Miracleman Book 1: A Dream of Flying

by The Original Writer (Text by), Mick Anglo (Text by), Garry Leach (Illustrator), Alan Davis (Illustrator), Paul Neary (Illustrator)

Overview

KIMOTA! With one magic word, a long-forgotten legend lives again! Freelance reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more-now, an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny as Miracleman! The groundbreaking graphic novel that heralded a literary revolution begins here in A DREAM OF FLYING. After nearly two decades away, Miracleman uncovers his origins and their connection to the British military's "Project Zarathustra" - while his alter ego, Michael Moran, must reconcile his life as the lesser half of a god.

COLLECTING: Miracleman 1-4

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780785154624
Publisher:	Marvel
Publication date:	05/27/2014
Series:	Miracleman Series
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	470,530
Product dimensions:	6.80(w) x 10.50(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	15 - 18 Years

About the Author

Alan Moore is an English writer primarily known for his work in comic books, a medium where he has produced series including Watchmen, V for Vendetta, and From Hell.

Editorial Reviews

★ 09/15/2014
After two decades out of print, one of the seminal works of modern comics has finally been extricated from legal snarls of incredible complexity and made available again, beautifully recolored. Pre-Swamp Thing, pre-Watchmen, this was the first story by Alan Moore (pseudonymous here) to retool an existing series in a darker, more adult fashion. The series was Marvelman, created in 1950s Britain as a takeoff of America's Captain Marvel. In Moore's 1980s revival (renamed Miracleman for American publication) middle-aged Michael Moran finally recalls a magic word that has been plaguing his dreams, and once again becomes the superpowerful Miracleman—only to discover that the heroic exploits he just now remembers performing have an awful secret behind them. In contrast to the mythic tone the series adopts later, the formative work here combines grimness and intrigue with a dose of satire. After Moore left, the series was continued by Neil Gaiman (during his tenure on Sandman) but left unfinished—yet Marvel has announced that once the original stories are reprinted, Gaiman will finally complete the run as originally planned. VERDICT Essential for every adult collection.—S.R.

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