A “cosmic imbalance” will lead to the return of Jack Kirby’s New Gods in a new series from Ram V and Evan Cagle

Writer Ram V is currently finishing up a hugely well-received run on Detective Comics at DC. Now we know what his next project will be – a revival of Jack Kirby’s New Gods which will be launching at the end of the year. The new series will be drawn by one of his Detective Comics collaborators, too. Evan Cagle, who has provided the splendidly gothic covers for that series, will be the interior artist on the new ongoing series, simply titled The New Gods. 

Speaking at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con, Ram V gave a few hints at what’s to come from the comic, stating that it is tied into DC’s recently announced DC All In initiative. 

“Absolute and All In triggers a cosmic imbalance which starts this spiral between New Genesis and Apokolips,” he explained, before revealing that the new book will include classic characters such as Lightray, Highfather, Mister Miracle, and Big Barda – who is currently a member of the Birds of Prey. He also suggested that fatherhood would be a key theme of the series.

The New Gods are the inhabitants of the planets New Genesis and Apokolips – notably the home of Darkseid, who writer Scott Snyder has recently stated will be “the greatest villain in the DCU” for the DC All In era.