tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post7787580298836580988..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: Leave It To Mother EarthComicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-42766411700288007552014-08-23T22:18:51.006-04:002014-08-23T22:18:51.006-04:00Anon, that's quite a good observation about ho...Anon, that's quite a good observation about how the Celestials were appeased, rather than defeated in the traditional sense. I hadn't given any thought to the "new gods" for some time, and their involvement in the story not only made for a nice surprise but led to a very well-handled resolution to this saga.Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-39569544326956813762014-08-23T19:27:53.565-04:002014-08-23T19:27:53.565-04:00I loved this issue, in large part because Thor lat...I loved this issue, in large part because Thor later used this defeat to demonstrate a level of grace and nobility about his limits that he had not previously shown. He has been a finer character since this issue.<br /><br />One thing I found interesting was the then-novel (now hackneyed) idea that the Celestials were defeated not by what original readers would have called "traditional masculine violence" but by what original readers would have called "traditional feminine wisdom", in presenting to the Celestials nurtured children of earth *from* *whom* *the* *Celestials* *could* *learn*. The omnipotent Celestials were appeased by an offer to nurture *them*, regardless of their power, without any effort to overwhelm them. It's almost as though what the Celestials had been trying to engineer was a means for their own redemption.<br /><br />By modern standards, that may seem cliche' and a bit stereotypical about gender, but at the time this issue came out, it was an innovative idea for a comic book.<br /><br />On the other hand, the inclusion of Gaea (who canonically pre-dates the existence of most if not all life on earth) makes one wonder where she, Set, and the other elder gods happened to be when the Celestials first came to the Earth.<br /><br />Despite my enjoying this issue, I have to agree with Murray that the Eternals never fit well with the Marvel Universe. My thoughts on the matter lie with those who wrote during Kirby's original run that the Eternals should have its own continuity (or take place in an "alternate universe") rather than be roughly mixed in with the rest of mainstream Marvel continuity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-83335642291445179022014-06-10T10:08:35.182-04:002014-06-10T10:08:35.182-04:00I hated this issue. I hated the, as you say, tedi...I hated this issue. I hated the, as you say, tedious dreck running up to it. This was pretty much when I stopped collecting "Thor" faithfully. I wouldn't buy another issue until Walt Simonson.<br /><br />1) I <b>loathe</b> the whole Celestial/Eternal/Deviant hogslop inflicted on the Marvel Universe by Kirby. It was such an obvious pandering ploy by Marvel to get Kirby to return "home". The whole concept fit the established Marvel setting and history like caramel sauce on spaghetti. <br /><br />2) SO, seeing my favourite hero and his entire supporting cast buried in whupass by these bozos did not really fit my idea of a major anniversary issue, then or now.<br /><br />But, I rant. Carry on.Murrayhttp://www.murraylindsay.canoreply@blogger.com