New Genesis
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 | |
|---|---|
Art by George Pérez (penciller), Karl Kesel (inker) and Tom Ziuko (inker) | |
| First appearance | The New Gods #1 (February 1971) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
| In-universe information | |
| Race(s) | New Gods, Bugs |
| Locations | Necropolis |
| Characters | Highfather Orion Bekka Lightray Metron Mister Miracle Forever People |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
New Genesis is an unspoiled and sunlit world of forests, mountains, and bodies of water. 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, located near the Source that originated the Old and New Gods.
Accessing either Apokolips or New Genesis usually requires a form of travel known as "Boom Tube", a portal generated by a device known as Mother Box. In some versions, the boom tube actually converts the size of individuals that pass through to proportions fitting the destination, i.e., when a New God passes from Apokolips (or New Genesis) to Earth, they shrink in size, while someone going the other way would grow larger. If someone somehow reaches the Fourth World by other means, they will discover that its denizens are giants.