The Cost of Immortality: What Would You Sacrifice to Live Forever?

*Eternal Spoilers Ahead* You know how Marvel pumps out a new comic before the book’s theatrical movie release, to get casual fans familiar with the character(s)? Usually, the book reeks worse than vomit colored liquid dripping out the back of a garbage truck during a NYC summer. Luckily for us, The Eternals was having none of that. This book has been absolutely fantastic on all fronts.  Eternally Grateful for this Comic While the writing has always been good, it was the artwork that first grabbed my attention. Esad Ribic has created some of the most unique settings I’ve ever seen in a Marvel comic, the action sequences are clean and engrossing, and this is all despite the L he’s been taking on the faces of his characters (mad meh). On the flip side, Kieron Gillen has been writing his ass off. The first six issues of this series have been surrounded by the theme of immortality. It looked like signs were pointing to this story becoming a whodunnit once the leader of the Eternals, Zuras, is found murdered on the throne (Tywin wishes he could’ve been dealt such a death). But we quickly discover the culprit is as predictable as which Sesame Street character stole the cookies from the cookie jar. Thanos crushed that boy’s skull the same way the Mountain popped Red Viper’s noggin like bubble wrap. 

With the villain on the loose, things shift to the real problem, The Machine is broken, and no eternal can be resurrected. This is the epitome of catastrophe for an Eternal. The incom…