For ages, Apokolips was at war with New Genesis, the utopic world of more classically benevolent gods. So it only makes sense that during the month of what would have been his 100th birthday, DC released a New Gods Special that successfully captures the classic spirit of his work.īoth the lead feature and the backup in the New Gods Special focus on Orion, the son of Darkseid, an angry and scheming god who rules over the world of Apokolips. From Grant Morrison’s Final Crisis to the recent Darkseid War and the upcoming Mister Miracle, Kirby’s futuristic take on classic myth has inspired readers and creators for decades. For a long time, he even worked with DC Comics, producing one of the company’s most creatively fertile properties: the New Gods. The co-creator of many of Marvel’s earliest successful characters such as the Fantastic Four, X-Men, and the Hulk, signs of Kirby’s work can be seen in comics pages, on television screens, and in movie theaters everywhere. Within the list of American comics’ many revered figures, there are few that were as forward-thinking and are as influential as Jack Kirby. “Teeth of the See: A Tale of a Young Orion”
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