Neil Gaiman and Mark Buckingham will finally get to finish their Miracleman run, aborted back when Eclipse Comics went out of business.
They’ll get to do it, as it turns out, after the book’s run wraps for a second time, as the publisher announced at New York Comic Con that they will begin publishing it over again.
Starting this January, Marvel will begin publishing the legendary run of “Miracleman” by the original creators that began in Warrior Magazine and continued under now defunct publisher Eclipse Comics.
“Miracleman-4 The wait is over,” says Editor In Chief Axel Alonso. “Marvel will finally be bringing these timeless, ground-breaking stories to a whole new generation of reader.”
“We’ve been working with the ‘Miracleman’ artists to obtain original artwork or photostats in every instance possible, and then applying the same painstaking restoration methods and rigorous quality standards that are utilized on the Marvel Masterworks line. The Marvel Special Projects team has even been developing some new techniques specifically for this project. These ‘Miracleman’ issues will receive the most advanced restoration possible to ensure the most authentic reading experience,” says SVP of Marvel Publishing David Gabriel. “The art is crisp, clear, and looks as good – if not better than the day it was published! Also, the stories are being completely relettered to meet today’s standards.”
“‘Miracleman-3’ the tragedy of Miracleman was that we published two issues, wrote three and a half – and then it all stopped,” Gaiman said, in an interview with Marvel.com. “And Miracleman 25 has been sitting in the darkness – nobody has seen it. It was drawn, it was written, and it was lettered over 20 years ago.”
“I love the idea that I will get to finish this story,” added Gaiman.
