Wednesday, May 27, 2015

He-Man: The Eternity War Vol. 1 [2015] by Dan Abnett | Pop Mhan


HE-MAN: THE ETERNITY WAR TRADE PAPERBACK
He-Man: The Eternity War begins as the blood of He-Man is used to restore Hordak in Castle Grayskull as our heroes use Snake Mountain as a refuge. Hordak uses the power within Grayskull to forge the Sword of Darkness. Now Hordak and his minions search for the Eyes of Grayskull. Teela is the new Sorceress and summons both He-Man and She-Ra and tells them about the Eyes of Grayskull which are power stones of Chrono and Chaos controlling time and space. They were meant to control the universe from Castle Grayskull through the stones. King Grayskull believed no one should have that much power which got him assassinated. Later Skeletor found the Eye of Chaos while the original Sorceress, Teela’s mother, found the Eye of Chrono and hid it. He-Man wants to find the Eyes of Grayskull and destroy them. The war for Eternia has begun and a key player emerges with one of the Eyes of Grayskull: Skeletor.

The second issue of He-Man: The Eternity War sees He-Man and his army of Snake Men prepared to take Mount Zoar from Hordak. They release Spydor against He-Man while also preparing the orbital disrupter to level him and his Snake Men. However Man-At-Arms uses Roboto to destroy the orbital disrupter before it could be used. He-Man defeats Spydor as Man-At-Arms helplessly falls towards Eternia. This was an action packed issue with little carry over from the first issue concerning the Eyes of Grayskull. 

The third issue of He-Man: The Eternity War refocuses on the Eyes of Grayskull. She-Ra attempts to locate the Eye of Chronos using her sword but first she takes on Horak’s forces. She locates the Eye of Chronos however faces both Catra and Scorpia. After defeating them both She-Ra now faces Hordak. The series is arranged as the events of issue two and three are happening at the same time leading them to come together within the fifth and sixth issues. The series so far is quite enjoyable and worth picking up.  


He-Man: The Eternity War #4 Teela reveals to He-Man the Age of Horokoth is upon them. Eternia goes through Ages where the Mother Goddess is the source and heart of all creation. First it was Goddess Serpos of the Snakemen, then the Goddess Zoar of the Eternians, and now the end of days of the Goddess Horokoth. Meanwhile She-Ra facing Hordak as well as finds the Eye of Chronos. She is defeated by Hordak however before he strikes the killing blow, his pupil Skeletor arrives and takes the Eye of Chronos as well as She-Ra. Teela reveals to He-Man the Age of Horokoth is upon them. Eternia goes through Ages where the Mother Goddess is the source and heart of all creation. First it was Goddess Serpos of the Snakemen, then the Goddess Zoar of the Eternians, and now the end of days of the Goddess Horokoth. 

He-Man: The Eternity War #5 Skeletor gives She-Ra her sword so she can heal herself. He tells She-Ra how he kidnapped her and how he was trapped on Earth before returning to Eternia by traveling through the multiverse. She-Ra refers him as an Uncle Prince Keldor the brother of King Randor who wants to be healed as Skeletor to defeat Hordak and to finally return as Keldor. Evil-Lyn decides she has been betrayed by Skeletor so takes the Eyes of Chaos and Chronos and vanishes to Castle Greyskull and gives the Eyes to Hordak. Teela shows He-Man what has happened as thirty years have passed since the defeat of Hordak. 

The Eternity War has been an enjoyable experience as it builds the characters and position them within the story to create a Master of the Universe epic beyond expectations. 

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - 5 OUT OF 5