I was intrigued by the idea of this one. I figured that Ram V, a newer, Indian comic book writer and Eisner award-winner, would bring some of his own culture into the story, and the result might be something resembling the Mahabharata or other Indian/Hindu epics of antiquity.
Is it? Does it? Yeah, in a sense it does, but it doesn't go far enough toward that extreme. This take on Jack Kirby's famous Fourth World more resembles Jason Aaron's run on Thor, and lacks the philosophical/existential weight I was hoping for. To make matters worse, the Justice League (somewhat inevitably) shows up near the end of the first volume, and from that point on the New Gods are more like supporting characters in their own story.
Darkseid? He'll be back at some point, if he's not back already. He's one of DC's most famous villains after all, and he can only remain on the shelf so long before someone decides to use him again.
The art in this series is good, but the narrative's very thin. I liked the way the writer used Orion, but this take on the New Gods isn't the head trip I was hoping it would be. It's a step in the right direction, but not a step far enough. We needed to venture further out into the cosmos in this story; we needed to unmask reality and wonder at the majesty of creation.
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NOTE: The death of Darkseid triggered the in-continuity creation of the Absolute Universe, and is used to account for this universe's darker tone.
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