The First Kingdom

Jack Katz's The First Kingdom (2005–2006) is a two-issue series from Century Comics For Action Hero, re-presenting a visionary epic originally self-published in the 1970s. Written and illustrated entirely by Katz, this ambitious saga spans the rise and fall of civilizations across a far-future Earth, blending cosmic mythology with dense, intricate artwork. Though brief in this incarnation, the series stands as a landmark of independent comics—a singular, decades-spanning labor of love that influenced generations of creators with its sheer scope and personal vision.