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SOURCE-Marvel Hardcover
Far from the first time I have read this first book of Miracleman. Hell not even the first time I have owned this run in Hardcover. But this is the first time I have read the Marvel remastered version. I know about the slight changes to some of the dialogue. And the coloring changes.
Published at first in the UK comic Warrior,Miracleman was Alan Moore taking the UK Clone of Shazam/Captain Marvel and updating him for the early 80s comic audience.
Mike Moran is a reporter. Heading off to write about a protest at a nuclear plant. People take over the plant and when Mike sees the word Atomic reflected backwards he says KIMOTA and for the first time in decades Miracleman is free.
The rest of this hardcover shows us how Mike and his wife deal with learning he is the most powerful being on the planet. And Mike testing out his limits. Which there seems to be none.
The last few chapters reprinted in this book deal with Miracleman going to where he was born. He learns he is a clone mixed with alien DNA. And all the adventures he had were all memory implants.
This causes Mike to get angry,and the main part of this Book ends with an angry Miracleman having destroyed the bunker.
Then we get two Warpsmith stories. Both of which are tied into the main story. And one of which I am thinking hadnt been reprinted in the US before.
Now with it appearing finally the second part of the Miracleman saga is getting published it is the time to read this comic.
Moore takes the concept of the superhuman ,works that into the real world . And shows us that really all your superhero comics from before this was published were really childish power fantasies.
I have loved Miracleman since being introduced to it not long after Eclipse started publishing it. Glad these hardcovers are now easy to find and affordable.
Miracleman Book One A Dream of Flying gets a A.
