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It is bar none, the best Eternal Warrior story ever told. He has been trying to reach this point for so long, it is effectively heartbreaking to see it stripped from him as the story progresses. Pak has scripted a cinematic experience; a Mad Max by way of The Lord of The Rings that kicks off with a scene very reminiscent of the beginning to Princess Mononoke. That is to say, it is instantly alluring, begging you to explore this unfamiliar setting with a Gilad that is twenty times more likable than his more rage-driven, conflicted younger self. At its heart, Eternal Emperor is a quest of reflection and acceptance that Pak has operatically structured. After a mechanical beast attacks his small village community, resulting in exposing all who dwell there to fatal levels of radiation, Gilad and his granddaughter, Caroline who was exposed as well , venture forth in search of medication. We follow our protagonists from one place to another, unraveling the mystery of what this world is and how it came to be, as it plays out like a fairy tale a horrifically violent one, sure or more accurately, The Wizard of Oz. These four issues are poetic in their simple, straightforward presentation of a formidable grandfather-granddaughter tandem moving from point to point to accomplish their stated objective, meeting allies and foes along the way, but ruminating under the surface until the very end is the ultimate futility of their quest, and what it means to come to peace with it. Robert Gil ensures that this, the greatest Eternal Warrior story ever told, is also the best looking Eternal Warrior story ever drawn. Its ornate backgrounds, the elaborately detailed horror of the cities and the vivid lushness of nature are all so convincingly alive and real. Nothing is obscured under the weight of heavy inks or enveloped in shadows, no; everything is flayed open sometimes quite literally for your eye to absorb. Long ago, the Viking warrior Mog has a wife Nin a woman with one green eye and one brown eye and three sons: Gilad, Ivar and Aram. Mog discovers a special herb he believes is connected to the gods. Calling it the Bloom , Mog shares it with their young sons, who begin growing rapidly and show increased physical abilities. Consuming the plant regularly, Mog gains a form of immortality and begins to hear voices he thinks are gods telling him it is his destiny to dominate Earth. When Nin shows concern for him, Mog decides she is jealous of his power and stabs her fatally. To save his mother, Ivar pushes her into the river where the Bloom plant was found. Mog destroys his village in a rage, then continues pursuing murder and conquest over the centuries. Eventually, he gains enough control over his rage to act clandestinely when he must. Nin, transformed by the Bloom, repeatedly confronts Mog, becoming his Immortal Enemy. Reaching adulthood, Mog's sons realize they are ageless and nearly invulnerable. Working against threats to humanity, they become known as the Eternal Warriors. As the centuries go on, the three Eternal Warriors occasionally choose those they deem worthy to become immortal as well, sharing the Bloom with them. Those chosen become known as the Forever Family , and together they and mortal allies work in secret to fight evil and influence humanity for the better. The three Eternal Warriors also earn individual titles among the Forever Family. Ivar, who discovers how to fold time and travel through the sub-dimension of "netherspace," earns the title Timewalker. Gilad becomes known as Warmaster. Ivar later implies he was also the man called Judas Iscariot in the New Testament , and that he kept only one of the 30 pieces of silver as a reminder of the betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth. In the modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in the Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings. One of their own betrays the other immortals, destroying their bodies so catastrophically they do not survive. He considers using a powerful "Harvest Device" to wipe out all life on the planet while he, the Forever Family, and their allies remain hidden and safe. Then they will emerge and restart society on Earth. Believing this plan is too extreme, Aram defies Gilad and disrupts the operation. The brothers eventually soon work together again against threats such as the corrupt organization Blackworks, whose leader Donald Kelvin discovers Mog. The father of the Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of the Forever Family and domination of Earth. To fight Mog, Ivar frees his imprisoned mother Nin. After several battles, Mog is defeated and the Eternal Warriors decide their efforts to help humanity have caused as much harm as good. They disband the Forever Family and go their separate ways. Six thousand years ago in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, Gilad Anni-Prada is a normal man with two older brothers, Ivar the engineer and Aram "the strong," and a younger sister Vexana. A fearsome warrior, Gilad spends time with wild beasts in order to learn their ways of hunting and killing. One day, the three brothers journey into the strange realm of Utnapishtim, also called "the Faraway. They take the machine but Gilad is fatally wounded. Ivar and Aram return to Ur and Vexana is grief-stricken, leaving Gilad's deathbed and fleeing the city. Ivar believes the Boon can restore Gilad and activates it with Aram. The Boom drains the life force from the thousands who inhabit Ur and a massive explosion occurs, the Great Cataclysm. All those in Ur and the surrounding areas are killed, the city now in ruins. As a result, Gilad is not only resurrected, he and his two brothers are now immortals with enhanced bodies and minds though the scars on Gilad's face remain. The three brothers eventually go their separate ways, with Ivar becoming the Timewalker and Aram later adopting the name Armstrong. Vexana is also killed by the blast but then resurrected by dark spirits that grant her immortality and the ability to warp emotions. Seeing her home destroyed, Vexana worries her survival means she might be responsible for the Great Cataclysm. She leaves, her grief blocking out much of her memory and warping her mind. She becomes the War-Monger, a self-styled "agent of chaos" sparking conflicts around the world. At times she comes into conflict with her brothers but does not recognize them. Gilad Anni-Padda becomes one of the greatest warriors on the planet. Over time, he regularly works with Earth's Geomancers who tell him of threats he must stop. The Geomancers insist that without Gilad's help, Earth will fall out of balance. In Ancient Mesopotamia, Gilad leads his forces against cult followers of the death god Nergal. Gilad's daughter Xaran joins the battle. Against her father's wishes, and arguing that it is a weakness to not use the methods of their enemies, Xaran not only kills soldiers but also targets the cult's women and children as well. When her brother Mitu tries to stop her, Xaran kills him and then battles Gilad next, who seemingly kills her instead. Following this, Gilad continues to fight for the Earth alongside the Geomancers, but now has grave misgivings. By the Middle Ages, Gilad wonders if his actions and battles have all been meaningless. In in Iran, Gilad joins forces with his brother Armstrong against the Null, a cult that worships entropy and nothingness. Along with many warriors and agents, the Null has a living algorithm "an ancient artificial intelligence" that infects the mind of a person, destroying their personality and using the host body to become a deadly agent. This entity that constantly infects new host bodies is called "the Immortal Enemy" by the story, though Gilad refers to it as "the Last Enemy. When a Geomancer tells Gilad to kill a woman and her child because their lives will lead to a rise in evil, he refuses. Abdicating his post as the Fist and Steel of Earth, he decides he will choose his battles on his own terms. During World War I, Gilad becomes the leader of "Unit Y," a task force made of British and American fighters that took on special missions deemed too risky or dangerous for standard military units. During the war, they fought War-Monger, imprisoning her in a sealed tomb though an earthquake freed her twenty years later. With the exception of Gilad, the entire team lost their lives towards the end of the war, sacrificing themselves to stop a mustard gas weapon. After returning home, Gilad suggested that the Unit Y program not be abandoned and might be needed in the future. Later similar groups are known simply as the "Unity" team, and there is another group later called "United. Gilad continues fighting evil, working for MI-6 for a time to protect Alan Turing, and later attempting to protect JFK from assassination. When his brother Armstrong and the young warrior Obadiah Archer stop an evil cult called the Sect from reactivating the Boon, a Geomancer is killed in the process. Sensing the death, Gilad attempts to take vengeance on Archer and Armstrong before being convinced to stop by the new Geomancer. The group then joins forces against the Null and once again Gilad faces the Last Enemy. After helping thwart the Null's plans, Gilad is visited by Xaran, still alive due to inheriting his immortality, and learns she serves the Earth in her own way. The two join forces against his son Mitu, who has become an immortal champion of Nergal. As a consequence of his abandoning the fight against evil, Gilad learns he will be forced to serve the Earth again in two thousand years to stop the final followers of Nergal. Gilad teams with his long-estranged brother Armstrong to stop the nihilistic cult called the Null. Later on, Gilad reluctantly joins forces with Toyo Harada to stop Aric of Dacia, now known as the armored warrior X-O Manowar , who has returned to Earth after being abducted and enslaved by aliens centuries ago. After reaching an understanding with X-O Manowar, they all become allies. Gilad, Ninjak, and Livewire continue working together as Unity to protect Earth from major threats, including aliens and War-Monger. The Unity team later attempts to stop the villain Master Darque from usurping the power of the Geomancer and becoming master of Earth. Gilad suffers serious physical damage to save an innocent child and help Tama, the new Geomancer. Darque is defeated and Tama tells Gilad the Earth releases him and he can rest now and not return if he wishes. Gilad dies. Gilad finds himself in an afterlife where he is united with his lost children from different ages, as well as a lost love of his. But after deciding that he cannot rest when he knows there are heroes still fighting to protect Earth, and once again believing his actions do make a difference, he leaves behind his loved ones and battles his way back to the land of the living. In the post-apocalyptic 41st century, Gilad now known to some as the Eternal Emperor stands guard over an agricultural village atop the ruins of Little Rock, Arkansas. Later leading people into battle against the new incarnation of the death cult of Nergal, he hopes their threat is finally ended and wants to live in peace with his community and granddaughter Caroline. But seeing Caroline and others showing interest in lost technology and weapons, he fears people will repeat the same mistakes that led to humanity's destruction. Like his siblings, Gilad is ageless, invulnerable to disease and poison. Eternal Warrior Volume 2: Eternal Emperor - Valiant Comics | Eternal Warrior |

I was expecting a continuation of the story from Volume 1, but instead got a somewhat nuanced, self-contained story from the AD crossover. That's fine. I think I actually liked this story better as an older Gilad has to see if he can find justice or hope for the hunter-gatherers he was living with in the far future when they get irradiated by a weird robot. All he has for company is a young granddaughter, but finding the real culprit may be more complicated than he thought. Nov 21, Culgan rated it it was amazing Shelves: biblioteca , comic. Nov 27, Greg Trosclair rated it liked it. This is a solid if unspectacular read. I really enjoyed the future Gial. He was a much calmer more thoughtful Eternal Warrior. Apr 25, Capital Fetter rated it really liked it. Aug 28, Marco rated it it was ok. Another trite, predictable and absolutely forgettable story by Greg Pak. Gill's beyond average art definitely wasn't of any help. A nice self contained story that is in stark contrast to the Rai books of the timeline. Interested to see if there is more of The Eternal Warrior's granddaughter Caroline in future books - loved the tease of impending doom she's likely to cause. Jul 26, Phil rated it really liked it Shelves: comics , fiction , dystopia , science-fiction , valiant , read-in For me, volume two of this series is much more enjoyable than volume one. It takes a different approach by jumping 2, years into the future. The Earth is broken and Gilad Anni- Padda is caretaker of one of the few groups of humans still struggling to survive. What I liked best about this book is the relationship between Gilad and his granddaughter. As he teaches her about the world outside their confined home, the reader gets to learn about what happened that brought the world to this point. P For me, volume two of this series is much more enjoyable than volume one. Part of that discovery includes forgotten bits of technology and why some of it has been forgotten. While this is quite a departure from the previous volume, it connected things back to the family issues brought up in the first arc. I enjoyed the art a lot. There is a lot of mixing technology with nature. Some of the set pieces are just stunning. Given some of the events that are hinted at, the Earth is in much better shape than expected. I like this take on the Eternal Warrior and want to see more from him in this time. There are plenty of opportunities to fill in the gaps too. Oct 25, Drown Hollum rated it really liked it Shelves: alternative-superhero. Eternal Emperor is a nice little stroke of genius that could only occur in the Valiant U. Not unlike Marvel's recently deceased Wolverine, Eternal Warrior is the kind of guy who's everywhere at once. He's hanging out with Unity, dropping in on Archer and Armstrong, reminiscing with Aric of Dacia, and still the star of his own ongoing. Greg Pak throws a curve-ball at us though, by letting his solo ongoing nosedive years into the future. Gilad is now the Eternal Emperor, a world-weary old m Eternal Emperor is a nice little stroke of genius that could only occur in the Valiant U. Gilad is now the Eternal Emperor, a world-weary old man serving the Earth with his sword, dispensing grandfatherly advice on every page. The new setup gives us Gilad's granddaughter Caroline, who steals the show with her cunning and innocence. The interactions and dialogue between the two leads is gorgeous and endlessly quotable. Ramshackle robots and radiation poisoning run amok, leaving the two questing for a cure, all the while Gilad educates Caroline in the art of war. Spinning a major property into a new genre is a bold move, and I think it pays off here, especially as a mirror to the excellent Rai ongoing. The setup of volume one is largely ignored, which is frustrating, but its clear that the first volume's events are not forgotten, only further delayed. Some of the color blending looks a little off, and the issues are the Valiant standard brisk pace, but Eternal Warrior ends up being a fun, character driven, post-apocalyptic tale that does something new and interesting with a solid IP. Jan 11, Cale rated it really liked it. I have to hand it to them - after the first volume, I wasn't sure I wanted to continue reading this. But this is a completely separate story from the first volume, and takes things very differently. Instead of modern day, we're two thousand years in the future, post-post-apocalypse, as people live on the earth and the bones of a long-dead society. Gilad, the warrior of the first volume, is now the Eternal Emperor, an immortal who tries to lead the people in peace. But someone is restoring the ro I have to hand it to them - after the first volume, I wasn't sure I wanted to continue reading this. But someone is restoring the robots of the past, and Gilad and his granddaughter go to find out who, and stop them. It's a surprisingly strong story, examining not just people's actions, but their motivations, with several switches in expectations. The first volume focused on family in a fairly conventional way; this volume focuses on society in a very unconventional way. I strongly recommend this book, very much complete in itself. You don't need to read the first volume to get this story, and it is worth the read. Especially if you're a fan of Stephen King's Dark Tower series - this shares a lot of similarities with the later books in that series. Apr 13, Britt Freeman rated it it was amazing. Every book tied into every other, and they all ultimately shared one story. This collection not only departs from the previous volume what happened to his daughter? I was really hoping for tie-ins to The Valiant mini series. I love how far ahead in the future this volume goes. It's just a grea what i loved most about Valiant in the 90's was how cohesive the univere was. It's just a great story. And the art. Sep 06, Chad rated it it was ok. Volume 1 left a lot of plot threads dangling, none of which are picked up in volume 2. This volume is a stand alone story set in the year Humanity has been thrust back to the stone age and Gilad is now the leader of a small village. The village is attacked by some mechanical monsters and Gilad discovers a group is digging up war machines from the past. It's a generic story with just OK art. May 30, Roman Colombo rated it really liked it Shelves: humble-bundle , valiant. The first two chapters were really great--and Caroline is a wonderful character--but the end could have been a lot stronger. It sort of felt like there wasn't really a villain, but it needed more chapters for that idea to work more. Still, very fun, great art, and a fast read. Jul 02, Joe Santoro rated it really liked it Shelves: comics. If you're looking for something that ties into the greater Valiant Universe, keep looking at least, on the surface. This is a fairly by-the-numbers post-apocalypse type story, but the art is very nice and it's a well written narrative. Nothing ground breaking, but a solid book. Feb 18, Thomas Maluck rated it liked it Shelves: valiant. I think the story breezed past a little too briskly, especially how the final conflict resolved man those are some dumb giant robots , but the more I learn about Gilad and his millennia-spanning journey, the more I like him. Dec 19, Francorum Martinezku rated it it was ok Shelves: comic. Nov 12, Jay rated it really liked it. Quite enjoyable. Justifica-se que a run tenha terminado com esta trade. Coisa esgotadota, esta. Sep 20, J. This was actually quite enjoyable, but it's so unrelated to the first volume that it's jarring, and makes me think that Valiant doesn't really know what to do with this character. Jun 19, Luke rated it really liked it. Video game story-telling. There's a problem. Can we solve it with diplomacy? Oct 15, Aaron rated it it was amazing. Holy wow! So good. I need more Greg Pak in my life. He just writes the kind of books I want to read. This volume is even better than the first. I can't wait to read the next! May 21, B rated it really liked it Shelves: borrowed. This was interesting and sad and ambivalent. It felt like a weird short story rather than part of an ongoing series. Brian rated it really liked it May 31, There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Readers also enjoyed. Science Fiction. Graphic Novels Comics. About Greg Pak. Greg Pak. Other books in the series. Eternal Warrior 2 books. Books by Greg Pak. The three Eternal Warriors also earn individual titles among the Forever Family. Ivar, who discovers how to fold time and travel through the sub-dimension of "netherspace," earns the title Timewalker. Gilad becomes known as Warmaster. Ivar later implies he was also the man called Judas Iscariot in the New Testament , and that he kept only one of the 30 pieces of silver as a reminder of the betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth. In the modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in the Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings. One of their own betrays the other immortals, destroying their bodies so catastrophically they do not survive. He considers using a powerful "Harvest Device" to wipe out all life on the planet while he, the Forever Family, and their allies remain hidden and safe. Then they will emerge and restart society on Earth. Believing this plan is too extreme, Aram defies Gilad and disrupts the operation. The brothers eventually soon work together again against threats such as the corrupt organization Blackworks, whose leader Donald Kelvin discovers Mog. The father of the Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of the Forever Family and domination of Earth. To fight Mog, Ivar frees his imprisoned mother Nin. After several battles, Mog is defeated and the Eternal Warriors decide their efforts to help humanity have caused as much harm as good. They disband the Forever Family and go their separate ways. Six thousand years ago in the ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, Gilad Anni-Prada is a normal man with two older brothers, Ivar the engineer and Aram "the strong," and a younger sister Vexana. A fearsome warrior, Gilad spends time with wild beasts in order to learn their ways of hunting and killing. One day, the three brothers journey into the strange realm of Utnapishtim, also called "the Faraway. They take the machine but Gilad is fatally wounded. Ivar and Aram return to Ur and Vexana is grief-stricken, leaving Gilad's deathbed and fleeing the city. Ivar believes the Boon can restore Gilad and activates it with Aram. The Boom drains the life force from the thousands who inhabit Ur and a massive explosion occurs, the Great Cataclysm. All those in Ur and the surrounding areas are killed, the city now in ruins. As a result, Gilad is not only resurrected, he and his two brothers are now immortals with enhanced bodies and minds though the scars on Gilad's face remain. The three brothers eventually go their separate ways, with Ivar becoming the Timewalker and Aram later adopting the name Armstrong. Vexana is also killed by the blast but then resurrected by dark spirits that grant her immortality and the ability to warp emotions. Seeing her home destroyed, Vexana worries her survival means she might be responsible for the Great Cataclysm. She leaves, her grief blocking out much of her memory and warping her mind. She becomes the War-Monger, a self-styled "agent of chaos" sparking conflicts around the world. At times she comes into conflict with her brothers but does not recognize them. Gilad Anni-Padda becomes one of the greatest warriors on the planet. Over time, he regularly works with Earth's Geomancers who tell him of threats he must stop. The Geomancers insist that without Gilad's help, Earth will fall out of balance. In Ancient Mesopotamia, Gilad leads his forces against cult followers of the death god Nergal. Gilad's daughter Xaran joins the battle. Against her father's wishes, and arguing that it is a weakness to not use the methods of their enemies, Xaran not only kills soldiers but also targets the cult's women and children as well. When her brother Mitu tries to stop her, Xaran kills him and then battles Gilad next, who seemingly kills her instead. Following this, Gilad continues to fight for the Earth alongside the Geomancers, but now has grave misgivings. By the Middle Ages, Gilad wonders if his actions and battles have all been meaningless. In in Iran, Gilad joins forces with his brother Armstrong against the Null, a cult that worships entropy and nothingness. Along with many warriors and agents, the Null has a living algorithm "an ancient artificial intelligence" that infects the mind of a person, destroying their personality and using the host body to become a deadly agent. This entity that constantly infects new host bodies is called "the Immortal Enemy" by the story, though Gilad refers to it as "the Last Enemy. When a Geomancer tells Gilad to kill a woman and her child because their lives will lead to a rise in evil, he refuses. Abdicating his post as the Fist and Steel of Earth, he decides he will choose his battles on his own terms. During World War I, Gilad becomes the leader of "Unit Y," a task force made of British and American fighters that took on special missions deemed too risky or dangerous for standard military units. During the war, they fought War-Monger, imprisoning her in a sealed tomb though an earthquake freed her twenty years later. With the exception of Gilad, the entire team lost their lives towards the end of the war, sacrificing themselves to stop a mustard gas weapon. After returning home, Gilad suggested that the Unit Y program not be abandoned and might be needed in the future. Later similar groups are known simply as the "Unity" team, and there is another group later called "United. Gilad continues fighting evil, working for MI-6 for a time to protect Alan Turing, and later attempting to protect JFK from assassination. When his brother Armstrong and the young warrior Obadiah Archer stop an evil cult called the Sect from reactivating the Boon, a Geomancer is killed in the process. Sensing the death, Gilad attempts to take vengeance on Archer and Armstrong before being convinced to stop by the new Geomancer. The group then joins forces against the Null and once again Gilad faces the Last Enemy. After helping thwart the Null's plans, Gilad is visited by Xaran, still alive due to inheriting his immortality, and learns she serves the Earth in her own way. The two join forces against his son Mitu, who has become an immortal champion of Nergal. As a consequence of his abandoning the fight against evil, Gilad learns he will be forced to serve the Earth again in two thousand years to stop the final followers of Nergal. Gilad teams with his long-estranged brother Armstrong to stop the nihilistic cult called the Null. Later on, Gilad reluctantly joins forces with Toyo Harada to stop Aric of Dacia, now known as the armored warrior X-O Manowar , who has returned to Earth after being abducted and enslaved by aliens centuries ago. After reaching an understanding with X-O Manowar, they all become allies. Gilad, Ninjak, and Livewire continue working together as Unity to protect Earth from major threats, including aliens and War-Monger. The Unity team later attempts to stop the villain Master Darque from usurping the power of the Geomancer and becoming master of Earth. Gilad suffers serious physical damage to save an innocent child and help Tama, the new Geomancer. Darque is defeated and Tama tells Gilad the Earth releases him and he can rest now and not return if he wishes. Gilad dies. Gilad finds himself in an afterlife where he is united with his lost children from different ages, as well as a lost love of his. But after deciding that he cannot rest when he knows there are heroes still fighting to protect Earth, and once again believing his actions do make a difference, he leaves behind his loved ones and battles his way back to the land of the living. In the post-apocalyptic 41st century, Gilad now known to some as the Eternal Emperor stands guard over an agricultural village atop the ruins of Little Rock, Arkansas. Later leading people into battle against the new incarnation of the death cult of Nergal, he hopes their threat is finally ended and wants to live in peace with his community and granddaughter Caroline. But seeing Caroline and others showing interest in lost technology and weapons, he fears people will repeat the same mistakes that led to humanity's destruction. Like his siblings, Gilad is ageless, invulnerable to disease and poison. He has superhuman strength, is more resistant to injury than an average human, has enhanced reflexes and speed, and his body heals from injury and damage. His millennia of life has also made him a master of all combat and weaponry known to humanity. In the Acclaim Entertainment Comics continuity, immortals could still be killed by catastrophic injury, such as having most of their flesh and muscle destroyed, having their heads destroyed, or being bisected across the mid-section. Since , the comics have said that a mysterious machine known as the Boon not only made Gilad and his brothers immortal and enhanced their bodies but also enhanced their mind. The three brothers now have minds with unlimited storage and analytical capacity, as well as perfect recall when necessary. Even if the brain is destroyed and must later regenerate, all memories and knowledge are retained. The Boon also equips the mind with a unique form of apathy, so that emotions do not play a prominent role in their thought processes although they do still feel them. This makes them immune to depression and other forms of mental illness, allowing them to experience eternity without losing their sanity over time. Eternal Warrior appears in the web series Ninjak vs. After largely poor reception to the film, and with many studio projects on hold or rescheduled due to the COVID pandemic , the status of an Eternal Warrior movie is unclear. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For the album by Anthem, see Eternal Warrior album. Comic Book Resources. Eternal Warrior Volume 2: Eternal Emperor -

It is bar none, the best Eternal Warrior story ever told. He has been trying to reach this point for so long, it is effectively heartbreaking to see it stripped from him as the story progresses. Pak has scripted a cinematic experience; a Mad Max by way of The Lord of The Rings that kicks off with a scene very reminiscent of the beginning to Princess Mononoke. That is to say, it is instantly alluring, begging you to explore this unfamiliar setting with a Gilad that is twenty times more likable than his more rage- driven, conflicted younger self. At its heart, Eternal Emperor is a quest of reflection and acceptance that Pak has operatically structured. After a mechanical beast attacks his small village community, resulting in exposing all who dwell there to fatal levels of radiation, Gilad and his granddaughter, Caroline who was exposed as well , venture forth in search of medication. We follow our protagonists from one place to another, unraveling the mystery of what this world is and how it came to be, as it plays out like a fairy tale a horrifically violent one, sure or more accurately, The Wizard of Oz. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Diego Bernard Artist ,. Robert Gill Artist. The coming of Two thousand years from today, the planet has been transformed by science, technology The centuries have not been kind to the Earth's own undying warrior, but a battle that could change everything is only just beginning for the Eternal Emperor and the tattered remnants of humanity under his protection. Will this be a new dawn for the a The coming of Will this be a new dawn for the age of heroes - or its death knell? And what uncanny confluence of science, myth, and magic has rendered the world - and its own Eternal Warrior - into war-ravaged remnants of their former selves? Collecting : Eternal Warrior Get A Copy. Paperback , Trade , pages. More Details Original Title. Eternal Warrior 2. Other Editions 2. Friend Reviews. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Eternal Warrior, Volume 2 , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Eternal Warrior, Volume 2. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Mar 09, Laura I. I don't care how many times this exact story is told, it gets me every time. Apr 23, Sam Quixote rated it it was ok. In the 41st century technology has been all but erased and everyone lives in huts and farms all day long, entranced at seeing grain pour from a basket, apparently. Powering places like these are unstable radioactive power sources which are poisoning everyone. His kids, the various natural groups his family are champions of, and of course that finale - none of that make it into this book so it feels like a completely different series. Eternal Emperor is a straightforward quest story with Gilad taking out every obstacle in his path without any problems all to accomplish the small goal at the end. At no point did I care much about his quest or about anything that happened along the way, and it felt like neither did Greg Pak. Eternal Warrior Volume 2 is a total let-down. The main character is like the personification of the book itself: like Gilad as a world-weary old man, the story is totally lacking in any kind of energy or spirit and just plods along predictably and tiresomely until the final page. Just two volumes in and the series has already tanked! Nov 05, Chris Lemmerman rated it liked it Shelves: comics-and-manga-read. The first volume of Eternal Warrior is basically non-canonical at this point, going by his appearances in every other Valiant title, and I think Valiant decided to course correct this title for the final four issues in order to introduce the idea of AD, which would then springboard a lot more stories, including the crossover, and the Rai solo series. This volume sees the Eternal Warrior living in post-apocalyptic times with his granddaughter, and attempting to deal with the resurgence o The first volume of Eternal Warrior is basically non-canonical at this point, going by his appearances in every other Valiant title, and I think Valiant decided to course correct this title for the final four issues in order to introduce the idea of AD, which would then springboard a lot more stories, including the crossover, and the Rai solo series. This volume sees the Eternal Warrior living in post-apocalyptic times with his granddaughter, and attempting to deal with the resurgence of machines and radiation poisoning, without compromising his already dodgy morals in front of the child. It's a tried and true story, the whole flashforward thing, but it's pretty solidly told, and compelling enough that I read the whole thing in one sitting without getting bored. The art is also pretty solid. Robert Gill makes his rounds on the Valiant books from what I can tell, and this volume is a good reason why. Not particularly necessary overall I don't think, but Feb 11, Carl Waluconis rated it it was ok. I liked the idea of this old ruler eternally returning. However, this rendition took a number of fantasy tropes and squashed them together almost randomly. It has an apocalyptic landscape with struggles to defeat radiation. It has a young granddaughter of the emperor with a major role. But the bottled solution, god-in-a-bottle deux-ex-medicine , was not at all convincing. The granddaughter's love for violence is not at all explained. There are not a whole lot of reasons to want to know anyone i I liked the idea of this old ruler eternally returning. There are not a whole lot of reasons to want to know anyone in the story. Seems rushed, but these authors often write a lot. However, I did like the lost culture living on an old aircraft carrier in a big pit. That was cool, but there was not enough about life on the carrier, or even how it came to be. Well, I confess that I did buy the book new at a low sale price. Aug 07, Judah Radd rated it liked it Shelves: valiant-comics. Although not boring, it was littered with ridiculous things. These people are building robots and airplanes How are all these primitives synthesizing advanced cures for radiation sickness It seems rushed. I will say, I enjoyed the pacing, the action and the characterizations, although I expect later Although not boring, it was littered with ridiculous things. I will say, I enjoyed the pacing, the action and the characterizations, although I expect later volumes to tie up some loose ends. All in all, better than the last collection, but still not great. Dec 13, C. See all titles. Publisher Website. Follow Your Favorites! Sign in to get custom notifications of new products! Recent History. Product Information. Copy Link Tweet This. Greg Pak. Original electronic Scanned image These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. 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Eternal Warrior, Volume 2: Eternal Emperor by Greg Pak

Follow Your Favorites! Sign in to get custom notifications of new products! Recent History. Product Information. Copy Link Tweet This. Greg Pak. Original electronic Scanned image These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. Most older books are in scanned image format because original digital layout files never existed or were no longer available from the publisher. The result of this OCR process is placed invisibly behind the picture of each scanned page, to allow for text searching. However, any text in a given book set on a graphical background or in handwritten fonts would most likely not be picked up by the OCR software, and is therefore not searchable. Also, a few larger books may be resampled to fit into the system, and may not have this searchable text background. For printed books, we have performed high- resolution scans of an original hardcopy of the book. We essentially digitally re-master the book. Unfortunately, the resulting quality of these books is not as high. It's the problem of making a copy of a copy. We mark clearly which print titles come from scanned image books so that you can make an informed purchase decision about the quality of what you will receive. Original electronic format These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. Also, their file size tends to be smaller than scanned image books. Most newer books are in the original electronic format. Both download and print editions of such books should be high quality. Here is a sample of a page from a watermarked title:. File Last Updated:. This title was added to our catalog on October 11, Publisher Average Rating. See All Reviews. See all titles Need help? Common Questions FAQ. Contact us. My Library. Affiliate System. How to Sell on DriveThruComics. Create Content for your Favorite Games. About Us. Privacy Policy. Our Latest Newsletter. Product Reviews. Newsletter RSS Feed. Can we respond to you about this? These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. These ebooks were created from the original electronic layout files, and therefore are fully text searchable. After a mechanical beast attacks his small village community, resulting in exposing all who dwell there to fatal levels of radiation, Gilad and his granddaughter, Caroline who was exposed as well , venture forth in search of medication. We follow our protagonists from one place to another, unraveling the mystery of what this world is and how it came to be, as it plays out like a fairy tale a horrifically violent one, sure or more accurately, The Wizard of Oz. These four issues are poetic in their simple, straightforward presentation of a formidable grandfather-granddaughter tandem moving from point to point to accomplish their stated objective, meeting allies and foes along the way, but ruminating under the surface until the very end is the ultimate futility of their quest, and what it means to come to peace with it. Robert Gil ensures that this, the greatest Eternal Warrior story ever told, is also the best looking Eternal Warrior story ever drawn. Its ornate backgrounds, the elaborately detailed horror of the cities and the vivid lushness of nature are all so convincingly alive and real. Nothing is obscured under the weight of heavy inks or enveloped in shadows, no; everything is flayed open sometimes quite literally for your eye to absorb. Gil might be very detailed in his rendering, but the art has plenty of room to breathe balancing action-heavy panel sequences giving way to massive splashes at just the right exhalation point. Together Gill and Major have shaped an alluring, anachronistic world in vivid detail that one never wants to leave. Eternal Emperor is magnificent epic journey through what feels like an entire epoch. Nothing is required to enter into this arc, save for an open mind and a taste for truly captivating adventure. Alex Mansfield was raised on a steady diet of cereal, cartoons and comics. https://files8.webydo.com/9590712/UploadedFiles/188ABE4D-7E89-F611-B95F-2BFDCD92DD53.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/726e554b-d6fb-4ee7-a0ac-22b788dd24cf/kleine-deutsche-geldgeschichte-des-19-und-20-jahrhunderts- 68.pdf https://files8.webydo.com/9589459/UploadedFiles/A615A01A-D622-2C47-00B3-3FEDE3733608.pdf https://uploads.strikinglycdn.com/files/70e6701d-50aa-4815-bdbf-d31e0ef43fd5/zwischen-zwei-welten-erzahlung-368.pdf https://static.s123-cdn-static.com/uploads/4642453/normal_60209f5041dce.pdf