The point about the guard changing is definitely a good one--it is a very counterculture series, for all DC tries to make the New Gods into Strawman Christian Heaven.
Strikes me a bit that, absent the cosmic background, Mr Miracle with his quips and gadgets could be seen as Kirby doing a Lee character better than Lee could do Kirby...
It's often stated that Scott was Kirby's identification figure; as he "escaped" from Marvel. Barda is definitely based on Roz Kirby too, but we're getting ahead of ourselves...
The point about the guard changing is definitely a good one--it is a very counterculture series, for all DC tries to make the New Gods into Strawman Christian Heaven.
Strikes me a bit that, absent the cosmic background, Mr Miracle with his quips and gadgets could be seen as Kirby doing a Lee character better than Lee could do Kirby...
It's often stated that Scott was Kirby's identification figure; as he "escaped" from Marvel. Barda is definitely based on Roz Kirby too, but we're getting ahead of ourselves...