—Isaac NewtonFor a thousand years, the Brotherhood of the Shield had a rallying cry: "This is not how the world ends." It was posturing...defiance. A thing of hope and promise. A statement about the potential of man. I alone know better because I know exactly when the world will end. For I possess the Silent Truth. I am Isaac Newton. Some men call me brother...you will call me master.
Appearing in "The Theory of Eternal Life"
Featured Characters:
- Isaac Newton (Name revealed) (Main story and flashback) (Joins the Brotherhood of the Shield in flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Brotherhood of the Shield (Main story and flashback)
- High Council of the Shield (Main story and flashback)
- Galileo Galilei (Death) (Only in flashback)
- Abu Mūsā Jābir ibn Hayyān al-Azdi (Only in flashback)
- Nostradamus (Main story and flashback)
- Leonid
- Leonardo da Vinci
- High Council of the Shield (Main story and flashback)
- Forever Man (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Galactus (Galan) (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Howard Stark (Behind the scenes) (Only in flashforward)
- Imhotep (Mentioned)
- Ashomia's ruler (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Morda (First appearance chronologically) (Only in flashback)
- Child of the Stars (Mentioned)
- Pope Gregory XIII (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Taa-ans (Only in flashback)
- Deviants (Only in flashback)
- Human-Deviant Hybrids
Locations:
- Marvel Universe (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Europe (Main story and flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- England (Only in flashback)
- Italy (Main story and flashback)
- Rome (Main story and flashback)
- Immortal City (Main story and flashback)
- Rome (Main story and flashback)
- France (Only in flashback)
- United Kingdom (Only in flashback)
- Umayyad Caliphate (Only in flashback)
- Baghdad (Only in flashback)
- Ashomia (Apparent destruction; only in flashback)
- Europe (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- High Council of the Shield's Armor (Main story and flashback)
- Elixir of Life
- Infinity Formula
- Human Machine (Referenced)
- Leonardo da Vinci's Armor
Synopsis for "The Theory of Eternal Life"
- Synopsis not yet written
Solicit Synopsis
The surprise hit of the year marches on! In this issue, discover the secrets of Sir Issac Newton, see how Galileo defeated Galactus long before the Fantastic Four ever did and find out why Leonardo da Vinci traveled over 400 years to do. All of this from the twisted minds of writer Jonathan Hickman (FANTASTIC FOUR) and superstar in the making Dustin Weaver (X-MEN LEGACY)!
