New Genesis

New Genesis
Art by George Pérez (penciller), Karl Kesel (inker) and Tom Ziuko (inker)
First appearanceNew Gods #1 (February 1971)
Created byJack Kirby
In-universe information
Race(s)New Gods, Bugs
LocationsNecropolis
CharactersHighfather
Orion
Bekka
Lightray
Metron
Mister Miracle
Forever People
PublisherDC Comics

New Genesis is a fictional planet appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. A part of Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythos, the planet is home to the heroic New Gods led by the sage Highfather. New Genesis is the positive counterpart of Apokolips, home of the evil New Gods led by the tyrant Darkseid.

New Genesis is an unspoiled and sunlit world of forests, mountains, and bodies of water.[1] The New Gods inhabit Supertown, a golden city floating above the planet's surface. Both New Genesis and Apokolips exist in a different plane of existence from the regular DC Universe,[2] located near the Source that originated the Old and New Gods.[3]

Accessing either Apokolips or New Genesis usually requires a form of travel known as "Boom Tube", a portal generated by Mother Boxes. In some versions, Boom Tubes convert the size of individuals that pass through to proportions fitting the destination.[4]

  1. ^ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe #16 (June 1986). DC Comics.
  2. ^ The Multiversity Guidebook #1 (March 2015). DC Comics.
  3. ^ Jack Kirby's Fourth World #1 (March 1997). DC Comics.
  4. ^ New Gods (vol. 4) #10 (August 1996)