Alan Moore’s Miracleman predated Watchmen and Dark Knight as the first of the grim, ultra-realistic strips that changed super-hero comics forever. But whatever happened to Miracleman? For the first time, this trade paperback tells all the behind-the-scenes secrets, from the character’s start as the British strip Marvelman, to the legal and creative hurdles during its 24-issue run at Eclipse Comics, and why you never saw the final Neil Gaiman-scripted issue! Sporting a Mark Buckingham cover and an introduction and back cover by Alex Ross, this book features in-depth interviews with Alan Moore, John Totleben, Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Barry Windsor-Smith, Beau Smith, Cat Yronwode, Rick Veitch, and others! Plus there’s an amazing assortment of unpublished art, uninked pencils, sketches, and concept drawings (including unseen art from the never-published issue #25) by Totleben, Windsor-Smith, Buckingham, Mike Deodato, Jim Lee, Todd McFarlane, and more! Special Bonus: a never-published 8-page Moore/Totleben story, "Lux Brevis", and an unused Moore script!
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George Khoury has written and edited the Eisner-nominated Kimota!, The Extraordinary Works of Alan Moore, True Brit, and The Age of TV Heroes (with Jason Hofius). He served as senior editor to the award-winning Comic Book Artist magazine and as a regular contributor to the popular Modern Masters series. In the last 20 years, he's been a freelance writer for magazines, newspapers, and internet. He was born and raised in New Jersey.
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An Illumunating Look At The Series That Set A New Standard,
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When a virtually unknown Englishman named Alan Moore revived a long-dormant British Super-Hero as a serial in the pages of Warrior magazine, no one knew that the entire comic industry was about to be rocked to it's very foundations...Over Twenty Years later, George Khoury and Two Morrows Publishing take a look back at the twisty history of Marvelman (Renamed Miracleman to avoid a lawsuit from Marvel Comics), and what a history it is! Khoury interviews all involved, from the man who created Marvelman in the 50's, Mick Anglo, to the Writer and Artist of his last published incarnation, Neil Gaiman & Mark Buckingham. The interviews shed new light on what appears to be a cursed book: Bankruptcy, shattered friendships, copyright and trademark lawsuits, the list goes on and on....By the end of the book it seems as if no one had ever really bothered to secure the rights to the character AT ALL, and the legal quagmire that has enveloped Marvelman/Miracleman may never be resolved... In addition to the interviews, the book also features an extensive sketchbook section by artist John Totleben, a never before seen 8-page strip (Lux Brevis) by Moore and Totleben, Moore's original Marvelman proposal/script, and art from the unpublished Miracleman #25. Reading Kimota made me want to read the Miraclaman saga all over again; Here's hoping the legal issues can be resolved someday, so a new generation of readers can discover this seminal work, and the longtime fans can finally see the end of the story.
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If you have ever wondered what happened to the Miracleman series from Eclipse comics, this companion book will explain everything. It has a showcase of issue covers from the Miracleman comics and an extensive interview section that is almost too painful to read.
If you like "too much information" this is the book for you. The last part of the book explains the controversy of character ownership and most everyone who is involved has a different story.
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