Mister Miracle may have boasted something of a confusing ending (one that promises to be explored further come next year), but there's no denying that its second half was just as magnificent as its first.
Stunningly illustrated from start to finish, Tom King and Mitch Gerads' comic was honest, haunting, suspenseful and romantic all at once, and it took things up a whole other gear in 2018. Scott Free came face to face with Darkseid, Big Barda was tremendous from start to finish, and Funky Flashman was... well, he was there too.
No doubt we will learn of Mister Miracle's real fate next year, but for now, we can take solace in the fact the journey itself was brilliant to witness. Raw though it was, the comic's candid approach to mental health was suitably refreshing, and when taken together with the world of the New Gods, provided one of the most compelling stories of the last two years, and one we can't wait to see continue elsewhere in the future.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
