Marvel is finally reaching the point where they've republished all the existing Miracleman work from Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman and are about to continue a saga that's remained unfinished for decades. This fourth hardcover release collects the first act of Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham's planned three-act story, and to date the only one that has been printed in its entirety. The Golden Age doesn't quite meet the standard of Moore's run, but with new material on the way perhaps history will look on it more favorably.
Though Miracleman is often held up as the most infamous example of an unfinished comic book epic, the truth is that Moore's run told a complete, cohesive and satisfying story. It's only Gaiman and Buckingham's story that remains unfinished. Their work is sometimes looked at as an unnecessary continuation of a conflict that should have ended with Miracleman ascending to godhood and reflecting on the utopia he created in Miracleman #16. The Golden Age explores what happens next, not so much with Miracleman himself, but various inhabitants of this post-war utopia. I've seen Gaiman and Buckingham's work compared to Before Watchmen in terms of being an unnecessary addendum to a revered Alan Moore work. That's not an entirely fair comparison, but in some ways it's apt.
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Though Miracleman is often held up as the most infamous example of an unfinished comic book epic, the truth is that Moore's run told a complete, cohesive and satisfying story. It's only Gaiman and Buckingham's story that remains unfinished. Their work is sometimes looked at as an unnecessary continuation of a conflict that should have ended with Miracleman ascending to godhood and reflecting on the utopia he created in Miracleman #16. The Golden Age explores what happens next, not so much with Miracleman himself, but various inhabitants of this post-war utopia. I've seen Gaiman and Buckingham's work compared to Before Watchmen in terms of being an unnecessary addendum to a revered Alan Moore work. That's not an entirely fair comparison, but in some ways it's apt.
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