Who Are Marvel’s Eternals According To The Comics?

Chloé Zhao will make her Marvel directorial debut this November with Eternals. The film forms a part of Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), kick-started by WandaVision earlier in the year. Following the trailer released last month, viewers had their first glimpse into the plot and characters. While the film will deviate from the source material, many of the characters do hail from the comics. So, contributor Olivia Gacka has scoured the Marvel encyclopedia and looked into their origins.

* This article contains spoilers from The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

Who are the Eternals?

The Eternals-and their evil counterparts the Deviants-are the result of genetic experiments led by the Celestials, an alien race. Created by Jack Kirby (the genius behind Captain America, Iron Man, Fantastic Four, among others), they first appeared in The Eternals #1 (1996). Due to their cells containing cosmic energy, they are nearly immortal and possess various…