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
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