortal beings in just that condition, so we get the fun tedious banality of hitting that same goddamn note over and over and over and over again. This came out in 2006 and even then there was nothing new or original to this story.I borrowed this because at San Diego Comic Con (2019 edition) Marvel introduced

I expected something different from a Gaiman Marvel comic which... this is not quite as different as I hoped.Whats it about?Basically this doctor is told that hes a million year old god-like being and thinks the guy that told him is nuts. Then the doctor guy and other people have weird shit start happening to them so yeah, yall probably know how this storyline goes.Pros:The story is an interesting little sci-fi superhero tale.The artwork has a nice look to it. Sorta like a more modern rendition

A tale about gods of our mythology existing but forgetting who they are because their trickster child god set them all up for the fall. It's blended in with several Marvel heroes in a world where superheroes have to register themselves and a great antagonist is about to be awakened. I felt the first half was more engaging than the latter half and some of the more interesting asides should have been mined but they were not. That said it was a fun enough read but it doesn't compare to Gaiman's

There's an old chestnut of wisdom that goes, "You can't polish a turd." Gaiman has adapted some nifty things, but this is not one of them.I'm usually excited when I hear Gaiman has put out a new comic. I was excited for this one right up until I heard it was a reimagining of a late-era Jack Kirby story.I have to confess something here: I think Jack Kirby is lame as hell, and his later works are doubly cheesy.In his later years Kirby drifted away from super hero writing into territory involving

Not having read any of the previous Eternal stories by Jack Kirby, I had no idea what to expect from this this collection. I was pleased with the story though, and found it engaging and it quickly drew me in as layer by layer the background was revealed. With good artwork and dialogue it was definitely a pleasurable read and made me quite curious about the original source material.Unfortunately I found the ending somewhat disappointing - perhaps because it was not intended to be an ending at

Actual rating is 3.6I'd read the Jack Kirby version many, many years ago and, per what I can remember, thought it was hella weird.This volume (written by Neil Gaiman in 2006) is a lot more accessible while maintaining the epicness of the story. There's a lot of Cosmic Marvel here (with a few v. laughable moments during with Tony Stark and co. try to 'lay down the law' with the Eternals. Which is kinda like a cat trying to order a group of humans around.)It works really well as a set up for a