Image Comics have announced “Ordinary Gods,” a fantasy comic by writer Kyle Higgins (“Radiant Black”) and artist Felipe Watanabe (“Justice League of America”). The series follows Christopher, an ordinary 22-year old who happens to be one of The Five, fallen gods who were punished after losing a war by being continually reincarnated as humans. “Now to save everyone he cares about, Christopher is forced to reconnect with the legacy of his past lives and dare to become a god again.”
Higgins stated, “Sometimes an idea is so good, it’s impossible to ignore. Even if it initially seems impossible to crack, you circle back to it time and time again, bringing with you new life experiences and concepts learned from other projects. And even if it takes ten years before you’re ready to announce the book to the world, that’s okay. Because, as ‘Ordinary Gods’ will be exploring, everything’s connected for a reason. This is a book that I’ve been working on for many years, alongside an incredible cast of artistic partners and collaborators, to try to tell a generational action epic that spans eras, worlds, dimensions and the connections between them all. And that’s just issue one.”
Watanabe said, “After the first conversation with Kyle about the ‘Ordinary Gods,’ I already knew I was facing something powerful. And it happened to be a brilliant idea, which took a long way to get to my hands, though right on time to get the best of me. Getting closer to the release of ‘Ordinary Gods’ just enhances the feeling I have of how amazing it has been being part of the process of creation of such universe, among such talented people, over the past few years. I mean, since the beginning of the story, there were so many cool things, with characters who seemed to be common like us, but who held within themselves the power that was unknown until then.”
The extra-length “Ordinary Gods” #1 will release on July 7, with a cover by Watanabe, Dan Panosian, Tula Lotay, Rod Reis, Dave Johnson, Nicola Scott and Declan Shalvey. Each issue will have wraparound covers by these artists, colored by Matt Wilson (“The Wicked + The Divine”).
