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You are thousands of years old. You have amazing powers. You have watched civilizations rise and fall. So why does no one remember any of this? Bestselling Author Neil Gaiman (Marvel: 1602, Anansi Boys, Sandman) is joined by superstar artist John Romita Jr. (Amazing Spider-Man, Wolverine) to present a tale that will change the Eternals and the Marvel Universe forever! Collects Eternals #1-7.
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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
An interesting reworking by Gaiman and Romita Jnr of a long-forgotten Kirby Klassic. 21st century readers may be somewhat bemused by the praised heaped upon Jack Kirby - by modern standards, his artwork lack realism and his dialogue makes George Lucas look like Shakespeare. But for those of us born in the sixties who grew up with the wonders of Lee and Kirby, the magic is all too apparent, and it's great to see some of The King's lesser creations brought to new audiences with renewed vigour. The good news here is that Gaiman and Romita Jnr have resuscitated...quite literally...the Eternals in a manner that doesn't require you to have read what's gone before. I haven't read the original comics since they first appeared (and I don't recall collecting the entire run then) but Gaiman's deft hand ensures readers old and new can pick this up and delve right in.
What you get for your money is typical Gaiman storytelling - at times, this feels more like the Sandman than Kirby. Gaiman's storytelling method is not always entirely appropriate to the epic nature of the source material - where the story details the mythical elements, it's breathtaking stuff and took me back to his best work of yesteryear, but the introduction of the Avengers feels forced and some dialogue, whilst entertaining, lacks perhaps the biblical pretensions of the original that often fitted the premise so well. Still, any Gaiman's better than no Gaiman, and I'm nitpicking here.
Art is similarly a mixed bag. I'm not Romita Jnr's biggest fan, and he exhibits the same weaknesses that Kirby so often did: faces lack emotion or subtlety, but given him a double page spread to fill and boy can the guy do epic! The Celestials are literally mind blowing in their scale, and he somehow manages to do Kirby without it looking like Kirby. Impressive images abound and there's so much here to marvel at. Shame about the "quieter" stuff.
All in all, I'd recommend with reservations. I think Sandman fans will find more to celebrate that Kirby ones, but this is good, solid entertainment regardless of what angle you come to it from.
What you get for your money is typical Gaiman storytelling - at times, this feels more like the Sandman than Kirby. Gaiman's storytelling method is not always entirely appropriate to the epic nature of the source material - where the story details the mythical elements, it's breathtaking stuff and took me back to his best work of yesteryear, but the introduction of the Avengers feels forced and some dialogue, whilst entertaining, lacks perhaps the biblical pretensions of the original that often fitted the premise so well. Still, any Gaiman's better than no Gaiman, and I'm nitpicking here.
Art is similarly a mixed bag. I'm not Romita Jnr's biggest fan, and he exhibits the same weaknesses that Kirby so often did: faces lack emotion or subtlety, but given him a double page spread to fill and boy can the guy do epic! The Celestials are literally mind blowing in their scale, and he somehow manages to do Kirby without it looking like Kirby. Impressive images abound and there's so much here to marvel at. Shame about the "quieter" stuff.
All in all, I'd recommend with reservations. I think Sandman fans will find more to celebrate that Kirby ones, but this is good, solid entertainment regardless of what angle you come to it from.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
As the product description neglects to mention, this is modern day reworking of Jack 'The King' Kirby's series from the seventies. Essentially the characters of that series (which I have not read) are updated to fit into our times and into the mainstream Marvel universe, during the events of the Civil War storyline. The Eternals themselves being 'perfect' beings created as caretakers of the Earth and throughout history mistaken for Gods by humankind.
It's an odd mixture. The art I loved, John Romita Jr nails pretty much every page and panel. But the writing is very hit and miss, for the first three or four issues I struggled to see why I should continue. While the concluding issues were an improvement, with more action and more interesting concepts introduced to the story, plus the pacing was much tighter. But shamefully, a number of the characters were not very interesting or entertaining. That said, this is probably the most interesting Civil War tie-in that I've read, as Gaiman pulls in a number of little touches to bring that story in.
This edition contains a huge amount of extras. An introduction by Mark Evanier, an interview with Neil Gaiman, fifteen pages of Romita's sketches of the cast and comparisons to Kirby's originals, five pages of Romita's original penciled pages for the book, Gaiman's proposal for the series, and a closing article on the history of the series. Not to mention the covers and their variants.
It's an odd mixture. The art I loved, John Romita Jr nails pretty much every page and panel. But the writing is very hit and miss, for the first three or four issues I struggled to see why I should continue. While the concluding issues were an improvement, with more action and more interesting concepts introduced to the story, plus the pacing was much tighter. But shamefully, a number of the characters were not very interesting or entertaining. That said, this is probably the most interesting Civil War tie-in that I've read, as Gaiman pulls in a number of little touches to bring that story in.
This edition contains a huge amount of extras. An introduction by Mark Evanier, an interview with Neil Gaiman, fifteen pages of Romita's sketches of the cast and comparisons to Kirby's originals, five pages of Romita's original penciled pages for the book, Gaiman's proposal for the series, and a closing article on the history of the series. Not to mention the covers and their variants.
Format:Paperback
I liked this but I did have some reservations. It does have pretty interesting story arc but probably by design it does have a bit of an unfinished feel to it.
The artwork was a mixture of the lacklustre and the sublime. Individual faces and figures were often dull and undifferentiated but the large scale drawings were amazingly good. The artist did do well to capture the spirit of Jack Kirby.
The book did a good job of bringing back the eternals and reintegrating them into the Marvel Universe.
The artwork was a mixture of the lacklustre and the sublime. Individual faces and figures were often dull and undifferentiated but the large scale drawings were amazingly good. The artist did do well to capture the spirit of Jack Kirby.
The book did a good job of bringing back the eternals and reintegrating them into the Marvel Universe.
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Yeah but... no but... okay then
So, it's good... not great.
It re-thinks Kirby without making a parody out of him. Keeps the BIG artwork but re-drawn with more naturalism. Read more
It re-thinks Kirby without making a parody out of him. Keeps the BIG artwork but re-drawn with more naturalism. Read more
Published on 23 Feb 2008 by M. R. Cox
A huge let-down
I'm a big Gaiman fan, so sad to say that this isn't a must-have, or even should-have. In fact, don't. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2008 by Mr. D. Stewart
A first real disappointment from Neil Gaiman
I've been hugely impressed by Neil Gaiman's work over the years, particularly Sandman and 1602. Some of his prose has been great, and I even enjoyed most of Neverwhere (though the... Read more
Published on 12 July 2007 by bc
Good, and that really is a surprise
First off, let's get this out of the way. I am in no way whatsoever a fan of Neil Gaiman. American Gods was prentious, dull and unpleasant. Read more
Published on 9 July 2007 by G. Mayers
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