Episode 143 – The Eternals (1976)

<p>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!</p> <p>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 ... <em>another</em> ambitious cosmic epic!</p> <p>Drawing inspiration from Erich von Däniken’s mega-successful <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chariots of the Gods? Unsolved Mysteries of the Past</a>, 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!</p> <p>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?</p> <p><strong>In This Episode!</strong></p> <ul> <li>Curt likes Big Barda and he cannot lie</li> <li>Fantastic Four: Forever</li> <li>Nomadland</li> <li>Some thoughts on the upcoming Eternals movie</li> <li>Avengers: The Final Host by Jason Aaron and Ed McGuinness</li> <li>Eternals (2021) by Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić</li> <li><a href= "https://bookshop.org/books/kirby-king-of-comics-anniversary-edition/9781419727498" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kirby: King of Comics</a> by Mark Evanier</li> </ul> <p>Join us in two weeks as we discuss All-Star Superman by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely!</p> <p>Until then:<br /> <a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/the-comics-canon" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise</a>!<br /> <a href= "https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comics-canon/id1074541605" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rate us on App