Across the vast distances – where the mysteries deepen, and hide, and wait with answers not yet known – a call has been heard – a name summoned for the Ultimate Mission – to thwart the Ultimate Destruction! Thus they come – the protectors – the wielders of the Astro-Force – Matt and Paul of the Mother Box Podcast!
Welcome to the Fourth World! It’s time for the very first episode of Mother Box, in which Paul Lai and Matt Lune start their journey into the saga of Jack Kirby’s New Gods. In this new podcast, Paul and Matt will be taking a fun deep dive into the issues that make up the epic Fourth World Saga of 1970s DC Comics.
Along the way we’ll be introduced to such iconic characters as Darkseid, Mister Miracle, Orion, Big Barda, Lightray, Highfather and many, many more. So take a trip through the Boom Tube with Mother Box!
[audio: https://paulflai.com/podcast-download/1576/01-first-issues-of-new-gods-mister-miracle-and-forever-people.mp3]Or download the podcast episode here.
In this episode, we cover the following issues:
“Forever People” #1: ‘In Search of a Dream.’
“Mister Miracle” #1: ‘The Murder Missile Trap!’
“New Gods” #1: ‘Orion Fights For Earth!’
“Jimmy Olsen” #136: ‘The Saga of the D.N.Aliens’
Through these issues, we discuss the insane schedule of Kirby at DC, a comparison between Superman and Jack Kirby, the birth of New Genesis and Apokolips, the rise of Scott Free, the origin of Steel Hand, religious symbolism in the Fourth World, the wealth of ideas in Kirby’s burgeoning theology and much, much, more.
Join us in two weeks where we’ll be discussing the second issues of “Forever People,” “New Gods,” and “Mister Miracle,” and “Jimmy Olsen” #137! Don’t miss the opening blasts of the next exciting episode of Mother Box!
