December 4, 2012 at 9:35 am
By: Andy Mansell

ANDY’S PICK :: JACK KIRBY’S FOURTH WORLD OMNIBUS TP VOL 04: The final volume of this essential collection completes the series
Jack Kirby developed in the early ’70s when he was (arguably) at his creative height. This very affordable paper back edition collects the final issues of his “4th World ” series–The New Gods #11 Forever People #11 and Mister Miracle #10-18. The series were all cancelled before Kirby could complete the saga. This inexpensive edition includes the two attempts to wrap the story lines up– “Even Gods Must Die” from The New Gods vol. 2, #6; and the one-shot “On the Road to Armagetto!” along with the full length DC Graphic novel #4 “The Hunger Dogs”; The intro by
Mark Evanier–Kirby Biographer and assistant at the time of the comics original publication. Evanier goes into detail about the series historical context and this sad tale alone is worth the cover price. More importantly, along with the insightful look into the economics of comic publishing in the seventies, you also get over 400 pages of exuberant Kirby art and story. This is a corner-stone of any comics library and a heck of a lot of fun to read and re-read. Enjoy!

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How can anyone not love The King. The man is the definition of imagination. He made the mundane wondrous and the wondrous mythic. He defined so many tropes and maxims that are now taken as understood (I dare say; for granted by some) as always existing in the modern comic book worlds.
His DC stuff never gets the love it deserves and am so glad DC is still highlighting his stuff since the very first Kirby-centric Omnibus Hardcover. Fantastic review Andy.
side note: How is the new job and when shall Human Diastrophism get it’s Discussion date?