Forty years ago, Miracleman's modern era began and changed the world of comics as we know it. Now, on the cusp of a new era of Miracleman, we celebrate all things Kimota with a who's who of the best talent in the industry! Plus, Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham set up this issue and their return to Miracleman: The Silver Age!
• Face-to-face with a shocking enemy - can Miracleman survive, or will London burn? • A mysterious man with a sapphire grin stalks Michael Moran. Meet the sinister Mr. Cream. Try not to scream. • A glimpse into the future introduced the Warpsmiths. Now, see these strange warriors battle on their world in Cold War, Cold Warrior. • Including the Miracleman stories from Warrior #6-8 and the Warpsmith stories from Warrior #9-10, plus bonus content. [(W) TBD (A) Garry Leach, Alan Davis (CA) Alan Davis]
• Book Two: The Red King Syndrome begins! • The twisted genius who created Miracleman initiates a long-held plan that threatens Miracleman's family. • The origins of Dr. Emil Gargunza his Project Zarathustra are revealed. • includes material originally presented in Warrior #12-15, plus bonus material. [(W) TBD (A) Garry Leach, Alan Davis (CA) Alan Davis]
• Miracleman vs. Miracledog! • Miracleman and Gargunza. Their dreams have been intertwined since 1954. Tonight, one will realize his dream, and the other • Including stories originally presented in MIRACLEMAN #7-8, plus bonus material. [(W) Various (A) Chuck Austen (CA) John Romita]
• Book Three of the New York Times Bestseller begins! • From on high above London, Miracleman reveals the legends and tragedies that gave rise to - Olympus! • Gods and monsters walk the Earth as the aliens whose technology gave birth to Miracleman seek to exterminate the survivors of Project Zarathustra. • Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #11, plus bonus content.
• Gargunza's final two subjects, Rebbeck and Lear, revealed at last! • The origin of Miraclewoman! • Enter: the Warpsmiths! • Book Three continues in Aphrodite! • Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #12, plus bonus content.
• Miracleman and Miraclewoman are whisked across the galaxy, where the future of humankind hangs in the balance before a conference of the Qys and Warpsmiths! • The price of godhood takes its toll: Johnny Bates' torment deepens - and overcome by the year's events, Liz leaves! • Book Three continues in Hermes. • Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #13, plus bonus content.
Middle-aged reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more. When an unexpected series of events leads him to reclaim his destiny, Miracleman is reborn. But Miracleman's return threatens to unravel Moran's life. Their connections to Dr. Emil Gargunza and Project Zarathustra bring with them disturbing revelations and trigger the return of a childhood friend who, beneath his sinister smile, has become something terrifying. Pushing the concept of the super hero to its logical conclusion, MIRACLEMAN is nothing short of a revelation. The series reinvented the super hero and 40 years later stands as one of the influential works in the comic book artform. This first-ever Omnibus edition collects MIRACLEMAN BOOKS ONE through THREE, complete with a massive trove of covers, original artwork and rare features. Collecting MIRACLEMAN (1985) #1, #3 and #6-16; MARVELMAN SPECIAL #1 and material from A1 (1989) #1 and WARRIOR #1-18 and #20-21 [as presented in Miracleman (2014) #1-16] - plus ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1. MATURE
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's unfinished storyline The Silver Age begins! Young Miracleman - the lost member of the Miracleman Family - is back! His last memories were of a 1963 world of joy and innocence. Now, he's been thrust into the 21st century, where his best friends have become gods and monsters. Remastered with stunning new artwork by Mark Buckingham! Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #23, plus bonus content.
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham present the first ALL-NEW chapter in The Silver Age! High atop the Himalayas, Dicky Dauntless searches to find his place in the Age of Miracles. He'll make new friends and encounter a frightening, familiar face - Johnny Bates! It's Young Miracleman and Kid Miracleman - face-to-face!
What are the Black Warpsmiths? Young Miracleman's journey continues, and he finds companions on his quest to learn more about the world and about himself. They may not be the companions that Miracleman would have chosen, but will they be who Young Miracleman needs? Gaiman and Buckingham continue to reinvent not only this world, but all of comics while they're at it.
Miracleman continues his search for Dickie Dauntless, A.K.A.. Young Miracleman. As we learn more about Miracleman's forgotten past, we see that he could use all the help he can get. But will he accept it?
Young Miracleman has been found. Now what? One Miracleman decided to destroy the world and almost did. Another Miracleman decided to rebuild the world in his own image and DID IT. What will this Miracleman do?
MIRACLEMAN VS. YOUNG MIRACLEMAN! The cataclysmic showdown is finally here! ATTENTION: MIRACLEMAN BY GAIMAN AND BUCKINGHAM: THE SILVER AGE #7 cover was originally solicited for issue #6. The new cover for issue #6 will be revealed at a later date.
Miracle Man was launched 30 years ago in the now legendary Warrior magazine. It turned the concept of super-hero on its ear with big ideas that helped redefine an entire genre... when Miracle Man fought Kid Miracle Man on the streets of London... well, things would never be the same. And then there was the art. Miracle Man had a true knack for bringing out the best work from extraordinary artists. Starting with co-creator Garry Leach, followed by Alan Davis (and others) and finishing with one of the most amazing endings in comics history by the phenomenal John Totleben, Miracle Man was a work of art painted on a grand canvas, unlike anything before or since.
• Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's Age of Miracles begins! • Two years have passed since the decimation of London. Miracleman presides over mankind's Golden Age from atop Olympus. Pilgrims climb its miles-high peak to petition their new god. Each carries hopes that are pure. The motives they conceal, however • Miracleman explores Infraspace in the opening chapter of Retrieval, but just what, or who, is he looking for? • Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #17, plus bonus content.
• Miracleman's creator, Dr. Emil Gargunza, is back! But how does Andy Warhol factor into this return? • Gaiman and Buckingham explore the nature of identity and art in the Golden Age with Notes from the Underground. • Retrieval continues as familiar faces are discovered deep within the Warp Well! • Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #19, plus bonus content.
Gaiman and Buckingham craft a bedtime story for the Golden Age! Winter's Tale tells the journey of Miracleman's daughter and her adventure crossing the cosmos to find the Qys. What - or who - has Retrieval brought back from Infra-Space? Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #20, plus bonus content.
Middle-aged reporter Michael Moran always knew he was meant for something more. And when an unexpected event leads him to reclaim his destiny, Miracleman is reborn! But the hero's emergence prompts the return of an old friend who, beneath his success and smile, has become something terrifying. Disturbing secrets about their origins will lead to actions that fundamentally change humankind, leaving Moran to question the value of his own life. After all, what is the worth of a man when his other self is a god? MIRACLEMAN is nothing short of a revelation. The series reinvented the super hero, and forty years later stands as one of the single most influential works in the comic-book artform. This edition collects the complete original epic (A Dream of Flying, The Red King Syndrome and Olympus) - plus tales of the Warpsmiths and rare Miracleman stories! Collecting Miracleman (1985) #1, #3 and #6-16; and material from Warrior #1-18 and #20-21; Marvelman Special #1 and A1 (1989) #1 [as presented in Miracleman (2014) #1-16] - plus All-New Miracleman Annual #1.
Michael Moran has rediscovered the power of Miracleman! But unbeknownst to him, Dr. Emil Gargunza, the man behind Project Zarathustra, has set in motion plans decades in the making. In The Red King Syndrome, Gargunza's intentions for Miracleman's wife and unborn child set the stage for a confrontation between creator and creation. The origins of Gargunza and Zarathustra will be revealed, and life and death will be decided deep in the jungles of Paraguay. Collecting Miracleman (2014) #5-10. [(W) TBD (A) Various (CA) Alan Davis]
Award-winning writer NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman) and artist MARK BUCKINGHAM (Fables) unveil Miracleman's Golden Age! Atop Olympus, Miracleman presides over a brave new world forged from London's destruction. It is a world free of war, of famine, of poverty. A world of countless wonders. A world where pilgrims scale Olympus' peak to petition their living god while, miles below, the dead return in fantastic android bodies. It is an Age of Miracles - but is humankind ready for it? Do we even want it? Is there a place for humanity in a world of gods? Gaiman and Buckingham delve into the lives of lonely idealists, rebellious schoolchildren and fracturing families - exploring the human constant in a changing world of gods and miracles. Collecting Miracleman (1985) #17-22 and material from Total Eclipse #4 [as presented in Miracleman By Gaiman & Buckingham #1-6].
The wait is over! Decades in the making, Neil Gaiman (Sandman) and Mark Buckingham's (Fables) MIRACLEMAN continues the groundbreaking saga touted as the greatest super-hero story of all time! In THE SILVER AGE, Miracleman has created a utopia on Earth where gods walk among men and men have become gods. But when his long-dead friend Young Miracleman is resurrected, Miracleman finds that not everyone is ready for his brave new world! The story that ensues fractures the Miracleman family and sends Young Miracleman on a stirring quest to understand this world - and himself. It's a touching exploration of the hero's journey that ranges from the top of the Himalayas to the realm of the towering Black Warpsmiths - and into the secret past of the Miracleman family! Collecting Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham: The Silver Age #1-7 and material from Miracleman by Gaiman & Buckingham #1-6.
Gaiman and Buckingham's epic has returned and you won't believe where the story goes. Miracleman has his old friend back, but Young Miracleman has never felt more alone. Where can a hero from a simpler time call home in this brave new world? Remastered from Miracleman (1985) #24 with stunning new artwork by Mark Buckingham!
Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's unfinished storyline "The Silver Age" begins! Young Miracleman - the lost member of the Miracleman Family - is back! His last memories were of a 1963 world of joy and innocence. Now, he's been thrust into the 21st century, where his best friends have become gods and monsters. Remastered with stunning new artwork by Mark Buckingham! Including material originally presented in Miracleman (1985) #23, plus bonus content.
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 material from Miracleman (2014) #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Alan Davis]
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 material from Miracleman (2014) #1-4. [(W/A) Various (CA) Joe Quesada]
CARNAGE IN HELL - PART II! With violence and glory on its mind, the Carnage symbiote continues to carve a bloody path through the underworld with the singular goal of reaching MALEKITH THE ACCURSED. But what does Carnage want with the disgraced lord of the Dark Elves, and what does it have to do with Venom and Eddie Brock?
FEAR THE CHILDREN! The Children of the Vault - hyper-evolved humans from a society whose time moves much faster than our own. Each time the X-Men defeat them, they retreat to their home, evolving further to a new, more advanced generation. This time, they will not be stopped so easily.
• Joe Quesada illustrates Grant Morrison's lost Miracleman story, a disturbing confrontation prior to the Battle of London • Peter Milligan and Mike Allred reunite for a new Miracleman classic! • Plus bonus material!
HISTORY'S MIGHTIEST UNTOLD SECRETS! If the Avengers hope to survive being lost in time, they'll need the help of some of history's greatest heroes, from the Thor of the Viking Age to the T. Rex Starbrand at the dawn of time, plus all the forgotten Avengers of bygone eras whose stories can finally be told.
Tony Stark has all but bankrupted himself buying up every dangerous piece of tech he's chased down on the black market network, dismantling it from the inside. As he and Rhodey lock it all up and plan their next steps, Tony and Riri Williams argue over what to do with the most powerful weapon they've recovered... the Mandarin's rings.
After the earthquake that was She-Hulk #6, She-Hulk knows she has some work to do and a humdinger of a mystery to solve. You will not be able to predict what she finds.
THE SORCERER SUPREME OF DEATH! Clea and Wong have uncovered who is behind the zombie resurrections of the deceased heroes and villains. But they're going to need all the help they can get, including from the Sorcerer Supreme of Death... the Harvestman!
VENOMWORLD Continues! After the shocking events of Venom #11, not only is Dylan Brock's physical body in such grave condition that it may never recover, but his codex is as well. After a Hail Mary decision made by the Venom symbiote last issue, Dylan is about to see sides of symbiosis, the Klyntar and perhaps even his father that he has never even imagined!
Celebrating 25 issues of Logan's latest run! - an A.X.E. tie-in! A desperate race to the top of the world forces WOLVERINE to team-up with SOLEM! But will the HAND'S HELLBRIDE bring them to an untimely end, or will the CELESTIAL doom the unlikely team-up? PLUS: BAR BRAWL! A rough and tumble 25th issue celebratory story with an array of artists ready to unleash some adamantium-laced action!
Moon Knight needs information and must rely on his old allies to get it for him. Secrets are ferreted out from the steamiest gutters to the highest seats of power, while Moon Knight must reveal a hidden truth to those closest to him.
Shang-Chi has lost the Ten Rings! But who stole them? The answer will shock Shang-Chi, as the Rings' unknown power is about to be unleashed!
The devastating finale of "RANGE WARS"! While the Colonialist keeps the Avengers busy fighting his army, he sends his most dangerous lieutenant, the Buffalo Soldier, to deal with T'Challa. With advanced weaponry that can damage vibranium, T'Challa must think fast if he hopes to survive this fight and keep Earth from becoming the latest acquisition of the Colonialist!
MILES MORALES' ICONIC 42ND ISSUE! As the number of the spider that bit him and the winning lottery number for Brooklyn Visions Academy, the number 42 means a lot in Miles Morales' world, and SALADIN AHMED celebrates this landmark issue with an oversized spectacular alongside amazing MILES MORALES: SPIDER-MAN artists! MILES MORALES has been through it lately - time for a little R&R now, right? Not when there's good that needs doing, and when something dark and insidious rears its ugly head on the streets of NYC, SPIDER-MAN is the only hope to end it. But Miles will need help, from his friends, his family and the most unexpected allies, if he dares to even stand a chance this time!
It's a showdown between Captain America and Black Panther, with the fate of two countries on the line! And when the dust settles, who will pay the price for Sam Wilson's incursion into Wakanda? Meanwhile, Falcon uncovers a piece of evidence that changes the scope of the mission - and exposes the White Wolf's ultimate motive.
SHARING SPACE! A bond once forged between GENIS-VELL and RICK JONES forms again! Can the [legal said we can't use this adjective in conjunction with duo] duo work together to build a new future together? Or is DEATH once again right around the corner for them both?
