Warning: contains a preview for Eternals #10!
In a new preview for Marvel Comics' Eternals, Kingo seemingly just dissed Zack Snyder's Justice League. Known as a movie lover and action-film star, Kingo hilariously takes the time to share his thoughts on a director's cut version of a samurai film while the Eternals infiltrate Avengers Mountain. However, his criticisms very much resemble those held by those who don't care for the Snyder Cut.
In previous issues of Eternals, Thanos the Mad Titan has succeeded in becoming the Prime Eternal, leading the majority of the immortal race with Druig as his right-hand man. This was largely allowed to happen due to the most heroic and well-known Eternals being preoccupied with the dark truth about their long lives - that a human life is sacrificed at random so that an Eternal might be resurrected within the Great Machine when they die. This was a secret that had long been kept from the Eternals, motivating them to change their ways so they're never killed again. As such, the Eternals have decided to seek answers at Avengers Mountain (which is formed from a Celestial's corpse).
Now, the Eternals have infiltrated Avengers Mountain in the preview for Eternals #10 from writer Kieron Gillen and artist Esad Ribić. Having shrunk themselves down to sneak through the headquarters unnoticed, the micro-Eternals are hiding in the earring of Sersi, who was once an Avenger herself. As such, the rest of the Eternals have front-row seats to Sersi's flirtations with the King of Atlantis, Namor. While they wait for the coast to be clear, Kingo recalls one of Sprite's forgotten memories where he snuck her into an R-rated samurai movie. However, his summation of the film and its director's cut bears a striking resemblance to the criticisms leveled at Zack Snyder's Justice League, the four-hour cut which restored his original vision for the DC film released on HBO Max in 2021. Enjoy the hilarious preview pages and synopsis for the upcoming issue:
HAIL THANOS, PART 4 - ETERNALS VS. AVENGERS! The Eternals are on a pilgrimage together. Well, depends on who you ask - for it’s not so much a pilgrimage… and more like breaking and entering into Avengers Mountain. But what the Avengers don’t know won’t hurt them… right?
According to Kingo, "Evisceration Samurai: Blood Katana" is a terrible movie with an even worse director's cut that "just adds slow motion to turn a two-hour movie into a four-hour one." This could certainly be intended to criticize the Snyder Cut, seeing as how Snyder is well known for his use of slow-mo, and his version was indeed four hours long. As such, this seems to be a fun, tongue-in-cheek joke at DC's expense. It's especially funny coming from Kingo, who himself is an actor who loves being in samurai films (while being a Bollywood star in the MCU).
While Zack Snyder's Justice League of course adds much more than slow motion, Kingo's joke is exactly the kind of insult that gets bandied about regarding the Snyder Cut. The full issue promises to be a wild ride when it releases on March 9, featuring the Eternals taking on the Avengers themselves.
