Much like the rest of DC's Young Animal line of books, Eternity Girl is a cheap knockoff of Grant Morrison's and other prime 90's Vertigo books. While it doesn't directly use any existing characters, this book touches on the same philosophical and existential themes as, say, Morrison's Flex Mentallo, or Milligan's Enigma, or even Gaiman's Sandman. Unfortunately, Eternity Girl is nowhere near as good or smart as those books, and doesn't have anything new or interesting to say about life, choice,

Eternity Girl is a serious acid trip of a book, all vibrant colors, shifting perspectives, and unclear timelines. It also made zero sense and I think I liked parts of it? So yeah, an acid trip.The general idea is that Eternity Girl is an immortal shapeshifter who wants to die. Solid concept! Unfortunately, this simple idea is tossed in the bin as Magdalene Visaggio spends the next 150 pages exploring the meaning of life, death, chaos, order, etc., etc., etc. If there's a foundational principle s...

Remember the Element Girl issue of Sandman? Never met anyone who said it was their favourite, but it's quite good. Well, if you wanted the serial numbers filed off and that turned into a miniseries, you're in luck. It also has meta elements familiar from Alan Moore's Supreme and much of Grant Morrison's superhero work, with characters becoming aware in-universe that their continuity is constantly being revised around them, but that loses much of its power when you apply it to a newly created cha...

I couldn't really get into this, did not finish, but open for another try sometime because deep down I believe it is pretty good. I just hated how depressing it was. The artwork is beautiful.

This was a beautiful story about depression, identity, and the potential end of all existence. Visaggo's portrayal of depression was one of the most relatable, even with a character as unique as Eternity Girl. And Sonny Liew and Chis Chuckry really bring the story to life with their art. I wish there were more comin.

What if Flex Mentallo and Enigma... but bad?

This book takes some effort to get into, but it's well worth it. This is an inspirational story of a young woman dealing with depression and attempted suicide. What I ultimately liked about the book was how Visaggio and Liew conveyed shifting realities. It reminded me, in a very good way, of how Philip K. Dick wrote about the nature of reality and how perception influences our thoughts and behaviors. I think this is a book that young adults will find very compelling. Liew's artwork is clean and

A tiresome and dull story exploring a superhuman's depression and desire to kill herself. Desperately tries to ripoff 90's era Vertigo titles filled with metaphysical bullshit. Honestly, this whole thing was beyond pointless.

Sooo good, at times it is all a bit weird and strange and even confusing but it just keeps pulling you through. It's a story about purposelessness and purpose. How we have more control and direction and choices then we realize. Though theologically, it's not exactly or really what i think or believe, its still such a good book. Its for an older audience, m for mature- lots of big philosophical thoughts and cursing.

5Eternity Girl broke out from Milk Wars and I had been eager to read this book. The art and the storyline is unique and I ended up reading this over a few days. The Young Animal imprint hasn't let me down and I have enjoyed the fresh ideas and artwork. Magdalene Visaggio is a new name for my collection and if Eternity Girl is my introduction, I can't recommend this enough. Why the 5? Strong introduction and a bizarre central character. Young Animal delivers again and it now clears my slate to fi...

4.5 starsVisually and narratively stunning! Can’t say much without getting into spoilery details. But Visaggio and Liew really outdo themselves here! Only one thing missing: The book should have a trigger warning/content note at the beginning "suicide, self harm".

Blé... I think that I already ready a lot of stories that looks like the same, kinda generical for me.

This book is frontloaded with some very Grant Morrison-like commentary on the endless cycle of reboots, retcons, and resurrections in superhero comics and how that, like, totally connects to spiritual concepts of reincarnation and eternity. Once you get past that, it turns into a more interesting (and seemingly personal) story about depression, chronic pain, and unemployment. The script still gets kinda ponderous at times, especially when the Jim Starlin-like "Lords of Chaos and Order" show up t...

Was the philosophy of this book complex? Not really. Does it resemble previous work by Grant Morrison? Sure. Is the story and art a little "out there"? You bet. If these are the reasons for people giving this book a bad review, then consider me the Chaos to their Order.I think the simple messages self-determination and choice worked extremely well for the story, and yes, is probably more meaningful to a younger audience. I really enjoyed and appreciated the shifting art styles with the shifts in...

Creative, inventive, scattered, oblique, impressive, and underwhelming. This was a little too “out there” for me. In hindsight, I suspect the “real” world events might have been paralleling (Is that a word?) the “other” world events but ultimately I just didn’t care that much.

I didn’t dislike this as much as I found it repetitive. 150 pages of hitting the same note becomes tedious. The idea is solid, although we’ve seen its like before by Gaiman, Starlin, Moore and Morrison, and the art is cool. Liew does an excellent job of portraying fractured reality and alternate timelines, but this really could have been dealt with in 30 pages.

It's a real shame that Mister Miracle got all of the attention from DC and its readers last year, because in my humble opinion Magdalene Visaggio does something very similar with Eternity Girl, and she does it at least as well. Much like Tom King's miniseries, Eternity Girl is a time and reality-bending story about a superhero dealing with depression, mental illness and existential dread. It's never really clear what's real and what isn't. It's so meta that you're not even sure if the titular Et...

I'll be honest, I didn't like Watchmen. I feel like there's a lot of pressure to like it, since it's at the top of so many lists of "the best graphic novels ever". Maybe Alan Moore's work just isn't for me. All that said: Eternity Girl made me feel what Watchmen was "supposed" to make me feel. This is a masterpiece, and I am so glad I stumbled across it. There's an ache to it that feels very genuine and personal, while also diving into 'big-picture' themes and meta-narratives, and it never feels...

i say this as someone with depression: damn, that was unpleasant

I don't often read graphic novels, but when I do, my favorites are stories that I can't imagine being told as well in any other format. "Eternity Girl" written by Magdalene Visaggio and illustrated by Sonny Liew fits easily into that category. The story of an immortal super-hero grappling with suicidal depression has layers and concepts that go beyond the angsty musings of many comic book heroes and cute meta-references to retcons and reboots. Science fiction elements aside, we also have a reali...