This relies partly on the reader’s preexisting knowledge of Miracleman, of which I have none. If I had known that ahead of time, I would have skipped this one. I’m not the biggest fan of gritty, meta superhero deconstructions, and this didn’t grab me enough to feel like reading the next one. The guy with sapphire teeth is neat, though. Very Bond henchman-esque.

So it's insane I never even heard of this series. I've been reading comics for a LONG time but some I just never heard of. Buddy of mine told me this is Alan Moore's top 3 most talked about series next to V and Watchmen. Well damn, I had to jump on and read it.

So this starts off with a very goofy 50's superhero issue. Super cheesy and what you'd expect from comics written then. We then flip to the 80's and learn our hero is reborn! Michael Moran thought he was just a regular dude living his life with his wife. Then one day he mutters the words and becomes Miracleman! Very similar to Shazam, but with this story we take some dark turns. Very very dark and twisted turns.

Good: Really dug the feel of this comic. The look into superheroes and how screwed up it can become when it's all "a facade" for someone and he's actually an experiment of sorts. The villain here is really screwed up and loved how Miracleman, the hero of the story, gets his shit wrecked so quick. The lengthy dialogue for the most part actually has great moments and it's well written.

Bad: It is long-winded though. Heavy on exposition and dialogue boxes might turn some away. Also, the added on warpath or whatever issue is dull and stupid, skip it if you ask me. Adds nothing to the main story.

Overall, this is a really screwed up comic in a lot of ways but I was intrigued the whole time. Time to check out volume 2 and onward! A 4 out of 5.

The story and art in this were decent, and transformative at the time--but oh lordy are there issues with the page layouts.

Every inch is packed with complexity and the teeniest of teeny type, rather than letting the images have their full impact. It seems deliberate; the prologue, which was laid out in what seems like standard 1950s format, has a lot more breathing room and more memorable beats. I see why people got excited--but still I wanted the creators to have a little mercy on me.

A New Year's gift from a co-worker, this filled a gap in my comics history knowledge that I didn't know existed. What an interesting pairing with Zenith to see how two maestros both celebrated and subverted superhero tropes.

DNF. Must be missing something, found this dull

When I read this as a teenager it really shaped the way I thought about comics. Of course superhero stories are stupid, this comic told me so. Of course comics should be poetic and dark and dramatic, this comic told me so.

Now I'm older I am less of an idiot. Comics are a language, they can be anything. Even superheroes can make good stories.

This Miracleman collection has a ton of great additional material in the back, I loved reading the Warpsmith stories again, I think I have the Warrior magazines somewhere... This makes me want to dig them out again.

Finally Alan Moore has a super alter-ego, "the Original Writer" cool!
I read this in the 80s as Marvelman (and he will always be Marvelman to me) in Warrior, and I was so shocked. It's fantastic getting to finally re read this at last.

There were some really good moments in this story but the pacing felt completely off due to the confusing interruptions by the old Miracleman stories. Those stories were far weaker though a cool trip down comic history. Ultimately, this book felt like a lot of setup but a very interesting setup. I'm very interested in seeing what Moore does.

Las historias del final a mi cerebro le han sobrado un poco pero, por lo demás, es maravilloso.

Torture to read. Tropey, boring and flat. Sorry nerds. I hated it.