A Legacy of Nightmares Unfolds in Rick Remender & Jerome Opeña’s Seven to Eternity
Art by Jerome Opeña & Matt Hollingsworth
Writer: Rick Remender
Artist: Jerome Opeña
Colorist: Matt Hollingsworth
Publisher: Image Comics
Release Date: September 21, 2016
The world of Rick Remender and Jerome Opeña’s Seven to Eternity is a sprawling and surreal one, where fantastical creatures coexist with realistic familial dynamics, long historical legacies weigh heavily on characters’ minds and sinister rulers hold sway over the land. But, as with many Remender projects, readers will find both an enthusiastic embrace of genre storytelling (in this case, a gritty yet expansive fantasy) and a subtle deconstruction of the same. All of this leads to a thrilling narrative coupled with a few quiet notes that suggest more going on in this debut issue than initially meets the eye.
This first issue opens with a page from the journal of protagonist Adam Osidis as he looks back on his past and his family’s history from a point in the future. The scene also describes the basic conflict: a despot known alternately as the God of Whispers and the Mud King rules through manipulation and blackmail, and Adam’s father chose to live in isolation rather than serve him many years before. From this narration, it’s clear that death is coming to many of the characters just introduced.
Seven to Eternity #1 Interior Art by Jerome Opeña & Matt Hollingsworth