‘Mister Miracle #1: The Source of Freedom’ Review

Writer: Brandon M. Easton / Artist: Fico Ossio and Rico Renzi / DC Comics A new day for the Mister Miracle fandom is here, and this time around, we’re getting a reimagined version of the Shilo Norman character, who happens to be Black if you didn’t know. Black nerds rejoice! Gatekeepers, stay mad.  This Mister Miracle book is a six-issue mini-series slated to reintroduce the Shilo Norman character into modern continuity. If you’ve been a casual fan of Mister Miracle in general, you might be more familiar with the Scott Free character. But Shilo Norman isn’t new, he just hasn’t been around for a while. The Mister Miracle costume and title is kind of like a mantle in its own right. There have been many, and there will be more.  Mister Miracle #1 does a wonderful job of dropping us into the world of Shilo Norman and the death defying things he puts in his way every day. In the first few pages, my guy jumps out of a ship in the upper atmosphere, bound in chains, with only a few minutes to free himself and open his parachute before he becomes human jello on the Earth’s surface. If that’s not a way to get the reader’s attention, I don’t know what is. Mister Miracle is an entertainer, and that’s what this opener shows us. But it’s got the added layer of not only having to entertain the characters within the book, but the audience reading it as well. I think Easton and company set a strong precedent with this.

Other aspects of Mister Miracle #1 deal with Shilo’s personal life…