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Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection

Jack Kirby · Neil Gaiman · John Romita Jr.

Story era 02 · The Expanding Universe

Kirby’s original Eternals and Gaiman’s reintroduction establish the mythology and questions of identity that Gillen’s later run revisits.

UnownedReading status not recorded368 pages20 full issues

Book 1 of 2 in Eternals — Kirby Foundation and Gaiman Reintroduction · 0 of 2 owned · 624 pages in all

Setup & reading order

  1. After Eternals Annual #1

    Jump forward to Gaiman’s 2006 reintroduction.

  2. After Eternals (2006) #7

    Continue later with Gillen/Ribić before A.X.E.

Optional context & path

Path: Eternals. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

This book

Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection

Complete Collection paperback · 368 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 2 · The Expanding Universe

Kirby introduces the Eternals, Deviants, and Celestials as their own cosmic mythology.

See reading checkpoints
Released 22 Jul 2020 · 368 pages · Jack Kirby cover9781302922009Planned edition
Eternals (1976)#1–19
Eternals Annual (1977)#1
Earth-616 Primary
Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Eternals by Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know

Collecting rule: Read Kirby before Gaiman; Gillen remains the modern continuation.

  • Other Eternals series and appearances occur between these periods.
  • The two books use different formats and storytelling eras.