Writer: RAM V
Art: EVAN CAGLE and NIMIT MALAVIA
Publisher: DC Comics
Price:$4.99
Reviewed by: Anonymous
Release Date: June 18th, 2025
New Genesis has fallen, and the New Gods have found themselves without a home. Their fates have sent them to Earth, a planet with its own inhabitants, protectors, and immortals. Will these Gods without a world be welcomed to Earth as refugees or rejected as invaders?
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THE DISPATCH
Ram V’s The New Gods has never been a safe or shallow read. With every issue, he continues to deconstruct Jack Kirby’s cosmic pantheon not with blasphemy, but with reverence wrapped in rich metaphor and poetry. The New Gods #7 is no exception—in fact, it may be the most grounded and emotionally charged chapter yet.
Following the cataclysmic destruction of New Genesis in Issue #6, The New Gods #7 pivots from cosmic grandeur to a quieter, more existential terrain: Earth. With their homeworld gone, the displaced deities—Orion, Lightray, Bekka, and Metron among them—arrive on our planet not as conquerors, but as refugees. That term, loaded with real-world resonance, gives the book a sharp, political edge that’s been subtly building throughout the run.
Ram V has been praised in past reviews for layering myth with meaning—The New Gods #3 explored the burden of divine legacy, while Issue #5 dissected Orion’s crisis of identity through surreal, almost Morrison-esque sequences. Here in Issue #7, those threads coalesce as the gods face an even more difficult challenge than war: being unwanted.
The writing remains lyrical without being overwrought. Ram V shows us not just how gods grieve, but how they adapt, how they seek dignity in a world that neither understands nor reveres them. Earth’s heroes—briefly glimpsed in this issue—are wary, not hostile. But the tension simmers. Will they offer sanctuary, or strike preemptively?
Artist Evan Cagle continues to impress with sweeping, stained-glass visuals blended with gritty, urban realism. Scenes of Metron walking the New York subway feel mythic and mundane at once—a signature of the series’ tone. His depiction of Earth feels appropriately alien to the gods, despite being familiar to us.
There’s no massive battle here. No Darkseid (yet). Just the slow fallout of planetary exile and cultural collision. But it lands hard. The New Gods #7 succeeds because it reframes Kirby’s immortal icons not as untouchable beings, but as lost, hurting survivors navigating an uncertain new phase.
FINAL THOUGHTS
The New Gods #7 is a poignant turning point in Ram V’s already-acclaimed run. It’s bold in theme, rich in tone, and quietly powerful. If you’ve followed the journey since Issue #1, this installment rewards your investment. And if you’re new to the title, this might be the most accessible and emotionally human entry point yet.