Eternals by Neil Gaiman
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Book Reviews of Eternals
Book Review: Awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
If you like Neil Gaiman, and especially if you like comics, you need to get this or borrow it from a friend/library right away. It doesn't take long to read, but it is amazing.Book Review: Am I eternal or an enternalist? -Rakim
Summary: 5 Stars
Once again Neil Gaiman has displayed his mastery of the written word with this action filled ode to comic's golden age.Book Review: Return of the Gods
Summary: 4 Stars
Neil Gaiman's version of "Eternals" (illustrated by John Romita) is one of several attempts at not only reviving the short-lived series from comic book legend Jack Kirby, but incorporating it into the Marvel Universe. To get new readers up to speed, the story follows several ordinary people who are actually godlike beings created by aliens who are also responsible for creating life on Earth. But once the secret's out, it's not just all hell that breaks loose.
One of the notable traits of "Eternals," while nothing new, is its focus on multiple characters as opposed to a central character, though the end result leaves more questions than answers. The Gaiman uses the super-powered Civil War as mere backdrop, a run-in with some established heroes provides further insight into Kirby's unknowns (while earning my disdain for the superhero registry). But what I enjoy most about the comic is the physics applied to one particular scene, where a super-speedy character deflects a hail of speeding bullets. Included is a cover and sketch gallery, Marvel Spotlight interview with Gaiman, a proposal for the comic from Gaiman and brief history on "Eternals" by Robert Greenberger.
This comic is rated T+ (Teen): Graphic Violence, Adult Language, Adult Situations.
Book Review: good, but not Gaiman-esque enough for my taste
Summary: 3 Stars
I had high hopes for this book because Marvel 1602 and Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader? gave me the belief that Neil Gaiman could, in fact, write superhero comics and keep them in his style, and I was slightly disappointed. Don't get me wrong; it was definitely good for a superhero comic series and the artwork was great, but I tend to like Gaiman's work that deals with alternate realities and wierd mythological figures. People who are into superheros would probably enjoy this book, but for me it was a bit of a let-down.Book Review: Weak story line
Summary: 2 Stars
Maybe I've gotten too used to Neil Gaiman's quality writing - e.g. Sandman, Anansi, American Gods, etc.. but this was a weak story line. Maybe it was the material - too similar to Kirby's New Gods DC line (personally I think that was a better effort on Kirby's part - but just my 2cents). Romita's drawings are OK. Neil's name on the cover was what got me to buy into this effort, but I was left disappointed, much like his re-imagining of the Marvel universe in colonial times. Unless you're a die hard Marvel/Eternals fan - save yourself a few pennies.
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