Eternals



Eternals is published by Marvel Comics. Current price per issue is $3.99.

Last Issue

 * Eternals #12: 18 May 2022

Current Issue

 * A.X.E.: Eternals #1: 12 Oct 2022

Next Issue

 * none

Status
Final issue was #12.

Eternals #1-7
Mini-series by Neil Gaiman & John Romita, Jr.

Hardcovers

 * Eternals by Jack Kirby Monster-Size - Collects vol. 1 #1-19 & Annual #1. -


 * Eternals by Neil Gaiman - Collects vol. 3 #1-7. "You are thousands of years old. You have amazing powers. You have watched civilizations rise and fall. So why does no one remember any of this?" -


 * Eternals by Neil Gaiman & John Romita Jr. - Collects vol. 3 #1-7. -

Omnibus Hardcovers

 * Eternals: The Complete Saga Omnibus - Collects vol. 1 #1-19 & Annual #1, vol. 2 #1-12, Eternals: The Herod Factor, New Eternals: Apocalypse Now, Iron Man vol. 1 Annual #6, Avengers vol. 1 #246-248, and the back-up stories from What If? vol. 1 #23-30. - -

Trade Paperbacks

 * Eternals by Jack Kirby, book 1 - Collects vol. 1 #1-11. "Jack Kirby reveals a secret history of heroes and horrors as humanity's cousins, the Eternals and the Deviants, vie to inherit the Earth! It's a time of titans, terror and time travel." -


 * Eternals by Jack Kirby, book 2 - Collects vol. 1 #12-19 & Annual #1. "A time of titans, terror and time travel - as only the King could conceive! Imagine a race of immortal beings possessed of seemingly limitless superhuman abilities including energy projection, strength and flight. Once worshiped as gods, this fantastic group left Earth to explore the stars after warring with the Greek, Roman and Norse pantheons for supremacy over mankind."-


 * Eternals: The Dreaming Celestial Saga - Collects vol. 2 #1-2, plus Iron Man vol. 1 Annual #6, Avengers vol. 1 246-248, and Eternals stories from What If? vol. 1 #23-30. "The awesome Uni-Mind and a tragic death set the stage for a new era in the battle between the godly Eternals and their Deviant adversaries! The Eternals have spread out among the human population in secret. In these uncertain times, their new leader must hold the remaining Eternals together even as a new adversary emerges from deep in the Deviants’ underground stronghold. Ghaur, leader of the Deviant priesthood, has discovered the location of a renegade Celestial, defeated and sealed away by his brethren long ago. If the Eternals can’t come together and stop Ghaur, he will possess the cosmic power of this Dreaming Celestial — and conquer Earth!" -


 * Eternals by Neil Gaiman - Collects vol. 3 #1-7. "Against the backdrop of Marvel’s Civil War, the Eternals are being awoken one by one from a strange, waking dream, at once coming to terms with the fact that they are far more than the normal people they have thought themselves to be. They find there is little time to commiserate about such things, however, as they are thrust into a life and death struggle that spans both time and space!" -


 * Eternals: To Slay a God - Collects vol. 4 #1-6 & Annual #1. "The Gods Walk the Earth! In ancient times, the Celestials, a race of cosmic giants, came to Earth and created a race of powerful immortal beings: The Eternals! For a time, primitive man worshiped them as gods, but eventually they disappeared. Now, they have returned! One of the Celestials now towers over Golden Gate Park, standing in judgment over the Earth... but does he bring the end of the world?" -


 * Eternals, vol. 1: Only Death Is Eternal - Collects vol. 5 #1-6. "Never die…never win. What’s the point of an eternal battle? For millions of years, one hundred Eternals have roamed the Earth, secret protectors of humanity. Without them, mankind would be smears between the teeth of the demon-like Deviants. Their war has waged for all time, echoing in our myths and nightmares. But today, the Eternals face something new: change! Can they — or anyone on Earth — survive their discovery? An Eternal has been murdered by one of their own, and this may not be the last such killing. But Sersi’s number one suspect is…Thena?!" -


 * Eternals, vol. 2: Hail Thanos - Collects vol. 5 #7-12. "After warring with the Deviants for a million years, our disheartened Eternals have had enough. They want to end the endless war, to live in peace side by side. Unfortunately, the Deviants have other ideas. And so the Eternals undertake a pilgrimage to Avengers Mountain, the massive structure that was once one of their Celestial gods. But the Avengers are done with the Eternals' secrets, and they demand explanations! And when Ajak makes contact with her Celestial god, will the answers she receives help guide the Eternals or send them further into disarray?" -


 * Eternals: A History Written in Blood - Collects Thanos Rises, Celestia, & The Heretic, plus Eternals stories from What If? vol. 1 #24-28. - -  - (forthcoming, February 2023)


 * Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection - Collects vol. 1 #1-19 & Annual #1. -


 * Eternals: Cosmic Origins - Collects vol. 1 #1-3, plus Avengers Spotlight #35, Avengers vol. 1 #361, and Eternals stories from What If? vol. 1 #23-28. -


 * Eternals: To Defy the Apocalypse - Collects vol. 4 #1-9 & Annual #1. - -

Creative Team
Created by Jack Kirby

Volume 3
Writer: Neil Gaiman. Artist/Covers: John Romita, Jr.

Volume 4
Writers: Charlies & Daniel Knauf. Artist/Covers: Daniel Acuña.

Volume 5
Writer: Kieron Gillen. Artist/Covers: Esad Ribi´c.

Publishing History

 * Volume 1: #1-19, 1976-1977
 * Volume 2: #1-12, 1985-1986
 * Volume 3: #1-7, 2006-2007
 * Volume 4: #1-9, 2008-2009
 * Volume 5: #1-, 2021-present

Future Publication Dates

 * A.X.E.: Eternals #1: 12 Oct 2022

News & Features

 * 01 Aug 2008 - The Knaufs - Talking About the Eternals and More
 * 11 Jun 2008 - Eternal Glory of the King: Knaufs talk Eternals
 * 01 Apr 2008 - Charles Knauf Talks Eternals
 * 31 May 2006 - Know Your Eternals: Neil Gaiman
 * 04 May 2006 - Know Your Eternals IV: The Marvel Universe and The Eternals
 * 28 Apr 2006 - Know Your Eternals III: Kirby & The Eternals (I)
 * 25 Apr 2006 - Know Your Eternals II: Celestials & Deviants
 * 21 Apr 2006 - Know Your Eternals I: The Eternals

Links

 * Marvel Comics - Publisher's Website
 * The Eternals #1 (1976) - Complete first issue of the original series
 * Eternals