Jack Kirby's Fourth World

Jack Kirby’s Fourth World is a 2001 DC Comics collection that reprints the legendary creator’s original 1970s saga, gathering his interconnected series—including The New Gods, Mister Miracle, and The Forever People—into a single, definitive edition. Written and illustrated entirely by Jack Kirby, this ambitious epic introduced cosmic concepts like Darkseid, Apokolips, and the Source, reshaping the DC Universe with its mythic scope and humanist themes. Though only one issue long, this collection matters as a cornerstone of Kirby’s legacy, preserving his visionary exploration of gods, heroes, and the eternal struggle between freedom and tyranny.