Miracleman series discussion (spoilers)

Yes, I did get them.

You included everything! Even the Gaiman issues and Apocrypha! Which I haven't even read yet!

Thank you so much.
 
I didn't send those issues originally because THEY DON'T EXIST. There is no Miracleman post-"Sometimes I wonder". :shifty:
 
I just re-read the first 16 issues (except #8 - I still haven't read that). And it's still as amazing and beautiful and scary as the first time I read it.

15 & 16 really might be two of the greatest comics ever made. The scene where MM sees Liz for the last time is just so sad.

And I'm in awe over all of the things Moore thought to have MM address to "fix" the world. The Muslim/Christian stuff is a fascinating concept. So is bringing back Miracledog, the Bates-worshippers, the bringing back of the dea (awesome), etc.

Just amazing.

Has anyone besides Doc read the Gaiman issues? I've never read them but I'm about to start.
 
I read the Gaiman issues. They are not bad at all.

But they never reach the pinnacle of "Sometimes, I just wonder."

But then, virtually nothing does.
 
I read the first 3 issues of Neil Gaiman's Miracleman and while it's not the same as Alan Moore's work, it is brilliant. Doc is totally right that it's the perfect followup to the Moore issues.

I read #17 and loved it. In the end I was really bothered that Miracleman wouldn't heal the man's daughter. WHY??!!

#18, with Miraclewoman turning back to human form and getting in the physical relationship with the shallow guy...brilliant.

#19 is the Andy Warhol "clone" issue where Emil Gargunza is brought back to life - also brilliant and creepy. The life field made from the radio was awesome.

I wish I would have read these sooner. Great stuff.
 
#20 is OK - nothing great. Kind of a sad story but so far all of them have been sad in their own way. The Winter's Tale story was nice though. 3/5

#21 was a return to brilliance. It stars with a spy story and guests Evelyn Cream as a ghost watching over a city made specifically for people who were unable to accept the new world order. Once the main spy in the story realizes what is going on she is allowed to leave and live a normal life. But it's the second story that makes this issue - Jason Oakey, the kid from issue #4 (I think) that asked Miracleman if he was a pouf. He was in bed with someone and had just got done knockin' boots, and was talking about how he once met Miracleman. And it turns out that he was away to visit family when Kid Miracleman destroyed London, and his sister and friend Garry were killed. And there is a particularly gruesome recount of what he believes happened to Garry. 5/5

#22 didn't do much for me, although the anti-gravity thing was very cool. Who is the blond guy with the beard at the Carnival? 2/5.
 
I should probably read the Gaiman issues as "The Prisoner" homage thing he does in #21 sounds interesting. I still need to reread Moore's final issues though, as I can't remember much about them except that the scans were of terribly quality and almost indecipherable.
 
"Father, I think it's time we discussed mother, don't you?"

Great line.
 
Due to all of your ego-massaging of Moore with your reviews of this series, I'm gonna try to Download it and check it out.

On a related note, why is it so hard to find in print form? Why hasn't it been re-released, etc? Is there an issue with the rights to it?

Also, how many issues were there total including Moore's and Gaiman's runs (and anyone else who might've worked on the title)? I'm a completists, even when it comes to downloading.
 
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DIrishB said:
On a related note, why is it so hard to find in print form? Why hasn't it been re-released, etc? Is there an issue with the rights to it?
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Yes, a very complicated one. Wikipedia has the skinny on it.

DIrishB said:
Also, how many issues were there total including Moore's and Gaiman's runs (and anyone else who might've worked on the title)? I'm a completists, even when it comes to downloading.
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Moore did issues 1-16, except for #8 which was a filler issue that had nothing to do with his story. Gaiman did #17-24, and was cut off mid-arc (there are pages of unfinished art from #25) because Eclipse went out of business. There is also a 3 issue miniseries set during Gaiman's first arc but not written by Gaiman called Miracleman: Apocrypha.
 
E said:
Yes, a very complicated one. Wikipedia has the skinny on it.
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It figures McFarlane would be involved. :roll:

Moore did issues 1-16, except for #8 which was a filler issue that had nothing to do with his story. Gaiman did #17-24, and was cut off mid-arc (there are pages of unfinished art from #25) because Eclipse went out of business. There is also a 3 issue miniseries set during Gaiman's first arc but not written by Gaiman called Miracleman: Apocrypha.
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I read the first issue. It was ok, but I'm not super-impressed by it (so far). I'll be reading all 24 issues, plus the Apocrypha mini. I'll give my opinions once I've delved farther into the title.
 
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