Source: comicvine.gamespot.com

5. Miracleman

(Miracleman #1-16, Eclipse Comics [Reprinted by Marvel Comics])

Miracleman is absolutely incredible. Thankfully, it’s back in print, because a world where people couldn’t easily buy Miracleman is a world that ain’t worth living in.

Michael Moran is a normal guy,  who suffers from some migraines and a general depression. After he’s taken hostage in a terrorist raid, he remembers the secret word “Kimota”. Shouting it transforms him into Miracleman once again, after decades of forgetting his true power. What ensues is an incredible deconstruction of the superhero genre, the Captain Marvel/SHAZAM archetype, and comics as a whole.

Miracleman is blindingly incredible, and you will for certain come away from it with newfound respect for Moore’s capabilities as a writer. Just be ready when you get to the childbirth issue. That one will mess you up if you aren’t ready for it.

Like, it’ll mess you right up for a couple of days.

I know.

I WASN’T ready for it.