Warning! Spoilers for Eternals: Celestia #1 by Marvel Comics below.

Marvel Comics has just confirmed their new version of Makkari from the Eternals is deaf in Marvel Comics canon, just like the MCU's version of the hero. In Eternals: Celestia #1, the focus shifts to the history of Ajak and Makkari and how they dealt with the Celestials leaving Earth for good. In the issue, Ajak notes how Makkari lost her hearing and that she uses sign language, which is a key trait being taken from Lauren Ridloff's version of the speedster - who is set to become the first-ever deaf hero in the MCU.

Makkari is one of the original members of the Eternals, first appearing in the Jack Kirby epic in The Eternals #5. The character has focused their considerable power on becoming a speedster and eventually became the prophet for the Dreaming Celestial. When Marvel announced an adaptation of the iconic Kirby property, The Walking Dead's Lauren Ridloff was cast in the role and the character was changed to become a woman. Ridloff will become the first deaf actress to play a deaf hero in the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe and the comics just made her version of the character canon.

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In Eternals: Celestia #1 by Kieron Gillen, Kei Zama, John Livesay, Matthew Wilson, and Clayton Cowles, Ajak returns to Celestia, the former home of the Celestials, where she worked as a translator for the ancient Gods. The comic introduces Makkari, whose origin is finally dived into, as Ajak claims she once tried to murder the speedster for being able to talk to a Celestial after they left Earth. Ajak reveals that Makkari signs as she lost her speech, hearing, and the ability to broadcast telepathically to her fellow Eternals following a "disastrous" attempt to reach her absent dead god (aka the Dreaming Celestial).

Eternals Makkari Deaf

Despite the Eternals being able to reboot themselves and heal after being resurrected in the Great Machine, Makkari hasn't changed herself. Instead, she's embraced being deaf and using sign language. Considering her loyalty to the Dreaming Celestial, perhaps, she believes it was the intended form it wanted for her. Regardless, it's great to see a deaf hero represented in the comics, as she joins Echo (who was will also later appear in the MCU) and Hawkeye as characters who are deaf or hard of hearing in the comics.

Honestly, it's great to see Gillen and co.'s Eternals series have synergy with the characters in the MCU, while bringing the new take on Makkari to the comics. The MCU version of Makkari (and now the comic's new one) is a much more interesting character and being deaf not only adds much-needed representation but makes the story feel that much more connected to the real world. Eternals: Celestia #1 is in comic book stores now. Ridloff's version of Makkari will debut in Eternals, in theaters on Oct. 24, 2021.

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