Marvel Comics has announced an all-new Eternals series by Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić. Additionally, the House of Ideas has provided CBR with an exclusive first look at BossLogic's variant cover for Issue #1, which puts a new spin on Makkari ahead of the character's Marvel Cinematic Universe debut.
The cover art features Makkari standing in the hand of a massive celestial. Notably, though, the character -- originally a male -- is depicted as female (she'll be played by Lauren Ridloff in the film).
ETERNALS #1
- Written by KIERON GILLEN
- Art and Cover by ESAD RIBIĆ
- Colors by MATTHEW WILSON
- NEVER DIE. NEVER WIN. ETERNALS.
- 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, we’d 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, Eternals face something new: change. Can they – or anyone on Earth – survive their discovery?
- From the thought provoking minds of Kieron Gillen (The Wicked + The Divine, Uncanny X-Men, Thor) and Esad Ribić (Secret Wars, King Thor) comes a new vision of the classic Marvel mythology!
"I said if I was ever to do a book again at Marvel, it would have to be something I've never done before. This is exactly that. This is me teaming up with literally my favourite artist of the epic, taking one of those lightning-storm Kirby visions and re-making it to be as new as the day it was forged," Gillen said. "While Esad makes whole worlds on the page, I'm applying all the skills I've developed when I was away. It's a lot. It's everything. There's enough scale packed in here that I believe that when you look at the comic, you'll see the pages slightly bulge. Essentially 'Eternal' has to mean 'never going out of style' which means we're aiming for "Instant classic." Also - fight scenes, horror, human drama, emotions, explosions. Comics."
Eternals #1, by Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić, goes on sale in November from Marvel Comics.