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72-697: The character is sometimes described as "the Fist and Steel of the Earth," a warrior chosen by the planet itself. He is sometimes guided by the Geomancers , a long line of sorcerers in the Valiant Universe who are guided by the voice and will of Earth itself. In each version of his continuity, Gilad has two immortal brothers: Aram (who later takes the name Armstrong ) and Ivar the Timewalker . Since

144-582: A graphic novel by Tundra Press to little controversy. Milligan and artist Duncan Fegredo created Enigma for Disney Comics ' planned Touchmark imprint. When the Touchmark line was cancelled, the project moved to DC's newly launched Vertigo line in 1993. Milligan quickly followed this up with The Extremist with artist Ted McKeever . Both titles dealt with taboo subjects for a mainstream publisher, but were applauded for their handling of these subjects. Milligan and artist Mike Deodato launched

216-496: A difference, he leaves behind his loved ones and battles his way back to the land of the living. He resumes his role as one of Earth's protectors. In the post-apocalyptic 41st century, Gilad (now known to some as the Eternal Emperor) stands guard over an agricultural village atop the ruins of Little Rock, Arkansas. Later leading people into battle against the new incarnation of the death cult of Nergal, he hopes their threat

288-551: A form of immortality and begins to hear voices he thinks are gods telling him it is his destiny to dominate Earth. When Nin shows concern for him, Mog decides she is jealous of his power and stabs her fatally. To save his mother, Ivar pushes her into the river where the Bloom plant was found. Mog destroys his village in a rage, then continues pursuing murder and conquest over the centuries. Eventually, he gains enough control over his rage to act clandestinely when he must. Nin, transformed by

360-623: A formidable opponent against those he considers evil or too corrupt to live. Sometimes he works with the speakers of the Earth, the Geomancers (who consider him the "Fist and Steel" of the Earth), as well as alongside other heroes. In 210 BC, Gilad fights General Cheng. Though the villain dies, he reincarnates repeatedly throughout history, having many faces and lives, always recalling past lives, always pursuing evil. This person of many identities becomes Gilad's "Immortal Enemy." In every incarnation,

432-593: A new Unity team alongside Ninjak and Livewire. After reaching an understanding with X-O Manowar, they all become allies. Gilad, Ninjak, and Livewire continue working together as Unity to protect Earth from major threats, including aliens and War-Monger. The Unity team later attempts to stop the villain Master Darque from usurping the power of the Geomancer and becoming master of Earth. Gilad suffers serious physical damage to save an innocent child and help Tama,

504-593: A nomadic experience, more solitary than before, but occasionally makes allies and friends such as Aric of Dacia (now Romania ), a Visigoth living in the Roman Empire in the 5th century. By the Middle Ages, Gilad wonders if his actions and battles have all been meaningless. On a few occasions, Gilad fights Vexana, neither recognizing each other. In 1130 in Iran, Gilad joins forces with his brother Armstrong against

576-499: A powerful "Harvest Device" to wipe out all life on the planet while he, the Forever Family, and their allies remain hidden and safe. Then they will emerge and restart society on Earth. Believing this plan is too extreme, Aram defies Gilad and disrupts the operation. The brothers eventually soon work together again against threats such as the corrupt organization Blackworks, whose leader Donald Kelvin discovers Mog. The father of

648-454: A self-styled "agent of chaos" sparking conflicts around the world. At times she comes into conflict with her brothers but does not recognize them. Gilad Anni-Padda becomes one of the greatest warriors on the planet. Over time, he regularly works with Earth's Geomancers who tell him of threats he must stop. While a Geomancer conveys the voice of the Earth and is "the Seer of Earth and Stone," Gilad

720-483: A six-issue run in 1990–1991, and became the regular writer of Batman in Detective Comics in the same year. During an editorial meeting, Milligan presented the idea that led to the creation of Azrael , who became Batman during the " Knightfall " crossover. Skin (art by Brendan McCarthy) was the story of a young thalidomide skinhead in 1970s London, and his attempts to deal with his disability and

792-515: A young man named Geoff. He makes an enemy of mob assassin Angelo Mortalli but then helps the man after Angelo loses his memory and is transformed into the warrior Bloodshot. Gilad decides not to hold a grudge, saying that Mortalli metaphorically "died" when Bloodshot was "born." During the Unity crisis, Gilad meets a version of himself who lives in the 41st century and battles evil alongside

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864-442: Is also said to eventually be "black of heart" or "psychopathic," often leading Gilad to later kill them. Deciding this must be an inherent curse of his genetics, Gilad decides by the late 17th century to avoid fathering children again. Through many battles over thousands of years, he becomes a master at combat, military tactics, and stealth. This, combined with his enhanced strength, speed, reflexes, resiliency, and healing, all make him

936-457: Is born in a village of Anatolia in 3268 BC. He is the son of a warrior named Vandal, along with his older brother Ivar and younger brother Aram . After the death of their mother during Aram's birth, Ivar leaves the village in grief. Another tribe attacks the same day, forcing Vandal to flee with Gilad and Aram while the other villagers are killed. Adopting a new home, Gilad and Aram learn they are immortals with enhanced physical abilities (the same

1008-473: Is finally ended and wants to live in peace with his community and granddaughter Caroline. But seeing Caroline and others showing interest in lost technology and weapons, he fears people will repeat the same mistakes that led to humanity's destruction. In 4001 CE, a Rai warrior finds Gilad and recruits him in his efforts to free the current Geomancer from New Japan. Like his siblings, Gilad is ageless, invulnerable to disease and poison. He has superhuman strength,

1080-590: Is more resistant to injury than an average human, has enhanced reflexes and speed, and his body heals from injury and damage. His millennia of life has also made him a master of all combat and weaponry known to humanity. In the Acclaim Entertainment Comics continuity, the powers and abilities of Gilad are pretty much the same. However, immortals can still be killed by catastrophic injury, such as having most of their flesh and muscle destroyed, having their heads destroyed, or being bisected across

1152-511: Is spared. Learning Kalam has been adopted by Mesopotamians, Gilad decides to let the mortal boy live his own life. He travels along a Geomancer sorcerer for a time, fighting threats when he must, while Aram spends his immortal life preferring to seek pleasure, adventure and drink. Gilad leads many lives, usually keeping his first name whenever he adopts a new identity. Occasionally he fathers children, each of whom possesses great strength and better than average resiliency to injury, but each of whom

1224-471: Is the Immortal Enemy , a mortal who repeatedly reincarnates, recalls his past lives, and attempts evil again, always having one green eye and one brown eye. Originally, Eternal Warrior Volume 1 #1 introduces Gilad with only one immortal brother, Aram . The crossover story of Eternal Warrior Volume 1 #8 and Archer & Armstrong Volume 1 #8 then retroactively introduced Ivar as a third brother,

1296-448: Is the "Fist and Steel of the Earth" and together they serve the planet. The Geomancers insist that without Gilad's help, Earth will fall out of balance. At times, Gilad seemingly dies and has visions of the Earth speaking to him through avatars, telling him he cannot rest yet even if he wishes and must return to life. In Ancient Mesopotamia, Gilad leads his forces against cult followers of the death god Nergal. Gilad's daughter Xaran joins

1368-521: Is true of Ivar, who learns he can also walk through time). In 3257 BC, at the age of eleven, Gilad emerges victorious from his first battle. One of the bravest of a warrior tribe, his aggression in battle leads some to say he possesses the "Leopard Spirit." In 3219 BC, Gilad and Aram's adopted tribe battles the superior weaponry of the Mesopotamians . All of the tribe is killed with the exception of Gilad, Aram, and Gilad's first son Kalam, whose life

1440-418: Is unclear. Geomancers (comics) Geomancers are a group of fictional comic book characters that appeared in various titles published by Valiant Comics . The Geomancers appeared in various comic titles published by Valiant Comics, including Eternal Warrior , Archer and Armstrong , Doctor Solar , Rai , Timewalker , Magnus and Secret Weapons . A separate Geomancer comic series

1512-531: The Elektra series for Marvel Comics in November 1996. Milligan spent the remainder of the decade writing one-off specials such as Face and The Eaters , or miniseries like Egypt and Tank Girl The Odyssey (with its co-creator Jamie Hewlett providing art), as well as acting as advisory editor to Paul Honeyford 's Fighting Figurines . Milligan and Brendan McCarthy's psychedelic comic Rogan Gosh

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1584-484: The Forever Family , and together they and mortal allies work in secret to fight evil and influence humanity for the better. Many of the Forever Family leave their old names behind, renaming themselves after weapons or items of significance. The three Eternal Warriors also earn individual titles among the Forever Family. Ivar, who discovers how to fold time and travel through the sub-dimension of "netherspace," earns

1656-594: The Timewalker and Aram later adopting the name Armstrong . Vexana is also killed by the blast but then resurrected by dark spirits that grant her immortality and the ability to warp emotions. Seeing her home destroyed, Vexana worries her survival means she might be responsible for the Great Cataclysm. She leaves, her grief blocking out much of her memory and warping her mind. She becomes the War-Monger,

1728-467: The Valiant Universe such as Bloodshot , Master Darque , and the team of Archer & Armstrong . Issues often involved flashback scenes to different adventures Gilad experienced through history, later also showing his life centuries in the future. Throughout history, Gilad is often seen working alongside Geomancers , a long-line of sorcerers connected to Earth itself and who sometimes recruited others to help against great threats. His one recurring foe

1800-628: The Valiant Universe , including the Unity Conflict , the birth and upbringing of Magnus, Robot Fighter , the struggle against the Darque Power and the Harbinger Wars. Gilad Anni-Padda served as the "Fist and Steel" of the Geomancers for most of his life, failing three times to save a Geomancer. In 1992, Geomancer Tashi Khatun authored a book entitled The Book of Geomancer , the tome of ultimate knowledge. The first Geomancer

1872-614: The X-Men family of titles. Milligan and artist Mike Allred took over X-Force with issue No. 116 (July 2001), and immediately replaced the book's Rob Liefeld -styled team with a more satirical one: the Orphan , the Anarchist , U-Go Girl , Phat , Vivisector , Venus Dee Milo , Dead Girl and Doop . X-Force was cancelled with issue No. 129 (August 2002), and replaced by a new title, X-Statix , with Milligan and Allred continuing as

1944-494: The "Forever Family." The series started with the 1997 graphic novel Eternal Warriors: Time and Treachery by writer Art Holcomb and artists Doug Wheatley and John Floyd. The series ended in 1998 after five more graphic novels. In chronological order, they were: Eternal Warriors: Digital Alchemy, Eternal Warriors: Archer & Armstong, Eternal Warriors: Blackworks, Eternal Warriors: Mog, and Eternal Warriors: The Immortal Enemy. Acclaim Entertainment declared bankruptcy in 2007 and

2016-585: The "Unity" team, and there is another group later called "United." Gilad continues fighting evil, working for MI-6 for a time to protect Alan Turing, and later attempting to protect JFK from assassination. When his brother Armstrong and the young warrior Obadiah Archer stop an evil cult called the Sect from reactivating the Boon, a Geomancer is killed in the process. Sensing the death, Gilad attempts to take vengeance on Archer and Armstrong before being convinced to stop by

2088-543: The 2012 Valiant Universe reboot, Gilad also has an immortal sister: Vexana the War-Monger . In each version of his continuity, Gilad fights a perpetually reincarnating villain called the Immortal Enemy or the Last Enemy. In both the original continuity and the 2012 Valiant Entertainment reboot continuity, it is indicated that any children Gilad has may be fated to be psychopathic or remorseless killers. Gilad

2160-475: The Bloom, repeatedly confronts Mog, becoming his Immortal Enemy. Reaching adulthood, Mog's sons realize they are ageless and nearly invulnerable. Working against threats to humanity, they become known as the Eternal Warriors. As the centuries go on, the three Eternal Warriors occasionally choose those they deem worthy to become immortal as well, sharing the Bloom with them. Those chosen become known as

2232-525: The Changing Man for DC Comics . This proved his most successful American comic, and came at the end of the first wave of the " British Invasion ". With issue No. 33 (March 1993), it became part of the Vertigo imprint. It was cancelled with issue No. 70 (April 1996). A one-off story marking Vertigo's tenth anniversary was published in 2003. Milligan succeeded Grant Morrison on Animal Man for

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2304-509: The Earth again in two thousand years to stop the final followers of Nergal. Gilad teams with his long-estranged brother Armstrong to stop the nihilistic cult called the Null. Later on, Gilad reluctantly joins forces with Toyo Harada to stop Aric of Dacia, now known as the armored warrior X-O Manowar , who has returned to Earth after being abducted and enslaved by aliens centuries ago. After a superhuman task force called Unity fails Aric, Gilad forms

2376-576: The Earth, receive psychic impressions from objects and living organisms, possess innate healing abilities, read minds, control over nature and its energy sources and cause objects to bend to their will. Peter Milligan Peter Milligan (born 24 June 1961 ) is a British comic book writer who has written extensively for both British and American comic book industries. In the UK, Milligan has contributed to numerous anthology titles including 2000 AD , Revolver , Eagle and A1 , and helped launch

2448-403: The Eternal Warriors uses Blackworks resources to wage war, demanding leadership of the Forever Family and domination of Earth. To fight Mog, Ivar frees his imprisoned mother Nin. After several battles, Mog is defeated and the Eternal Warriors decide their efforts to help humanity have caused as much harm as good. They disband the Forever Family and go their separate ways. Six thousand years ago in

2520-584: The Immortal Enemy's eyes remain the same: one green and one brown. In 1695, Gilad fights alongside William III against the Immortal Enemy, who at this time is known as Victor II . Gilad kills him on the battlefield (although historically, Victor II died in bed in 1730) but the villain's soul then inhabits Gilad's own baby son who is born the next day. Over two decades later, Gilad kills his adult son, recognizing him as his foe, "the Reincarnator." Gilad occasionally reunites with his brothers Aram and Ivar, and

2592-581: The Keepers of the Timeless Word, an order that safeguards a machine known as the Boon which sustains life in the Faraway, keeping it a timeless place without death. They take the machine but Gilad is fatally wounded. Ivar and Aram return to Ur and Vexana is grief-stricken, leaving Gilad's deathbed and fleeing the city. Ivar believes the Boon can restore Gilad and activates it with Aram. The Boom drains

2664-432: The Null, a cult that worships entropy and nothingness. Along with many warriors and agents, the Null has a living algorithm ("an ancient artificial intelligence") that infects the mind of a person, destroying their personality and using the host body to become a deadly agent. This entity that constantly infects new host bodies is called "the Immortal Enemy" by the story, though Gilad refers to it as "the Last Enemy." Throughout

2736-580: The Palazzo base in Rome that includes the Forever Family, several human allies, and the Neo-Vals, the last surviving descendants of the original Vikings. One of their own betrays the other immortals, destroying their bodies so catastrophically they do not survive. This betrayal and the recent rise of superhumans and alien invaders lead Gilad to consider taking drastic action to protect humanity. He considers using

2808-560: The Steve Ditko-inspired " Bix Barton ". This was first run as a black and white strip for its first outing, "Barton's Beasts"; the second strip was called "Carry On Barton" (originally "Carry On Snuffing"). The strip was very popular and was a precursor of "Devlin Waugh" and others. In 1989 he had his first work published by DC Comics . Skreemer was a six-issue mini-series (May 1989 – October 1989) drawn by Brett Ewins that

2880-412: The ancient Mesopotamian city-state of Ur, Gilad Anni-Prada is a normal man with two older brothers, Ivar the engineer and Aram "the strong," and a younger sister Vexana . A fearsome warrior, Gilad spends time with wild beasts in order to learn their ways of hunting and killing. One day, the three brothers journey into the strange realm of Utnapishtim, also called "the Faraway." During their quest, they meet

2952-442: The battle. Against her father's wishes, and arguing that it is a weakness to not use the methods of their enemies, Xaran not only kills soldiers but also targets the cult's women and children as well. When her brother Mitu tries to stop her, Xaran kills him and then battles Gilad next, who seemingly kills her instead. Following this, Gilad continues to fight for the Earth alongside the Geomancers, but now has grave misgivings. He lives

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3024-560: The centuries, Gilad battles it many times, in many forms. When a Geomancer tells Gilad to kill a woman and her child because their lives will lead to a rise in evil, he refuses. Abdicating his post as the Fist and Steel of Earth, he decides he will choose his battles on his own terms. During World War I, Gilad becomes the leader of "Unit Y," a task force made of British and American fighters that took on special missions deemed too risky or dangerous for standard military units. The other members of Unit Y included: Dell, Alpha, and Breaker. During

3096-594: The creative force. Milligan proposed a character based on a resurrected Princess Diana . News spread to the British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail , which strongly objected. Eventually the character was altered, as were the references to the British Royal Family . X-Statix was cancelled with issue No. 26 (Oct. 2004). Milligan wrote issues #166–187 of X-Men , teamed with artist Salvador Larroca , in 2005. He returned to The Human Target with

3168-479: The crossover mini-series Book of Death by Robert Venditti and Robert Gill, with art by Doug Braithwaite. The mini-series concluded with Gilad sacrificing his life to protect a child and the new Geomancer, with the Earth releasing him from his role and allowing him to rest. This was followed by Wrath of the Eternal Warrior in 2014, where Gilad leaves the afterlife and fights to return to Earth. The series

3240-536: The early 1980s. By 1986, Milligan had his first ongoing strip in 2000AD called " Bad Company ", with artists Brett Ewins and Jim McCarthy . "Bad Company" was a popular future war story and helped Milligan become better known. Concurrently, Milligan, Ewins and Brendan McCarthy had been working on the anthology title, Strange Days for Eclipse Comics . Strange Days featured three strips, " Paradax ", " Freakwave ", and " Johnny Nemo ". Milligan, McCarthy and Ewins produced three issues of this psychedelic comic, it

3312-545: The eldest, before he went on to star in his own series Timewalker, which then established that the father of the three men was a warrior called Vandal, who may have had unique qualities himself. Some fans have wondered if the immortal DC Comics villain Vandal Savage was an inspiration for Gilad, both due to the name being used for his father and because, like Gilad, Savage also has an enemy who repeatedly reincarnates in new bodies and retains knowledge of his past lives,

3384-491: The graphic novel Final Cut , followed by all 21 issues of the subsequent series for Vertigo. In 2006, he wrote the X-Statix Presents: Dead Girl five-issue miniseries for Marvel collaborating with artist Nick Dragotta and co-creator Mike Allred. The following year he wrote an Infinity, Inc. limited series for DC and The Programme for Wildstorm , starring a Soviet Cold War superhero. Milligan

3456-473: The hero Immortal Man . Acclaim Entertainment bought Valiant comics in 1994, leading to the first reboot of the Valiant characters. In 1997, the graphic novel series Eternal Warriors reintroduced Gilad, now also called "Warmaster." He and his two brothers, the sons of Vikings named Mog and Nin, are collectively called the "Eternal Warriors" and share immortality with others over the centuries, creating

3528-479: The last Rai warrior and Magnus, Robot Fighter . Long ago, the Viking warrior Mog has a wife Nin (a woman with one green eye and one brown eye ) and three sons: Gilad, Ivar and Aram . Mog discovers a special herb he believes is connected to the gods. Calling it the Bloom , Mog shares it with their young sons, who begin growing rapidly and show increased physical abilities. Consuming the plant regularly, Mog gains

3600-459: The life force from the thousands who inhabit Ur and a massive explosion occurs, the Great Cataclysm. All those in Ur and the surrounding areas are killed, the city now in ruins. As a result, Gilad is not only resurrected, he and his two brothers are now immortals with enhanced bodies and minds (though the scars on Gilad's face remain). The three brothers eventually go their separate ways, with Ivar becoming

3672-407: The long-running Vertigo series Hellblazer , and wrote that imprint's Greek Street , Additionally, for Marvel, he wrote the 2008 one-shot Moon Knight : Silent Knight , with artist Laurence Campbell . In 2010, Milligan was announced as the writer for Batman #703, a prelude to the " Bruce Wayne: The Road Home " crossover storyline, although he later clarified that he was not involved in

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3744-774: The magazine Deadline . In the US, he is best known for his frequent contributions to DC Comics ' Vertigo imprint, which include the revamped DC properties Shade, the Changing Man and Human Target , a four-year run on the imprint's premier title Hellblazer , and original series Enigma , The Extremist , Egypt and Greek Street , as well as the Marvel series X-Statix , co-created by Milligan and artist Mike Allred . Milligan started his comic career with Sounds music paper's comic strip The Electric Hoax , with Brendan McCarthy , with whom he went to art school. Milligan later moved to write short stories for 2000 AD in

3816-441: The mid-section. Since 2012, the comics have said that a mysterious machine known as the Boon not only made Gilad and his brothers immortal and enhanced their bodies but also enhanced their mind. The three brothers now have minds with unlimited storage and analytical capacity, as well as perfect recall when necessary. Even if the brain is destroyed and must later regenerate, all memories and knowledge are retained. The Boon also equips

3888-505: The mind with a unique form of apathy, so that emotions do not play a prominent role in their thought processes (although they do still feel them). This makes them immune to depression and other forms of mental illness, allowing them to experience eternity without losing their sanity over time. Eternal Warrior appears in the web series Ninjak vs. the Valiant Universe portrayed by John Morrison . In August 2017, Dave Bautista

3960-422: The new Geomancer. Darque is defeated and Tama tells Gilad the Earth releases him and he can rest now and not return if he wishes. Gilad dies. Gilad finds himself in an afterlife where he is united with his lost children from different ages, as well as a lost love of his. But after deciding that he cannot rest when he knows there are heroes still fighting to protect Earth, and once again believing his actions do make

4032-510: The new Geomancer. The group then joins forces against the Null and once again Gilad faces the Last Enemy. After helping thwart the Null's plans, Gilad is visited by Xaran, still alive due to inheriting his immortality, and learns she serves the Earth in her own way. The two join forces against his son Mitu, who has become an immortal champion of Nergal. As a consequence of his abandoning the fight against evil, Gilad learns he will be forced to serve

4104-685: The newly created Valiant Entertainment, Inc. bought the rights to many characters including Gilad. This resulted in a second relaunch/reboot of the Valiant Universe . After a successful relaunch of Valiant Comics in 2012, Valiant Entertainment teased a new Eternal Warrior series at the Baltimore Comic-Con in September 2012. Eternal Warrior (Volume 2) by writer Greg Pak and artist Trevor Hairsine debuted in September 2013, running for 8 issues. The series said Gilad and his brothers were given immortality by an advanced device, and that Gilad

4176-503: The production of the issue. Following DC's 2011 relaunch , Milligan became the writer of Red Lanterns , an ongoing series which debuted in September 2011. He wrote Justice League Dark , a spin-off of the Justice League franchise, starring John Constantine and Shade, the Changing Man . up to issue No. 8 (June 2012), following which he moved to Stormwatch from issue No. 9 (July 2012). In 2017 and 2018, he penned

4248-402: The three of them even inspire the story of The Three Musketeers . Over time, Aram finds Gilad too coldhearted and ruthless, worrying the man considers his own judgment to have greater authority than others. Eventually, Aram takes on the name Armstrong, later becoming the guardian and assistant of a young man named Obadiah Archer. In the 20th century, Gilad becomes friends with the new Geomancer,

4320-548: The title Timewalker. Aram, also nicknamed "the Mighty Arm-Strong," becomes an Earth-based sorcerer known as a Geomancer. Gilad becomes known as Warmaster. Ivar later implies he was also the man called Judas Iscariot in the New Testament , and that he kept only one of the 30 pieces of silver as a reminder of the betrayal of Jesus of Nazareth. In the modern-day, the Eternal Warriors have a hidden community in

4392-467: The war, they fought War-Monger, imprisoning her in a sealed tomb (though an earthquake freed her twenty years later). With the exception of Gilad, the entire team lost their lives towards the end of the war, sacrificing themselves to stop a mustard gas weapon. After returning home, Gilad suggested that the Unit Y program not be abandoned and might be needed in the future. Later similar groups are known simply as

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4464-451: The world in general. The strip was due to feature in Crisis in 1990 but the publishers Fleetway were worried by the controversial subject matter, plus they were concerned with the use of explicit language in the story. The printers refused to print it, blaming the graphic language and controversial subject matter as a reason. The story remained in limbo until eventually being published as

4536-421: Was Khanit, who was chosen in 3500 BC. Later Geomancers included Buck McHenry, Geoff McHenry, Lucinda Mendez, Yuri Pierce, Ana Kawainui, Rokland Tate and Aram Anni-Padda . In the second Valiant continuity, Kay McHenry serves as the Geomancer. Being a great grand-niece of the late Buck McHenry , she first appears in issue #6 of Archer & Armstrong volume 2. Geomancers can psychically communicate with

4608-484: Was announced to be in talks to play the Gilad the Eternal Warrior in a solo movie. The 2020 Bloodshot movie was meant to be the first of several films taking place in a shared Valiant Comics Cinematic Universe that would include characters such as Gilad. After largely poor reception to the film, and with many studio projects on hold or rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic , the status of an Eternal Warrior movie

4680-425: Was chosen directly by the Earth to be a warrior serving alongside the Geomancers; if he refused this role, it would upset the balance of Earth and lead to suffering for humanity. The series also puts him in conflict with two of his own children. Afterward, the 2014 mini-series Eternal Warrior: Days of Steel ran for 3 issues, written by Peter Milligan with art by Cary Nord and Brian Reber. In 2015, Valiant published

4752-416: Was done by the creative team of Robert Venditti, Raul Allen, and Patricia Martin, ending after 14 issues in 2015. In 2017, Gilad appeared in the 25th anniversary one-shot comic Eternal Warrior: Awakening by Robert Venditti, Renato Guedes, and Ulisses Arreola. In 2019, Gilad appeared in the 4-issue mini-series Incursion written by Andy Diggle and Alex Paknadel with art by Doug Braithwaite Gilad Anni-Padda

4824-624: Was introduced in Eternal Warrior , a 50-issue series published by Valiant Comics from 1992 to 1996. During this time, there were also two issues published of the supplementary mini-series Eternal Warrior Yearbook . The original creative team was co-creator Jim Shooter with artist John Dixon , followed by writers Kevin VanHook , Barry Windsor-Smith , Mark Moretti , and John Ostrander . The series followed Gilad's adventures, often having him encounter other Valiant heroes and villains in

4896-631: Was involved in 2007's Batman crossover, " The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul ", by writing the lead-in Batman Annual No. 26, as well as the parts of the storyline in the Robin monthly title. Milligan scripted for the BBC interactive animated series Meta4orce and the Sub-Mariner : The Depths limited series for Marvel's Marvel Knights imprint. In late 2008, Milligan was named writer for

4968-437: Was not a great seller but it picked up a small, loyal readership. The most conventional strip, "Johnny Nemo", had its own series, while the more quirky "Paradax" had a two-issue series published by Vortex Comics in 1987. By 1989 Milligan was swapping between strips such as "Bad Company", while still writing material in 2000AD , such as " Hewligan's Haircut " with artist Jamie Hewlett . Milligan and artist Jim McCarthy created

5040-486: Was published in 1994, lasting eight issues. Geomancers are a lineage of men and women who, since 3500 BC, have been chosen by the Earth itself to defend it, with one Geomancer operating at a time. In the Viking era, it was a young boy. When a Geomancer dies, his or her chosen successor takes their place. When a Geomancer has reached the end of their life-cycle their power is removed by a suicide ritual called Bagh-Nakh. Geomancers were instrumental in many pivotal events in

5112-635: Was reprinted in a collected edition by Vertigo in 1996, after being first serialised six years earlier in Revolver . Milligan rounded out the decade by writing a The Human Target four-issue miniseries (April 1999 – July 1999). Milligan's film work includes the screenplay for Pilgrim (2000, also known as Inferno ), starring Ray Liotta . He scripted the 2002 adaptation of the Melvin Burgess novel An Angel for May . In 2001, Marvel Comics' new editor-in-chief Joe Quesada began revamping

5184-532: Was somewhat lost in the midst of the so-called "British Invasion" of American comics of the time. A dark post-apocalyptic gangster story, it did receive critical acclaim but did not sell well. Milligan was soon to become a regular writer for DC while still working on his more personal comics in the United Kingdom in comics such as 2000 AD , and its spin-off titles Crisis and Revolver . The 1990s saw Milligan revamp Steve Ditko 's character Shade,

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