1st Impression: ETERNAL WARRIOR # 5

ETERNAL WARRIOR # 5
Written by Greg Pak
Art by Robert Gill & Guy Major
Valiant Entertainment

FLIPPING THROUGH:

                Welcome to 4001 AD, where Gilad is still alive after the world has changed and technology is not as … abundant as it used to be from the looks of this future. Yet, we quickly see what machinery can do in this far out future and what Gilad has done in order to help people survive.

ART:

                I have to hand it to Robert Gill for giving us a beautifully rendered opening to this new arc. There is an abundance of detail that really helps bring readers into the world with dramatic looking scenery, redesigned wardrobe and a good amount of people of all shapes and sizes in this future. Gilad looks weathered at this point but is a grandfather to a young girl named Caroline.

                Gill does not disappoint in action either, showing that Gilad still has it after all these years. And Major’s colors really bring out the best of Gill’s art, making sure that everything breathes life. With strong detail, varied designs and great panel composition, this arc visually opens with all rockets blazing into your optics.



WRITING:

                Pak gives us a very intriguing beginning to this new arc. There are a lot of unanswered questions and Pak uses this issue, mostly for set up. And I admit, the set up is good. We see Gilad’s status quo in the future as he is with a tribe of humans. The fact that technology seems frowned upon by some in this future is very interesting. 

                Pak also introduces a new member to Gilad’s family, his grand daughter Caroline. Caroline seems to take after Xaran a little but Gilad, this time around, seems to be okay with his granddaughter being a bit vicious. Pak also creates an interesting relationship between the tribe Gilad is in and Gilad. Their relationship with one another is not as clear cut as it could be; which makes it that much more intriguing.

                Pak paces this first issue well and leaves you with an interesting stinger while still showing you that Gilad is still Gilad. The dialogue was great. And overall, I enjoyed reading the issue.

OVERALL IMPRESSION:

                Solid first part of this new arc. Good writing and great art. There are a LOT of mysteries that are unanswered but this opening issue leaves you asking more questions in a good way.

RATING:

                I give Eternal Warrior # 5 an 8.5 … out of 10. 

Comic News: Greg Pak Jumps Into the Future With Eternal Warrior # 5

NYCC: MUST READ VALIANT! GREG PAK Jumps to 4001 A.D. in ETERNAL WARRIOR #5!

This January, see the Valiant Universe of 4001 A.D. for the very first time!

 

Valiant is proud to announce that New York Times best-selling writer Greg Pak(Batman/Superman) and rising star Diego Bernard (Shadowman, Witchblade) will be jump-starting the legendary future timeline of the Valiant Universe in Eternal Warrior #5! This January, discover an all-new vision of the year 4001 as the Eternal Warrior soldiers into"Eternal Emperor" – a brand new story arc revealing a transformed Gilad Anni-Padda fighting the forces of final extinction to protect a tattered remnant of humanity on a ravaged continent.

 

"This is a radically different future with huge emotional ramifications for our characters," Pak revealed today in exclusive interview at IGN. "We're going whole hog here – taking advantage of this crazy premise to explore a massive, mind-bending story we could never do in the present."

 

"The future timeline was always an essential element of the original Valiant Universe," added Valiant Executive Editor Warren Simons. "We're continuing in that grand tradition with 'Eternal Emperor,' an action-packed milestone that shows the Eternal Warrior in a new light, one that's vivid and heartbreaking, and taps into the best that the character has to offer."

 

Two thousand years from today, the planet has been transformed by science, technology…and war. The centuries have not been kind to the Earth's own undying warrior – but a battle that could change everything is just beginning right here in the 21st century. Find out where the roots of humanity's last stand will begin when Greg Pak and Diego Bernard build a bridge to the year 4001…and unearth a brand new era for the heroes of the Valiant Universe.

 

To find out more about 4001 and beyond, join Greg Pak and an all-star panel of Valiant insiders at New York Comic-Con for the Valiant Comics: Must Read Valiant panel presentation on Saturday, October 12th at 4 pm.

 

A wave of new arcs and easy jumping-on points for Valiant's acclaimed ongoing series, previously announced MUST READ VALIANT milestones include Quantum and Woody #5 byJames Asmus and Ming Doyle; Shadowman #13 by the all-new creative team of Peter Milligan and Roberto De La Torre; and Bloodshot and H.A.R.D. Corps #18 by Christos Gage,Joshua Dysart and Bart Sears; and Harbinger #20 by Joshua Dysart and Clayton Henry. This winter, find out why VALIANT is the MUST READ publisher in comics today, right here withMUST READ VALIANT!

 

For more information on Eternal Warrior and the rest of the Valiant Universe, visit Valiant onFacebook, on Twitter, and at ValiantUniverse.com.

 

ETERNAL WARRIOR #5 (NEW ARC – ETERNAL EMPEROR)

Written by GREG PAK

Art by DIEGO BERNARD

Cover by CLAYTON CRAIN

Pullbox Exclusive Variant by DIEGO BERNARD

Variant Cover by DAVE BULLOCK

Variant Cover by DAVID MACK

$3.99/T+/32 pgs.

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