Mister Miracle #11 Review

Writer: Tom King / Artist: Mitch Gerads / DC Comics “Been medicated, meditated, sedated, hated Character assassinated, all these years I masqueraded”- Joe Budden I’m getting tired of telling you how tried and true Tom king and Mitch Gerads are in this series. Mister Miracle #11 is yet another anchor point of evidence as to why this series bangs. Darkseid wants Jacob Free in trade for peace with New Genesis and the Anti-Life Equation. This puts Barda and Scott in a situation they can’t escape… or can they? *Dramatic music* What’s a suicide mission to a New God?

This issue goes by extremely fast to me, and it isn’t drawn out. I continue to love how King and Gerads show Barda and Scott casually heading to high-pressure battles/negotiations. We see the couple remembering to bring veggie trays, diapers, for the trade, and we’re all wondering how this is going to go down. Will they give into Darkseid? Will they resist? What is the play here? King keeps you guessing for what’s coming next even when you think you know. The relationship Barda and Scott represent with residents of Apokolips is hilarious as it’s like they’re reuniting with old friends that they may have to kill. The relationships through blood, war, and oligarchy in this iteration of Mister Miracle give a stronger foundation to Jack Kirby’s creation of the New Gods. King and Gerads truly made this war that’s been going on since 1971 (their debut) truly feels as if this time the stakes and consequences are all on the …