Eternals #2

Eternals (2021) (Single Issues)

by Kieron Gillen, Esad Ribić (Artist)

THANOS VS. IKARIS! In the heart of a city driven mad by time! Eternals live eternally. One is dead. They handle it well. No, they don’t. They handle it badly. Eternal revenge is a dish best served forever.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 10, 2021

About the author

Kieron Gillen is a comic book writer and former media journalist.

Reviews

[Ian Sharman · Rating 4 out of 5]

So, this is a mystery, but the mystery is not who killed Zuras, that was almost certainly Thanos, but who let Thanos in? And once you realise this, the whole thing kind of clicks into place.

The dialogue feels...strange...but that's clearly by design, signifying that the Eternals are "other," set apart from humanity. The world, as they know it, is a machine, and the machine is broken. The most pressing concern for the Eternals is that this means that they're cut off from resurrection, but for the rest of the world this means...well...complete ecological collapse. Which is not ideal. But who broke the machine? And why?

Ribic's faces are still odd, but other than that the art is gorgeous, and I'm starting to get used to their strange expressions.

It's good to have Sprite referred to as "she" in this, confirming that they have, indeed, chosen to change their gender. I wonder if this will be addressed more fully in future? Part of me rather hopes it isn't.

I'm enjoying this strange mix of myth, legend and super heroics. It feels new and fresh and I hope that it's given the time to fully explore its potential.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars. An Eternal has been killed. They now know who did it. However, they had help from within the Eternals. Now there’s going to be an internal investigation. Pretty cool so far. But that last page lost me. I don’t know what that was about.

[Anonymous · Rating 3 out of 5]

So Thanos is involved. And.. we have a traitor.

[Βαλάντης Δοξάκιερ · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little bit better than the first issue but still I prefer Neil Gaiman's Graphic Novel which is not the best Eternals Story but still better than nothing or than the first issue, this one the second issue and the other 2 issues of this Eternals 2021 Comicbook MiniSeries Run!!!!

[RubiGiráldez RubiGiráldez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Se sigue edificando una interesante trama alrededor del asesinato de Zuras, el Eternal Prime, donde ya se ha revelado la existencia de un traidor entre las mismas filas de los Eternos. Además, la aparición del Titán Loco no es solo mero fanservice, ha servido para exponer la escisión de la raza Eterna en los exiliados de Titán (supongo que será para algo más que exponer esto a nuevos lectores).

Kieron Gillen demuestra que no guioniza esta cabecera por casualidad. El pasaje del chico y la fogata muestra de una forma genial la naturaleza divina y eterna (sic.) de estos personajes y esa desconexión con la humanidad. Queda por ver si el personaje de la última página tiene que ver con el chico de la fogata y si será parte vital para dar una evolución de personaje más humana a Ikaris.

Con ganas de ver hasta dónde llevarán este revival.

[Rockito · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second issue of the new Eternals' series and this is looking really good. Finally they're adding more lore to the characters rather than doing a mini-series just to make them fight a "Villain of the week", also making a connection between Earth's eternals and the ones who went to Titan (birthplace of Thanos).

[moltodarth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigo pasándomelo MUY bien con esta miniserie de 5 números…

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.75

[Roman Colombo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting so far

I like how Gillen slowly unfolds a series, and this is the perfect sandbox for him. Need to catch up!