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| Death of the New Gods | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Starlin
Publisher: DC Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 89648
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Young Adult
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.4 x 6.9 x 0.6
ISBN: 1401218393
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9781401218393
ASIN: 1401218393
Publication Date: September 9, 2008
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Condition: viewed once like new.
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 What a gosh-awful mess of a story October 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Jim Starlin - I love Dreadstar and Captain Marvel. Warlock was great! Why don't they put the original Warlock stories in hardback? I'd buy that.
But I'm sorry that I read this, let alone bought it. Death of the New Guards is very bad. Not the art, which is splendid as always (that's why I'm giving this three stars), but the story is rambling, long-winded and boring, boring, boring. I like to think that this is a satire of DC management. There is no real mystery, the killer was going to reveal him/her/itself anyway.
The mystery to me is, why kill these characters off if you're not going to do a very good job of it?
I liked Cosmic Guard, why not do some more of that?
The road to Final Crisis gets paved with blood October 4, 2008
As the road towards Final Crisis became more visible, it was known that the New Gods would be playing a vital role in DC's latest universe-shattering mega-event. Jim Starlin, one of the best writers ever in terms of cosmic comic events, scripts and draws Death of the New Gods, in which the beloved creations of Jack Kirby find their world coming to a violent end. Orion, Mister Miracle, Big Barda; their all here, and they all find themselves as pawns in Darkseid's master plan. And speaking of Darkseid, as the previous review pointed out, the villain hasn't appeared this menacing in quite some time. Starlin's tale takes operatic turns, and his artwork is wonderful as well. The only real flaws of Death of the New Gods is that the book loses steam as it reaches it's conclusion, but does manage to nicely set the stage for the cataclysmic events to come in Grant Morrison's Final Crisis. All in all, whether you've been following the events leading up to Final Crisis or are just a longtime fan of Jack Kirby's Fourth World, consider Death of the New Gods a more than worthy pick up.
 As the fourth world turns September 9, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
If only they were all this good. A story that starts out as a classic and compelling whodunit centering on the mysterious and inexplicable deaths of various members of the New Gods magically coalesces at its midpoint into a cosmic tour de force encompassing and reflecting on the past 23 years of DCU history. Forget its curious connection to Countdown, this is a major event all by itself. Jim Starlin has masterfully crafted an amazing saga replete with dramatic and traumatic twists and turns at every juncture. Psychology, theology, sociology, anthropology, hope, despair, heroism, treachery; the entire emotional and philosophical spectrums are insightfully and astutely explored, with the imagination and intricacies involved remarkable in their depth and breadth of scope. The grand scale of events is played out over three massive stages, Earth, New Genesis, and Apokolips, with the latter two unquestionably never being the same again. We even bear witness to the original and subsequent reversal of the Big Bang involving these two inescapably intertwined yet diametrically divergent planets. As for Darkseid himself, he has rarely appeared this keenly Machiavellian and wickedly imposing, and for a refreshing change opposed by a formidable adversary worthy of his overwhelming might. Much of the New Gods lore is examined and further embellished on, with the only minor downside being that people not overly familiar with this or the characters themselves may not be able to fully appreciate the emotional pain and loss that is so central to the resonance of this story. It also is a sparkling book visually. Seldom have double splash pages been used so effectively, perfectly illustrating and greatly enhancing the vast significance of many critical and climactic scenes. Everything is made all the more impressive considering Starlin's double duty dynamics on both script and art, with the final result being a stellar example of the rarefied heights that a graphic novel can attain. Jim Starlin, take a bow.
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