Marvel Is Resurrecting A Forgotten Alan Moore Antihero For The Avengers' Next Massive Reboot

Published Sep 17, 2026, 6:17 PM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. The Marvel Universe welcomes a new version of an incredibly powerful classic comic book superhero who officially joins the Avengers during a major crisis. The most powerful members of the Avengers include cosmic entities, mutants who warp reality, and literal deities like Thor and Hercules. Captain Marvel can destroy entire armies on her own, the Hulk possesses infinite muscle strength driven by rage, and the Sentry holds the energy of a million exploding suns. Despite not being as physically strong, Scarlet Witch and Doctor Strange toy with the fabric of existence, Iron Man designs mindblowing weapons and suits of armor, and Captain America provides his leadership skills. Comic book legend Alan Moore has gifted other godlike entities to the comic book medium. Watchmen's Doctor Manhattan manipulates matter at a subatomic level and sees all points in time simultaneously, a trait that makes him virtually omnipotent. Meanwhile, Alec Holland becomes one with the swamp after dying, leading to the birth of Swamp Thing, an elemental avatar who controls all plant life across the planet and retains consciousness past his physical destruction. Promethea embodies the conceptual force of human imagination, capable of creating an apocalypse to elevate human awareness. One heroic powerhouse Alan Moore completely revolutionized finds his home in the Marvel Universe, where a recently introduced character takes up the mantle. Miracleman Returns To The Marvel Universe The Avengers #1; Written By Chip Zdarsky; Art By Marco Checchetto In Avengers: Armageddon #4, after a catastrophic explosion nearly destroys him, the former Captain America David Colton speaks the iconic magic word "Kimota" to heal his damaged heart and unlock his godlike abilities. In the wake of his breathtaking transformation, Marvel officially confirms the new Miracleman will join forces with the Avengers to conclude the conflict Red Hulk brought upon the world. Miracleman and Earth's Mightiest Heroes team up in the upcoming Avengers #1, where Colton is set to help the new team composed of the likes of Spider-Man, Wolverine, Luke Cage, Daredevil, and Captain Marvel. Several Avengers #1 covers will be available. The main cover is illustrated by Marco Checchetto, and the ten other variant covers are designed by Marvel artists Chip Zdarsky, Kaare Andrews, Ryan Stegman, Jim Cheung, Julian Totino Tedesco, MR Garcin, Skottie Young, Artgerm, Rose Besch, and David Nakayama, plus a blank variant cover and a True Believers blind bag. Avengers #1 is on sale October 21st, and it will hit stores and digital platforms November 4. David Colton Is The Third Iteration Of Miracleman Colton Inherits A Seven-Decade Legacy David Colton differs dramatically from the original Miracleman, Michael Moran, whose classic 1980s deconstruction focused on the story of a regular civilian rediscovering an artificial, government-simulated superhero past. Instead, Colton is already a deeply cynical veteran weaponized by the modern military-industrial complex. Both characters harbor an obsessive psychological urge to force a global utopia upon humanity, but Colton brings a more volatile interventionist philosophy directly tied to the mainstream Earth-616 continuity to challenge everything Earth's Mightiest Heroes believe they know about power and heroism. Before Alan Moore reimagined him, Miracleman used to be the rather wholesome British hero Marvelman in the original 1950s stories created by Mick Anglo, where Marvelman was a radio reporter who gained magical powers from an ancient wizard. Moore reframed Marvelman's classic adventures as a government-mandated psychic simulation used to brainwash a real human weapon named Michael Moran. Under Moore's pen, Miracleman transformed into a detached totalitarian deity who eventually seized control of human society to enforce a global utopia. Forty-four years later, Moore's groundbreaking reinvention of Miracleman is followed by Marvel's third major incarnation of the legend, who promises a radical new era fueled by new time-relevant themes. What do you expect to see from Miracleman? Avengers #1 is on sale October 21st Release Date May 4, 2012 Runtime 143 minutes Director Joss Whedon Cast Steve Rogers / Captain America