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Have you read the whole series? I know more has come out, but I believe only these four collected volumes have been published so far. I will be on the lookout for the next.
Not yet, I'm afraid. But seeing your post has made me curious to go back soon. I have yet to finish reading Jack Kirby's entire FOURTH WORLD run from the early '70s and then I'm going to dive back into the Dark Knight Returns universe, including the latest entries, which include "The Dark Knight III: The Master Race", also done by Azzarello. But perhaps then I'll go back to Moonshine. Huge fan of Azzarello's work.
@DarthDimi: I have a question regarding reading Kirby's FOURTH WORLD run today: what order are you reading them in? I was getting them off the stands as they were released and felt that discovering the storyline in the actual order that Kirby was producing them was simply engrossing in a fashion that was unmatched anywhere else at that time. Trying to read, say, the entire run of New Gods followed by all of Forever People and then all of Mr. Miracle really wouldn't give a modern reader the same sense of continuing revelation. And of course, Kirby's run on Jimmy Olsen also has to be folded into the mix! Are you trying to read these books in the order that they were released? The first issue of Kirby's Olsen followed by the first issue of New Gods, then the first issue of Forever People, etc.? What is the order you're going for here? Has DC published some sort of compilation that presents the stories in an approximation of their original release sequence? What does the playlist here look like?
I decided to go by this suggested reading order:
https://comicbookreadingorders.com/dc/events/jack-kirbys-fourth-world-reading-order/
It doesn't present a flawless continuity but it definitely looks like the best way to go through the whole thing.
Yeah, I agree. And I've already noticed continuity issues with this reading order. That said, it's not really such a big problem. Sweating my way through one issue in this book, then another in that book, then again in this book, ... doesn't seem very rewarding either. Half the Jimmy Olsons first, then half another book and so on, at least offers the benefit of having something of a natural flow in those books. To be honest, the stories aren't particularly sophisticated after all. I can't say I've ever felt narratively confused. ;-)
I can't say I disagree. Some current titles are splendid, others are very disappointing. I'm a DC fan and yet I can say that things like Doomsday Clock and other recent books were more artsy-fartsy than good, compelling stories. That said, the likes of Ed Brubaker, B.K. Vaughn, Rick Remender, Warren Ellis, ... consistently deliver fine books. Personally, I've come to expect more from Image than from DC or Marvel these days.
That said, Kirby's Fourth World is a fascinating trip down nostalgia lane, a moment, frozen in time, right before O'Neil, Schwartz and Adams--and then Wein, Miller, Moore, Engelhart and others would guide the medium into what I would call its finest hours.
Recently got hold of an issue I had as a kid, from 1971. Good fun.
Not quite as good as the original run, but still looking forward to yet more Hit-Girl.
Good choice, @Thunderfinger. I like Millar's work for the most part (wasn't too hot on Chrononaughts) and Kick-Ass / Hit-girl remains superb material. The sequels aren't bad either. Wait till you get to the Kevin Smith ones. ;-) If you're a fan (of Smith's) that is.
Smith is in the reading pile, further down the line.
Let me know what you think of his issues.
Sure will.
Deliciously bizarre, and like other childhood favourites directly inspired by Burroughs.
Now this is more like it. This is very good.
Loved this as a kid. In Norway, it went by the name Viktor Viking.
1965
The entire dailies.
Never knew about this until now. This is very good, and of its time which is a plus.
This is a very important strip in comics history. Kirby's falling out with DC editor Jack Schiff over Schiff's expectation of ongoing royalty payments from this strip led to Kirby being blackballed at DC Comics...and subsequently seeking work from Stan Lee over at Atlas (soon to become Marvel.) If not for Sky Masters, Kirby would never have been in position to participate in the creation of Fantastic Four, the Avengers, the X-Men, etc., etc., etc. I hope the supplemental material to this book gives some indication of the circumstances under which it was created, and foundered.
Yes, that whole story is there. There is a lengthy and excellent foreword by Daniel Norman.
A hardcover collection of all seven volumes.
Both the art and the story convey true brilliance. A classic.
The complete series, which started out as The Missing Link before it changed the title. Serialised in British Fantastic 1967-1968.
(2018/19)
More excellence. This is a dream team.
Not bad, but not terribly interesting, either.
This is the worst Hit-Girl book yet. Great premise for the story, but it doesn t go anywhere worthwhile. Both the art and the story take a nose dive here.