And before you go, enjoy the cover to Mister Miracle #3 from artist Nick Derington and the solicitation info for that issue.Īrt by Nick Derington. If you liked what King did with Vision, then you’re in for a wholly different yet no less enthralling ride with Mister Miracle. It’s intimately focused on Scott’s worldview yet also encompasses many signature elements from his publishing history, including Big Barda, Orion, and even big bad Darkseid. Having read the entire first issue, I can say that Mister Miracle tells a methodical and unnerving narrative that digs deep to explore the character like never before. evil, something King and Gerads have made a name for themselves on. This story is more of a metaphysical examination than a straight up battle of good vs. He explains that the one thing no one escapes from is death itself, so that’s where he’s set his sights. Click through the slideshow gallery below to take a look.Ħ Images As you can see, the story concerns itself with the man behind the mask, turning Scott from a superhero who gets out of villains’ death traps in the nick of time to a troubled man who just wants to find a way to escape the boredom of being able to get out of anything. IGN is excited to exclusively reveal a preview of Mister Miracle #1. He went on to join the Justice League International with Big Barda, using his escape skills and godly powers to help others as a superhero. After Thaddeus was gunned down, Scott took up his teacher’s stage name and became Mister Miracle. That’s where Scott met escape artist Thaddeus Brown, and his assistant Oberon, and learned to be a master escapologist himself. Fed up with living under Darkseid’s tyrannical rule, the duo fled to Earth. Scott grew up on the hellish landscape that is Apokolips without ever knowing his true heritage, but there was one glimmer of light: that’s where he met his eventual wife, Big Barda.

So Darkseid of Apokolips swapped his son Orion for Scott Free, the son of Highfather of New Genesis. Long ago, two warring worlds of gods decided to broker a peace treaty, and part of the deal included an exchanging of heirs.

Mister Miracle’s origin is one of tragedy and triumph.

Mister Miracle, Vol. 1 by Jack Kirby