The New Gods (2025) #9

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"The Edge of Darkness, Part I"
Part of the "All In" event.
The New Gods Vol 1 #9
October, 2025
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Marie Javins
Cover Artists	Nimit Malavia
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Derrick Chew
Cover Variant #2	Juan Ferreyra
The Edge of Darkness, Part I
Writers	Ram V
Pencilers	Evan Cagle (pg. 1-3) Pye Parr (pg. 4-20)
Inkers	Evan Cagle (pg. 1-3) Pye Parr (pg. 4-20)
Colorists	Francesco Segala (pg. 1-3) Pye Parr (pg. 4-20)
Letterers	Tom Napolitano
Editors	Ben Meares Rob Levin James Reid
Previous Issue	The New Gods # 8
Next Issue	The New Gods # 10

You cant's run away from who you are.

— Mister Miracle (Scott Free)

The New Gods #9 is an issue of the series The New Gods (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2025. It was published on August 20, 2025.

Appearing in "The Edge of Darkness, Part I"

Featured Characters:

• Oathmaker (Orion) (Flashback and main story) (First appearance as Oathmaker)

Supporting Characters:

• Bugs of New Genesis (Flashback and main story)
  • All-Widow (Cameo)
  • Forager
  • Kee-Dah (First appearance)
  • Queen Menoptera (First appearance)
• Green Lantern Corps (Behind the scenes)
  • Green Lantern (Raker Qarrigat) (First full appearance)
• Justice League Unlimited
  • Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
  • Green Lantern (John Stewart)
  • Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira)
• New Gods
  • Big Barda
    • Liv Free (Cameo)
  • Genesisians
    • Akala
    • Izaya (Cameo)
    • Magnar (Cameo)
    • Shadowfall
  • Kamal (Brainwashed)
  • Mister Miracle (Scott Free)
• Oberon

Antagonists:

• Apokoliptians
  • Darkseid (Flashback only)
  • Desaad
  • Granny Goodness
    • Female Furies (Cameo)
      • Lashina
      • Mad Harriet
      • Stompa
• Karok Ator (Flashback and main story)
  • Nyctari (Flashback and main story)
    • The Dusk-Mother (First appearance) (Flashback only)
    • Grayven
• Maxwell Lord
  • Tangent Industries
• Serifan

Other Characters:

• Kiran (Cameo)
• Mira (Cameo)

Locations:

• Cosmic Cartridges' Pocket Dimension (Cameo)
• Earth 0
  • Earth
    • India
      • Bengaluru
        • Tangent Industries Warehouse
      • New Light
  • Justice League Watchtower
  • Karok Ator's Planet (Unnamed) (Flashback only)
  • Wolsoon System (Mentioned only)
• Sphere of the Gods
  • New Genesis
    • Supertown (In ruins)
      • Sur Tuin Catacombs

Items:

• Element X
  • Cosmic Cartridges
  • The Heka
  • Mother Box
• Green Lantern Rings
• Wonder Woman's Tiara

Vehicles:

• Bludgheist Ships
• The Machynoterium (Flashback only)

Events:

• The "Death" of Darkseid (Mentioned only)

Concepts:

• Anti-Life Equation (Mentioned only)
• Boom Tube
• Dimensional Rifts/Spatial Tears
• Fourth World
• Source Energy (Behind the scenes)
  • Emotional Electromagnetic Spectrum/"The Green Flame"
    

See Also

• Cover gallery for the The New Gods series
• Images from The New Gods Vol 1 9

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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