
PROLOGUE Before the war between Apokolips and New Genesis, Granny Goodness was one of the the peasant class (the “Lowlies”) on Apokolips. She was taken from her parents and trained to be one of Darkseid’s elite soldiers (“Hounds.”) For the final part of her training, she was ordered to… Goodness explained to Darkseid that she…

On Apokolips, the royal family ruled through tyranny. The Queen Mother, Heggra, was proud of her son Darkseid’s ruthlessness, even as he continued to plot to take the throne from her. On one trip to New Genesis, Darkseid met an innocent and peaceful boy. After playing a cruel trick on him, the boy took the…

When we last visited the remains of Ungrund… …there were two giant molten bodies, spinning slow and barren — clean of all that had gone before — adrift in the fading sounds of cosmic thunder… New Gods (vol. 1) #1 (Feb./March 1971) Over the next 500 million years, the planets cooled, becoming “two separate and…

When we last visited GodWorld (Ungrund), the Old Gods were waging a battle against their first and greatest, Olgrun… One such device was an artificial planetoid that would one day be known as “Warworld Prime.” It contained an aspect called “The Fire of Olgrun.” On its walls, the Old Gods carved a warning: If the…

18 billion years ago, the GodWorld (Urgrund) formed from native elements outside of normal time and space during an age called, the “First World.” 17 billion years ago, due to the proximity of the GodWorld to the Source, life appeared during an age called, the “Second World.” 15 billion years ago, humanoid lifeforms attained godhood.…