We still don’t know a lot about Marvel’s movie plans after Avengers 4 , but one teased project boost last Friday : the Eternals, a quirky ’70s group of characters created by the legendary Jack Kirby, are getting a movie from director Chloé Zhao. Unfamiliar with what could be the new faces of the Marvel Cinematic Universe? We’re here to help. Watch Press Play “Im Not Going Anywhere Without You” io9 Exclusive Clip 00:55 Now playing These Frogs Might Be the Worst Jumpers Ever Yesterday 11:00AM 00:59 Now playing Ms. Marvel’s Directors On How Fandom Influenced the Show Tuesday 1:58PM Understanding The Eternals requires a bit of a leap back to before their creation—and even to another comics publisher At the Fourth World , a cosmic realm of gods and otherworldly beings that gave birth to the New Gods pantheon of characters and one of DC’s most infamous villains, Darkseid . Advertisement But while Kirby launched an array of books that kicked off this brave new frontier, his time at DC didn’t last. Just five years later, Kirby found himself unsatisfied with being forced to work on projects he didn’t want The Eternals , the first series Kirby created after…