Genesis (DC Comics)

"Genesis"is acomic bookcrossoverstoryline published byDC Comicsthat ran through a self-titled four-issue weeklyminiseriesand varioustie-inissues, all cover-dated October 1997. The main miniseries was written byJohn Byrneand drawn byRon Wagner.

"Genesis"
Cover ofGenesis#2 (Oct 1997), byAlan Davis.
Publisher	DC Comics
Publication date	October1997
Genre	Superhero Crossover
Title(s) The Adventures of Superman#551 Aquamanvol. 5 #37 Azrael#34 Batman#547 Genesis#1-4 Green Lanternvol. 3 #91 Impulse#30 Jack Kirby's Fourth World#8 Legion of Super-Heroesvol. 2 #97 Lobo#44 The Power of SHAZAM!#31 Resurrection Man#6 Robinvol. 2 #46 Sovereign Seven#27 The Spectrevol. 3, #58 Starman#35 Steel#43 Superboy and the Ravers#14 Supergirlvol. 5 #14 Supermanvol. 2 #128 Superman: The Man of Steel#72 Teen Titansvol. 2 #13 Wonder Womanvol. 2 #126 Xero#6 Young Heroes in Love#5
Main character(s)	Highfather Darkseid Superman
Creative team
Writer(s)	John Byrne
Penciller(s)	Ron Wagner
Inker(s)	Joe Rubinstein
Colorist(s)	Patricia Mulvihill

Plot

The storyline revolves around the concept of the "Godwave", an interstellar phenomenon created bythe Sourcethat spread across the universe, creatinggodson its first pass before reaching the edge of the universe and bouncing back, creatingdemigodsandmetahumanson its second pass.

The Godwave threatens reality when it reaches back to its starting point, altering or neutralizing the abilities of various metahumans and making ordinary humans feel like something is missing. The superheroes of Earth and theNew GodsofNew GenesisbattleDarkseidto prevent him from accomplishing his plan to seize the power of the Godwave. Darkseid and his forces stage an invasion of Earth before travelling to theSource Wallwhere they are confronted by the heroes.

Tie-ins

The Adventures of Superman#551
Aquamanvol. 5 #37
Azrael#34
Batman#547
Green Lanternvol. 3 #91
Impulse#30
Jack Kirby's Fourth World#8
Legion of Super-Heroesvol. 4 #97
Lobo#44
The Power of SHAZAM!#31
Resurrection Man#6
Robinvol. 4 #46
Sovereign Seven#27
The Spectrevol. 3 #58
Starman#35
Steel#43
Superboy and the Ravers#14
Supergirlvol. 4 #14
Supermanvol. 2 #128
Superman: The Man of Steel#72
Teen Titansvol. 2 #13
Wonder Womanvol. 2 #126
Xero#6
Young Heroes in Love#5

Reading order

1. Green Lantern#91 - "Torture"
2. The Power of SHAZAM!#31 - "The Gods must be crazy!"
3. Starman#35 - "Mr. Pip and Mr. Black"
4. Steel#43 - "Vertigo"
5. Superman - The Man of Steel#72 - "Altered States"
6. Genesis#1 - "Resonance"
7. Genesis#2 - "Edge of Destruction"
8. Azrael#34 - "Run, angel, run"
9. Batman#547 - "Dark Genesis"
10. Impulse#30 - "Everything Sucks"
11. Jack Kirby's Fourth World#8 - "Godhood's End"
12. Sovereign Seven#27 - "Mother's Day"
13. Supergirl#14 - "Secrets and Lies"
14. Superman#128 - "Genesis Anew"
15. The Adventure of Superman#551 - "Genesis for Humanity"
16. Aquaman#37 - "One Demon Life"
17. Lobo#44 - "3-Piece Suite (Chapter 1: The Coach Party)"
18. Young Heroes in Love#5 - "Out of the frying pan and into the trans-universal galacto-storm!"
19. Resurrection Man#6 - "Double Take"
20. Genesis#3 - "Event Horizon"
21. Legion of Super-Heroes#97 - "Dwarfing the infinite"
22. Robin#46 - "Dark at Dawn"
23. The Spectre#58 - "The source of all things"
24. Superboy and the Ravers#14 - "Suicide Squad"
25. Teen Titans#13 - "Titans: Then & Now (Part 2)"
26. Wonder Woman#126 - "Where Have All the Heroes Gone?"
27. Xero#6 - "The Villain"
28. Genesis#4 - "The Final Battle - To Save the Source"

External links

• Genesisat the Comic Book DB (archived fromthe original)