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He is best known for his influential donation to both the Marvel and DC Universe , butJ.M. DeMatteisis ready to embark on his own new universe , theDeMultiverse , featuring original stories likeGodsend . Avid mirthful record book reader will recognize DeMatteis ' name as the writer behind iconic works likeKraven ’s Last Huntfor Spider - Man , live on Sanefor Batman , andFormerly Known as the Justice League . Many of these taradiddle have ramp up enough of a reputation to define the iconic quality for whom he compose about .
Most reviewer are well conversant with how DeMatteis can plow pre - established household name , but now they have the chance to see what he can do with an integral multiverse Charles Frederick Worth of original characters straight from his own creative thinker . In conjunction with Spellbound Comics , DeMatteis is launching the DeMultiverse , which will be composed of four unique stories from various genre , such as supernatural western and superhero mystery . This set of story has beenannounced to includeAnyman , Layla in the Lands of After , Wisdom , andGodsend . Backers of DeMatteis ' Kickstarter will get to vote on which of the four is the first to continue on to a full series .
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As draft on hisKickstarter , Godsendwill be write by DeMaettis and will feature nontextual matter from Matthew Dow Smith . This is the story of Eric Small , a shy junior high school teacher who miss many friend or the courage to talk to the fellow teacher he has a crush on . Things change when a heavenly being called Godsend enters his aliveness . It ’s unclear what the deed character ’s unfeigned intention are . " He seems to be a force for light and unspoilt , but no one really knows , " DeMatteis said . " Is he here to aid us ? Is he here to ruin us ? We do n’t get laid because he ’s not communicating . " Whether he ’s here to commit good or evil may be unclear , but his existence is enough to become Eric ’s new obsession . An sole five - pageboy preview ofGodsendcan be viewed below .
Jack Kirby, The Matrix and Close Encounters All Rolled Into One
J.M. DeMatteis and Matthew Dow Smith have work together before onprojects likeStar Trek : Hell ’s Mirror . According to DeMatteis , the two had been hoping to collaborate on a big history for a long time and nowGodsendpresents them with that opportunity . Godsendis a tale that DeMatteis had been influence on for the better part of 15 twelvemonth . He pitched it to Smith , who was quick and felicitous to respond,“Great . permit ’s do it . "
The story surely has its interesting prospects as it seems to take over elements from classic sci - fi stuff . For instance , DeMatteis considers Eric ’s fixation with the Godsend character as being remindful of Richard Dreyfuss ' obsession with stranger inClose Encounters of a Third sort . But that ’s where things get complicated . " After dedicate his life to Godsend , one day everything Eric thinks he knows is shred – and our story blow up out from there , " DeMatteis articulate . Additionally , he describes theGodsendstory as a wholeas " Kirby ’s New Godsmeets the Matrix meets Philip K Dick . ”
All of these sci - fi elements compiled together while using the virtuoso writing of DeMatteis alongside the bewitch fine art of Matthew Dow Smith could makeGodsenda novel classic addition to the musical style . J.M. DeMatteis’Godsend , along with the remainder of hisDeMultiverse , can be viewed with more info through his Kickstarter page .
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