Scott's Take: G.O.D.S. by Jonthan Hickman and Valerio Schiti (Illustrator)

 

G.O.D.S. by Jonthan Hickman and Valerio Schiti (Illustrator) and others collects the eight-issue miniseries which ends on a cliffhanger. There is no word on if or when this series will continue. So, it is a hard volume to review since the story feels unfinished. This book is supposed to shake up the cosmic hierarchy of the gods in the Marvel Universe and there are a lot of big ideas thrown around in the book. The read mostly features new characters even though there are cameos by multiple heroes. The only familiar face that sticks around for long is Dr. Strange and he has a line that is said which does not fit him.

 

So, there are two main factions that basically control the universe and keep it running. They don’t get along. There is the magical side led THE-POWERS-THAT-BE which has one main guy named Wyn. The other side, THE-NATURAL-ORDER-OF-THINGS, has several hundred science types with the main one that is focused on being Wyn’s ex-wife, Aiko. Then there are several secondary factions that want to tear everything down and start over. There is also the rogue entity, behold to no group or person, named Cubik Core who is committing sabotage and murder to destabilize the cold détente. He is the main reason that things escalate.  

 

Each issue is widely different. New big ideas are thrown out without a lot of time being done to finish setting up. The final issue is a time skip issue where time travel is used and things get potentially very messy.

 

Wyn is our cynical romantic while Aiko is our logic-based character who regrets her actions. Of course, they have sidekicks, and there is a lot of new characters introduced. There is supposed to be a tie into the One World Under Doom project, but that is not collected here.

 

I read all eight issues through the Marvel Unlimited App through the basic way. There is another version supposed to be formatted specially for electronic devices, but I don’t like the way those are displayed, so I did not do that version. The art is great and it is an interesting read. I just wish it was longer. I can’t say enough good things about the art.

 

The ending is abrupt and, as noted stops on a cliffhanger. There is no return date planned at this time because Hickman’s Ultimate Universe is a major hit and this did not sell as well. Hickman is also busy writing Imperial which is a Marvel event that is shaking up the galactic seating of all the alien factions out in the cosmos.

 

Readers might just be stuck in limbo forever. I still think its worth reading if you can accept that fact that there might be no resolution anytime soon if ever.

 

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As noted, I read this through the Marvel Unlimited App.

Scott A. Tipple ©2025