Episode 143 – The Eternals (1976)

In anticipation of the Nov. 5 debut of the Eternals movie, we take a look at The Eternals issues 1-7, published by Marvel Comics! A few years after defecting to the Distinguished Competition to create the ambitious Fourth World saga, Jack Kirby returned to the House of Ideas, where he set to work on ... another ambitious cosmic epic! Drawing inspiration from Erich von Däniken's mega-successful Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past, he conjured a tale of humanity's sibling races: the monstrous Deviants, the godlike Eternals, and the even-more-godlike Mega Space Gods, the Celestials, one of the most visually striking assemblages in all of comics! Join us as we probe the cosmic mysteries: What are the similarities and differences between this book and the arguably better-known Fourth World titles? Why do the Eternals reveal themselves to a college anthropology class? And will these issues receive the Thumbs Up of the Gods and become part of that Uni-Mind known as ... The Comics Canon? In This Episode! Curt likes Big Barda and he cannot lie Fantastic Four: Forever Nomadland Some thoughts on the upcoming Eternals movie Avengers: The Final Host by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness Eternals (2021) by Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić Kirby: King of Comics by Mark Evanier Join us in two weeks as we discuss All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely! Until then: Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Twitter or Facebook!