Neil Gaiman reveals why Alan Moore's Miracleman is brilliant

Miracleman (née Marvelman) began as a ripoff of Shazam – the original Captain Marvel – created for UK readers in the mid-1950s. The character faded away in the 1960s but stuck in the imaginations of kids from that era. In 1982, a revival led by Alan Moore changed the course of superhero comics forever.

Neil Gaiman was handpicked by Moore to continue the series after he left. With Shazam! opening this weekend, it felt like a good time for him to deliver a (free) masterclass on Miracleman, Alan Moore, and the beginning of modern superhero storytelling.

Featuring:
@neilhimself

Videography by Russ Hull
Edited and produced by John W. Smith

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[BaltimoreColt]

Me waiting for the continuation of Miracleman...💀⚰

[Hammy]

I cornered Alan Moore (when I was a kid) at a comic mart in Glasgow and gushed about Marvelman; he was this towering hippie and was mega nice to me but corrected me cos I described 'Marveldog' as 'Superdog'
...in my youthful enthusiasm.

[iconocast]

Alan Moore, took comics seriously, and im glad he did

[eranavni-singer]

The way Gaiman says comics with such warmth and love almost makes me tear up just from that one word. What a legend

[thesmartonepoint]

I like how Neil Gaiman is slowly turning into a mage

[skyheatcp]

I don't know if its a reference or not, but in the Shazam film, the school security guard's name tag said "Moran" and I was very pleased.

[someokiedude]

I hope that Marvel lets you finish your Miracleman run soon. This was an amazing video about a criminally underrated comic book series. Alan Moore is truly one of the GOATs.

[RRTNZ]

Moore's Miracleman #15 is possibly the most epic comic ever written... and Neil Gaiman is a genius as well as being a super nice guy.

[felixflitou]

Alan Moore's Marvelman is one of my all-time favourite comic-books, and John Totleben's art on it definitely the most beautiful pages I've ever had the luck to read. I was scared when I heard Neil Gaiman would take on the character. Moore's run was perfect in itself and I only knew mr. Gaiman's name, but I've been very happy to see that he is as sensitive and poetical as Alan Moore when he writes the character, no one could have worked after Moore but him.

[Martin_TheCollector]

Neil Gaiman is too awesome! I need to read his Miracle Man some day. I sure hope Alan Moore’s run gets an omnibus edition too. ASAP.

[AVidaAbsurdaEst]

Miracleman (Marvelman) is the most powerfull, incredible, necessary comic book in the all times. It's pure art! Thank You, Alan Moore!

[ProtomanButCallMeBlues]

It's hard to believe we'd ever see a proper ending for Miracle Man. Kid Miracleman was legit terrifying when I was a kid. People talk about the emotional weight of Watchmen, but for me that's Miracleman.

[temmere]

Whoever runs Marvel now would have to be literally INSANE not to let Gaiman finish his story if that's what he wants to do.

[sleepingdogpro]

Neil's run on Miracleman is one of my favorite things in any superhero comic, ever. The idea of superheroes as gods that are too large for us to fully understand - but that we're also too small for them, really, and they'll never quite care about us the way we keep imagining they will. I think about it anytime Batman or Superman or Iron Man or any of them goes out in the world and smashes things and stops the bad guys. We imagine ourselves as those superheroes, but really we're all the schmucks on the ground, trying to dodge the falling buildings.

[martever]

Miracleman was an incredibly well written and thought provoking "comic". I still think about it 30 years after reading Alan Moore & Neil Gaimans deconstruction of the superman. Highly recommended to anyone who wants a more serious and realistic take on the traditional comic. Still hopeful for The Silver Age & The Dark Age, anyone knows whats happening with these?

[jannelonnqvist]

I still remember how the story blew me away back in the day. And still does. I'm just waiting for the time when I can share the book with my kid in a few years...

[GolDRoger-zdwm]

Cant wait for silver age and dark age, Neil Gaiman, your the man x)

[baron]

I've been collecting comics for nearly 40 years, I've read about this in Wizard and other places, but this was the best explanation I have ever read.

[theiofthebeholder]

Hearing Neil give credit to Alan is powerful

[AnnantGaur]

Looking forward to him finishing Miracleman so that we get Miracleman by Gaiman Omnibus.