a new race of 'Fifth World' super-divinities—an eventuality Darkseid is eager to prevent from occurring". It was during that run on JLA that Morrison had Metron deliver a speech outlining the general principles: Later, in the JLA storyline "World War III", Metron's dialog is more specific: "As New Genesis is to the Fourth World, Earth shall be to the Fifth that is to come". Collected editions Trade paperbacks The Kirby-produced "Fourth World" titles were reprinted by DC in trade paperback format in the early 2000s in black-and-white rather than in color, although the Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen preludes were reprinted in color: Jack Kirby's New Gods, collects The New Gods #1–11; 304 pages, December 1997, Mister Miracle: Jack Kirby's Mister Miracle: Super Escape Artist collects Mr Miracle #1–10, 256 pages, September 1998, Jack Kirby's Fourth World: Featuring Mister Miracle collects Mister Miracle #11–18, 187 pages, July 2001, Jack Kirby's The Forever People collects The Forever People #1–11, 288 pages, October 1999, Jimmy Olsen: Adventures by Jack Kirby Volume 1 collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #133–141, 183 pages, July 2003, Volume 2 collects Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #142–150, 192 pages, October 2004, Omnibus DC reprinted the entire Fourth World saga in publishing order in a four book hardcover collection entitled Jack Kirby's Fourth World Omnibus in 2007–2008. The volumes collect the New Gods, Forever People, and Mister Miracle series along with Kirby's run on Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen. In addition to the remaining issues of Mister Miracle, Forever People, and New Gods, the fourth Omnibus included the Fourth World character entries written for Who's Who: The Definitive Directory of the DC Universe, the 48-page "Even Gods Must Die!" story published in the last issue of the 1984 Baxter reprint series, and The Hunger Dogs graphic novel. The series was reprinted in paperback starting in late 2011. In 2017, in honor of Kirby's 100th birthday, DC Comics released a new hardcover Fourth World omnibus which collects the story in its entirety. Additional material includes essays from authors Mark Evanier and Walter Simonson, as well as a special section of Kirby pencils, profiles, and pinups. The collection was released on December 12 the same year. The $150 omnibus however had a mistake, omitting the splash page from Jimmy Olsen #148, reprinting a page from an earlier episode instead. New Edition 2021 On September 14, 2021 a New Edition was Reprinted correcting the original