![]() There are no New Gods movies currently streaming on HBO Max, although Ava Duvernay nearly adapted it and several of Apokolips’s villains feature in Wonder Woman and Justice League. The arrangement was part treaty and part experiment neither world would wage war on the other with a prince in the way, and it could settle the question of the nature versus nurture debate, too.īut the series didn’t perform well at the time and was canceled in 1972, leaving a climactic battle between Orion and his father Darkseid unresolved. The two opposed civilizations had struck a deal: The sons of Highfather and Darkseid would be traded, so Apokolips-born Orion would grow up on Genesis and Genesis-born Scott Free (better known as Mister Miracle) would be raised on Apokolips. The New Gods were divided into two planets: Genesis, a world of peace led by the Highfather, and Apokolips, a planet of cruelty ruled by the despot Darkseid. It constituted a thematic continuation of the stories he’d been crafting for the Asgardians in Thor, featuring an original pantheon of characters powerful to the point of godhood. When contract disputes and creative differences sent veteran Marvel comics artist Jack Kirby - the man who co-created Captain America, the Avengers, and the X-Men, among others - into the arms of DC Comics in 1970, New Gods was born. ![]() Here’s what you need to know before hitting play. ![]() The 2021 MCU entry is finally streaming on Disney+. ![]()
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