The Eternals (#1-7)

Created by: Jack Kirby
Writer: Neil Gaiman
Pencils: John Romita Jr.
Inks: Danny Miki and Tom Palmer with Tim Townsend, Jesse Delperdang and Klaus Janson
Colours: Matt Hollingsworth with Paul Mounts and Dean White
Letters: Todd Klein
Cover Art: Rick Berry
Assistant Editor: Sean Ryan
Editor: Nick Lowe
Publisher: Marvel Comics

This was absolutely AWESOME!!! Now to explain. The Eternals are a group of proto-humans fused together by the Celestials who are a group of all might galactic beings. They are charged with protecting and preserving Earth. They are the good, their bad halves are the Deviants who were also created by the Celestials, they are proto-humans who were fused with animals and procreate at an alarming rate. Eternals can live forever (or until the earth is destroyed), Deviants cannot. Deviants also have religion which is ironic since they are pretty vile in what they do.
What I really loved about The Eternals (besides the art work) was the narration of the story. Neil Gaiman does a superb job of telling their story in a film like production. As this is based in the Marvel Universe cameos are by Iron Man (the frackin' architect of the now legal Mutant Registration Act!!![refer to the Civil War series]), and Galactus. The Eternals has the potential to really interact with many Marvel characters. As mentioned before the art work is crisp, colourful, eye catching and VERY detailed. That's originally what caught my eye about this graphic novel. The cover stood out and upon further reading the story description I knew this would be a good read; however, a good read was a gross underestimation. Each character in The Eternals seems complicated and does not conform to any super-hero standards (dare I say there may be some similarities between them and Watchmen), infact one character in particular is corrupt and strickes me as psychotic. This in itself is great and I must point out that The Eternals as NOT super-heroes as they make clear. They are guardians of the earth (homo-immortals). With the awakening of one celestial who was imprisoned on Earth, the inevitable invasion of Earth by the Horde and eternals who are unaware of their true nature, The Eternals promises to be a must read/captivating series. Oh and by the way....if you think the murder of a child has no place in a graphic novel the I suggest you definitely read this...stimulate your mind and forget being moral.

The Eternals - 4 1/2 of 5 Demon Seals