Orion: The Gates of Apokolips

Orion (2000) #1-5

by Walter Simonson

A small midwestern town in the United States has been possessed, and the dread Darkseid is behind it Is Orion too late to save the day? This collection reprints the main story from the first five issues of the Orion comic book series.

Genres: Comics, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels

144 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Walt Simonson is an American comic book writer and artist, best known for a run on Marvel Comics' Thor from 1983 to 1987, during which he created the character Beta Ray Bill. He is also known for the creator-owned work Star Slammers, which he inaugurated in 1972 as a Rhode Island School of Design thesis. He has also worked on other Marvel titles such as X-Factor and Fantastic Four, on DC Comics books including Detective Comics, Manhunter, Metal Men and Orion, and on licensed properties such as Star Wars, Alien, Battlestar Galactica and Robocop vs. Terminator.

He is married to comics writer Louise Simonson, with whom he collaborated as penciller on X-Factor from 1988 to 1989, and with whom he made a cameo appearance in the 2011 Thor feature film.

Reviews

[Variaciones Enrojo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reseña de Raúl Peribáñez para su blog:
http://noticiasdc.blogspot.com.ar/201...

Comics poco conocidos, pero recomendables (2)

A principios del presente siglo DC Comics dedicó una serie regular a Orión con Walt Simonson como autor completo. Este le pidió a John Byrne que dejase un final abierto en Jack Kirby's Fourth World, la cual retomó aquí y que consistía en que Darkseid podría no ser el padre de Orión. En base a esto Simonson realizó una serie que alcanzó los 25 números, contando con las colaboraciones de otros autores: Frank Miller, Jim Lee o el propio Byrne.
Esta serie de Simonson no goza del mismo reconocimiento que su etapa en Mighty Thor, pero es un trabajo a tener en cuenta para los interesados en el autor y el Cuarto Mundo ideado por Jack Kirby.

En España fue publicado por Planeta DeAgostini en Clásicos DC: Orión, cinco tomos en edición de bolsillo.

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

You can't go wrong with Walt Simonson and if it's Walt Simonson playing with Jack Kirby's toys it's bound to be great. I love Kirby's 4th World saga and Walt Simonson treats its characters and environments with the appropriate mix of reverence and modern sensibility. I'm not so fond of the climax because (spoiler?) issue-length fight scenes don't do it for me, even with Walt Simonson art and John Workman sound-effect text, but I do appreciate the crowd drawn into the margins and it's followed by a couple of great background tales to close out the book.

[Michael · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best superhero series DC ever published.

[Grg · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to pretend Darkseid is wearing pants to even look at these comics.

[Dast Cover · Rating 3 out of 5]

Edición española con Orión contra Darkseid en la tapa.

[Victor Orozco · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting. I have never read the works of Jack Kirby's New Gods stories other than their appearances in other DC Comics stories, most of them modern day. Still I am supremely fascinated and was overjoyed to finally read a New Gods storyline without any other DC characters.

Basically you get quite an amazing set of circumstances where Darkseid once again attempts to find a way to rule the Universe by attempting to find the Anti-Life Equation. His fight heads to Kansas while New Genesis Warrior and his son Orion learn an interesting development.

All this leads up to an awesome fight between Orion and Darkseid which is so great. Its a bit unresolved as I know Darkseid will return but its still cool. B+

[Albert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Must approach this trade with the glee of Jack Kirby's original work. The artwork is amazing, as expected from Walter Simonson. However, the wonderful insanity of Fourth World is not really represented in Simonson's plot. Amazing end to the story arc though - reminds me of the Thor vs. Jormungand in Simonson's Thor #380.

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Orion goes after Darkseid, and this has major consequences for his life. A decent story that takes a while to get going. A good read.