Kimota! The Miracleman Companion

In 1982, British superhero Marvelman—previously a mere Captain “Shazam!” Marvel knock-off—was resurrected by then-unknown writer Alan Moore in the pages of Warrior magazine under the premise “What if a superpowered human lived in today’s world?” The series was an immediate success, establishing Moore as the most important writer to emerge in the field.

By 1985, the character was introduced to American readers under the name of Miracleman and the title was recognized as one of the finest of its genre and an astonishing piece of graphic fiction in its own right. Along with acclaimed writer Neil Gaiman and a host of excellent artists, Moore produced what is widely considered to be the best superhero story ever written.

Kimota!: The Miracleman Companion tells all the behind-the-scenes stories during its short run at Eclipse Comics and why the final Neil Gaiman-scripted issue was never released, including interviews with Alan Moore, John Totleben, Neil Gaiman, Mark Buckingham, Barry Windsor-Smith, Beau Smith, Cat Yronwode, Rick Veitch, and others along with unpublished art, uninked pencils, sketches, & concept drawings (including unseen art from the never-published issue #25) by Totleben, Windsor-Smith, Buckingham, Mike Deodato, Jim Lee, as well as a never-published 8-page Moore/Totleben story and an unused Moore script!