Captain Britain: A Crooked World, Alan Moore, Alan Davis--first Miracleman?

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Captain Britain: A Crooked World, Alan Moore, Alan Davis First appearance of Miracleman?Back in 1981, very few people outside of Great Britain had ever heard of comic-book writer Alan Moore or comic-book artist Alan Davis. Back then, they were sharpening their skills in the pages of British comic-magazines such as Warrior (working on Marvelman and V for Vendetta, among other stories) and Daredevils--otherwise known as Marvel Comics' UK line! This is a collection of the "Jaspers' Warp" stories (also known as "Crooked World") which ran in numerous British comics from between 1981 and 1984--just before Moore's stories appeared in Swamp Thing! Here's a little more information on these stories, courtesy of the Back of the Book: For every legend, there is a beginning. For each, this is their first masterpiece, a fitting repository of the literary and artistic standards they would establish. A story that would influence the heart and soul of comic books for generations. For Brian Braddock, a.k.a. Captain Britain, it began when the Merlin of Arthurian myth transported him to a world sideways to his own, an alternate reality on the brink of annihilation. A world Braddock would fail to save. And when the events that destroyed that world begin to repeat themselves on his own, Captain Britain faces a destiny that he cannot avert. And here's read more