Spoiler Comics Book Reviews: Major Spoilers Podcast #301: The Fourth World

This week on the show: Jack Kirby created a unique experience in his Fourth World. The crew takes a look at the first omnibus volume, as well as discussions of new comics, Star Wars on Blu-ray, and more

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Jack Kirby’s Fourth World Omnibus Volume 1
After co-creating comic book heroes including The Fantastic Four and The Hulk, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby came to DC Comics in 1970 to write and illustrate four interlocking series known collectively as “The Fourth World.”
Now, for the first time, DC collects these four series — THE NEW GODS, THE FOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE and SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN — in chronological order as they originally appeared. These comics spanned galaxies, from the streets of Metropolis to the far-flung worlds of New Genesis and Apokolips, as cosmic-powered heroes and villains struggled for supremacy.
Volume 1 features the debuts of Orion of the New Gods, the evil Darkseid, super-escape artist Mister Miracle and many others. It also features numerous appearances by Superman.

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Frantz Niemans says:May 4, 2011 at 6:53 am

CONGRATS FOR YOUR 300th EPISODE!!! I LOVED IT, SPECIALLY WHEN MATTHEW STRANGLED RODRI… oh right, Episode 300 never was put on the web!!! What happened guys?

John I.G. says:May 4, 2011 at 7:00 am

So you guys going to just keep skipping milestone episodes? Actually, I’m pretty much fine with that.

Stephen Schleicher says:May 4, 2011 at 7:59 am

Maybe we’re just f-ing with you, and commenting on the nature of milestone issues at the same time… or maybe we just aren’t ready to celebrate episode 300 just yet ;)

litanyofthieves says:May 4, 2011 at 10:00 am

Sounds like some kinda renumbering shenanigans ;)

brainypirate says:May 4, 2011 at 12:04 pm

I keep hearing that Kirby’s Fourth World books are amazing, but man, aren’t those some of the ugliest costume designs in all the DCU? I’ll grant that his artwork is exciting, but his designs–not just for costumes, but for weapons, buildings, etc.–sure aren’t attractive.