Kingdom Come by Mark Waid and Alex Ross (1996) - Comic Story Explained

Full Comic Story and Review/Recap for Kingdom Come. Set at the dawn of the 21st century in a world spinning out of control, KINGDOM COME is a riveting, alternate reality story pitting the old guard--Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and others--against a new, uncompromising generation of heroes in a war that will determine the future of the planet.
=====CREATIVE TEAM=====
Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Alex Ross
=== TIMESTAMPS ===
0:00 - Intro
1:21 - Prologue
4:31 - Issue 1 - Strange Visitor
19:27 - Issue 2 - Truth And Justice
37:51 - Issue 3 - Up In The Sky
52:52 - Issue 4 - Never Ending Battle
1:08:14 - Epilogue
1:13:25 - Final Thoughts
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===== MUSIC =====
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#KingdomCome #Comics

[@elucidation3064]

It was refreshing to see Magog expressing regret instead of just being a cliché villain. This story is really great.

[@travisbewley7084]

That scene was remarkably mature. I often pointed to it when I discuss what makes a comic "Mature" and especially when people are talking about the Snyder films.

[@NineToFiveGamerUC0079]

@@travisbewley7084 it'd be mature to not always find some way to slag Synder when the conversation or topic has nothing to do with him. As annoying as Synderfans can be, the people who absolutely make it a point to slag off him or his movies any chance they can get are just as obnoxious.

[@travisbewley7084]

@@NineToFiveGamerUC0079 Snyder just happens to be the torch holder for edgyness that thinks it's way more mature then it really is. Befor Snyder it was Miller and Millar. For all the edgyness that Liefeld brought he never passed it off as more then it was. So talks of maturity in comics will naturally involve the biggest train wreck currently and few train wrecks can match the Snyderverse.

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

@@NineToFiveGamerUC0079Snyderfans are not annoying. Freaking marvel fanboys

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

@@travisbewley7084He isn’t a torch holder for edginess and edginess IS more mature

[@hellokintu]

One of the best illustrated comics ever made. Love it.

[@SYCZ]

Alex Ross is still my favorite.

[@sickmountains]

YESSS, He narrated DC's Masterpiece. Thanks for this, now I know what I'm listening to later this evening 😊

[@nseven1117]

strangely enough, this comic from the 90s is very relevant today. in a time when cynicism is confused with wisdom, and optimism is confused with naivety, we need stories like this today

[@ianfontanet4230]

Nice review. Imagine if Kingdom Come was adapted into an animated film, or, more likely, an live action movie. That would be so great. Same goes for Spider-man: Life Story.

[@kingsrefuge]

I love how they draw Flash in this.

[@miraclelment]

Love your narration. It’s perfectly and clearly enunciated. Also, I was expecting a brutal and violent outcome in the storyline such as that in Jupiter's Legacy, and I'm glad that didn't happen. I'm glad its all positive vibes and rationality in this comic, especially admirable are Batman and Shazam. And yeah, the art is really fantastic!

[@christoferprestipino7433]

I think this is the single greatest book ever produced in the genre.

[@michelhanson1500]

Superman: Magog, what do you have to say for yourself after causing the death of over 1 million people? Magog: ME? Nah fam, that's all your fault Superman. You chose to walk away from crimefighting." Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you gaslighting 101. Lol

[@Sam-ep2yo]

What an incredible comic! The dystopian heroes were well-written, the story was compelling, and the Spectre was captivating as usual. And the artwork! Alex Ross killed it. One thing, though - Batman takes his steak well-done!? Alfred's cordon bleu, medium-rare steaks have been going to waste all these years! Lol

[@RecountDaFox1]

This has to be one of the best JL comics I ever read. Everything about was so good.

[@goodapples.]

Why wouldn't the prison be built fast? They have the flash and all kinds of crazy metahumans as well as crazy alien tech. Seems like that could be done mighty fast.

[@jr_xtreme8940]

This is one of my favorite comics series. It's strange how very few channels have covered it

[@HeyVagabondMusic]

I just got to see Alex Ross' MARVELOCITY exhibit at my local art museum. Absolutely wonderful to see more appreciation for his contributions to the medium!

[@stephenwashington4922]

AMAZING JOURNEY TO GO ON LOVE THIS STORY ALWAYS BEEN IN MY TOP FIVE ALL TIME COMICS THANKS D-MONEY

[@dahveedperez4987]

It always gets me how wholesome and tear-wrenching Batman being the BatFather of Clark and Diana's.

[@IftiAlam1999]

One of my all time favorite stories. I absolutely love this version of Superman and the S logo. This is such a badass superman.

[@otaha1988]

This is literally my favorite Superman comic

[@laverdadescatolica5]

Read Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? by Alan Moore. The PERFECT END to the Superman character 😊

[@jaynewman6420]

If you're doing Ross, I would love to see your take on Astro City.

[@getrad64]

This and the golden age are probably the best dc stories ever written.

[@joshuagraham2843]

this book cameout from 1996 and it’s readable and felt like i’m reading 2022 and new

[@joshprime8568]

One of the most epic reads you have done danny you really know the tones needed to get the emotion off the page great job.

[@theanonymousterryhall5419]

no way a man like Bruce orders his steak well done

[@edgara3213]

Love your work dude, I’m glad you’ve kept on keeping on and didn’t let any setbacks stop you from creating these great videos. Thank you so much for your saga series so far, and I can’t wait to see what you do next.

[@lamo1724]

💯 ! It started with that beautiful background soundtrack used in @Dannymalt's narration of Y The Last Man. Then we hear about a superhero taking out villains for good, which reminded me just how magnificent his Invincible episodes were. Honestly, I don't think a week end's properly for me without @Dannymalt's Sunday Service xxx

[@josephvasquez9392]

8:24 I see peacemaker lol

[@solidbison687]

Yeah, with Boba Fett's armor lol

[@dannymalt]

That’s why this book is so great. Just like tons of Easter Eggs of all these random DC characters, some just thrown into the background of a fight scene. I looked in the Kingdom Come bonus material where Alex Ross breaks down all the characters on every page, that is supposedly Peacemaker II, the next generation of Peacemaker.

[@domgeek5632]

Danny ya done did it now! This is my all time favorite comic book. Hell it's probably my favorite book ever. Thank you so much.

[@LaraCazarts]

One of my top favorite superman stories ❤🖤

[@mr.a8351]

Great video! There is just a small problem, you mistaken Jay Garrick with Wally West.

[@keenkingjames]

This content you create is getting so highly polished. This was executed masterfully.

[@comicsman662]

I’m soo glad I found your channel, i somtimes have trouble understanding the stories, but you explain it so clearly. Thank you so much 😊

[@Supersurfer12]

Thank you for the summary! I actually had the comic, but was lost in a house fire before I could read it. Thank you again

[@iamjabby3688]

I love this channel more than any other comic channel in youtube thanks danny

[@TheLeapluv]

Thank for the weekly upload Danny.

[@simplesimon4374]

Thanks for always giving me top shelf comics to listen to at work

[@ethanholmes2701]

If any animated movie needed to be made kingdom come is one of them

[@nickabenson]

Great video! I love your content. I found your channel through your Jupiter's Legacy videos, back when the Netflix show came out. I watched those and some of your videos about other Mark Millar books. I recently have rediscovered your channel via your "The Boys" playlist, and I watched all of those videos. I now have been watching some of your DC Comics coverage. Thank you again for creating these awesome videos, I definitely appreciate it.

[@studburna]

Really GJ Danny narration on this one! :) 2nd time to watch it on your channel.

[@AMurry]

Amazing storytelling. I'll take this over Injustice all day.

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

I wouldn’t. I’d take injustice over this anyway

[@godzpeedx7ii75]

I’d take injustice over this anyday

[@deepstatethrombosis]

This is garbage storytelling. Mark Waid is a hack. Injustice is WAY better in every way. The only redeeming quality about kingdom come is Alex Ross.

[@laverdadescatolica5]

That Captain Marvel (the REAL Captain Marvel) cover at the end of issue 3 is an AMAZING ICON!

[@devinlovin1578]

Always a good day when Danny posts 🤙🏻

[@sneakyking]

Been waiting for this

[@doggyflame]

👍🏽 👍🏽 Really awesome series. Great depiction of each character. Lovely deep dive done here too.

[@dwaynejohnnson4580]

Wow 😳 just wow amazing story and job telling the story really well done Danny thumbs up👍

[@craigwhitley1529]

Love your channel man! Kingdom Come is a masterpiece and you did a great job with it! Fun factoid.. Damian Wayne is also Ibn al Xu'Ffash...a nice little Easter Egg tossed in at some point for us KC fans. Keep up the great work!

[@TheDJMysterE]

Fun Fact: Rorschach from Watchmen has a cameo in the metahuman nightclub scene.

[@danielcyprian8946]

Great video Danny

[@blacksuede]

Great story! Insane art work!

[@oreliendaniel1886]

That was fantastic 👏, I agree a 9 or 10 for this book

[@steele581]

Hi, first of all, I want to say, thank you, thank you, thank you! I have never read this story before, and you did an awesome job and storytelling! The main reason that I have not been able to read the stories because I’m blind so therefore I have no idea about these comics that are out here and the awesome stories that have been written. I used to read comic books when I was a kid when I had eyesight and then, as I got older, I lost my sight! I have not physically read a comic book since 1987! So I hope you continue to do what you do because I will definitely turn other blind people on to this channel so they can hear the great storytelling that you offer! Thank you again. 1:13:33

[@gamingxmachina6718]

Watching it now excellent choice. Also im a new sub and love your narraration so far just finished your american vampire sereis last night im working on saga next

[@marlinavallejos2258]

Really loved this book! Thank you. 😊

[@jrpgaddict7726]

Amazing, ty!

[@misha7829]

Lets goooo I remember wanting to go through that but not wanting to read it myself. All the narrations I found on youtube were so overacted and cringe. I love that while you put a little sauce on it you don’t go all out radio production lol

[@SeanHummer]

Great, as usual.

[@JG-vm2gj]

Thank you 🙏🏾🙌🏾

[@cruzclark5714]

This is the must own absolute, if you were to own one. My favorite DC "elseworld" story. Love your content man, would love for you to do my 2nd favorite "elseworld", Sean Murphy's White Knight. Such a fun read, and would make for a good 3 part series.

[@sethfischer7368]

Dude I forgot you got hit with that warning from Amazon over the boys comic you did.. literally without you I wouldn't be into the boys the show has alot of let downs after listening to you tell the story.

[@sarimsarhan3937]

Please make a video of the Doomsday Clock comic. Your explanation is really good.

[@juanisol8275]

👏❤ Marvelous, Intense and very poetic story Beautiful epiloge Ps Hope for all and live the life

[@theonechillbeing9317]

What happened to Hal Jadon in Kingdom come universe that includes berry Allen?

[@drexelhamilton1097]

Awesome!!! Love this!! Can you do Wonder Woman: War of the Gods in the near future?

[@jamesmcv]

Alex Ross is one of kind. His Justice limited series is probably the purest take on the Justice League. You ought to do a video on that actually. His Marvel stuff is excellent, but I think my favorite work of his is Project Superpowers. Loved the Golden Age heroes portrayed.

[@KillsAll.]

You have done well

[@rodpalmer5275]

Love this

[@brownpaperbaglunch5760]

Luthor says Superman is at the height of his invulnerability due to time in the sun yet he looks much older🤔

[@joenegron9690]

According to Mark that's walley not jay,the hat is homage

[@damaniqphillip2756]

Awesome

[@koloreverywhere2822]

Greatest comic book narrator of all time

[@GREENRANGER87]

Thank u

[@RawB242]

awesome!

[@elizam7219]

There is a insane amount of characters in this story. We even have the (original) Sandman in this thing

[@Feastalisk]

Amazing writing, intense ending 😭😭😭

[@marklaing6694]

Best story ever!

[@Unholy_Brez]

...The power of superman, Combat skill of an Amazonian, and intellect / moral compass of batman.....Terrifying

[@rockdesu]

Great comic indeed.

[@matp8454]

- Super aged, showing that he is not a god. And Wonder Woman? - Nope, she is still hot.

[@xoat6]

Bro oo you don't MISSS🔥

[@Dr0]

It may be an else world but it does give an interesting view of a future of the characters and how they would react to the changes of time

[@burnonedown2day]

Dope!

[@JHames328]

They need to make an animated movie out of this storyline.

[@robquin1525]

Bruce Timm already said that they dc won't.

[@jesusramirezromo2037]

Pretty sure it was cancelled

[@garrettchristensen8074]

Greatest series ever.

[@klydejohnson7520]

Is that freakin peacemaker at 15:49 in the left column of tvs at the bottom and third tv from the bottom in a metal suit😂😂never knew he was in here even if just one panel he might he standing beside death stroke in the bottom left

[@b-rosetheartist3761]

Bless ya soul

[@ICHBinCOOLERalsJeman]

I love how there exist several series trying to frame the death of Joker as a bad thing to justify batman leaving him alive, but once again this entire series is batmans fault

[@noirrobin1262]

Wow no pressure billy no pressure! Billy NOoo

[@Alisdairneighbors]

I wish I read this before injustice lol

[@drivethruabortion280]

All the DC Universe showed up at an Olan Mills for a group photo.

[@Endoe.McKronic]

The movie we need.... But as a R rated anime.

[@AleTitan]

Why anime?

[@Endoe.McKronic]

@@AleTitan because am sick of CGI. Ok maybe an adult cartoon then.

[@CreatedByAyo]

This is Nice! I hope Superman and Wonder Woman have a son and daughter

[@irvingramirez2335]

Omg yess 💯💪🏽😁

[@sarimsarhan3937]

There is another masterpiece named MARVELS written by Kurt Busiek and the artist is Alex Ross. Please make a video on it. It is one of the best and different from other superhero story.

[@Rose_Bride]

I've been silently bingeing your videos for the last 2 days. Regarding _Kingdom Come,_ I've heard SO much about this story. I'm not sure what I was expecting, but I was surprised by what I got: a sort of alternate retelling of the _Injustice_ story. The ending was a little... disappointing. 😕 It all just sort of...fizzled out in the end. I thought that Magog would play a much bigger tole than what he ultimately did, considering he was the one who kicked everything off. And the inclusion of The Specter and the random human Norman to the story was honestly baffling. Neither of them played any meaningful role, and if we were to remove them from the story entirely there would be no change. Batman himself was barely involved considering the Joker is one of _his_ villains jumping over to Metropolis. Clark never seemed to blame Batman or even show much of any emotion save for the end battle. I'm also really surprised that Clark never directly mentions Lois Lane here. Were the two of them just not a "thing" in this continuity? And when did the relationship between he and Wonder Woman start, exactly? The story is incredibly vague on this fact. As for the art... Everyone always has such great things to say Alex Ross, but I have never been impressed. His characters (to me) just aren't very attractive. They look like old fashioned illustrations from the 50's that belong on post cards but for a comic they didn't really "pop" for me. There are some GORGEOUS illustration inspired comic art out there, but Alex Ross wasn't it for me. Everything looks so plain and bland. The colors are very pale and washed out. In all it was a very disappointing, dry story that left me wondering what all the hype is about. Even the ending is disappointing. Clark and Diana are a "thing" but apparently don't even live together. Clark lives in his Fortress of Solitude and Diana is back on Themyscira. What will happen when the child is born? I'd imagine if it's a girl she will stay with Diana and the Amazons. If it's a boy it will live with Clark. I dunno, this just seems very depressing. The entire universe here was just very bleak and plain.

[@Waxerdave]

Great job! But there was 1 mistake. The fight scene with Shazam and Superman. When he kept saying shazam, he wasn't turning back and forth between man and God. If you look closely, you see shazam uses his super speed to move away and dodge the lightning blast. He was just calling this lightning to hit superman since magic hurts him and this lightning is magic. But then the last time he says shazam, superman uses his super speed first to grab shazam and hold him still so that the lightning hits them both and then he finally changes back to Billy. And superman has now taken control of the situation.

[@laverdadescatolica5]

His name is not Shazam … it’s Captain Marvel!

[@bendover9813]

WOOOOOOOH, YEEEEEAH BABY, that’s what it’s all about, WOOOOOOH

[@otaha1988]

It's so weird when people call him Shazam. I've always known him as Captain marvel so when I hear someone call him a different name it's just weird

[@JosephPao]

Copyright issues with marvel

[@otaha1988]

@@JosephPao legally they can call him captain marvel the just can't put his name on the comic. But yeah I get it. It's a big hassle

[@phillyvoodoo]

Lol...... Shazam wasn't alternating between forms...... He was called down the lightning and getting out of the way of the strike,using d as a weapon against Superman

[@HeyVagabondMusic]

Let's just calling what it is.... "Boob Window"

[@jameshanna490]

got it when it first came out. you need to look in to the tb golden age

[@sjbrooksy45]

Another good job! But gotta say, it is heat vision not laser vision.

[@gerbill13]

8:22 us that the original dare devil?

[@sneakyking]

Married a woman called dolphin...that's a terrible name what were her family thinking?