Eternally Speculating

Thanks to OC_Guy for jumping in with this one.

By now most everyone who collects comics knows which issues of the Eternals are considered keys. Well, hold on a second, because there might be more Eternal keys than we thought. 

 

CBR ran a story on September 5th where Richard Madden stated casting for the Eternals movie is not done yet. This is very exciting if you have been speculating on Eternals comics!  Who could they include next? The cast of heroes is quite large already but there might be room for one or two more. There are still a bunch of prominent Eternals out there that could be used. Also, there are a couple of areas that have been largely overlooked as far as potential casting as well as speculating goes. The Deviants and possibly the Celestials “If” they are given speaking roles or even show/project themselves in human form.  There are still possibilities out there!

 

What comes next is just guesswork. Speculating on who might be seen on the big screen next is just that, speculating. No way to guarantee any of this until announcements become official so tread lightly if you decide to make a purchase. 

 

With that Hercules and Strafox come to mind as big players that could be next to join the ranks of the Eternals. Starfox first appears with his brother Thanos in Iron Man #55 (Starfox also knows She-Hulk). Hercules first appears in Thor Annual #1 and he has been in the Eternals rumor mill for a while. Neither first appearance of those two is cheap in any grade but would certainly see a spike if casting becomes a reality. 

 

The Celestials are a bit of a curiosity on how the movie willportray these massive beings. The Celestials first appear in Eternals vol 1 #2. Will they communicate and interact with the Eternals or will they be giant props for the most part. Hopefully we get to see what they are capable of…which would be a lot of awesomeness! If so there are still some bronze age Eternals to look out for that have Celestial first appearances. Eternals #7 is a very good spec book to get even this late in the game. It is still very affordable even in high grades. #7 contains the 1st Celestial appearance of Eson the Searcher, Nezarr the Calculator,Jemiah the Analyzer, Tefral the Surveyor and The One Above All. That’s a lot of firsts for one book! Even if just one of the above is confirmed this book will be in more demand than now. Probably worth the risk to pick it up if you haven’t already. 

 

There is also the Uni-Mind. The Eternals as a group can form a collective being of energy and supreme intellect called the Uni-Mind. A living group organism as Kirby described it. That makes it freaking powerful! A good chance the Uni-Mind will be used in the movie but would it just be energy in an ambiguous humanoid form or would they use a famous actor’s likeness? The First appearance of the Uni-Mind is in Eternals vol 1 #12. This book is also reasonable even in high grades.

 

Now let’s talk a little about the Deviants. IGN wrote about these evil fellows a couple months back as being villains in the upcoming movie. I don’t recall anything official from Marvel but it does make sense. Outside of Thanos most deviants go uncollected and uncared about. This might change a little with the movie. So far it looks as though Druig (an Eternal) will be the primary villain of the movie but the deviants have always been the main antagonists of the Eternals and they will probably play a big role as well.

 

There are so many Deviants out there and I have not seen any confirmation as to which ones if any will actually be included in the movie. IF the deviants are to play a moderate to large role and some of the upcoming casting announcements are for them that will definitely bring more attention to books they first appear in. Since there are a ton of Deviants I would advise you to take a look at the list of Deviants on sites such as Wikipedia to get an idea of who they are. Just in case. 

 

Not to go overboard right now but some of the Deviants that could receive  screen time are Kro, Ghaur and Maelstrom. Kro (Eternals vol 1 #1) is a Deviant warlord. Ghaur (Eternals vol 1 #2) has been a thorn in the side of the Eternals and other Marvel heroes and was a major player in the Atlantis Attacks storyline of the late 1989. During that storyline Ghaur teamed up with Llyra who is an adversary of Sub Mariner, another character surrounded by plenty of movie rumors. Maelstrom (Marvel Two in One #71) is half Eternal half Deviant and has been involved with movie villain rumors in the past. 

 

Not all Deviants are evil. Ransak the Reject (Eternals vol 1 #8) is a Deviant that looks human and is allied with the Eternals. He is also the son of Mealstrom. He would be an interesting addition. 

 

Another Deviant that is allied with the Eternals and is also a friend of Ransak is Karkas.(Eternals vol 1 #8).  Unlike Ransak, Karkas look the part of a deviant. He is monstrous to say the least! The relationship between Ransak and Karkas and how they became allies of the Eternals would be entertaining to say the least! 

 

A lot of guess work in this write up but hopefully some of it was insightful. Again, we just won’t know about any new castingsuntil more information is either leaked or an official Movie plot synopsis is released. So, look around but probably best no to go nuts on these…yet. Remember, have fun and don’t overspend or rush into buying comics you don’t know enough about. If you miss one boat another will be along shortly.

 

Here is the long Story longer. The list of comics that “might” be worth looking at some point if more signings happen.

 

Iron Man #55 Thanos and Starfox (Expensive on average)

Thor Annual #1  1ST Hercules (Expensive on average)

Eternals vol 1 #1 1st Eternals, Ikaris and Kro (Moderate cost to expensive on average) There are UK and 30 cent price variants for this issue

Eternals vol 1 #2 1st Celestials (Moderate cost to expensive on average) There are UK and 30 cent price variants for this issue

Eternals #7  1st of five total Celestials (Inexpensive to moderate cost on average)

Eternals vol 1 #8  1st Ransak the Reject & Karkas(Inexpensive to moderate cost on average) There are UK and Whitman variants for this issue.

Eternals vol 1 #12 1st Uni-Mind  (Inexpensive to moderate cost on average) There are Whitman, UK and 35 cent rice variants for this issue

Eternals vol 2 #2 1st Ghaur (Inexpensive on average) There are Canadian price variants to this issue.

Marvel Two in One #71 1st Maelstrom (Inexpensive on average) There is a Mark Jewelers variant for this issue. 

 

Just a side note, variant prices may vary and usually cost more than the standard edition.