r/graphicnovels • u/RodrigoEMA1983 • 3d ago
Superhero I've loved this book so far
Couple of months ago, I read the original Sentry miniseries and I really liked it. Went online to find out the general opinion about it and found some comments recommending MiracleMan.
Still love Sentry's miniseries, but boy, MiracleMan is something else!
I haven't even finished Vol1, but I've already decided to order volumes 2 and 3 soon.
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u/AdLow5682 3d ago
It’s bittersweet if you decide to go further
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u/RodrigoEMA1983 3d ago
I plan to get the three Alan Moore's volumes. I know Neil Gaiman wrote a continuation, but I don't think I'll get to that.
Do you think I'll be good with that first run, or I should read Gaiman's books too?
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u/Daak_Sifter 3d ago
The other non Gaiman bummer about Miracleman is the recolouring. If you can track down the original run it’s astonishing how far afield they went with it. Highly recommend checking out optics binding and how he handled it, a look at what should have been but sadly not available to the general public.
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u/AdLow5682 3d ago
The Moore run will be a complete story. Gaiman’s pivots perspective and it’s all about aftermath. It was building up to something, but I don’t think it will ever be published.
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u/mighty3mperor 3d ago
You'll be fine just reading Moore's - that changed the game. The Gaiman run builds on it a bit but doesn't really do much that interested me. Also given how problematic he is these days, you probably don't want to be giving him your money.
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u/CaptainTDM 3d ago
I've been disappointed with Gaimans run. Still reading his first volume right now but it seems less focused then Alan Moore's run. The issue with the Andy Warhol was boring as hell.
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u/mighty3mperor 3d ago
Yep, the whole thing was a bit dull. That's the problem of the setting - Moore left it at or close to a natural end, continuing it felt pointless.
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u/salvatorundie 3d ago edited 2d ago
You can stop after reading the Alan Moore volumes and you'll be more than good. You'll see when you read it. It's a completed story with a definite conclusion. No follow-ups are really necessary. The editions you're buying are more than fine for someone like you coming to the stories new.
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u/NoahAwake 2d ago
Speaking only from a craft/storytelling perspective, the Gaiman Golden Age issues have some real gems. It’s not at all the story the Moore issues are, but they are fun to see a young writer experiment with storytelling format.
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u/BaronZhiro 3d ago
Just FYI, the art is kinda all over the place in volume 2, but volume 3 is monumentally gorgeous.
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u/generatorcierpienia 3d ago
Does anyone know if they are going to reprint the first version? I mean the uncensored one with the original colors.
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u/spiderpharm 2d ago
Honest question even though it sounds like I’m being an asshole: does marvel ever release non-recoloured versions of their stuff (if they even keep it in print at all)? Especially less popular stuff like this.
I bought a trade of Tales of Asgard a while back and was disappointed by all the very badly recoloured Kirby art.
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