These worlds are referred to as twins, but the reality is that they couldn’t be or look more different.
One is called New Genesis and the other is Apokolips. The world of these known deities was split and became two separate planets, forever linked, but utterly different. They came into existence after the world of the old gods, the gods of classical mythology, was destroyed during Ragnarok. The New Gods are exactly that-they’re new gods. None of these comics ran for very long, but together they formed the groundwork to a universe with near limitless potential. The New Gods, or the “Fourth World,” as it’s frequently known, were created by legendary comic book creator Jack Kirby, and initially debuted in a trilogy of related comics written and drawn by Kirby that were published in the very early 1970s: New Gods, Forever People and Mister Miracle. So please sit back and enjoy this little primer on the world of the New Gods.
If you’re not a longtime comic book reader, or if you don’t read comics at all, we don’t want you to be confused and turned away when that happens. They show up frequently throughout our comics and our animation, and it’s likely only a matter of time until they’re brought to worlds of live action film and TV as well. And on top of all of this, we use them a lot.
They’re drawn from a complex world with science fiction and fantasy elements, and they’re proudly strange and unusual. Yet the New Gods are also, arguably, some of the most intimidating and confusing characters to new fans. Longtime DC Comics fans speak of the New Gods in almost reverent tones, and for good reason. The New Gods are one of the most fascinating, imaginative and entertaining corners of the DC comic book universe.
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