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Death of the New Gods

DC Comics

9 issues [most recent first]

#8 The End [June 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Art Thibert
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Travis Lanham
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Orion

Source

Darkseid (Uxas)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

#7 Countdown, Seraphic Reunification [May 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Art Thibert
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Steve Wands
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Himon

Metron

Infinity Man (New Gods)

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

#6 Sacrifice [April 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Art Thibert
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Randy Gentile
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Himon

Metron

Orion

Source

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Plot: Mad with fury, fueled by the Anti-Life equation, Scott Free lashes out at Orion, who he believes is responsible for the murders of the New Gods, and that of his wife Barda. But after using the Anti-Life Equation to force Orion to reveal the truth, he learns that Orion is not the killer... his plan was to wait on this distant moon, and then challenge the killer to single combat. As the killer is one of the New Gods, it is a challenge they will not be able to ignore.

But can even Orion, a warrior without peer, stand against the might of the individual who has slaughtered the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokolips alike?

#5 Mistakes [March 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning, Art Thibert
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Travis Lanham
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Kalibak

Himon

Mantis (New Gods)

Metron

Orion

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Plot: Attempting to strike in the chaos of the crisis surrounding the New Gods of both New Genesis and Apokolips, Kalibak has roused Mantis to join him in an assault on New Genesis... seeking to kill Scott Free. But he wasn't prepared for Superman's rousing defense of Mr. Miracle.Meanwhile, Metron has discovered the true location of The Source. From it he learns the fate of both the Old and New Gods, and the truth behind the end of the Fourth World and the dawn of the Fifth.

#4 Bearing Witness [February 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Art Thibert
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Kalibak

Desaad

Himon

Mantis (New Gods)

Metron

Orion

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Plot: Having seen several of the Forever People in the vicinity of slain New Gods, they are suspected of some involvement in the plague of murders striking down the citizens of New Genesis. But arriving at their homes, Scott Free, Superman and Orion find that they are all already dead.Using the Anti-Life Equation, Mr. Miracle orders the deceased Forever People to divulge the details of their deaths, but when he orders them to reveal the identity of their murder they all disintegrate, somehow unable to answer despite the mastery of the Anti-Life Equation.Meanwhile, Metron is tracking a strange energy he found at the Source Wall. Following it to it's source, he makes a shocking discovery.

#3 Armageddon Tarantella [January 2008]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning, Mark McKenna
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Kalibak

Kanto

Himon

Mantis (New Gods)

Takion (Joshua Saunders)

Orion

Granny Goodness

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Plot: Superman, Orion and Mr. Miracle assault Apokolips in an attempt to learn what Darkseid knows of the mysterious assassin preying upon the New Gods. Though his knowledge of the Anti-Life Equation allows Mr. Miracle control over Darkseid's actions, Darkseid's own knowledge of part of the equation is enough to keep the lord of Apokolips from giving his knowledge away. But while New Genesis' champions are attempting to gather information on Apokolips the assassin strikes again.

#2 Celestial Genocide [December 2007]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Desaad

Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe)

Red Arrow (Roy Harper)

Himon

Takion (Joshua Saunders)

Zatanna (Zatanna Zatara)

Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)

Metron

Orion

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Dr. Mid-Nite (Pieter Cross)

Superman (Kal-El / Clark Kent)

Batman (Bruce Wayne)

Black Canary (Dinah Laurel Lance)

#1B So Begins...The End [December 2007]
Edition: Variant Cover

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Artist	Ryan Sook
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Desaad

Black Racer (Willie Walker)

Caliban (August Hoffer)

Kanto

Takion (Joshua Saunders)

Serifan

Virman Vundabar

Big Barda (Barda Free)

Metron

Orion

Jimmy Olsen

Big Words (Anthony Rodriguez)

Gabby (Johnny Gabrielli)

Scrapper (Patrick MacGuire)

Granny Goodness

Magnar

Flipper Dipper (Walter Johnson Jr.)

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

#1A So Begins...The End [December 2007]

Credits

Writer	Jim Starlin
Penciller	Jim Starlin
Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Colorist	Jeromy Cox
Letterer	Jared K. Fletcher
Cover Penciller	Jim Starlin
Cover Inker	Matt 'Batt' Banning
Editor	Mike Marts
Editor in Chief	Dan DiDio

Characters

Desaad

Black Racer (Willie Walker)

Caliban (August Hoffer)

Kanto

Takion (Joshua Saunders)

Serifan

Virman Vundabar

Big Barda (Barda Free)

Metron

Orion

Jimmy Olsen

Big Words (Anthony Rodriguez)

Gabby (Johnny Gabrielli)

Scrapper (Patrick MacGuire)

Granny Goodness

Magnar

Flipper Dipper (Walter Johnson Jr.)

Darkseid (Uxas)

Mr. Miracle (Scott Free)

Plot: Death has stalked the New Gods for months. But now their silent assasin steps up the timetable, as several New Gods fall over the space of a short time. Even Darkseid, with a portion of his Anti-Life equation is confounded. Will the forces of New Genesis or Apokolips manage to find the identity to the killer of the New Gods in time to save them?
Alternative Plot: Darkseid watches from Apokolips as the Black Racer is killed by an unknown assailant; the next day, Jimmy Olsen begins his investigation into the killing and is informed that Serifan, one of the Forever People, may be behind the killing. Metron, on New Genesis, suffers from a recurring dream that he cannot deduce the meaning of.Discovering a robbery in progress, Mr Miracle and Big Barda break it up before returning home where they are planning to entertain Superman and Lois Lane for dinner. On New Genesis, a hologram of the late Highfather teaches youngsters of the history of their planet and Apokolips while the new Highfather, Takion, watches. Chasing a glimpse of what he thought was Beautiful Dreamer, another of the Forever People, he meets Himon instead and the pair of them meet with Orion who has found the murdered body of Magnar.On Apokolips, Darkseid marshals his forces, including resurrecting Virman Vunderbar. He then meets with Metron who warns him that something of a cosmic nature is approaching that will affect all the New Gods.On Earth, Mr Miracle and Big Barda prepare dinner before Miracle finds his wife dead in the kitchen.