Let’s Get Familiar With Marvel’s Eternals: Hip Hop and R&B Edition

Apparently the Eternals trailer racked up some impressive view numbers in the first 24 hours of it’s premiere. But I know you’re not here for all that internet traffic noise. Outside of die hard Marvel fans, most people don’t have a clue who the Eternals are besides a shaky blanket statement that “I think Thanos is an Eternal…even though he’s the Mad Titan…or something like that”. Ok, now that the picture has been painted of how much buzz this movie trailer created and connected the greatest MCU villain to them, it’s time for that real raw rap and R&B shit! We’ve been keeping the streets satiated with reviews of the new Eternals comic written by one of the best talents currently gracing Marvel titles, Al Ewing. Esad Ribic and the best colorist in the game, Matthew Wilson, created the look for this modernized take on Jack Kirby’s Eternals. Some say Marvel just wanted a version that would be more similar the movie, but I love what they’ve done with these nearly immortal beings. And what better way to drop knowledge on who these individuals are than by comparing them to some of the dopest artists in the game, past and present! Thena

Played by Angelina Jolie, Thena is the loving daughter of royalty. She is prideful, and passionate to a fault. Her stance on Deviants (not hating them overtly like everyone else) has led to questionable decisions and harmful outcomes (her old boo Kro stay plottin, at her expense). She chose love and left the Eternals to live amongst the De…