Source: ign.com

2. Marvel’s The Eternals

Okay, I can do this. I can make the Eternals interesting.

The Eternals were Jack Kirby's attempt to reinvent the New Gods during his return to Marvel, and it didn't really work. We'll talk about the New Gods in a minute, but the Eternals pretty much fell off the map.

Neil Gaiman did a revival that also only succeeded in being really boring. Ikaris, who was sorta like a deeply boring Jack Kirby take on Superman, was a notable Eternal.

The Avenger Gilgamesh was so deeply boring that his codename was The Forgotten One. And then there was Sersi, an Avenger who was most notable for being "that one Avenger you mistake for Mantis and then mistake for Moondragon before you realize that it's actually Sersi. You know, Sersi? She was on the Avengers team with Quasar for a while? Yes, Quasar is actually the more memorable of the two. I know how weird that is."

                                        Source: syfy.com

1. DC’s New Gods

Kirby's New Gods were absolutely spectacular. Like, Mister Miracle alone was among the best comics of its era. Seriously, the maddest I've ever been at a fellow comics critic was when I saw that somebody else saw that Kirby "couldn't write". But what made these books so good is mostly what they are at the core.

They were a new pantheon of mythological gods who were nonetheless influenced by classic Marvel Age superhero comics. Orion, the redeemed Son of Evil. Mister Miracle and Big Barda, the purest relationship in all of superhero comics. The weird hippie energy of the Forever People and the chilling horrors of Desaad and Granny Goodness. And Darkseid, the Tiger force at the center of all beings.

The New Gods were absolute comic book perfection, and they outclassed the Eternals so hard that it isn't even funny.

Winner: DC

And there you have it: the godly pantheons compared. Looks like DC came out ahead, with 3-2 in their favor, but it sure was close. This was fun; maybe I'll do more sometime soon.