The Fellowship was fortunate enough to obtain a copy of ETERNAL #1 from BOOM! Studios. William Harms writes, Giovanni Valletta draws and Adam
Metcalfe colors.
It’s 2270, and thanks to cloning and mind transfer
technology humans can now effectively live forever. The tech is highly
controlled, though, and fresh (uncloned) DNA is a hot commodity. One member of
the regime is growing weary of the constant battle. One of the leaders of the
resistance has just changed the game, from a philosophical standpoint. If it wasn’t
a war before, it is now.
This first issue shows us more questions than answers, and
that’s usually a good start. There are a ton of technological and philosophical
ideas planted here, and how those ideas pan out will be fun to watch. Gail and
Peter are good, realistic, likeable characters, and this future also has its
interests. And there’s a subtlety in the art that keeps us comfortable yet
uncertain – it feels like our world, but somehow not quite, if that makes
sense.
Immortality, but at what cost? How far is too far? Pick up
this book and let’s see where it takes us.
ETERNAL #1 is available now at your FLCS or at boom-studios.com.
~Mike ( @MikeyGeek )
