Comics Parade #1
This French collection from Arédit-Artima reprints classic DC superhero tales, featuring the Flash in his own adventure alongside stories from the New Gods, Sun Devils, and Vigilante. It's part of the publisher's 'Comics Parade' series, which brought translated American comics to French readers in the mid-1980s.
In "Une fable pour notre époque," Jack Kirby crafts a mythic journey as Orion, bearer of the Astro Force, is called to New Genesis by High-Father and guided by Metron to confront a looming threat. Sent to Apokolips, Orion uncovers Darkseid’s plan to invade Earth and mind-scan humanity in search of the Anti-Life Equation’s secret. With Kirby’s dynamic storytelling and inks by Vince Colletta, this tale blends cosmic stakes with a timeless struggle, all rendered in bold, expressive art. The cover by Keith Pollard captures the epic scale with striking detail.
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Ages ago good and evil gods alike perish in the destruction of the home of the old gods. Now Orion, wielder of the Astro Force, is summoned to New Genesis by High-Father. Joined by Metron, they learn the task set for Orion by the Source. Orion is sent to Apokolips, New Genesis' opposite, where he learns that Darkseid, its ruler, is on Earth preparing to conquer it. Orion frees Lanza, Shane, Lincoln, and Lockman and flees to Earth. Orion's task is to stop Darkseid, who plans to mind-scan every human on Earth until he finds the one whose mind holds the secret of the coveted Anti-Life Equation.
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