READING GUIDE
Writer(s)
Jack Kirby
Penciler(s)
Jack Kirby
Inker(s)
Vince Colletta
Cover
Jack Kirby
Publisher
DC Comics
Publication Date
March, 1971
IN READING GUIDES, LISTS, REVIEWS
THE CANCELLED NEW GODS MOVIE
Originally, Director Ava Duvernay and Mister Miracle writer Tom King co-wrote the script for the movie. In fact, the New Gods movie had begun filming. In 2021, New Gods was removed from the DC Extended Universe film slate with little explanation.
In our Reading Guide, we show why the Kirby-created franchise is space opera and can take the DC Extended Universe to the next level. Here is our New Gods chronology since their first appearance in 1970 containing the mainstream continuity titles.
DARKSEID’S FIRST APPEARANCE (1970)
*Collect Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133-152.
THE NEW GODS (1971-72)
*Collect New Gods #1-11.
LEGENDS (1986)
*Collect Legends #1-6, Superman #3, Adventures of Superman #426, Action Comics #586, Action Comics #592-593, Action Comics #600, Justice League #1–42, Superman v.2 Annual #2.
THE NEW GODS (1989-91)
*Collect New Gods v3. #1-28.
THE NEW GODS (1995-97)
*Collects New Gods #1-15
JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD (1997)
*Collect Jack Kirby’s Fourth World #1-8, Genesis #1-4, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World #9-12, Darkseid Villains #1, Jack Kirby’s Fourth World #13-20, New Gods Secret Files #1.
JUSTICE LEAGUE (2011)
*Collect Justice League #1-6.
EARTH 2 WORLD’S END (2012)
*Collect Earth 2 #1, #8, #11; World’s Finest #10-26; Earth 2 Annual #1; Earth 2 #14, #15, #15.1, #16, #23, #25, #28; Earth 2 World’s End #1-12.
JUSTICE LEAGUE: DARKSEID WAR (2015)
KIRBY SPECIALS (2017)
*Collect The Newsboy Legion and Boy Commandos Special #1, Manhunter Special #1, The Sandman Special #1, The New Gods Special #1, Darkseid Special #1, The Black Racer and Shilo Norman Special #1.
Mister Miracle (1971–74)
Return of the New Gods • 1977 Revival (Earth-17)
Mister Miracle, 1977 Revival (Earth-17)
The New Gods v.2 (reprint series, 1984) +
The Hunger Dogs Graphic Novel (1985)
The Forever People v.2 (limited series, 1988)
Cosmic Odyssey (1988)
Mister Miracle v.2 (1989–91) + Justice League International (1986–90)
Mister Miracle v.3 (1996)
Takion (1996)
Orion (2000–02) + JLA (1998–2000)
Seven Soldiers + Death of the New Gods + Final Crisis (2005–08)
Mister Miracle v.5 (2017)
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