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The New Gods (2024)
The New Gods, Vol. 1: The Falling Sky
Following the death of Darkseid, a cosmos-shattering prophecy begins, as Ram V and Evan Cagle reshape the mythology of the DC Universe!
An old god has died, and the reverberations of his passing are felt across the universe, setting forth the soldiers of an intergalactic army and awakening the latent powers of a mysterious child on Earth. But this has all been foreseen—prophesized by the Source and fed as enigmatic images to its agent, Metron.
Now, as Metron brings word of this cosmos-shattering prediction to the residents of New Genesis and Apokolips, both worlds are thrown into chaos and conflict. On Earth, Scott Free and Barda find themselves unaware of this incoming chaos while consumed with their most daunting task yet: parenthood.
The visionary team of writer Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr) and artist Evan Cagle (Superman and the Authority) bring the Fourth World to a whole new generation in this epic of cosmic proportions. An old god has died...the New Gods are born!
Fans of these compelling and unconventional Jack Kirby creations will be thrilled by this new imagining of the mythos! And current DC fans will be stunned to see how The New Gods fits into the DC All In initiative—and serves as a bridge between the DC Universe and Absolute Universe.
This volume collects The New Gods #1-6, the first half of the 12-issue saga.
An old god has died, and the reverberations of his passing are felt across the universe, setting forth the soldiers of an intergalactic army and awakening the latent powers of a mysterious child on Earth. But this has all been foreseen—prophesized by the Source and fed as enigmatic images to its agent, Metron.
Now, as Metron brings word of this cosmos-shattering prediction to the residents of New Genesis and Apokolips, both worlds are thrown into chaos and conflict. On Earth, Scott Free and Barda find themselves unaware of this incoming chaos while consumed with their most daunting task yet: parenthood.
The visionary team of writer Ram V (The Many Deaths of Laila Starr) and artist Evan Cagle (Superman and the Authority) bring the Fourth World to a whole new generation in this epic of cosmic proportions. An old god has died...the New Gods are born!
Fans of these compelling and unconventional Jack Kirby creations will be thrilled by this new imagining of the mythos! And current DC fans will be stunned to see how The New Gods fits into the DC All In initiative—and serves as a bridge between the DC Universe and Absolute Universe.
This volume collects The New Gods #1-6, the first half of the 12-issue saga.
152 pages, Paperback
First published August 26, 2025
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Ram V
486 books357 followersRam V (Ramnarayan Venkatesan) is an author and comic book writer from Mumbai, India. His comics career began in 2012 with the award-nominated Indian comic series, Aghori. A graduate of the City University of London’s Creative Writing MA, he has since created the critically acclaimed Black Mumba and the fantasy adventure series, Brigands.
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December 7, 2025
Is...is the problem me? Because I couldn't tell you a single thing about any of the characters except for the ones I already know the backstory of, nor what is really happening outside of 'baby needs saving' and there are a ton of fights. However, the majority seem to think this is fantastic storytelling and the best thought-provoking politics piece since sliced bread. Barda and Scott are always fun together, and I would go so far as to say they are the highlight here, but when the competition involves Gods who repeat questions on life without giving more than surface level contributions (a very lazy way of trying to be deep), the bar for entertaining is low. If this was the Oscars, The New Gods Vol. 1 would certainly be nominated as 'poetic cinema' with its wacky visuals and experimental narrative, but it's also niche and abstract enough to feel isolating for the general public.
June 10, 2025
Man, is Ram V swinging for the fences with this one. I admit I'm not super well versed with The New Gods, but what I do know, is they are a big deal.
There is very effective use of multiple artists throughout this first half to tell important asides about our cast, and the core artist is used to tell Scott Free/Barda's quest to save the New God on earth. A mysterious new force arrives from deep space, and declares war. It's all truly epic in scope, and running with a pace that would make you think it has all the time in the world.
My biggest gripe is my fear I'm missing something others can see. I'm enjoying this, sure, but it's missing some glue, some connectivity to truly make it feel like something special. Maybe it's jumping around, maybe it's a bit esoteric, or maybe I'm just not in the know. But I truly do admire the artistry, and I should be reading this in much larger chunks. There's at least one or two quotes every issue that stick with me. Like Final Crisis, this saga will be one I'll have to revisit again and again to truly grasp the significance.
There is very effective use of multiple artists throughout this first half to tell important asides about our cast, and the core artist is used to tell Scott Free/Barda's quest to save the New God on earth. A mysterious new force arrives from deep space, and declares war. It's all truly epic in scope, and running with a pace that would make you think it has all the time in the world.
My biggest gripe is my fear I'm missing something others can see. I'm enjoying this, sure, but it's missing some glue, some connectivity to truly make it feel like something special. Maybe it's jumping around, maybe it's a bit esoteric, or maybe I'm just not in the know. But I truly do admire the artistry, and I should be reading this in much larger chunks. There's at least one or two quotes every issue that stick with me. Like Final Crisis, this saga will be one I'll have to revisit again and again to truly grasp the significance.
December 30, 2025
Jack Kirby created the New Gods with his Fourth World metaseries in the early seventies, and thus became a major factor in the DC Universe, paving the way for other creators putting their own spin on these godly figures, whether it is the many Justice League comics or limited series like the recent Mister Miracle by Tom King and Mitch Gerads. Any tackling of the Fourth World should not be taken lightly and that is very apparent in the current series from the creators of Dark Horse’s Dawnrunner.
When it comes to the New Gods, Darkseid is the most recognisable of them all since he is often positioned as DC’s big bad and left enough of an impression with his brief screentime in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. If you have last year’s DC All in Special, you will know that Darkseid allowed himself to be killed in battle with the Justice League to become unbound from time and space, travelling to another universe and corrupting it with his influence, which is how we got the Absolute Universe.
The New Gods by Ram V and Evan Cagle explores how Darkseid's supposed death brings imbalance to the universe, particularly New Genesis and Apokolips as both worlds becoming targets of another intergalactic army, whilst Highfather fears a prophecy regarding a child on Earth that could either bring salvation or destruction.
The problem you have when writing the New Gods is how far you approach them as these characters on a cosmic level to the point you can’t engage them in an emotional human manner. While this isn’t a sequel to the aforementioned Mister Miracle – since that series was rather ambiguous with its realty-bending narrative – there is some continuing elements, most notably the marriage between Scott Free and Big Barda with their baby daughter. Any time the story focuses on them, you are reminded why you love them as a couple, particularly Barda who has always been head-strong whilst her husband is on diaper duties.
Whereas King and Gerads did a brilliant job in domesticising the New Gods with their series, Ram V goes through a more esoteric approach to the Fourth World, giving almost everyone a voice from Lightray to even Death himself that is the Black Racer. Whilst there are some interesting ideas going on, from Highfather who is not presented in a positive light as he sends Orion to kill the child to prevent the prophecy from coming to pass, Ram V’s writing can be too heavy in the worldbuilding and pretentious dialogue.
As Kirby’s Fourth World can be described as epic science fantasy, Ram V embraces his series in that way, along with artist Evan Cagle who maintains those classic Kirby designs though he brings his own sophisticated flourish that is closer to Geof Darrow’s hyper-detailed art. Cagle may serve as the primary artist, but there are also six guest artists, one for each of the six issues in this volume. From the likes of Jorge Fornés, Riccardo Federici and Filipe Andrade, they bring their own visual styles in showing how diverse the Fourth World is.
While this first volume is dense in its storytelling, I can appreciate The New Gods for taking big swings, as well as the artistry that visually rethinks this beloved world created by the King of Comics himself. It’ll be interesting to see where these cosmic characters go from here, some of which taking refuge on Earth, interacting with DC’s most iconic heroes.
When it comes to the New Gods, Darkseid is the most recognisable of them all since he is often positioned as DC’s big bad and left enough of an impression with his brief screentime in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. If you have last year’s DC All in Special, you will know that Darkseid allowed himself to be killed in battle with the Justice League to become unbound from time and space, travelling to another universe and corrupting it with his influence, which is how we got the Absolute Universe.
The New Gods by Ram V and Evan Cagle explores how Darkseid's supposed death brings imbalance to the universe, particularly New Genesis and Apokolips as both worlds becoming targets of another intergalactic army, whilst Highfather fears a prophecy regarding a child on Earth that could either bring salvation or destruction.
The problem you have when writing the New Gods is how far you approach them as these characters on a cosmic level to the point you can’t engage them in an emotional human manner. While this isn’t a sequel to the aforementioned Mister Miracle – since that series was rather ambiguous with its realty-bending narrative – there is some continuing elements, most notably the marriage between Scott Free and Big Barda with their baby daughter. Any time the story focuses on them, you are reminded why you love them as a couple, particularly Barda who has always been head-strong whilst her husband is on diaper duties.
Whereas King and Gerads did a brilliant job in domesticising the New Gods with their series, Ram V goes through a more esoteric approach to the Fourth World, giving almost everyone a voice from Lightray to even Death himself that is the Black Racer. Whilst there are some interesting ideas going on, from Highfather who is not presented in a positive light as he sends Orion to kill the child to prevent the prophecy from coming to pass, Ram V’s writing can be too heavy in the worldbuilding and pretentious dialogue.
As Kirby’s Fourth World can be described as epic science fantasy, Ram V embraces his series in that way, along with artist Evan Cagle who maintains those classic Kirby designs though he brings his own sophisticated flourish that is closer to Geof Darrow’s hyper-detailed art. Cagle may serve as the primary artist, but there are also six guest artists, one for each of the six issues in this volume. From the likes of Jorge Fornés, Riccardo Federici and Filipe Andrade, they bring their own visual styles in showing how diverse the Fourth World is.
While this first volume is dense in its storytelling, I can appreciate The New Gods for taking big swings, as well as the artistry that visually rethinks this beloved world created by the King of Comics himself. It’ll be interesting to see where these cosmic characters go from here, some of which taking refuge on Earth, interacting with DC’s most iconic heroes.
November 30, 2025
Ram V's storytelling method in The Falling Sky is catnip for me. Do I know who the New Gods are? Not particularly. But does Ram V have me caring about a god-like figure invading their homeworld? Oh, absolutely. Ram V does a near-perfect job of giving out just enough information about these characters that when the shit hits the fan, you're riveted.
Also appealing: the almost Dragon Ball Z quality to the battle scenes. One all-powerful being slams into another all-powerful being, apparently evaporating him... only for the second all-powerful being to level up and return! It's kinda stupid, but also gorgeous?
I would try to relay the general plot of The Falling Sky, but it's a tangled web of battling figures from the farthest corners of the DC universe. The Source Wall seemingly plays a key role, so you know we're getting weird. Really, there are two main threads: on Earth, Mister Miracle and Big Barda are trying to save the life of a (maybe) reborn god, and on New Genesis, Highfather and his family are fending off a different ancient god. (Perhaps it wasn't so complex after all?)
The battles are great, the tiny character moments are cool. Hell, I even liked the wildly variant art styles thrown into each issue. The whole book made my brain crackle, which is how I know something is really engaging me. More, please.
Also appealing: the almost Dragon Ball Z quality to the battle scenes. One all-powerful being slams into another all-powerful being, apparently evaporating him... only for the second all-powerful being to level up and return! It's kinda stupid, but also gorgeous?
I would try to relay the general plot of The Falling Sky, but it's a tangled web of battling figures from the farthest corners of the DC universe. The Source Wall seemingly plays a key role, so you know we're getting weird. Really, there are two main threads: on Earth, Mister Miracle and Big Barda are trying to save the life of a (maybe) reborn god, and on New Genesis, Highfather and his family are fending off a different ancient god. (Perhaps it wasn't so complex after all?)
The battles are great, the tiny character moments are cool. Hell, I even liked the wildly variant art styles thrown into each issue. The whole book made my brain crackle, which is how I know something is really engaging me. More, please.
August 29, 2025
Ram V haciendo lo que sabe hacer, salvo al final donde para mí le metieron mano
July 31, 2025
(read in singles)
September 28, 2025
3.5 stars. Ram V taps into Creation myths with his work in New Gods, and the material is ideally suited for this approach. In truth, it is a good way of coming at Kirby's creations, and it could be similarly utilised for the Eternals or Asgardians (and I did find myself thinking you could swap out New Genesis for Asgard easily enough).
And Ram V has written on similarly spiritual books before, with the Many Deaths of Lila Star and Swamp Thing. Of course, V is a good writer and has written on neo-colonialism (These Savage Shores) and Gothic Horror (Detective Comics), so he can write in multiple modes and about different sophisticated things. As a Brit of Indian descent, I wonder if he also digs into his cultural familiarity with the Hindu Pantheon of Gods, in order to write the Creation myths of Kirby's New Gods, quite in the way he does.
This new All In story is decent, and there's a prophecy setting members of the New Gods against one another, and not to mention machinations on Apokalips. The telling of the New Gods' Creation myths is interspersed in the narrative, with ramifications for New Genesis in the present. Ram V is therefore digging deeper and creating a richer lore and world-building with his telling of the myths. You have to be into that mode of storytelling, but there are important details in the old myths, so don't skip them fully, if you're inclined to that.
V deploys and utilises the characters asociated with the New Gods books, well. Part of the story takes place on Earth, with Mr Miracle, Big Barda and Orion, at odds. Orion has been instructed by Highfather to kill a child New God, and MM and BB are protecting him. Meanwhile New Genesis faces new threats and the ending has notable progressions.
I like the art by Evan Cagle, and multiple other artists. They work well together to achieve a uniform effect, probably due to the good job of the colourist too. Altogether, it's a read with a couple of good hooks, and I'd be interested in buying the second trade.
And Ram V has written on similarly spiritual books before, with the Many Deaths of Lila Star and Swamp Thing. Of course, V is a good writer and has written on neo-colonialism (These Savage Shores) and Gothic Horror (Detective Comics), so he can write in multiple modes and about different sophisticated things. As a Brit of Indian descent, I wonder if he also digs into his cultural familiarity with the Hindu Pantheon of Gods, in order to write the Creation myths of Kirby's New Gods, quite in the way he does.
This new All In story is decent, and there's a prophecy setting members of the New Gods against one another, and not to mention machinations on Apokalips. The telling of the New Gods' Creation myths is interspersed in the narrative, with ramifications for New Genesis in the present. Ram V is therefore digging deeper and creating a richer lore and world-building with his telling of the myths. You have to be into that mode of storytelling, but there are important details in the old myths, so don't skip them fully, if you're inclined to that.
V deploys and utilises the characters asociated with the New Gods books, well. Part of the story takes place on Earth, with Mr Miracle, Big Barda and Orion, at odds. Orion has been instructed by Highfather to kill a child New God, and MM and BB are protecting him. Meanwhile New Genesis faces new threats and the ending has notable progressions.
I like the art by Evan Cagle, and multiple other artists. They work well together to achieve a uniform effect, probably due to the good job of the colourist too. Altogether, it's a read with a couple of good hooks, and I'd be interested in buying the second trade.
August 11, 2025
The 'All In' aftermath from Darkseid's death continues...
Highfather has been having nightmares. Metron is getting premonitions. Barda and Scott are cleaning up baby poop. An unknown force is coming for the New Gods. With Darkseid gone, there's a power vacuum and Apokolips and New Genesis are targeted.
The prophecy says that a New God will be 'born' on Earth and be the tipping point for the New Gods and their place in the Fourth World. Highfather sends Orion to kill Mister Miracle's ...baby. Superheroing ensues (a welcome break from the dusty history they keep revealing)
We get a lore dump on the history of the Source and the worlds of the previous...universe. (got to admit it's an awful dense read). Origins of the motherboxes and some metaphysics about life and death are the big reveals.
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Come for the 'All In' connection and stay for the Mister Miracle roadtrip. Barda punching cars is always a fun time (next to throwing diapers at Scott's head). The art is good. The more meta bits get a more abstract design, which helps differentiate the shifts in tone and location.
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Bonus: Grayven? Good use of a mediocre character
Bonus Bonus: Olivia Free...lil baby Liv Free. Honestly, as great a name as Scott Free
Highfather has been having nightmares. Metron is getting premonitions. Barda and Scott are cleaning up baby poop. An unknown force is coming for the New Gods. With Darkseid gone, there's a power vacuum and Apokolips and New Genesis are targeted.
The prophecy says that a New God will be 'born' on Earth and be the tipping point for the New Gods and their place in the Fourth World. Highfather sends Orion to kill Mister Miracle's ...baby. Superheroing ensues (a welcome break from the dusty history they keep revealing)
We get a lore dump on the history of the Source and the worlds of the previous...universe. (got to admit it's an awful dense read). Origins of the motherboxes and some metaphysics about life and death are the big reveals.
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Come for the 'All In' connection and stay for the Mister Miracle roadtrip. Barda punching cars is always a fun time (next to throwing diapers at Scott's head). The art is good. The more meta bits get a more abstract design, which helps differentiate the shifts in tone and location.
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Bonus: Grayven? Good use of a mediocre character
Bonus Bonus: Olivia Free...lil baby Liv Free. Honestly, as great a name as Scott Free
December 4, 2025
Darkseid is... dead ? And his killer is coming for the New Gods next. Another DC property I'm not quite familiar with yet. I've come across Miracle, Barda and Orion in other books, but never read any of Kirby's Fourth World stuff. I'm really digging Ram V's take though. I usually kind of struggle to connect with god-like alien societies like this (Eternals, Asgardians etc), but the world building's really awesome and the Barda/Miracle story kind of balances out the grandeur of New Genesis.
And Evan Cagle really kills it on art. I was scared it would be a little too "sombre" for what I visually tie to a 70s color scapes, but he's having fun with it. It's very dynamic. And Barda's intro shot was awesome ! I'm loving all the guest artists too.
Also, funny that the two DC comics I read this week had Darkseid playing important background role ! I'm assuming his death and the creation of the absolute universe are linked ? I haven't really been following tbh
And Evan Cagle really kills it on art. I was scared it would be a little too "sombre" for what I visually tie to a 70s color scapes, but he's having fun with it. It's very dynamic. And Barda's intro shot was awesome ! I'm loving all the guest artists too.
Also, funny that the two DC comics I read this week had Darkseid playing important background role ! I'm assuming his death and the creation of the absolute universe are linked ? I haven't really been following tbh
December 29, 2025
I figure I like Ram V and Tom King’s run on Mister Miracle remains one of my favorite DC comics of the last decade or so. While there are some parts of the mythologizing here that are so big and so mythic that I wasn’t totally following them, the strength of Ram V’s world building and characterization keep everything moving along at a solid pace. I definitely wouldn’t recommend this to anyone who isn’t already familiar with the New Genesis gods and Apokalips + his legions. I love that by the end, more DC characters have been folded in and Barda also decides to tag along with Scott. Curious how this new child factors into any of the long term plans for this series going forward.
I am exhausted. I read this too late, and I can’t believe I’m squeaking into 150 reads before 2025 comes to a close. Really hoping 2026 brings with it enough energy to get back to reading more novels even if I don’t cut back terribly on how many TPBs I read again next year.
Happy New Year!
I am exhausted. I read this too late, and I can’t believe I’m squeaking into 150 reads before 2025 comes to a close. Really hoping 2026 brings with it enough energy to get back to reading more novels even if I don’t cut back terribly on how many TPBs I read again next year.
Happy New Year!
January 16, 2026
I like the depictions of Scott, Barda, and Orion, and the relationship between them all. Metron's role as prophet and sort-of-friend to all sides is interesting to witness.
That said, this book isn't quite landing for me. Partly, the long, uninteresting background of Nyctar or whatever really killed the book's momentum quite early. Secondly, it's somehow both very slow unfolding - we're six issues in and we've just found this New God kid on Earth (Yes, Apokolips has fallen and New Genesis is close to it, but that stuff has been mostly off-page) - and somehow entirely too fast, as Orion asks Scott to hide the kid from him and then shows up literally within pages of Scott finding the kid, so the "hide the kid" notion is just completely pointless.
Debating if I'll read more. Perhaps I'll just pull Ngozi Ukazu's BARDA off the shelf for a reread.
That said, this book isn't quite landing for me. Partly, the long, uninteresting background of Nyctar or whatever really killed the book's momentum quite early. Secondly, it's somehow both very slow unfolding - we're six issues in and we've just found this New God kid on Earth (Yes, Apokolips has fallen and New Genesis is close to it, but that stuff has been mostly off-page) - and somehow entirely too fast, as Orion asks Scott to hide the kid from him and then shows up literally within pages of Scott finding the kid, so the "hide the kid" notion is just completely pointless.
Debating if I'll read more. Perhaps I'll just pull Ngozi Ukazu's BARDA off the shelf for a reread.
December 23, 2025
Darkseid "died" last year during the wake of Absolute Power, so here we get to see what happens to the New Gods when their eternal enemy is gone. Predictably, a new enemy shows up.
I loved the art and Scott Free and Barda being domestic in the middle of crazy comics antics is always a plus for me. I was not as into the storyline, which seems like a fairly standard tale of the new never-before-heard-of Big Bad appearing, someone gets the Worf treatment to prove how badass he is, and the main authority figure turns out to have some kind of shady secret tied to the backstory of the BB. Not exactly breaking new ground here.
Still it's a fairly quick read and entertaining enough to make it worth picking up.
I loved the art and Scott Free and Barda being domestic in the middle of crazy comics antics is always a plus for me. I was not as into the storyline, which seems like a fairly standard tale of the new never-before-heard-of Big Bad appearing, someone gets the Worf treatment to prove how badass he is, and the main authority figure turns out to have some kind of shady secret tied to the backstory of the BB. Not exactly breaking new ground here.
Still it's a fairly quick read and entertaining enough to make it worth picking up.
November 6, 2025
I haven't sparked to much of Ram V's work, so I found this surprisingly good.
Oh, there's still an abstractness to it that holds the reader back from the story. But it seems to work better on The New Gods than most other titles. That abstractness/distance is limited to our storyline on New Genesis, and there's all kinds of interesting detail there on old gods and new threats that really builds out the Fourth World in a way that most others haven't.
And we also get some much tighter connection to a Mr. Miracle storyline. (It almost feels like two books in one, they're so different.)
If I had a complaint it's mainly that the story abruptly stops at the end!
Oh, there's still an abstractness to it that holds the reader back from the story. But it seems to work better on The New Gods than most other titles. That abstractness/distance is limited to our storyline on New Genesis, and there's all kinds of interesting detail there on old gods and new threats that really builds out the Fourth World in a way that most others haven't.
And we also get some much tighter connection to a Mr. Miracle storyline. (It almost feels like two books in one, they're so different.)
If I had a complaint it's mainly that the story abruptly stops at the end!
November 18, 2025
While I enjoyed this collection, I also had very little idea of what was going on most of the way, or who more or less anyone outside Mr Miracle and Barda were, or what their story is. Or what their powers are. It's not exactly an easy jumping on point for the New Gods (I know Jack Kirby's basic concept of them but have never read any) and the sheer variety of artists who worked on these six issues doesn't always help as the lack of consistency in character looks just made things worse. Still, there's plenty of action and I think I'd mostly worked it all out before the end, certainly well enough to look forward to the next volume.
December 8, 2025
I’m intensely interested in how this story continues. It juggles so many story threads and characters masterfully!
As someone who has never read the new gods this introduces characters in stride while remaining engaging and informative enough, leaving plenty unknown.
The story of the source, the darkness, the three old gods and how the Nyctari are being used by the darkness, how the black racer in the space in between(the waiturnum) is taken by the darkness but frees themself to give lightray to the source for resurrection. The justice league interceding at the end. So many story beats to follow and all equally anticipated!!
All the artists knocked it out of the park!!
As someone who has never read the new gods this introduces characters in stride while remaining engaging and informative enough, leaving plenty unknown.
The story of the source, the darkness, the three old gods and how the Nyctari are being used by the darkness, how the black racer in the space in between(the waiturnum) is taken by the darkness but frees themself to give lightray to the source for resurrection. The justice league interceding at the end. So many story beats to follow and all equally anticipated!!
All the artists knocked it out of the park!!
January 3, 2026
I read these as singles.
I enjoyed the first issue, but after that...well, I feel like the story is a bunch of loose ends and pieces. It's like Ram V tried to make a quilt but made a postmodern blanket instead. It doesn't keep me warm or cover me.
I enjoy that he wrote a few storylines going on at the same time, but they don't interact enough for me, not on a symbolic level at least.
I know no more about the characters after issue 12 than I did after issue 1. I'll be trading these in for sure.
I don't even have the will to re-read them all together. There are too many good comics to read for the first time instead.
The art is enjoyable.
I enjoyed the first issue, but after that...well, I feel like the story is a bunch of loose ends and pieces. It's like Ram V tried to make a quilt but made a postmodern blanket instead. It doesn't keep me warm or cover me.
I enjoy that he wrote a few storylines going on at the same time, but they don't interact enough for me, not on a symbolic level at least.
I know no more about the characters after issue 12 than I did after issue 1. I'll be trading these in for sure.
I don't even have the will to re-read them all together. There are too many good comics to read for the first time instead.
The art is enjoyable.
January 5, 2026
Damn, what a wild ride. I don’t know any of these characters new god characters, but it certainly feels interesting, novel, and just weird—in a good way! It kind of feels like The Eternals, in that they’re in existing lore but most people don’t know much, if anything, about them? Though, I’m not well read on the DC side of things, so maybe it’s just me.
Either way, it’s got some of the best art I’ve seen this year, and the story has a great conceit and unfolds its origins in bite-sized bits throughout. As always, some of the DC character designs feel pretty… silly… but that’s easy enough to ignore.
Either way, it’s got some of the best art I’ve seen this year, and the story has a great conceit and unfolds its origins in bite-sized bits throughout. As always, some of the DC character designs feel pretty… silly… but that’s easy enough to ignore.
June 19, 2025
amo como el comic usa varios estilos de arte distintos el principal para contar la historia "terrenal" en la tierra con Scott y Barda (que no sería meter la mano al fuego para decir que son los nuevos dioses más populares) para la misión del proteger al niño, mientras que tienes toda una gran cantidad de artistas variados con arte más experimental para los conceptos que quizá sean más alejados del lector promedio de lo que ocurre en el conflicto de nueva genesis y apokolipse luego de la caída de Darkside... realmente es un libro que me está gustando espero los nuevos capitulos
September 8, 2025
I have really enjoyed this kind of out there take on the New Gods. It is not as altruistic as Kirby's take but it has a lot of the other elements that played in the original series. Beautiful artwork, a different take on a godlike pantheon than traditional comics. It is a solid book. It will not be for every superhero comic reader.
September 22, 2025
Ram V teams up with a few of his best artist collaborators to tell the beginning of a visually striking Fourth World story that’s fittingly mythic and cosmic in tone, but also grounded in moving existential allegory on a human scale. This is very much just a part one to a larger story, but it’s one I can’t wait to follow up on.
October 26, 2025
3.5 stars
Great art, interesting world building. And it was nice to see Scott and Barda again.
I'm not giving this four stars because it felt kinda overwhelming at times, there were too many ideas and I feel that the addition of the justice league is going to make this into a problem, unless is just a cameo.
This is my first time reading Ram V and I can see why people like his work.
Great art, interesting world building. And it was nice to see Scott and Barda again.
I'm not giving this four stars because it felt kinda overwhelming at times, there were too many ideas and I feel that the addition of the justice league is going to make this into a problem, unless is just a cameo.
This is my first time reading Ram V and I can see why people like his work.
November 2, 2025
never thought I'd be into the fourth world. and yet here I am turning page after page. it's weird bc I keep feeling I'm not into it but I can't stop reading it! read this after mr. miracle and I'm thinking I'm gonna go back and read jack kirbys run 💀 something I never thought I'd do. thanks ram v, your book is awesome
November 14, 2025
Evan Cagle is really gifted, his art elevates this comic.
The story is very classical, we already have read the same beats here and there. The last page had me "Is a page missing ?", it ends in the middle of an action not strong enough to be classified as a cliffhanger. The writing is alright, I am not very impressed generally by Ram V anyway.
The story is very classical, we already have read the same beats here and there. The last page had me "Is a page missing ?", it ends in the middle of an action not strong enough to be classified as a cliffhanger. The writing is alright, I am not very impressed generally by Ram V anyway.
December 12, 2025
Solid kick off to a series that wasn’t inherently super exciting to me to read. I like the choice to make an alien new god child be chased by what looks like ICE but funded by Maxwell Lord. I think all the pieces are now in place for something more interesting, I just kinda felt the New Gods lore was a bit heady and hard to follow. Beautiful artwork though
January 13, 2026
A work of rare power and beauty. Jack Kirby truly left us a gift that keeps on giving.
The only reason I don't give this five stars is the non-ending. One thing is to have a cliffhanger and another is to finish a book at a random point in the story. They really should take more care with how they collect single issues.
The only reason I don't give this five stars is the non-ending. One thing is to have a cliffhanger and another is to finish a book at a random point in the story. They really should take more care with how they collect single issues.
December 18, 2025
I really liked this book, although I was not prepared for it to end on a massive cliffhanger. with that said I think the plot here is very interesting and I really enjoyed the artwork and how it complements the overall feel of the book quite nicely.
January 5, 2026
This was damn beautiful but requires a pretty deep understanding of Kirby's Fourth World/New Gods lore. Lots of googling.
Cagle should never leave the New God stuff. His art style is so perfect for New Genesis and Akropolis.
Cagle should never leave the New God stuff. His art style is so perfect for New Genesis and Akropolis.
January 17, 2026
Superman catching Orion’s fist was maybe the coolest shit I’ve ever seen man. Good ass comic. Like “He’ll need a miracle to survive this…to survive me ” then fucking BWAAA BWA BWA BWAAA (that’s the Superman score) just so fucking sick.
January 21, 2026
Straight up not sure if I can get over Scott and Barda's daughter being named Liv Free...
Perhaps not for someone like me who is relatively new to the Fourth World outside of Mister Miracle and Big Barda, but still interesting. Also I love seeing Scott and Barda in anything.
Perhaps not for someone like me who is relatively new to the Fourth World outside of Mister Miracle and Big Barda, but still interesting. Also I love seeing Scott and Barda in anything.
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