Whats this about similarities between the New Gods and Star Wars?
Gregg – Orion and Luke= Both young men weilding great power (Force/Astro Force), but troubled and always on the verge of becoming evil (Luke in Return of the Jedi/Orion throughout the series, when his face turns feral). Also, both are the unknown sons of the villain of the piece (Vader/Darkseid). Darkseid and Darth Vader= Both the unknown father of the hero of the piece (Luke/Orion), who has the potential to kill the villain and take his place (Luke in Return of the Jedi/Orion throughout the series). Also, Vader uses the Dark Side of the Force and Darkseid…well…that’s his name;). There are pronounced similarities to Kirby’s Victor Von Doom in Fantastic Four as well: both are former allies of the heroes (Obi-Wan/Reed Richards), both are encased in armour to survive and blame the hero for that fact (again, Obi-Wan/Reed), both use “black magic” (The Dark Side of the Force/Literally black magic), and both weild great political power over an opressive dictatorship watched over by masked
