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Media release — the most fearsome villain in the entire galaxy returns for an all-new series! Today, marvel enjoyment as well as Lucasfilm Ltd. are delighted to reveal a new beginning for one of the most prominent star Wars™ comic book series! This June, prepare for DARTH VADER #1 – the all-new continuous series pertaining to a comic shop near you! Superstar writer Charles Soule (Poe Dameron, Astonishing X-Men) will team with chartbusting artist Giuseppe Camuncoli (Amazing Spider-Man) to chronicle the legendary increase of one of the biggest villains in all of fiction!
“I’m so ecstatic that we get to tell a lot more stories about the very best villain of all time…and this time, we get to show his extremely very first steps into the Dark Side,” stated series editor, Jordan D. White. “I was blown away by a few of the stuff we plan to show in this series…and I believe visitors will be, too—from hardcore star Wars fanatics to those who want to see a lot more of that deadly danger from the end of Rogue One. Charles has an evil streak in him that visitors may have seen whenever he’s written Palpatine in the past. Now, that comes front as well as center.”

When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side as well as to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he increased back up, a lot more maker than man. having lost whatever that he when held dear, the one who was prophesized to bring balance to the force instead selected a darker path. Now, in a story set directly after the events of star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, he need to take his very first steps into a darker world as…Darth Vader, Dark Lord of the Sith!

Witness famous moments in the star Wars galaxy with the lens of one of its a lot of popular characters! The building of Vader’s red lightsaber, the after effects of buy 66, the beginnings of the Inquisitor program, as well as the increase of an Empire. join Vader as he learns a new way. The method of Darth Sidious…the method of the dark side.

This June, the Marvel’s smash-hit star Wars comics venture to a new age of a galaxy far, far away! Take a walk on the dark side as Soule & Camuncoli bring you the need to checked out DARTH VADER #1 – offered anywhere comics are offered this June!

DARTH VADER #1
Written by CHARLES SOULE
Art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI
Cover by JIM CHEUNG
On Sale in June!

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ComicList Previews: star WARS DARTH VADER #20THE QUEEN’S shadow RETURNS! Darth Vader continues his quest to ruin the agents of Crimson Dawn, abetted by an unlikely team of heroes as well as assassins. however every twist in the tale gets thrown into concern with the shocking return of SABÉ, handmaiden of Padmé Amidala! Who’s the hero? Who’s the…
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Star Wars secrets during the “Summer Freeze”Now that The book of Boba Fett as well as Obi-Wan Kenobi have come as well as gone from Disney Plus, star Wars fans discover themselves in the middle of a “summer freeze” without any new live-action material coming up until Andor premieres at the end of August. These periodic short lulls in new streaming…
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Your visit with physician Aphra: secrets to WatchThe market for physician Aphra secrets is heating up now that her name is circulating in the Disney+ rumor mill. much better get these secrets while you can. The conjecture for Aphra’s secrets has been hot for years, however the rate of interest is about to compound. In the comics, she is frequently…
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Not to toot my own horn, however I’m feeling much much better (after a week of having a chilly for the second time in less than a month), as well as I had a realization that I’m going to share.

I desire a lot more of my examining experiences might go like it did for Solstice. Here’s lots of of the things that went right:

I was sent the book unexpectedly, as well as it was already published (so no pressure about asking for it or feeling guilty about not speaking about it in a timely fashion).

I was unfamiliar with it as well as I had no preconceptions about the work or its creators, so I might engage it on its own merits.

It was good, which was a pleasurable surprise as well as made me want to talk about it.

I hadn’t seen any individual else talk about it, so I had no preconceptions about what I must believe about it or anything I felt I had to respond to, directly or indirectly.

It serviced several levels, which supplied a range of approaches.

I believed I stated insightful, or at least interesting, things about it; in other words, I was delighted with my work.

When I sent a link to the publisher, I got back a basic “thank you”.

I don’t believe my work, or the book for that matter, is a exceptional traditional to be kept in mind in decades to come, however it was extremely pleasurable overall, the type of experience that makes me believe “that’s why I keep doing this”.

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Oishinbo a la Carte 2: SakeAfter an introductory volume on general Japanese cuisine, Oishinbo volume 2 starts specializing by covering Japan’s best-known alcoholic drink as well as other wines. As part of his planning for his newspaper’s utmost Menu, journalist Yamaoka explores drinks to opt for the food. great deals of preconceptions are corrected, starting with the idea…

Star ScoutsAvani doesn’t get together with the other women in the flower Scouts troop in her new neighborhood. They only want to talk about kids as well as makeup, while she’s thinking about rodeo, which indicates they put her down with country wisecracks. then Avani is abducted by a Zirdonian star Scout named…

To Terra… ReviewsWith so much great contemporary manga available (someday I will checked out death Note!), I have to be a bit persuaded to go backwards in time. I mean, something can be historically crucial as well as fantastic for its day however still a bit clunky to contemporary eyes… which is what I…

Media release — Valiant is proud to present your first look inside BLOODSHOT REBORN #15! On July 13th, it’s sun, surf, and suicide missions when new York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (THE VALIANT, Moon Knight) and Valiant-exclusive superstar-in-the-making Mico Suayan (BLOODSHOT REBORN) plunge headlong into the next shocking chapter of “BLOODSHOT ISLAND”! As the unstoppable killing machine codenamed Deathmate hunts Bloodshot and his fellow castaways from project Rising Spirit, all hope hinges on surviving the seemingly endless cycle of tortures that this tropical paradise turned killing field has to offer…
Live. Die. Rejuvenate. Each day, Bloodshot and his predecessors awake to find themselves hunted by the unstoppable engine of destruction called Deathmate. and each day, they die…only to begin their escape once more after the nano-technology inside them repairs their fatal injuries. As Bloodshot and his new teammates begin to understand the brutal logic behind their seaside prison, will the biggest threat to their survival be the horrors that await in the jungle around them…or each other?

On July 13th, no one escapes “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” unscathed as Jeff Lemire and Mico Suayan bring a new dawn, a new day, and a new death to Valiant’s nanite-enhanced powerhouse! featuring covers by Tomas Giorello (Conan), Ben Oliver (The Multiversity), Stephen Segovia (Action Comics), Ryan Bodenheim (The dying & The Dead), Darick Robertson (The Boys), and Jeff Lemire (A.D.: After Death), the summer’s bloodiest blockbuster sets “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” ablaze, only in BLOODSHOT REBORN #15!

Plus: Coming this October, THE FUTURE OF VALIANT boils over in BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1 (of 4) – a pivotal new standalone comics event from new York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Extraordinary X-Men) and Valiant-exclusive superstar Doug Braithwaite (ARMOR HUNTERS, Justice)!

In the tradition of THE VALIANT, the big Apple turns blood red when project Rising Spirit releases a top-secret contagion onto the streets of America’s greatest metropolis: new York City. As mayhem engulfs Manhattan, Bloodshot must lead the most dangerous invasion ever waged on American soil and keep a runaway pandemic from toppling armies and governments…and threatening to destroy humanity itself.

Beginning in July with faith #1, THE FUTURE OF VALIANT will extend throughout 2016 with a total of seven epic series – each introducing an innovative array of new concepts and characters…and firmly establishing Valiant’s place as the premier publisher of creative storytelling in comics today:

FAITH #1 by Jody Houser, Pere Perez & Marguerite Sauvage in July
GENERATION ZERO #1 by Fred Van Lente & Francis Portela in August
BRITANNIA #1 (of 4) by Peter Milligan & Juan Jose Ryp in September
BLOODSHOT U.S.A. #1 (of 4) by Jeff Lemire & Doug Braithwaite in October
HARBINGER RENEGADES #1 by Rafer Roberts & Darick Roberston in November
SAVAGE #1 (of 4) by B. Clay Moore, Clayton Henry & Lewis LaRosa in November
DIVINITY III: STALINVERSE #1 (of 4) by Matt Kindt & Trevor Hairsine in December
For more information, check out Valiant on Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram, and ValiantUniverse.com.

For Valiant merchandise and more, check out ValiantStore.com.

BLOODSHOT REBORN #14 (NEW ARC! “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” – part 1)
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by TOMAS GIORELLO (APR162027)
Cover B by BEN OLIVER (APR162028)
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Valiant x CGC Variant by CLAYTON HENRY (APR162031)
Interlocking Variant by RYAN BODENHEIM (APR162032)
Variant Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON (APR162033)
B&W Sketch Variant by TOMAS GIORELLO (APR162034)
Valiant Linewide Variant by JEFF LEMIRE (APR162035)
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BLOODSHOT REBORN #15 (“BLOODSHOT ISLAND” – part 2)
Written by JEFF LEMIRE
Art by MICO SUAYAN
Cover A by TOMAS GIORELLO (MAY161875)
Cover B by BEN OLIVER (MAY161876)
Cover C by STEPHEN SEGOVIA (MAY161877)
Interlocking Variant by RYAN BODENHEIM (MAY161878)
Variant Cover by DARICK ROBERTSON (MAY161879)
Variant Cover by JEFF LEMIRE (MAY161880)
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Valiant presents advance preview of BLOODSHOT REBORN #14Media release — Valiant is proud to present an advance preview of BLOODSHOT REBORN #14 – the first issue of “BLOODSHOT ISLAND” by new York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire (Old man Logan, Descender) and Valiant-exclusive superstar Mico Suayan…
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ComicList Preview: BLOODSHOT REBORN #15Media release — escape from BLOODSHOT ISLAND! Live. Die. Rejuvenate. Each day, Bloodshot and his fellow castaways from project Rising Spirit awake to find themselves hunted by the unstoppable engine of destruction called Deathmatnull

dream Sequence takes the next step beyond previous volume Talisman in dealing with alternative realities. users with direct-interface brain jacks visit Elsewhere, the world inside Magri White’s head, to process their subconscious into dream-like visions in lieu of sleeping. It’s a virtual reality with all senses engaged, and because it’s the vision of a single creator, it’s a better experience than the corporate, computer-designed alternatives.

Magri’s life is his art, and he’s building worlds literally shared by his audience (even though he dislikes other people). However, his artist’s dream becomes a nightmare when someone begins torturing the visitors to elsewhere and mutilating his creations.

Carla speed McNeil has taken our world, where her comic success was in part influenced by her visibility on the internet, and once again moved it one step beyond in this story. anyone who’s found friends online can relate to the ideal elements of Elsewhere, and it’s easy to empathize with her characters’ descriptions of its benefits. Plus, the dreaming metaphors give her room to create dense panels of stunning imagery that rewards study and reflection. There’s plenty of room for interpretation, as with a cloudy sky or your own dreams.

The conflict between the physical and the mental is a classic science fiction theme, ringing up such questions as how we escape when so much of modern, technological life is over-crowded, controlled, and constructed? how do you tell the difference between reality and a fantasy where all your senses are involved? If your dreamworld lets you do what you can’t otherwise and is better than your waking world, does it matter?

McNeil also incorporates many ideas here about the nature of art, made more potent in a world where the artist is the art. Magri feels responsible for what others do with his creations, but where to draw the line is complicated, once others start interacting with them. Similarly, he can’t differentiate between his life and his work, because each feeds and influences the other. He’s sacrificed himself for his art, and that’s becoming literal.

Magri is an artist consumed by the demands of his creation and his fears of psychosis, unoriginality, and being thought a fraud. He’s a symbol of mind/body duality; his world gets sicker as a psycho roams through it, and Magri’s physical body reflects the destruction. He’s been locking his emotion inside to prevent disturbing anyone else. Where should the line be drawn between excessively creative and societally non-functional?

As well, there’s some other cultural commentary snuck in. The image of the workers putting up with terrible conditions in return for the best broadband access was uncomfortably accurate, as were the shrunken cubicles that visually extrapolate from today’s corporate world. some of the characters are addicted to being online, which contributes to the whole problem.

My favorite scene was that where a group of writers gather to talk about their work. I found the scene, dense with quotes and allusions, more insightful than a year’s worth of critical analysis. It’s one of those that I will reread it in months or years and get completely different things out of it. It also deals with the question of a creator’s responsibilities to his fans, even the disturbed ones who’ve taken their love too far.

There are questions raised about the bias of originality, the sources of inspiration, the validity of fan fiction and criticism, and the distinction between plagiarism and influences. They’re all ringmastered by a character who himself evokes the lead of Colleen Doran’s A distant soil combined with bits of Gilbert from Sandman. (And it’s not now, until my sixth? more? reread, that I’ve realized that his name evokes Magritte, the artist who played with the nature of reality.)

The core questions are what makes an artist and the difference between writing and world-building. Pure creativity is overrated, according to McNeil, as she explores the nature of artistic influence, homages, and inspiration. ideas on their own don’t matter, but as she says, “It’s what you do with them that counts.”

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The Professor’s DaughterThe Professor’s daughter is a slim, lovely tale, much like its heroine. The daughter of a famous Egyptologist, her adventures begin when she takes the mummy of a Pharaoh, dressed like a Victorian gentleman, out on a walk. They have so much in common, you see, both having to deal…

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Sometimes, three reasons just don’t feel enough. Some books I could go on about for days. Guerillas, a speculative war story set in the sweltering jungles of Vietnam, by cartoonist and animator Brahm Revel, is one such book.

Currently in its third monster-sized volume, Guerillas successfully challenges the reader’s perceptions of war on a number of different, interlocking levels. told from the point of view of cherry private John Clayton, Guerillas chronicles the exploits of a rogue troop of scientifically-enhanced primates as they fight their way through the Vietnamese bush, using the same vicious tactics as their enemies.

Although in numerous ways, Guerillas is a tale of survival, it possesses a strong, important emotional heart that considers its themes with genuine sensitivity and objectivity. It would be easy to call Revel’s comic a parody or satire of war but to do so would water down its power.

Revel’s method to the story, while documentarian in nature, is never ambivalent about the feelings and motivations of any of his characters. It’s like reading a really great piece of investigative journalism. There’s a certain required distance in the reportage but a core desire to represent its subjects honestly.

See? Didn’t I tell you I could go on for days? Without even more fanfare then, here are your three apeshit-crazy reasons why you need to read Guerillas…

#1 Chimps are people too – aren’t they?

In Guerillas, Revel builds upon the humanizing of previous ape-themed characters in an interesting way by casting them in the roles of proxy soldiers. Not only does he invest each member of his simian guard with distinct personalities but he’s forced upon them the role of humankind’s agents of destruction.

This added layer of emotional danger simmers underneath the scenes of brutal violence peppered throughout each volume. Revel’s anthropomorphisation of his chimps is all the much more striking considering he mostly evokes this feeling through silent panels or through the troop’s human hostage, private Clayton, himself a proxy documenting their story in his journal.

#2 Brahm Revel ain’t no chimp.

With an comprehensive history in storyboarding and animation, it’s safe to say Brahm Revel knows how to tell a story. He possesses a amazing understanding of the peculiarities of visual storytelling in general, and comics in particular.

This is particularly apparent in Revel’s choice of format for Guerillas. By choosing to tell his story in three large volumes, the cartoonist allows himself ample breathing room to explode out essential scenes and explore his central themes in greater depth.

The restraint Revel displays by letting his story unfold seemingly at its own pace is a testament to his maturity as a storyteller. even action sequences, despite a required choreographed framework feel like they’re also sprawling across a panel or a page, drawing our eyes from one dynamic beat of grisly warfare to the next.

#3 Funner than a barrel full of…

Everybody knows that deep down, whether we admit it or not, we all love monkeys. From King Kong to curious George, we can’t seem to get enough primate in our entertainment.

Remember when you were a kid and you played army with your friends? Or hauled out the Joes for another mission to take down Cobra? now imagine if you and friends (or the Joes) were apes…How cool would that be?

Despite their apparent predisposition towards violence, there’s a fantastic exuberance in Revel’s depictions of his troop in action. That’s not to say the violence in Guerillas occurs without consequence, because that is many certainly not the case. Rather, Revel celebrates his subjects’ natural strength and agility and delights in finding innovative applications in which to show them off in battle.

And what better – funner – place to show off a troop of armed primates in battle? Well if you haven’t figured that out yet, you shortly will, once you crack the spine on your first volume of Guerillas.

Guerillas volume 3 is available now from Oni Press.

Valentine’s Day is yet once again upon us as well as as enthusiasts prepare the exchange of gifts as well as make appointments to spend time together, I want to spend a long time taking a look at a long neglected genre of comics: the romance genre.

You’ll see copies of romance comics up for sale on eBay or sometimes in milk crates at garage sales or in some cases for sale at thrift shops.

Although the heyday of the romance comics is long past, for collectors searching for important overlooked titles as well as unusual comics there are a few romance comics available that are historically significant as well as even valuable.

The subject of the romance genre can be defined as follows:

Romance comics are comic stories that offer with strong emotional relationships, typically between the sexes, as well as their attendant problems. The typical romance comic has a tendency to focus on: unrequited love, jealously as well as where a connection is present, the risk or truth of divorce as well as the dissolution of love, together with all way of heartache as well as problems surrounding dating as well as courting, etc.

The heyday of the romance comic genre was most likely the early 1950s however publication of solely romance themed stories really begins even earlier To my understanding the very first full as well as appropriate romance comic goes back to the late 1940s, when prize publications published:

Young romance #1 (September 1947) – The very first romance Comic

With a cover by the King Jack Kirby as well as a story by Kirby as well as Joe Simon, you’d be forgiven for believing these are the credit scores to an Atlas Captain America comic. However, you would be wrong. With the end of the War, war as even super-hero comics experienced a decline in sales, the time was for that reason ripe for other genres to discover their method into the spotlight. That occurs right here with this romance themed comic. With only 13 on the CGC census, if you discover a copy of this book, you ought to get hold of it. In 2009 a lowly 1.0 sold for $71.00 on ComicLink in a March 19th auction. because then the costs have remained stable with higher grades fetching all over from $567.63 (Heritage Auction of an 8.0 on February 23, 2013) to $573.60 (Heritage Auction of a 7.5 on Feb. 25, 2017).

Love Romances #97 (January 1962) – Stan Lee written, Jack Kirby drawn like story

Atlas Comics gives us this charming feast, however this time with Stan Lee offering the story in the Silver Age as we discover Lee teaming up with Jack Kirby for an early non-Super-hero affair. like Romances #97 in certified 6.5 grade sold for $317.00 on April 18, 2016 in an eBay auction. much more recently, this comic sold in certified 5.0 grade in December of 2018 for $112.50. With all of 5 copies on the CGC census, some Lee-Kirby enthusiasts will most likely pay some huge money for this early pre-Super-hero team up.

Girl’s Romances #109 (June 1965)- guest appearance by the Beatles

She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah. This DC comic may look like it belongs on a ‘Comics that Rock’ blogpost list, however it’s set squarely in the Silver Age romance genre. What occurs when a woman in like with the Beatles gets a date with a genuine boy? She ditches the Beatles. What’s unusual is why the gene Colan & John Romita art for this problem makes the Beatles look so weird. They get Paul much more or less right, on the cover, however John (or Ringo???) appears like Charlie Watts from the Rolling Stones. In any type of case, once again a unusual comic with few copies on the CGC census (so few that in this situation it’s a Census data pending book), sells continuously for high costs when it emerges. So far, that’s happened twice; on June 2013 when it sold in 7.0 certified grade for $217.00 as well as in April of 2016, when, in 4.5, it sold for $245.00.

DC 100-Page Super-spectacular #5 (April 1971) – Scarce DC romance special

By the Bronze Age, the romance comic was still around however on its last legs. That makes this DC Super-special all the much more unusual as well as valuable. The cover to this comic boasts that, at 100 pages, it is “the most significant like mag ever”, however I question for visitors uninterested in the romance genre that adding so much material was a strong selling point. It was most likely an original little print run (only 69 provided on the CGC census), in tandem with the problem in keeping the square bound Giant-Size comics in great condition, which make high-grade copies of this book so expensive. exactly how expensive? I’m thankful you asked, on 10/23/2018 an 8.0 sold for $761.00 at a ComicLink auction. In higher grades, this book has likewise damaged the $1000.00 mark on a number of occasions. A 9.4 sold for $1,575.00 on a Comic link auction from June of 2015, as well as before that, the exact same grade sold for $1,865.00 on June 5, 2014. costs seem to be trending donull

The pop-art event of 2018 continues! Dick Tracy begins the herculean task of ridding the city of its crooked cops and bizarre mobsters, but has he bitten off a lot more than he can chew this time? The famous comic-strip hero reimagined for the 21st century through a retro lens by the superstar team of Michael Allred, Lee Allred, rich Tommaso and Laura Allred!
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ComicList Previews: DICK TRACY DEAD OR alive #1IDW publishing proudly presents the rebirth of one the most famous comic-strip heroes of all time, Dick Tracy! The All-American detective just made the greatest collar of his career, and it only cost him his job! but now the sincere cop has packed his bag…
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ComicList Previews: DICK TRACY DEAD OR alive #4The pop art event of 2018 continues! With Tess Trueheart by his side, Dick Tracy faces a final showdown with yesterday Knewes in this shocking conclusion to Dead or Alive! Bear experience to the famous comic-strip hero reimagined in the 21st century th…
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I’m gong to pop through several 2020 albums that are smooth (but not always sad). Actually, they’re so smooth they’re slippery–they seem to pass through so quickly, I can’t get a feel for whether they’re just good, or if they’re genuinely great. but they’re good. No doubt about it. These are some tasty albums. and the other thing they have in common is that music sources I respect have rated them highly, several putting them on their “Best of 2020” midyear lists.

Let me know what you all think in the comments!

First, the one I’ve been listening to the most: Frazey Ford’s U Kin B The Sun. Frazey is a former member of the Be good Tanyas, and she’s got an amazing voice. The music moves gently between Americana and acoustic funk–like the best ’70s R and B (think Al green with Merle Saunders on keyboard). Of all the albums I’m examining today, I find this one the most fascinating. I keep going back to it, and whenever I find new sounds buried under hypnotic and seductive vocals.

Yeah, this one is great. I’m confident about that.

Moving from hipsway to country, Steve Earle and the Dukes have come out with a full album about West Virginia coalmining–perhaps in action to Trump’s claims that he would invigorate the region so much we’d be sick of winning.

The songs here are standard and feel as old as the Rockies themselves. This is Earle’s best work in years.

Perfume genius rounds out this list. “Set My Heart on fire Immediately” is a very hard album to hold on to. It is easily the most generally beloved album I’m writing about today and if you haven’t heard of it, you don’t read music sites.

There’s no doubt that this is a dazzling record–but my problem with art pop is I never find myself in the mood to put it on for a listen. I think it may be different with this one, but I”m still not sure.

Still, I’ve been through it three times already, so clearly it’s resonating in a major way.

fads come and go, and superheroes are not the exception to this simple little truth. Lately, marvel has been pushing some little-known superheroes like the Guardians of the Galaxy, She-Hulk, and of course, last year’s flavor of the month, The Eternals. Now, I am a substantial marvel fan and would like to understand, why is marvel pushing characters or books that have only a niche following?

The answer is Iron Man. What? Yep, the Iron man movie in 2008 was so successful (currently over half a billion dollars box office) that Disney decided to “release the Kraken” a.k.a. the entire marvel Universe. The result is 14 years and 29 films later and billions generated in revenue.

So then marvel starts pushing out anything it can, including niche superhero teams like Eternals. What does this mean for Eternals comic books? have they held up in value or been abandoned by the speculator crowd? What happened to the Eternal comic book speculation frenzy after the movie?

The Eternals

They (Eternals) are the genetically engineered lab rats seeded by the cosmically powerful Celestials. Oh, and the rest of humanity worships them as gods. For some reason, they chose to leave the evil Deviants as well, as if humanity didn’t have enough problems. but of course, to counter this oversight, the Celestials create Earth’s protectors, the Eternals. It is vital to the ancient Astronaut theory, which was so popular at the time.

The film did well; it seems anything marvel puts out has an instant following that buys tickets. In this case, the box office was $402 million. but how have Eternals comics fared in the post-premiere movie speculation?

Eternals #1

This comic book is the first appearance of The Eternals. It was created in 1976 –  a time when ancient astronaut theory was fun and the talk of teenagers everywhere. “The King,” Jack Kirby, was the artist, editor, scriptwriter, and author of this comic book. It is fair to say he made Eternals.

He continued similar creation at marvel of the new Gods material that was canceled out from under him at DC Comics, and thus, The Eternals was born. This comic only lasted 19 issues, not including the annual. but the comic had definitely seen a bump up from the recent movie.

Eternals #2

This is also a Kirby book and is the second appearance of Eternals but the first appearance of Celestials (their creators). With over 1300 sales on GoCollect.com, this book managed to garnish as much attention as its first appearance. I will give Kirby this; the Celestials are a truly amazing idea and somehow work in the marvel Universe.

Comic
Grade
Price Current
Trend Return 1- year

Eternals #1
9.8
$695
-81%!!

Eternals #2
9.8
$381
-86% !!!

Conclusion

If we bottom line this analysis to its pure essence, profit over pragmatism, then we have seen a enormous decline across the board for this Bronze Age beauty. Eternals #1 has declined over -80% since the year of the movie premiere. To put this in context, that means if you had invested $3,676 (the highest paid amount in 2021), then you would have lost close to $3,000 on this comic book as a long-term investment. That is one helluva a lot of Quatloos, boys and girls.

Not to pile on, but rather as additional support for the lack of efficacy of Eternals comics, the second appearance of Eternals #2 lost around $2,400 in that same timeframe. The ancient astronauts sure aren’t good for the bottom line.

Whenever you invest in collectibles, think about their original reception. Was the comic popular back in the day? any comic books like the Eternals that were unpopular and did not survive, I try to avoid. Now, I did buy and sell Eternals, but only at a substantial discount with easy profit.

Basically, if the book can’t stand on its own merit initially; then why bet big money on it 40 years in the future? fads come and go, but iconic characters make the best comic speculations.

Want more Eternals coverage?

Who Are The Eternals?

The Eternal Choice: Buy, Sell, or Hold Eternals Keys?

The Power of the MCU: The Eternals 

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