Kingdom Come Analyzed
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Kingdom Come is one of DC's great miniseries, a four-issue epic about the next generation of superheroes and the nature of heroism. This video analyzes what Alex Ross' hyper-realistic painted artwork brought to the comic, artistically and thematically. It also digs into some of the religious iconography and references to the Book of Revelation that writer Mark Waid included.
For me the most terrifying thing in this comic was the Flash. He was moving so fast that he was able to monitor a whole city simultaneously. Hell, he can't even stop moving anymore.
Bro, Kingdom Come's best moment comes when Supes decides to return. There's all the awful new heroes fighting wantonly and there's just a whirlwind, and two people go "Look!" "Up in the sky!" I swear to god, when I read that for the first time, I could hear the John Williams Superman theme start to play in my head. Like Chris said, that's just like a pure dopamine hit of uncomplicated, Silver Age hope.
It's worth mentioning that Norman McCay was modeled after Alex Ross' own father, making his role in Kingdom Come more eerie and down-to-earth.
Interesting tidbit about why Batman looks like Gregory Peck in Kingdom Come: David Mazzucchelli based Bruce Wayne in Batman: Year One on a young Peck so Ross decided to continue that through line by drawing Batman like an older Peck for Kingdom Come.
In a world saturated with the sugar-crazed MCU and the diabolical The Boys, Kingdom Come tells a tale of apocalyptic truth with a small glimmering hope that can never be vanquished.
I really respect the criticism of Ross's art. His work carries so much reverence that I think people gloss over how important critique is within art. And I have to agree, composition and ability to capture a moment in time is legendary as well has his use of texture and realism, but the heighten motion and energy that's so integral to superhero comics isn't always captured. I think of something like the Mona Lisa as being this compositional masterwork but it would feel so static in a comic panel
Your analysis of his art style is spot on, and that's why I love it so. It makes me feel like I could step into the panel and walk amongst the frozen characters, mid-action.
The world actually doesn’t end in the Book of Revelation. Rather, a new heaven and new earth is reborn - just like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, and the sacrifice of Shazam and all the heroes, brought in a new world of hope and peace.
The day I walked in to my comic shop and spotted the first issue of Kingdom Come on the rack is one I'll never forget. That and the first of Ross/Busiek's Marvels are pickups that really changed the game for me.
I picked up Kingdom Come on a bit of a whim after hearing a few good words about it online. I’ve since read it cover to cover multiple times and it is easily the best comic I’ve read.
It was late 1999, and I was working at a Spencer's at a mall just outside of Chicago, Golf Mill Mall for those of you who are keeping score.
Mark Waid's cautionary tale to DC and modern comic book readers about the dangers of Image, and specifically the swell of morally gray anti-heroes/anti-villains that are really just edgelord fodder while also telling them not to treat Superman and superheroes as old and busted...
Chris, this is good timing. In a few days I'm going to start reading Kingdon Come(I'm really excited about it), and this is going to be the first video I watch after reading it.
I still have all four issues in my collection. I got the first issue when I saw it in Waldenbooks, and I thought the cover looked interesting. When I opened it and saw the art had carried over, I hadn’t seen anything like it before and I was all in. Add to that the writing and art complimented each other. Hard to believe that was 26 years ago!
You are just absolutely the best Chris comics video maker alive. I have enjoyed your content since you were getting drunk and putting sticky notes on the wall. You get better and better with the years. Great job sir.
Kingdom Come
This was a great episode.
I'll always recognize Alex Ross as the Norman Rockwell of the comic world. I cannot recommend his work enough in Kingdom Come to explore all the detail and wonderment with his art!
DC leaned so heavily into the "Speed Force" I guess I just assumed that Flash from Kingdom Come had become one with it and achieved Apotheosis.
Small bit about Superman carrying the two wooden planks (that was noted in an issue of Wizard): he also carried three large nails in his pocket, that can be seen only just sticking out.