ETERNALS BY NEIL GAIMAN [NEW PRINTING]

With the area we live in we’re the idea of having superpowers is though of as away to have an amazing life, it’s very interesting to see an off shoot of humanity that that has so many gifts not knowing about them and having to be one of the everyday people. This story is way more than a mere comic book story it’s a story about humanity, morality and life. Take a moment and take the ride.

Bought because I, for the first time, wanted to be ahead of Marvel story line before a movie get released and also im obsessed with Neil Gaiman. Based of the info I know about the new movie and the small amount of Jack Kirby Eternals I have read I dont think this story will have be very similar to the upcoming film. HOWEVER, if you are a Eternals, Marvel, or Gaiman fan I 100% recommend. Gaiman definitely delivers with a unique spin and captivating story. Another hand magnet, could not put down, finished in one night.

I missed the Eternals because I was too "grown" to read comics book by the lat 70's. This was a mistake. That and giving away my comic books. #9 Spiderman. It still hurts.But I digress.Gaiman reimagining Kirby is bloody brilliant, update trying Ed costumes, plot lines, thoroughly enjoyable. Not going to spoil anything, I was curious due to the upcoming movie, and I was not disappointed. Gaiman may even make a name for himself in the Alternate Gods sub genre of literature, the boy shows promise.Read it.

I read this after reading the original Jack Kirby eternals series from the seventies, and I understood what was happwning, but if your new to the eternals this might just be abit too weird at the start. I think there'd a lot to like if you can into the story, although I do find the premise abit unoriginal. Between Dc's new gods and marvels own asgardians under jms, the idea of gods being reborn as humans with no memory of their true nature is abit over played to me. I'm also not a fan of the art, all the faces seem really boxy to me.

I love Neil Gaiman’s books, so I was thrilled to find out that to catch up on the Eternals storyline I’d get it through Neil’s reimagining of the storyline.Honestly, I didn’t love it. I don’t care about the characters (who are largely the same character, except Druig who is - pardon the pun - cartoonishly evil).I’ll keep reading his stuff because - well, Sandman and Study in Emerald - but I was disappointed.

I don’t know but I think this was before the editors just left Gaiman alone to be a genius. Pretty typical and uninteresting.

If you are a fan of the classic Eternals and the way Kirby did it, you will not enjoy this one. I didn’t care for the way the Celestials were handled either.

Gaimon’s Eternals are a great read. I enjoyed the take on the mythical archetypes & I look forward to more.

My simple advice to anyone buying this book is, "manage your expectations": • Yes, these are mainstream, superpowered Marvel – soon to be MCU – characters. • Yes, Romita Jr is one of the best action artists in modern comics • Yes, Gaiman is a talented writerThis should make this an obviously thrilling read, right? Well, no, not for me.Avoiding spoilers is tough, but if this were volume 1 of a 2 volume set, I'd more likely give it 4 stars. As is, it scarcely gets going before it's over. I'm not a teen-ager addicted to explosions and fight scenes (big Chris Ware & Los Bros Hernandez fan here), but instead of the quality superhero book I thought I was buying, I read 7 issues of mostly plodding melodrama, and even then, melodrama with no pay-off. What a waste of time, money (mine) and talent (theirs).Superheroes usually have/use powers. The central conceit (**very minor spoiler**) is that most of the heroes in this book have forgotten who they are, hence they cannot access their powers for most of the book. There are odd flashbacks here and there, giving glimpses of what they are truly capable of, then we're back to three present day and... nothing really happens. Reading a book about a bunch of superheroes whose main powers sell to be befuddlement is not much fun.As other reviewers have suggested, it all just sort of fizzles out in issue 7. The book is built around gradual reawakening of "Mark Curry" (aka, "Makari", geddit?). As an example of its pacing, he spends most of the series either confused or unconscious. Think I'm exaggerating? In the first six issues I counted just 4 *panels* (not pages!) where he is using his vaunted speed powers. In issue 7 I counted 8 panels (half of which were simply showing him arriving on a scene of more talking heads expositioning on something or other in a blur).Romita Jr's art is solid but not his best. Not much more I can say than that.

I wanted to read up on the Eternals before the movie came out so I could understand these particular characters better. Some bits were a tad confusing. The story was okay. I can't say I fell in love with any of the characters to be honest. The idea was interesting enough. The book spends a lot of time building up the characters slowly before the big reveal that they are in fact Eternals and the ending seemed a little rushed (that may be my fault in part due to how slow I was reading it at the beginning). I couldn't wait to finish to move on to a different series. I can't say i'll buy any more Eternals comics as I just didn't bond with any of these characters. I hope the upcoming movie will be more interesting.

First foray into comic/graphic novels. Loved it. Great read - to be expected, being a huge fan of Gaiman anyway…

As ever Gaimen enthrals!

No es la mejor obra de mi admirado Gaiman, un guión predecible y bastante convencional. Romita tampoco me parece que esté en su mejor momento aunque como gran maestro que es, narra con facilidad y se luce con alguna doble página.En suma, sólo para incondicionales de los autores.