#miracleman

[ungoliantschilde]

some more Pencils by Alan Davis.

#Pencil #Pencils #Alan Davis #Master Class #Miracleman #Batman #Wolverine #She Hulk #Aquaman #Justice League #Nightcrawler #Judge Dredd #Iron Man #Comics #Art #Illustration

[dirtyriver]

Amazing Heroes #152, November 1988, Black Orchid cover by Dave McKean

Interviews of Neil Gaiman by Peter Sanderson and Dave McKean by Andy Mangels. Always fun to travel back in time and see Neil talk about his upcoming comics, Miracleman and Sandman... and this quote remains true to this day:

#Comics #Neil Gaiman #Dave McKean #Black Orchid #Sandman #Miracleman #Violent Cases #Amazing Heroes #Zine

[dc-vs-marvel-tournament]

Submitted by @penny-anna

#dcvsmarveltournament #i think??? #reading the Wikipedia had me all kinds of confused correct me if thats wrong #Michael “Mike” Moran #mike moran #Michael moran #miracleman #Marvelman #dc captain marvel #captain Marvel #capt marvel #shazam #billy batson #dc comics #poll tournament #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #dcau #dcu #marvel #marvel comics #poll #polls

[creepingmonsterism]

New theory about the identity of the Enemy just dropped:

So we know that Alan Moore drew up a plan for all the series of Warrior, including Miracleman, to be set in an universe that was the "earth-2" to Moore's DWM comics, in a reality where the Time Lords Chronarchs were killed by the Warpsmiths .

And we know that the enemy in the first great Time War, also in Moore's DWM comics Order of the Black Sun, the organization based on the Green Lantern Corps who fought the Time Lords. The War is being fought to prevent the Doctor Who universe from being turned into a superhero universe.

And we know that there was a point in the early 21st century humanity was supposed to undergo a rapid evolution, which would cause it to become posthuman and think in ways that unpredictable ways–not unlike the kind of transformation we see in Miracleman–which may have been prevented by temporal interference from the Great Houses.

And it is known as... the Ghost Point.

#doctor who #faction paradox #grant gordon #the enemy #miracleman #alan moore #back on my bullshit today

[chernobog13]

Miracleman by Kevin Nowlan.

#Miracleman #Marvel Comics #Kevin Nowlan

[miracleblog]

Miracleman: The Silver Age 7 - Variant Edition (2024)

Illustration by Federico Vicentini.

#neil gaiman #mark buckingham #miracleman #marvel comics #federico vicentini

[comfortfoodcontent]

1989 Miracleman Book One Eclipse Comics House Ad

#miracleman #marvelman #alan moore #garry leach #alan davis #eclipse #eclipse comics #eclipse comics house ad #house ads #comic ads #print ads #comic house ads

[bobjackets]

Miracleman by Julian Totino Tedesco.

#miracleman #alan moore

[ungoliantschilde]

MiracleMan by Barry Windsor-Smith, from the 1986 UKCAC Booklet.

#MiracleMan #Barry Windsor-Smith #UKCAC #Master Class #Comics #Art #Illustration

[titleknown]

Given Miracleman, Captain Marvel's cameo in League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, and his deeply fucked-up plans for the character in Twilight of the Superheroes, I gotta ask...

...what the fuck is it with Alan Moore and doing terrible terrible things to Captain Marvel-related characters?

#alan moore #captain marvel #miracleman #league of extraordinary gentlemen #twilight of the superheroes #shazam #silly #weird

[vertigoartgore]

Barry Windsor-Smith's cover for 1992's Miracleman #23.

#barry windsor smith #miracleman #marvelman #the silver age #neil Gaiman #mark buckingham #alan moore #superhero #80s #90s #indie comics #moody #limita #Shazam

[partyofonepod]

New Episode: Masks of the Masks with Hazel Amber Goswick

The masks. The capes. The halfhearted desire to save the world. Same as it ever was. ... But what happens when one of these Hero-types wakes up for real?

This week on Party of One, @decovulous and I sit down to play Masks of the Masks, a Powered by the Apocalypse RPG of superhero deconstruction stories!

You'll Dig This Episode If You Like: Watchmen, Miracleman, The Authority, The Venture Bros, Squadron Supreme, superhero comic fans absolutely gushing about their shared passion for 90 minutes

#actual play podcast #indie ttrpg #party of one podcast #ttrpg #superhero #party of one #tabletop roleplaying #watchmen #miracleman #the authority #the venture bros #squadron supreme

[coupleofdays]

A while ago, I read through the groundbreaking and highly influental British superhero comic Miracleman (a comic that is equally famous for its long history of complex and strange legal battles over copyright). This included the series "Miracleman: The Golden Age", written by Neil Gaiman, published in 1992. This comic is set in a future world ruled over by the titular superhero, Miracleman, who has managed to transform the Earth into a seeming utopia, mainly through the use of various strange and wonderful alien technologies. The first issue depicts a small group of people making a pilgrimage to Miracleman's home, in order to make wishes and requests to him. When they eventually meet Miracleman, one of the pilgrims, Gwen, make the following wish:

To which Miracleman replies:

Again, keep in mind that this was written in 1992. But when I've read the debate over "AI art", I often think about this part of the comic. And, interestingly enough, Gaiman seems to have done the same. In 2022 he was finally able to continue his Miracleman story with "Miracleman: The Silver Age", and it appears that he decided to show just how Miracleman had granted Gwen's wish. The new story is about his former sidekick, Young Miracleman, exploring the world and noticing signs that it might not actually be all that utopian, despite Miracleman's good intentions. This includes the following panel:

Feels to me that Gaiman makes his thoughts on the subject pretty clear there.

The thing is, when I read Gwen's original request, I could sympathize with her a lot. There have been many times when I've gotten ideas for images in my head, cool artwork that I wish I could see, that I wish I could create. But I just don't have the time and energy to sit down and learn how to draw well enough to realize these pictures. Therefore, the promises that proponents of "AI art" give are very appealing, the idea that I could just type in my idea and have the picture generated, without having to put any effort into it. Of course, I know that in reality, the result would most likely still not be very satisfactory, and would probably miss some specific details I would want. It's an impossible, wrong-headed idea that misses the point of what artistic expression is actually about, just like Miracleman seems to have missed it. But I won't deny that it's tantalizing to imagine just being able to snap my fingers and get the image in my head onto paper.

Of course, I know that the real solution is to comission one of the many wonderful artists that are out there and offering their services. Well, if you can afford it, that is. One aspect of Miracleman's utopia is that he has abolished the concept of money, and has made it so nobody needs to work just to survive. Maybe his mistake in this case was not realizing that he had already created an ideal environment for everyone to have access to art, a world where artists can take comissions from anyone, not because they have to make money to live, but purely because it's fun.

#Miracleman #Neil Gaiman #Mark Buckingham #art #AI art #utopia

[chernobog13]

Miracleman by Steve Rude.

#Miracleman #Steve Rude

[miracleblog]

Miracleman 7 - Front Cover Preliminary Sketch (2014) 

Illustration by Alan Davis.

#alan davis #miracleman #alan moore #marvel comics