The New Gods Vol 1 4

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"The Weight of Dreams, Part 1"
Part of the "All In" event.
The New Gods Vol 1 #4
May, 2025
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Nimit Malavia
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Guillem March
Cover Variant #2	Chris Stevens
Cover Variant #3	Jenny Frison
The Weight of Dreams, Part 1
Writers	Ram V
Pencilers	Evan Cagle (pg. 4-19) Bernard Chang (pg. 1-3)
Inkers	Evan Cagle (pg. 4-19) Bernard Chang (pg. 1-3)
Colorists	Francesco Segala
Letterers	Tom Napolitano
Editors	Ben Meares Rob Levin James Reid
Previous Issue	The New Gods # 3
Next Issue	The New Gods # 5

So now... I give you all... a full release. A God Surge.

— Highfather

The New Gods #4 is an issue of the series The New Gods (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2025. It was published on March 19, 2025.

Appearing in "The Weight of Dreams, Part 1"

Featured Characters:

• Highfather (Izaya) (Flashback and main story)
• Kamal
• Mister Miracle (Scott Free)

Supporting Characters:

• Big Barda
• Genesisians
  • Akala
  • Himon (Flashback only)
  • Lightray
  • Magnar (First appearance)
  • Rah-Houw (First appearance)
  • Shadowfall
  • Vizvak (Behind the scenes)
• Kiran
• Mira
• Oberon
• The Source (Behind the scenes)

Antagonists:

• Karok Deathspeaker
  • Nyctari
• Maxwell Lord (Behind the scenes)
  • Tangent Industries (Unnamed)
• Orion

Other Characters:

• New Gods
  • Atinai (First appearance) (Flashback only)
  • Liv Free
• Darkseid (Mentioned only)
• Old Gods (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Earth 0
  • Earth
    • India
• Sphere of the Gods
  • Galactica (In ruins) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
  • New Genesis (Flashback and main story)
    • Supertown (First appearance chronologically) (Flashback and main story)
  • Hell (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Element X
  • Mother Boxes (Flashback only)
  • The Heka/Wonder-Staff
• Shadowfall's Bow and Arrows

Vehicles:

• The Machynoterium

Concepts:

• Boom Tube
• Fourth World
• God Surge
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The New Gods series
• Images from The New Gods Vol 1 4

Recommended Reading

• Jack Kirby's Fourth World Recommended Reading:
  • Forever People (Volume 1)
  • Forever People (Volume 2)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 2)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 3)
  • Mister Miracle (Volume 4)
  • Seven Soldiers: Mister Miracle (Volume 1)
  • New Gods (Volume 1)
  • New Gods (Volume 2)
  • New Gods (Volume 3)
  • New Gods (Volume 4)
  • The New Gods (Volume 1)
  • Orion (Volume 1)
  • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (Volume 1): issues #133-#148
  • Jack Kirby's Fourth World (Volume 1)
  • Death of the New Gods (Volume 1)
  • DC Graphic Novel #4
  • Genesis (Volume 1)

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