![]() ![]() In time, the Eternal builds his son mechanical wings so the boy can fly on his own. Together they bear a son named Icarus, who loves to soar with his father high above the seas and mountains of Greece. While fighting the Deviants in ancient Greece, the man eventually known as Ikaris meets and weds a human woman. Ikaris chose his name due to a tragic accident hundreds of years ago. The humans mistake Ikaris for a bird, and (per Marvel Universe history) he is memorialized as the dove that guided Noah to the Mountains of Ararat ( Eternals #2). When the Second Host of the Celestials sank the Deviant Lemuria in what is known as the "Great Cataclysm", Ikaris guides a ship of humans to safety. ![]() He is the son of the Eternals Virako and Tulayn. Ikaris was born over 20,000 years ago in Polaria, in the area now known as Siberia. Ikaris also appears in All-New Invaders as a villain, when he is controlled by the Kree, who use the God's Whisper on him. He just had too much story to fit in six issues (even with the first and sixth double-sized)". Neil was starting issue five and told me that he might need a seventh issue. Originally solicited as a six-issue series, an extra issue was added to the run, because, according to editor Nick Lowe, "There was too much story to fit into the structure we set for ourselves. Neil Gaiman, with artist John Romita, Jr., created a 2006 miniseries, which helped bring the Eternals' role in the modern Marvel Universe up-to-date. Ikaris first appeared in Eternals #1 (July 1976) and was created by Jack Kirby. ![]()
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