Kirby's classic work in the 70's when he moved to DC is now available for the first time in 20 years. This collects issues #1-11, reprinted in black and white, with gray tonal values. This was the series that influenced just about every modern superhero comic artist or writer. It is a story of good versus evil on a cosmic scale, a story George Lucas would later re-tell in STAR WARS.

This volume includes "The Young Gods" backup stories that have not been previously collected from original issues #5, 7, and 8, plus an original cover gallery. Also with a new introduction by Mark Evanier, Kirby's former assistant, who wrote Jack Kirby's New Gods in the 1990's.

These "FOURTH WORLD" books collect Jack Kirby's ground-breaking NEW GODS series in an affordable format. Many consider this 1970's DC series--a part of his larger FOURTH WORLD epic-- to be his most imaginative and original work, one in which he had the opportunity to write the stories as well as plot and draw them. The artwork is in black and white, colored with a gray tonal wash, giving the illustrations a majesty they never had in the old four-color printing. Jack Kirby was creator or co-creator of some of the most important characters in comics, including Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the Incredible Hulk, Thor, the Silver Surfer, the Avengers, the Uncanny X-Men, and the Challengers of the Unknown.  Also included in this series are Mister Miracle and The Forever People.

Jack Kirby was undoubtedly one of the true geniuses of the comics industry. He created, wrote and drew his own characters. Kirby's major strengths were his ability to create unique, refreshing characters and to visualize any manner of setting or situation. Kirby's writing laid out his message in clear terms. The contrast is striking when compared to his ability to put down on paper the cosmic images in his mind.

Coming from the horrendous world of Apokolips, Scott Free-- the Only Begotten Son of the Lord of New Genesis-- yearned to follow his own path while battling those from his former world who would destroy him or take him back to that hell. The images are as breathtaking now as they were 25 years ago. That abilty to draw unique and awe-inspiring worlds was Kirby's alone. This volume is printed in black and white, with gray tonal values added to enhance the artwork.

Later writers and artists would continue the stories of the Fourth World, but it took Kirby to create them in the first place. Mister Miracle, the super escape artist, was one of Kirby's best charcters from his amazingly fruitful stint at DC during the early 1970s.

Blasting through the Boom Tube from a futuristic paradise to a battlefield called Earth, the teenage adventurers known as the Forever People stand with the likes of Superman and Deadman between the diabolical Darkseid and the enslavement of a universe!