Miracleman #0 revisits the up-to-the-minute model of the hero for his fortieth anniversary

Though he debuted as Marvelman in 1954 as a UK substitute for Captain Shock created by Mick Anglo, Miracleman as each person knows him on the present time appeared on the scene in 1982 in a submit-up-to-the-minute reboot helmed by Alan Moore and the slack Garry Leach. 

That makes 2022 Miracleman’s 40th anniversary, and Shock announced sizable plans to rejoice in October – starting with Miracleman #0, a colossal-sized, anthology-vogue one-shot.

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Featuring contemporary work by Neil Gaiman and Tag Buckingham, who took over from Moore with Miracleman #17 in 1990, Miracleman #0 may perhaps perhaps even characteristic reviews by the likes of Jason Aaron and Mike Carey, Ty Templeton, Ryan Stegman, and extra. Gaiman and Buckingham’s story will act as a prelude to “their upcoming contemporary chapter,” which is ostensibly numerous than the anniversary reprint that Shock already announced.

That is an expanded preview of internal pages from Miracleman #0 with some contemporary, lettered pages, including Gaiman and Buckingham’s particular prelude to Miracleman: The Silver Age #1 (also in October), Young Miracleman versus Miracleman villain Big Ben written and drawn by Stegman; Miracleman assembly his maker by Jason Aaron and Leinil Francis Yu; a revelation of the deadly tag of Kimota’s energy by Peach Momoko, and the introduction of a up to date Warpsmith and how terrible Miracleman’s god-adore skills may perhaps perhaps even be by Carey and Paul Davidson:

Alongside the announcement of Miracleman #0, Shock teased extra files to reach, indicating a fat-on birthday party for the cult-classic hero. Shock also revealed the veil for the one-shot by Alan Davis, which exhibits the character coming into his energy, surrounded by flame.

And right here’s a explore on the total variant covers by Momoko, Terry and Rachel Dodson, and Skottie Young:

Miracleman has a long, storied history no longer simply in the comics, but also in the courts. After a support-and-forth battle between Gaiman and Todd McFarlane over the character in the slack ’90s and early aughts, it became revealed in 2009 that Anglo – the long-established creator of Marvelman – had retained rights to the characters all alongside.

At that yr’s San Diego Funny-Con, Shock announced it had bought the rights from Anglo, securing the character for its orderly roster of heroes. Recent crew-up covers appear to level to that he’ll sooner or later join the Shock Universe rapidly, after years of followers ready for his precise inclusion in the Multiverse.

Alan Moore references Miracleman in his plod on Captain Britain, one of many ultimate Shock Multiverse comedian book reviews of all time.