#titans from space

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"…THEY CAME HERE OVER HALF-A-MILLION YEARS AGO, MAYBE A MILLION."

PIC(S) INFO: Mega spotlight on the coming of the mighty Celestials to planet Earth (published & preliminary art), a.k.a., when Star Giants walked the Earth in the days of ancient prehistory, from Neil Gaiman and John Romita Jr’s critically-acclaimed comic book mini-series, "Eternals" Vol. 3 #1 August 2006. Marvel Comics.

STORY/SCRIPT: Neil Gaiman

PENCILS: John Romita Jr.

INKS: Danny Miki

COLORS: Matt Hollingsworth

"This is what happened, the way I remember it…They came here over half-a-million years ago, maybe a million. They were bigger than you can imagine. Bigger than giants. And then they chose the proto-people, early hominids that bore the same resemblance to humans that wolves do to Great Danes... out on the Savannah."

-- IKARIS to Makkari (Earth-616), story/script by Neil Gaiman

Source: greggoldsteincomicartgallery.com/john-romita-jr-the-coming-of-the-celestials.

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"... THEY BUILT ARMOR FOR THEMSELVES TO CONTAIN THEIR BODIES... AN ORGANIC ENCASING, WHICH ON EARTH, WAS CALLED VIBRANIUM."

PIC INFO: Mega spotlight on a double splash page of the mighty Celestials of Earth X, a.k.a., Earth-9997, from the pages of "UNIVERSE X" Vol. 1 #12. September, 2001. Marvel Comics.

STORY/SCRIPT: Jim Krueger & Alex Ross

PENCILS: Doug Braithwaite

INKS: Bill Reinhold & Robin Riggs

COLORS: Laura Depuy

LETTERS: Todd Klein

"Once...there was a perfect universe. This is the one we've only just heard of. And this universe was infected by some of its inhabitants who had evolved by manipulating themselves into a race of beings beyond physical want or need."

-- KYLE RICHMOND (formerly known as Nighthawk) on the history of the Celestials

Sources: www.toddpowelson.com/blog/the-celestials & Marvel Database (official site).

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"GIANTS WALK!! -- AWESOME BEINGS -- WITH A PURPOSE THAT COULD DECIDE THE FATE OF ALL HUMANITY!!!"

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on the Celestials return to Earth as the Fourth Host, pages from "Eternals" Vol. 1 #7. January, 1977. Marvel Comics.

"What would happen if they came back!!? The ancient carvings of the Incas not only left a record of the space gods, but also predicted their return to Earth... in this magazine, the prediction comes true!!! A massive space vehicle has established a base on a broad plain in the Andes Mountains... amid the Inca ruins... Giants walk!! -- Awesome beings -- With a purpose that could decide the fate of all humanity!!"

-- "ETERNALS" Vol. 1 #7 (January, 1977), story/plot/script by Jack "King" Kirby

Artwork/pencils by Jack Kirby, inks/letters by Mike Royer, & colors by Glynis Wein.

Source: https://readfullcomic.com/eternals-v1-007-1977.