Nobody talks enough about this wild 6-part fantasy masterpiece anymore

You need to read Donny Cates' God Country Before he crafted his own corner of the cosmic side of Marvel, with runs on Venom, Thor, and Guardians of the Galaxy, writer Donny Cates made a name for himself with creator-owned comics work. He broke out in 2017 with the miniseries God Country, which stars a talking sword god. And it's exactly as cool as it sounds. Drawn by Geoff Shaw (Cates’ partner on plenty of comics, like Thanos Wins), God Country follows the Quinlan family as they get mixed up with the gods of the Kingdom of Always, which sits in a realm outside of our own. After a sentient sword named Valofax crash lands by his home in Texas, the elderly family patriarch Emmett Quinlan takes possession of the weapon, which miraculously cures his Alzheimer's. But there's a catch — the god who forged Valofax wants it back. Valofax doesn’t actually speak until the second issue, and right away it has a commanding presence. Aristus, God of War, has traveled to Earth on behalf of his father Attüm, who created Valofax “a long, long time ago…” (in a realm far, far away). Valofax commands Aristus to kneel, and he does so with a frightened look on his face. Valofax also intimidates Emmett, wh

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