'Young Justice: Outsiders': DC revamps Jack Kirby's Forager making him more lovable than the original
Fans who are not all too familiar with Jack Kirby's 'Fourth World' could get a little overwhelmed with the sheer amount of storylines and legacy characters being introduced on 'Young Justice: Outsiders'. 'Fourth World' is a storyline told through a series of interconnecting comics by Jack Kirby that was published from 1970 to 1973.
The creative team for 'Young Justice: Outsiders' have so far done a splendid job in introducing all the Golden Age superheroes in the simplest of fashion — barring the first episode of the new series which got a tad bit overwhelming. They've been careful while introducing these characters to make sure that even the most aloof of fans will be pulled back to the series. And it seems to be working.
Jack Kirby introduced the world to Forager back in 1972 where this alien bug first debuted in New Gods #9. His appearance back then was more humanoid than a bug, but his main duty, to forage, remained the same. Translating Forager on-screen would've been problematic in the '70s with fans back then preferring to stick to the more mainstream superheroes like Superman or Batman. Thank goodness that's all changed now!