Unearthed: New Gods #3 Part 2
We return after a short hiatus to our story, already in progress!
August 17, 2020
Examining the art and craft of comics, one panel at a time
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We return after a short hiatus to our story, already in progress!
Hello Unearthlings! We’ve seen the work of Jack Kirby before on this site… he did the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men. But today we’re taking a look at some of the most epic work in Kirby’s canon: the New Gods! It doesn’t get more epic than this, folks!
Let’s venture further into the mad world of the New Gods… or as Kirby called it, the Fourth World. Believe it or don’t, it never occurred to me until just last year that this was Kirby’s take on the “Third World” designation. Not sure how to approach this, really, but it’s not necessary to enjoy the following tale!
There’s a lot that happens in this issue, so we’re breaking it up over the course of the next two episodes. Know why? Because this issue introduces… THE BLACK RACER
We return after a short hiatus to our story, already in progress!
Examining the art and craft of comics, one panel at a time