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From Hugo Award-winning writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, the team behind The Sheriff of Babylon , comes an ambitious new take on one of Jack Kirby's most beloved New Gods in Mister Miracle ! One of the best-reviewed series of the year and already a classic in the making, this Mister Miracle is magical, dark, intimate and unlike anything you've read before.

From Hugo Award-winning writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads, the team behind The Sheriff of Babylon, comes an ambitious new take on one of Jack Kirby s most beloved New Gods in Mister Miracle! One of the best-reviewed series of the year and already a classic in the making, this Mister Miracle is magical, dark, intimate and unlike anything you ve read before.

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No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived. But can he pull off the ultimate trick--and escape death itself?No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived. But can he pull off the ultimate trick--and escape death itself?No prison can hold him. No trap can contain him. He is Scott Free, the worldwide celebrity sensation known as Mister Miracle, and he is the greatest escape artist who ever lived.But can he pull off the ultimate trick--and escape death itself?Something has gone horribly wrong with the perfect life that Scott and his wife, Big Barda, have made for themselves on Earth. With war raging between their homeworlds of Apokolips and New Genesis, Scott's cruel adoptive father, Darkseid, seems to have finally found the Anti-Life Equation--the weapon that will give him total victory.As the mountains of bodies on both sides grow ever higher, only Mister Miracle can stop the slaughter and restore peace. But the terrible power of the Anti-Life Equation may already be at work in his own mind, warping his reality and shattering the fragile happiness he's found with the woman he loves.Is death the trap that's been waiting for him all along? Or is it life itself? And what price will Scott Free have to pay to learn the answer?Collects Mister Miracle #1-12.

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Critic Reviews

“"The Best Superhero Story of the Summer: Mister Miracle ... Mister Miracle might be one of the rawest superhero comics I've read in recent memory." -- GQ "One of the most mind-bending superhero comics currently on stands." -- Entertainment Weekly " For those wishing that an "adult superhero comic" meant more than just swearing and violence, Mister Miracle might just be the series you've been waiting for all along." -- Hollywood Reporter "Mister Miracle spirals out of control in his dazzling new comic." --A.V. Club " Mister Miracle is every bit as good as one would expect from a creative team of this caliber working with such a venerated character. Tom King and Mitch Gerads manage to blend the larger-than-life nature of the Fourth World with a very grounded and emotionally charged story of a hero at his lowest ebb. Regardless of your familiarity with the New Gods, this is a series that absolutely deserves to be on your pull list." --IGN "The new series Mister Miracle from writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads will take readers on an episodic roller coaster of death, resurrection, mystery and intrigue." --CBR "One of the best comics you read this year." --i09 "A never-ending loop of the bizarre, anxious and absurd...King and Gerads excel at creating incredibly likable characters who attempt to untangle doomed causes--a legacy perfect for this new book." -- Paste Magazine "Tom King wrote Mister Miracle for modern America." --Nerdist”

β€œThe Best Superhero Story of the Summer.Β Mister MiracleΒ might be one of the rawest superhero comics I've read in recent memory.” β€”GQ
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β€œOne of the most mind-bending superhero comics currently on stands.” β€”Entertainment Weekly
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β€œFor those wishing that an 'adult superhero comic' meant more than just swearing and violence,Β Mister MiracleΒ might just be the series you’ve been waiting for all along.” β€”Hollywood Reporter

β€œAn excellent read on its own and serves as a compelling entry point for new readers unsure where to start with the DC spectrum of superheroes.” β€”Shelf Awareness

β€œKing and GeradsΒ have created one of the most critically acclaimed graphic novels of the last year. A meditation on war and a domestic drama with dialogue that would satisfy any Netflix drama binge-watcher.” β€”The Independent

"Heartbreaking, funny, and human, it's an all-time classic in the making." β€”Wired

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This is a most fitting tribute to Kirby by way of King: a tale of epic cataclysm both delicately devastating and quietly joyful." β€”Booklist (Starred Review)

β€œMasterful.... Fans of Mister Miracle and new readers will be equally enthralled.” β€”Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

"Alternately heartbreaking, thrilling, and very funny, this is a tale of superheroics that for all its interstellar action argues that the struggle to become a happy, functioning adult is the most colossal challenge of all." β€”Library JournalΒ 

"A solid stand-alone that should have broad teen and adult appeal for those seeking more unusual cape-and-tights fare." β€”Kirkus Reviews

"Every year, one book stands up above everyone else's. Fans and creators alike stop and stare in amazement at a couple of creators finding a new voice, new point of view, and new levels of artistic expression. This year it is Mister Miracle." β€”Brian Michael Bendis, author of Superman

β€œThis is a tender, subtle story that should resonate with anyone who’s ever been through a tough time. It’s also the best superhero graphic novel I have read in years.”­—Toronto Star

"There are master magicians performing here. Their names are Tom King and Mitch Gerads." β€”Brad Meltzer, author of Identity Crisis
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β€œMister Miracle spirals out of control in his dazzling new comic.” β€”A.V. Club
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β€œA shocking and profound story that is, without question, one of the best comics in years.”—IGN

β€œThe new seriesΒ Mister MiracleΒ from writer Tom King and artist Mitch Gerads will take readers on an episodic roller coaster of death, resurrection, mystery and intrigue.” β€”CBR
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β€œOne of the best comics you read this year.” β€”i09

β€œA never-ending loop of the bizarre, anxious and absurd…King and Gerads excel at creating incredibly likable characters who attempt to untangle doomed causesβ€”a legacy perfect for this new book.” β€”Paste Magazine
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β€œTom King wroteΒ Mister MiracleΒ for modernΒ America.” β€”Nerdist

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About the Author

Tom King is a comic book writer and novelist, best known for his work at DC Comics including Batman, Mister Miracle and The Omega Men. He won Eisner awards for best writer for his work on Mister Miracle and Marvel's Vision. He often relies on his experience as an ex-CIA agent and experiences during the recent conflicts in the Middle East in his writing. King joined the CIA counterterrorism unit after September 11 where he stayed for seven years before to writing his first novel A Once Crowded Sky.

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Product Details

Publisher
DC Comics
Published
19th February 2019
Format
Paperback
Pages
300
ISBN
9781401283544

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