Definitive Darkseid Story/Stories? 1 1

[theCapraAegagrus]

If Infinity Gauntlet is the pinnacle of Thanos' career (so far), is Final Crisis the pinnacle of Darkseid's?

If not; What do you think is?

[Old_Man_Adam]

18 minutes ago, theCapraAegagrus said:

If Infinity Gauntlet is the pinnacle of Thanos' career (so far), is Final Crisis the pinnacle of Darkseid's?

If not; What do you think is?

I think it HAS to be that - obviously there was the side story with Supergirl in the early 2000’s and NEW 52 touched on that in the revamped Justice League recently as well as Darkseid War , but as far as defining ... I agree .. plus having Alex Ross illustrate is a plus 

[Dave2739]

5 minutes ago, Old_Man_Adam said:

I think it HAS to be that - obviously there was the side story with Supergirl in the early 2000’s and NEW 52 touched on that in the revamped Justice League recently as well as Darkseid War , but as far as defining ... I agree .. plus having Alex Ross illustrate is a plus 

which Darkseid story had Alex Ross art?

[boomtown]

As a fan reading in the Copper Age it had to be the Great Darkness Saga from the Legion of Super Heroes (By Levitz and Giffen).

[Ken Aldred]

54 minutes ago, boomtown said:

As a fan reading in the Copper Age it had to be the Great Darkness Saga from the Legion of Super Heroes (By Levitz and Giffen).

One of my favourite early Copper Age stories, and unbelievable that I forgot about it.

[sassemble]

The best arc is the four episodes of Superman: The Animated Series and the four episodes of Justice League and Justice League Unlimited. The series finale is among the best superhero cartoons, IMHO. Lots of action. Superman cuts loose!

[F For Fake]

13 hours ago, boomtown said:

As a fan reading in the Copper Age it had to be the Great Darkness Saga from the Legion of Super Heroes (By Levitz and Giffen).

Just coming into the thread to make sure this was mentioned. Kirby's work aside, this is my favorite Darkseid story.

[seanfingh]

4 minutes ago, F For Fake said:

Just coming into the thread to make sure this was mentioned. Kirby's work aside, this is my favorite Darkseid story.

Same.  That story actually scared me.

[Jesse-Lee]

I remember liking Cosmic Odyssey - probably been 25 years since I read it though...

[MatterEaterLad]

13 hours ago, boomtown said:

As a fan reading in the Copper Age it had to be the Great Darkness Saga from the Legion of Super Heroes (By Levitz and Giffen).

My favorite, naturally. 

[William-James88]

13 hours ago, boomtown said:

As a fan reading in the Copper Age it had to be the Great Darkness Saga from the Legion of Super Heroes (By Levitz and Giffen).

That's a good one though I do also like Cosmic Odyssey. I think that's a better counterpart to the Infinity gauntlet since it deals with all the heroes. While I get the idea of Final Crisis, I really hate Darkseid in it. He doesn't even take a step, he just sits in a chair. And he isn't the big villain either, just a prelude to the Vampire Monitor who wasn't even introduced in the main series. Man, Final Crisis was a mess.

 

[F For Fake]

6 minutes ago, Jesse-Lee said:

I remember liking Cosmic Odyssey - probably been 25 years since I read it though...

Cosmic Odyssey is fun, Starlin story, Mignola artwork. Hard to go wrong there. I haven't revisited it in quite some time either.

[shadroch]

Before The Great Darkness Saga, Darkie was being used as a prop in kiddie books for most of a decade. When he reveals Orion as a slave and creates an army of billions of Daxamites, the potential was mind-boggling.  This literally got me back into DC Comics.

[F For Fake]

Also worth mentioning is The Quiet Darkness saga storyline from the 5YL/TMK LoSH series. It's Darkseid in the 30th century, and he has mellowed a bit. I wouldn't recommend the story unless you were already familiar with Legion, particularly the Baxter series and the 5YL series, but for readers who are already familiar with the setting, it's a treat, and one of my favorite portrayals of old Rock Face.

[Lazyboy]

4 hours ago, William-James88 said:

While I get the idea of Final Crisis, I really hate Darkseid in it. He doesn't even take a step, he just sits in a chair.

That's what Darkseid does. He lets his minions (and/or pawns) carry out his plans and only gets physically involved when he has to.

[Ken Aldred]

5 hours ago, William-James88 said:

I really hate Darkseid in it. He doesn't even take a step, he just sits in a chair.

Thanos wannabe.

I always remember him with his hands behind his back in a dominant, alpha male pose. The owner of the local comic shop here had a similar affectation, though neither imposing in stature nor stone-faced.

Edited August 25, 2020 by Ken Aldred

[William-James88]

6 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Thanos wannabe.

I always remember him with his hands behind his back in a dominant, alpha male pose. The owner of the local comic shop here had a similar affectation, though neither imposing in stature nor stone-faced.

That is my preferred pose as well. Overall, I don't find final crisis to be that great of a Darkseid story since he isn't great inside it. I actually quite liked Batman/Superman Apokalypse, though that's smaller scale.

[Ken Aldred]

1 hour ago, F For Fake said:

Also worth mentioning is The Quiet Darkness saga storyline from the 5YL/TMK LoSH series. It's Darkseid in the 30th century, and he has mellowed a bit. I wouldn't recommend the story unless you were already familiar with Legion, particularly the Baxter series and the 5YL series, but for readers who are already familiar with the setting, it's a treat, and one of my favorite portrayals of old Rock Face.

That was a very good period for Legion.  I think it was when Giffen was drawing in a similar style to Kevin Maguire, with exaggerated facial expressions on his characters, as with their Justice League series.

[William-James88]

6 hours ago, F For Fake said:

Cosmic Odyssey is fun, Starlin story, Mignola artwork. Hard to go wrong there. I haven't revisited it in quite some time either.

There is one super weird part though that I wish wasn't in it. It's when John Stewart has to save a planet's core but it was painted yellow by an overweight bearded white guy.... who happens to live on this alien planet. that part is pretty darn distracting, overly comical, and just plain random. Turns out it was an inside joke between Mignola and the editor (or something of the sort, I don't perfectly remember what Mignola told me when I asked him about it) but none of us are aware of the joke. And this became something that stayed with John Stewart all this time.

 

Edited August 25, 2020 by William-James88

[Ken Aldred]

19 minutes ago, William-James88 said:

There is one super weird part though that I wish wasn't in it. It's when John Stewart has to save a planet's core but it was painted yellow by an overweight bearded white guy.... who happens to live on this alien planet. that part is pretty darn distracting, overly comical, and just plain random. Turns out it was an inside joke between Mignola and the editor (or something of the sort, I don't perfectly remember what Mignola told me when I asked him about it) but none of us are aware of the joke. And this became something that stayed with John Stewart all this time.

 

It was a bit of a heavy-handed way to show that Stewart had become very complacent.