Source (comics)
Template:Short description The Source is a metaphysical concept created by writer-artist Jack Kirby for his Fourth World series of comic books. It first appeared in New Gods #1 (February 1971).[1]
History
The Source is a cosmic force and the source of everything that exists.[2] It is protected by the Source Wall, a barrier containing statues of those who fail to pass it.[3]
In Death of the New Gods, the Source orchestrates the eponymous event to build a new "Fifth World" and merges Apokolips and New Genesis into a single planet.[4][5]
In The New 52, the emotional entities sacrifice themselves by entering the Source to replenish the emotional spectrum.[6]
In DC Rebirth, Perpetua is sealed in the Source Wall billions of years prior before being freed when it is cracked in Dark Nights: Death Metal.[7] Furthermore, John Stewart absorbs the Source's power and meets its physical form, which resembles Jack Kirby.[8]
In other media
- The Force from Star Wars may be inspired by the Source.[9][10]
- The Source Wall appears in the Justice League Unlimited episode "Destroyer".
- In Injustice: Gods Among Us, Brother Eye is equipped with Source energy scanners.
References
External links
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- ↑ New Gods #1 (February 1971)
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- ↑ Death of the New Gods #1-8 (2008)
- ↑ Green Lantern Annual (vol. 5) #2 (December 2013)
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