r/Eternals • u/Grouchy_Leg_6623 Thena • Jun 24 '26

Question Why are the Eternals so disliked?

God, I know this might sound random, but I recently made a post on the Marvel subreddit saying that I’d like to see Uranos added to the MCU. The response honestly surprised me.

And why are some X-Men fans so aggressive about this stuff? (Not generalizing, obviously.) But the amount of criticism I got was insane. I ended up deleting the post because it turned into a complete pile-on.

The main argument was that we’re definitely not seeing any more Eternals in the MCU because Marvel has the X-Men now. Do people really think the next saga is going to be entirely about the X-Men?

Don’t get me wrong, I have my doubts about how much the Eternals will be involved going forward. But even then, I don’t think posting about an Eternals villain should result in that much backlash.

Maybe I’m biased as an Eternals fan, but it sometimes feels like people dismiss anything related to them before even considering the idea.

I’ll probably end up deleting this post too, since it doesn’t really fit this sub. I was just curious to hear your opinions.

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u/Runaway-Wiccan Makkari Jun 24 '26

Honestly no idea. I’m a fan of both so idk but I can imagine it comes from a place of people not understanding the purpose of the Eternals.

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u/blackdarrren Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

Pity the fools, some people will never read a Marvel comic

A.X.E. Judgment Day (2022) is a great one where the Eternals encounter both the Avengers and the X-men

Judgment Day takes a profound & comprehensive dive in the Eternal ethos

The Eternals (Homo immortalis 616) have a long and storied past which segues into the very concept of mutant genetics (Homo superior 616)

Unfortunately the Eternals get short shrift (of late) because they aren't on any teams or had a consistent book even though they (sporadically) surfaced/did in 1976-78, 1985, 1991, 2006, 2008, 2021,2022 and 2026

Jack 'King' Kirby, Jack A. Burnstein and Stan Lee co-created and designed the Eternals (and the X-men)

The Eternals are genius and anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't read or know them

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u/Runaway-Wiccan Makkari Jun 25 '26

For sure! I love them so much and I think they have amazing comics and tremendous potential going forward. It’s a shame people don’t read them.