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==Publication history==
Magog debuted in the first issue of the [[Elseworlds]] mini-series ''Kingdom Come'' in May 1996. Within this possible future, he represents the violent, modern-style heroes who come into conflict with the classic, moralistic heroes of the past.
''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]'' is a [[graphic novel]] rife with [[bible|biblical]] references. [[Gog and Magog]] are both biblical characters from the [[Book of Genesis]], the [[Book of Ezekiel]], and the [[Book of Revelation]] as well as names that appear in a variety of subsequent legends. In addition to taking his name from the [[Old Testament]], Magog represents the [[Golden calf]], that is, a [[idolatry#false idol|false idol]].<ref name=keystothekingdom>[http://www.captionbox.net/keystokingdom/magog.html "Keys to the Kingdom" - Magog]</ref> ▼
Magog's character design was based on superhero design trends of the time, principally the [[Marvel Comics]] anti-hero character [[Cable (comics)|Cable]], and Cable's creator [[Rob Liefeld]] himself. [[Alex Ross]] stated, "As I remember, Mark originally told me, 'Make him look like everything we hate in modern superhero design.'"<ref name=keystothekingdom /> Ross has gone into more detail in an interview with [[Comic Book Resources]]:▼
{{cquote|That's a character that Mark Waid invented that was really just put to me like come up with the most God awful, Rob Liefeld sort of design that you can. What I was stealing from was - really only two key designs of Rob's - the design of Cable. I hated it. I felt like it looked like they just threw up everything on the character - the scars, the thing going on with his eye, the arm, and what's with all the guns? But the thing is, when I put those elements together with the helmet of [[Shatterstar]] -- I think that was his name -- well, the ram horns and the gold, suddenly it held together as one of the designs that I felt happiest with in the entire series.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7045 Ten Years Later: Reflecting on "Kingdom Come" with Alex Ross], [[Comic Book Resources]], May 10, 2006</ref>}}▼
==Fictional character biography==
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DC Comics has announced that an ongoing Magog series written be [[Keith Giffen]] and pencilled by [[Howard Porter]] will begin in the fall of 2009.
▲''[[Kingdom Come (comics)|Kingdom Come]]'' is a [[graphic novel]] rife with [[bible|biblical]] references. [[Gog and Magog]] are both biblical characters from the [[Book of Genesis]], the [[Book of Ezekiel]], and the [[Book of Revelation]] as well as names that appear in a variety of subsequent legends. In addition to taking his name from the [[Old Testament]], Magog represents the [[Golden calf]], that is, a [[idolatry#false idol|false idol]].<ref name=keystothekingdom>[http://www.captionbox.net/keystokingdom/magog.html "Keys to the Kingdom" - Magog]</ref>
▲Magog's character design was based on superhero design trends of the time, principally the [[Marvel Comics]] anti-hero character [[Cable (comics)|Cable]], and Cable's creator [[Rob Liefeld]] himself. [[Alex Ross]] stated, "As I remember, Mark originally told me, 'Make him look like everything we hate in modern superhero design.'"<ref name=keystothekingdom /> Ross has gone into more detail in an interview with [[Comic Book Resources]]:
▲{{cquote|That's a character that Mark Waid invented that was really just put to me like come up with the most God awful, Rob Liefeld sort of design that you can. What I was stealing from was - really only two key designs of Rob's - the design of Cable. I hated it. I felt like it looked like they just threw up everything on the character - the scars, the thing going on with his eye, the arm, and what's with all the guns? But the thing is, when I put those elements together with the helmet of [[Shatterstar]] -- I think that was his name -- well, the ram horns and the gold, suddenly it held together as one of the designs that I felt happiest with in the entire series.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=7045 Ten Years Later: Reflecting on "Kingdom Come" with Alex Ross], [[Comic Book Resources]], May 10, 2006</ref>}}
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