Miracleman Annual #1 To Have Never Before Seen Grant Morrison Story

[RossaLincoln]

Miracleman Annual #1 To Have Never Before Seen Grant Morrison Story

The issue will also feature work by Jeff Smith and Mike Allred. So, like, yay.

Now that Marvel owns Miracleman (nee Marvelman) outright, the publisher is finally getting around to exploiting that property properly. And first up, Marvel is putting out an duology of brand new Miracleman tales. Set for release this December, All-New Miracleman Annual #1 explores the character from both sides, beginning with his origins as a thinly veiled <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/136928-Perhaps-The-Only-Copy-Left-Of-Marvelman-26-Sell-On-Ebay-For-4-000>Captain Marvel knock-off called Marvelman, then skipping ahead to the 1980s rebranding as Miracleman, at which time the character was on the forefront of the then-new deconstructionist movement in comics.

What to expect? Peter Milligan and Madman creator Mike Allred collaborate on a brand new Miracleman story that pays homage to the Marvelman days, featuring Miracleman, Kid Miracleman and Young Miracleman. The big sell, however, is a story with art by Marvel's Joe Quesada, based on a script written 20 years ago by Grant Morrison that was never published. Finally, it boasts variant covers by Quesada and Bone creator Jeff Smith.

Here's the full press release, and below, enjoy a gallery of preview art from the issue.

Morrison, Quesada, Milligan & Allred Unite - Your New Look at ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1!
New Stories From The Industry's Biggest Creators Coming This December!

It was the series that changed comics forever, injecting new sophistication into the medium and becoming one of the most significant works in comic history. Marvel is proud to present your new look inside December's ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1, bringing you new stories from legendary talents! Celebrated comic creators Grant Morrison, Joe Quesada, Peter Milligan and Mike Allred unite for a star-studded, can't-miss comic event that will have the whole industry talking!

"Miracleman is a legend that resonates deeply in the world of comics," says Marvel Editor in Chief Axel Alonso. "Without its trailblazing stories, who knows what the landscape of comics would look like today? If you want to live up to that pedigree, you don't pull any punches. That's why we tapped two incredible creative teams - Grant Morrison and Joe Quesada; Peter Milligan and Mike Allred - for this historic annual. All-New Miracleman Annual #1 is a must-read for any fan of the character, or the medium in general."

Comic book icons Grant Morrison and Joe Quesada team for the first time to bring you a story over 20 years in the making. Famously written over 20 years ago, Grant Morrison's long-lost Miracleman tale will finally see print in this epic, oversized annual! Brought beautifully to life by legendary artist & Marvel Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, this notably unpublished story and much talked about piece of Miracleman history will finally be available for the first time ever! Experience a foreboding tale of the once Kid Miracleman prior to the cataclysmic Battle of London.

Then, comic superstars Peter Milligan and Mike Allred take you back to the glory days of Miracleman's past for an all-new look at the classic Mick Anglo era as Miracleman, Kid Miracleman and Young Miracleman do battle against a fearsome and terrifying foe! But amid the Miracleman Family's awe-inspiring clash, there is a sense of unease. Something is not right. Something in Miracleman's own mind! Is this all a dream? What is Project Zarathustra?

Plus, ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1 comes jam-packed with bonus extras that should not be missed - including Grant Morrison's original script, sketches, original art and more!

Debuting on New Year's Eve, ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1 stands as one of only two Marvel Comics hitting shelves on the final day of the calendar year. Launching alongside S.H.I.E.L.D. #1, Marvel Comics is ready to close out 2014 with a colossal bang! Be there when Grant Morrison, Joe Quesada, Peter Milligan and Mike Allred take the Miracleman mythos to new heights for the blockbuster ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1- hitting comic shops and digital devices on 12/31!

ALL-NEW MIRACLEMAN ANNUAL #1
Written by GRANT MORRISON & PETER MILLIGAN
Art by JOE QUESADA & MIKE ALLRED
Cover by GABRIELE DELL'OTTO
Variant Covers by JOE QUESADA & JEFF SMITH
On-Sale 12/31/14!

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[V4Viewtiful]

Cool, i'll get it. Miracle Man was very good back in the day, it still holds up

 

[RossaLincoln]

Cool, i'll get it. Miracle Man was very good back in the day, it still holds up

You got that right. Man I can't wait for this.

 

[American Fox]

Too bad Mike Allred's art makes your eyes bleed and run screaming.

And Pete Milligan ruined Hellblazer.

It sounds like a book I can't wait to miss.

 

[RossaLincoln]

Too bad Mike Allred's art makes your eyes bleed and run screaming.

And Pete Milligan ruined Hellblazer.

It sounds like a book I can't wait to miss.

Mostly agree on Milligan, but even though Mike Allred the writer makes me barf, I love his art. Especially his hired gun work, like the Prez issue of Sandman.

 

[Cyberstrike_v1legacy]

Milligen, Quesada, and Allred I can take every once and a great while, but Morrison is by far one the most over-rated writers in comics.

 

[Big_Boss_Mantis]

What I want to know is when are they'll publish the compilations with Moore and Gaiman's run on the character?

You know what? Scratch that... I got tired of all the litigation surrounding it and now Marvel's good will to release it and downloaded it for my iPad.
Might as well just read the damn thing...

 

[ElMinotoro]

I consider Miracle/Marvelman to be Alan Moore's greatest work, so I have a few misgivings about this.

First of all, that Morrisson was originally vetoed by Moore. I'm curious to read it, but it still feels disrespectful. I wonder if it'll be the awesome coherent All-Star Superman GM or the insane and over rated The Filth GM?

Secondly, calling this a creative paring of Miligan and GM is kind of BS. Marvel bought the rights to the script and Miligan decided he wanted to draw it. It's not a creative team.

Edit-can't read.

 

[elvor0]

Milligen, Quesada, and Allred I can take every once and a great while, but Morrison is by far one the most over-rated writers in comics.

Morrisons fun, but he just makes things needlessly overcomplicated more than anything else. Final Crisis is still a pain in the arse to read, even the collected edition jumps about like a energetic dog from page to page. Fuck they had to release two extra issues of Batman later to explain why he disapeeared/reapeared for no reason in the story.

Or the subsequent time travel story? Batman travelling through time, sounds fun! Oh but wait there's this bizzarre thing going on with omega energy and this library at the end of time and an insane Batman gambit that makes no sense and I've gone cross eyed.

His run on Action comics wasn't fun either, seeing as Supes was this insufferable jerk and not Superman. I just wish he'd go back to insane-but-in-a-good-way stuff like A Serious House on Serious Earth.