Tom King's Mister Miracle

protector2814 · 08-09-2017, 03:21 PM

Wow!

I read King's The Vision comic from Marvel a little while back & absolutely loved it, agreeing with the many critics who called it The Best comic of 2016. It was groundbreaking for me & felt like something special that only comes around every once in a while like the original Miller' Dark Knight or Gaiman's The Sandman or Cooke's New Frontier. Now, with only 1-issue down, I'm not prepared to put Tom King's take on Mr. Miracle in that category, but I will say that this 1st issue feels different & important. No spoilers, I know that you all may not have cracked it yet, but it's intense & centers around Scott Free's attempt at escaping from something beyond challenging. It has the same vibe I found w/ King's Vision ... that sense of foreboding & tension akin to a great horror novel or comic. Plenty of old, familiar New God & Apokolips faces ground the book. Pick this one up!

kal-el · 08-09-2017, 03:24 PM

I PICKED THIS UP TODAY AND LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. A GREAT CHARACTER THAT HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN HIS DUE IN YEARS

protector2814 · 08-09-2017, 06:32 PM

+ Barda's in it & I just love Barda. She & Dr. Strange's Clea are my 2 favorite female comic-book characters.

ftrez · 08-10-2017, 12:14 PM

A very non-traditional super-hero story to say the least.

I give it a thumbs up!

The Dark Knight · 08-10-2017, 12:36 PM

I hope it will turn out as good as The Vision. I'm a trade waiter so i will get the Deluxe HC, if they make one.

**wktf** · 08-10-2017, 09:36 PM

Wow, my LCS is sold out but they think they'll get more copies.

I did pick up the New Gods and Newsboy Legion specials, though.

**wktf** · 08-11-2017, 08:57 AM

Spoilery review

http://www.cbr.com/mister-miracle-to...-mitch-gerads/

Babytoxie · 08-11-2017, 10:28 AM

I'll definitely pick up the collected edition, but primarily because of my love for anything involving the New Gods. I'm not a fan of King's. I heard nothing but raves for his Omega Men limited series, but it didn't do much for me, and to have the story focus primarily on Kyle Rayner was a huge disservice to the other characters. Looks like this one will actually focus on the title character, so that's a step in the right direction...

protector2814 · 08-11-2017, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Babytoxie

I'll definitely pick up the collected edition, but primarily because of my love for anything involving the New Gods. I'm not a fan of King's. I heard nothing but raves for his Omega Men limited series, but it didn't do much for me, and to have the story focus primarily on Kyle Rayner was a huge disservice to the other characters. Looks like this one will actually focus on the title character, so that's a step in the right direction...

I've never read his Omega Men, but, as I mentioned, I adored his Vision book. His Batman stuff going on over at DC right now has yet to blow my mind, the few issues I've read. BT, flick thru King's Vision trade the next time you're at your LCS. I think you'll like it. This Mr. Miracle feels akin to it. & by the way, there's a New Gods One-Shot out now, focusing on Orion that I pointed out over in the "Recommend Trades & Comics" thread that you may wanna pick up. Lot's of cool Kirby stuff happening right now.

**wktf** · 08-11-2017, 08:07 PM

I've never liked King's writing with the outsized exception of his Vision book. To me, that was like Morrison's All-Star Superman which was a staggeringly brilliant piece of work from a writer who's bored or angered me with everything else he's done.

I'm grabbing up all the Kirby stuff DC is doing now, most recently their New Gods and Newsboy Legion one-shots.