This deconstruction of the superhero genre was mired in legal debacles and intellectual property battles for decades before we could get a chance to read it. We look at that convoluted history, in light of Alan Moore's attempt to reimagine and criticize the themes of superhero comics.

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• Miracleman: A Dream of Flying
• Planetary
• Supreme: Blue Rose
• The Vision
• Understanding Comics

Additional Resources:

• https://ohdannyboy.blogspot.com/2011/09/miracleman-neil-gaimans-writers.html
• https://icv2.com/articles/comics/view/1057/miracleman-heads-court
• http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2004/02/last-legal-post-for-long-time.asp
• https://www.cbr.com/mcfarlane-responds-to-marvelman-news/
• http://forbiddenplanet.blog/2009/the-mighty-moore-marathon-part-three-of-padraigs-talk-with-alan-moore/
• https://www.bleedingcool.com/2013/10/17/the-original-writer-formerly-known-as-alan-moore/
• https://nerdist.com/why-alan-moores-miracleman-still-matters/
• https://www.tor.com/2011/10/31/the-great-alan-moore-reread-marvelman-miracleman-part-1/
• https://observationdeck.kinja.com/why-marvels-miracleman-isnt-alan-moores-marvelman-1447594301
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• http://www.vulture.com/2014/06/miracleman-marvelman-alan-moore-comics-dream-of-flying.html