Eternals Forever #1
Marvel Comics 2021
Written by Ralph Macchio
Illustrated by Ramón F. Bachs
Coloured by Rachelle Rosenberg
Lettered by VC’s Joe Caramagna
IKARIS, AGENT OF THE DEVIANTS?!
The Deviants have captured Ikaris! Now under their control, Ikaris has been brainwashed into assassinating Ajak! It’s up to Gilgamesh and Sprite to stop him and prevent all-out war between the Eternals and the Deviants!
At first I was a little disappointed that this wasn’t being written by Kieron. After all the rebirth of the Eternals has been him but Ralph is a fine storyteller in his own right and this falls easily into the new vision for their continuing adventures. Marvel really was banking on the trailer dropping and putting out a lot of buzz to have this many books ready to go at this time and it looks like that gamble paid off handsomely too. I do like that this issue focuses on the Deviants as much as it does as it begins to show us just how much the two are at odds with one another they are. Seeing their natural born enemies and by keeping this further away from humans as possible is in my humble opinion the right direction to keep this, for now anyways.
I like the way that this is being told. The story & plot development that we see through how the secrets of events unfold as well as how the reader learns information is presented exceptionally well. The character development that we see through the narration, the dialogue, the character interaction as well as how we see them act and react to the situations and circumstances which they encounter brings their personalities to the forefront. The pacing is excellent and as it takes us through the pages revealing more of the story the more we want to see and know.
I do appreciate the way that we see this being structured and how the layers within the story begin to emerge and grow. The layers within the story open up avenues to be explored and add some great depth, dimension and complexity to the story. That they were able to do to Ikaris what they did and how they planned to use him shows that the Eternals are just as human and fallible as any race on Earth and it’s a great thing to see. How we see everything working together to create the story’s ebb & flow as well as how it moves the reader forward is impeccably achieved.
I am a huge fan of the interiors here. I absolutely love that Ikaris moves through the air like a man moves through water. Priest Lord Ghaur and his look, hair, head you name it is some of the most wicked nastiness we’re seeing and it’s glorious. The linework is fantastic and how we see the varying weights and techniques being utilised to create the detail within the work that we see is utterly marvellous. How we see backgrounds being utilised to enhance and expand the moments as well as how they work within the composition of the panels to bring out the depth perception, sense of scale and the overall sense of size and scope to the story. The utilisation of the page layouts and how we see the angles and perspective in the panels show a remarkable eye for storytelling. The various hues and tones within the story being utilised to create the shading, highlights and shadow work show a great understanding for how colour works.
I think it’s way past time that a group such as the Eternals finally got a chance to steal the spotlight from the Avengers and the X-Men. Now if the Squadron Supreme, Hyperion’s series was one of my short lived faves, could do this as well I’d be even happier. I think this is incredibly well written and has stellar characterisation alongside some dynamic interiors make this a great addition to the Eternals mythology.
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