Unlike many prior Marvel Knights adaptations, 'Eternals' is a very cerebral offering for the large portion of its 88-minute runtime (a huge positive move forward in allowing source material room to breath), it's a mysterious tale of hidden identities and past lives. On paper, Marvel Knights has unequivocally struck gold and shot for the fences adapting the work of one of the best modern writers, not to mention source material that was quite entertaining on the printed page.

Enter 'Eternals,' an adaptation of Neil Gaiman's re-launch of the old Jack Kirby creation. A glutton for punishment or the eternal optimist, I've found myself checking out nearly every release since. Although by no means a perfect product, it was light years beyond more publicized efforts, such as 'Watchmen.' Since that original release, with the notable exception of the other Whedon titles adapted, the Marvel Knights line has been stuck in a rut of either generally forgettable titles being chosen for adaptation, or merely so-so production value.

When the Marvel Knights banner for animation was first launched quite a few years back with an adaptation of Joss Whedon's 'Astonishing X-Men,' I had high hopes for Marvel's take on the motion comic format.

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