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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

      Jeet Heer Retweeted Fandango

      1. So, the Eternals are finally coming to the MCU. Which raises the inevitable question, "is that a good idea?" And, for vast majority of people, the prior question, "what the hell are The Eternals?"https://twitter.com/Fandango/status/1447547532092006410 …

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      “The impact that @TheEternals will have on the MCU will be nothing less than redefining the cinematic universe.” ~Kevin Feige #Eternals tickets are on sale; be the first to see "the very creation of the Marvel universe itself." https://fandan.co/Eternals  pic.twitter.com/LBX1KHFWrs
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    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

      2. Briefly, The Eternals is comic book Jack Kirby created in 1976 which use the then vogue of Erich von Däniken takes up many of his favorite tropes (the merging of mythology with space opera, secret history, the return of the gods, humanity under the judgement of the divine).pic.twitter.com/MAnAvOUHYV

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    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

      3. Kirby's The Eternals is a rip-roaring head trip which I highly recommend. It's a lesser known part of his marvel work but the MCU has had a good track record of turning obscurities into hits (Guardians of the Galaxy etc). But I have my doubts here...

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      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

      4. The spanner in the works here is that Kirby initially conceived The Eternals as a stand-alone series apart from the Marvel Universe. The original title was The Return of the Gods but Marvel already has a surplus of Gods (Thor, Loki Hercules, etc.).

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

          5. The premise of Kirby's Eternals was humanity would be shocked by revelations about the alpha and omega: news that species has siblings (the demons & gods of mythology) but also a confrontation with a creator now making judgement (Celestials). That's bad fit for MCU.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

          6. Kirby clashed with editors who made ill-conceived push to integrate Eternals in Marvel Universe (the compromise was a character called the Pseudo-Hulk). That derailed the project, so the original conception of Genesis & Apocalypse got lost.

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        4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

          7. There's a larger debate to be had whether the Marvel Universe is just too damn crowded. I think ideas like the X-Men or characters like Spider-Man are best treated as stand-alones, so themes of marginalized group or individual alienation can shine forth.

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        5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 11 Oct 2021

          8. If you want more on Kirby's The Eternals, both as a primer for the movie & a discussion of a fascinating if derailed series, boy do I have a podcast for you:https://jeetheer.substack.com/p/podcast-the-eternals-or-return-of?r=bh54&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&utm_source= …

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