Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Dream of Flying | 1990 | Alan Moore | Buy |
| 2 | The Red King Syndrome | 1990 | Alan Moore | Buy |
| 3 | Miracleman, Book Three | 1991 | Alan Moore | Buy |
Miracleman started as Alan Moore’s revival of a forgotten 1950s British superhero and became one of the most influential comics of the 1980s. Moore took the simple “magic word” concept and asked what would really happen if a mild-mannered man could transform into a being of immense power.
Mike Moran is a middle-aged journalist with no memory of his teenage years as Marvelman. When stress triggers the word “Kimota,” he transforms into a superhuman and begins uncovering the dark truth behind his origin. The government created him. His childhood adventures were lies implanted in his mind. And the man who made him is still alive.
Book Three shows Miracleman and his allies reshaping the world into a utopia, but Moore leaves readers to decide whether the outcome is paradise or a gilded cage. The series asks uncomfortable questions about power and who gets to decide what humanity needs.