| Apokolips | |
|---|---|
 Apokolips as depicted in History of the DC Universe #1. Art by George Pérez. | |
| First appearance | The New Gods #1 (February 1971) |
| Created by | Jack Kirby |
| Race(s) | New Gods Parademons Dreggs |
| Characters | Darkseid Granny Goodness DeSaad Kalibak Steppenwolf Devilance Kanto Virman Vundabar Grayven Female Furies Deep Six Parademons |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
Apokolips is a fictional planet that appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The planet is ruled by Darkseid, established in Jack Kirby's Fourth World series, and is integral to many stories in the DC Universe. Apokolips is considered the opposite of the planet New Genesis.[1]
Apokolips is a large planet covered entirely by a city (an ecumenopolis). It is a notoriously dismal place, where the slavish Hunger Dogs (low-class citizens) labor endlessly to feed the Energy Pits which supply light and power to the world.[2] Both Apokolips and New Genesis exist in a different plane of existence from the regular DC Universe,[3] located near the Source that originated the Old and New Gods.[4]
Apokolips represents a dystopian society. As Jack Misselhorn writes: "No one on Apokolips evolves spiritually because there is no love. It is a stagnant society, its inhabitants living in ignorance, the legacy of oppression".[5]
Because it exists in another dimension outside of the multiverse, Apokolips is primarily accessed via Boom Tubes. It has been said that the New Gods are normally giants, and that travel through the Boom Tubes rescales them to mortal proportions.[6][7]
- ^ Byrne, John (w), Byrne, John (p), Austin, Terry (i). "Legends from the Darkside" Superman, vol. 2, no. 3, p. 11-12 (March, 1987). DC Comics.
- ^ Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe Volume I (March 1985)
- ^ The Multiversity Guidebook #1 (March 2015)
- ^ Jack Kirby's Fourth World #1 (March 1997)
- ^ Misselhorn, Jack (Spring 2017). "Love of Anti?-Life". The Jack Kirby Collector. 24 (71): 30. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ Faraci, Derek (June 15, 2020). "New Gods: 10 Things DC Fans Should Know About Darkseid's Home, Apokolips". CBR. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
- ^ The size difference varies; Supergirl found herself confronted with Apokoliptians the size of skyscrapers, while Superman found that entire planets from his universe fitted in his hand while on Apokolips.