Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 2
by Jack Kirby
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Author: Jack KirbyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-08-22
ISBN: 140121357X
Number of pages: 396
Publisher: DC Comics
Book Reviews of Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 2
Book Review: Kirby unleashed!
Summary: 4 Stars
In Volume II, Kirby starts hitting his targets, particularly with Mike Royer's inks actually bringing out Kirby's wonderful artwork, rather than shortchanging it as Colletta's did.
Jimmy Olsen- This remains the problem book in the series as the inking remains Colletta and the stories lack Kirby's usual creativity. The rest of the Don Rickles story, Universal monster clones and the Loch ness monster (Who looks a great deal like Fin Fang Foom) are some of the storylines here.
The Forever People- The book still seems to be an afterthought but things improve in this volume. Darkseid continues his search for the anti-life equation and The Forever People gain the assistance of Sunny Sumo, who despite his unfortunate name, adds some excitement to the book. This character adds an interesting element to the book where the other characters seem to be types not fully formed. There's also a nice section where Serifan, Kirby's cosmic cowboy, has to deal with the loss (not really) of his companions. Kirby shows his pain with grace and feeling.
Mr.Miracle- The character continues his singular battles with some of Apokolips' minions, with the death traps gaining in complexity with Royer's inks now bringing all of Kirby's work to light. This volume also contains "Funky Flashman" Kirby's very broad interpretation of Stan Lee, who comes off very poorly in Kirby's very funny take on Lee's larger than life personality.
New Gods- This book really takes off in volume II. Kirby's story "The Glory Boat," is probably worth the price of admission. Continuing Orion's battle with the aquatic "Deep Six," the story combines some of Kirby's most dynamic art with a story about the generational differences between a ultra-conservative father and a pacifist son confronted by the cosmic forces involved in the New Genesis/Apokolips War. The story touches on some very strong themes and remains one of Kirby's best.
Volume II is where Kirby's ideas start to jell and his art starts to reach its zenith for the series. This is what the Fourth World could have been if enough time and support was forthcoming from DC and the fans.
Summary of Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus, Vol. 2
After co-creating comic book heroes including The FantasticFour and The Hulk, legendary writer/artist Jack Kirby came to DC Comics in1970 to write and illustrate his magnum opus: four interlocked adventureseries that were known collectively as "The Fourth World."Now, for the first time, DC collects these four series -- THE NEW GODS, THEFOREVER PEOPLE, MISTER MIRACLE and SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN -- inchronological order as they originally appeared.These comics spannedgalaxies, from the streets of Metropolis to the far-flung worlds of NewGenesis and Apokolips, as cosmic-powered heroes and villains struggled forsupremacy.In this second volume, the evil Darkseid's schemes continue to unfold whilethe New Gods, the Forever People, Mr. Miracle and other heroes battle hismany minions.General Books
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