Friday, February 15, 2008

The Orion Mystery


Orion of the New Gods stares into the face of a "Boom Tube," the interdimensional portal that the denizens of "New Genesis" and "Apokolips" used to travel between their realms and their realms and Earth. 

The source of this particular Stargate? According to Kirby, it seems to be telekinesis or perhaps some form of astral projection- some force of the mind. Blob fans will notice the presence of KalibaK there. 

One day, someone will write a book about what Jack Kirby was really trying to say with these stories. Or better yet, create a blog. Maybe that someone will be me. The man was so far immersed into the deepest frontiers of human consciousness, it's no wonder he couldn't drive a car.


Yours truly takes a stab at Orion in this 2003 color sketch.