Mister Miracle Unmasked Scott Free By Mitch Gerads
Artists: Mitch Gerads (All) , Tom King (Writer)
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DescriptionMister MiracleWriter: Tom King Art: Mitch Gerads “I can always escape.” In 2017 Tom King and Mitch Gerads released their seminal work Mister Miracle which was a story that captured me from panel one. Based on the New Gods characters created by Jack “King” Kirby, Mister Miracle tells the story of Scott Free, a New God who is a super escape artist. Scott is the son of a deity and New Genesis leader, Highfather. At birth Scott was given to the evil ruler of Apokalips, Darkseid. The son of god (Scott Free aka Mister Miracle) being raised (tortured) by the devil (Darkseid). The son of the Devil (Orion) being raised by god (Highfather) On New Genesis. This biblical exchange, done to bring peace to a hundred-year war, provides little solace for our protagonist. The trauma leaves many scars on Scott and his wife Big Barda. The opening page shows us Scott bleeding out after a suicide attempt. Mister Miracle takes all the best lessons from some of King’s best work (Vision and Omega Men) and evolves it into something very special. The book is reverent to Kirby and the Fourth World capturing Kirby’s ability to weave the intimate and the epic. Watching Scott manage his depression and anxiety while fighting a war with Apokolips and keeping his marriage with Big Barda intact all while becoming a father was amazing. I love how King writes Scott and Barda’s relationship. Full of love, passion, disappointment, anger and joy. The story has been rightfully, universally praised. In 2017 and 2018 Mister Miracle won back to back Eisner’s in multiple categories. Every one of them richly deserved. The art and the use nine-panel grid to pace the story is masterful and give it such a unique pulse. I particularly love it’s use during the True or False trial of Mister Miracle. King and Gerads do an amazing job showing the power of Darkseid with two simple words, “Darkseid is.” With an all-black panel with only that phrase the creators allowed the reader to eloquently experience the dread and anxiety Scott was confronting. It so eloquently represents the Anti Life Equation. The anti-life equation “composed of fears and anxieties of the human mind.” This is Darkseid’s holy grail. As it was being released in single issues, I finally understood how comic fans were feeling in 1986 when Watchmen (which also used a nine-panel grid) and Dark Knight Returns were coming out. For the longest time, I compared it to a great magic trick. Tom King and Mitch Gerads made their pledge, their turn was bold and daring, and their prestige was marvelous. But in the story Scott makes a remark about what he does is not a trick its performing. And I feel like that this is a better description of what King and Gerads are doing. This series is a brilliantly executed comic, it’s just so seamless that it only looks like magic. As I have continued my art collecting Mister Miracle has become a very prevalent theme. I love the story and the character design. It incorporates the classic and modern comic aesthetic. I particularly ask for Mister Miracle unmasked with a beard. The beard was something that King and Gerads gave Scott as he sunk deeper into depression. It makes the piece more specific to their storyline. Just prior to SDCC 2019 Mitch Gerads opened his commission list. Mitch Gerads’ created the art for Mister Miracle digitally so there is no physical original art to possess so commissions are the only way to have a piece of physical art. I was very fortunate to make the cut. Even with my high expectations Mitch really delivered an incredible piece. I love the way Mitch drew the eyes and gives us a window into the haunted soul of Scott Free. You feel the pain, the sorrow and the wonder that Mitch and Tom instilled into the character and story. Thank you to Mitch Gerads, Tom King, and Nick Derington for creating such a wonderful comic that had such a profound effect on me. Comic Sketch Art for being so easy to work with. And of course, a final thanks again to Mitch Gerads for creating such an amazing piece of art that I will treasure. A nice epilogue to this story that made me smile, a few weeks after SDCC Tom King tweeted out a picture of my Commission with the following comment. "The @MitchGerads commission I most tried to steal. Those eyes..." I couldn’t agree more Tom. I couldn’t agree more. Social/Sharing |
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John Cogan
Member Since 2004
1 - Posted on 8/20/2019
Congrats Matt, this is an amazing piece. What size is it?
Matt Todd 
Member Since 2014
Posted on 10/28/2019
John Cogan wrote:
Congrats Matt, this is an amazing piece. What size is it?
Hi John!! This piece is about the size of a comic board.
A K
Member Since 2017
1 - Posted on 2/21/2021
Mitch did a fantastic job on this commission; I can see why Tom King would want to steal it. ;)
This beautiful commission commemorates one of the seminal comics of the past ten years. Congratulations!
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