For the fact that Miracleman unexpectedly kills Gargunza in this issue, I have to say that it didn't have that strong of an impact on me.
It's not to say that it's a bad issue. Moore handles it all pretty beautifully. He shows that Mike isn't as helpless as he thinks that he is, realizing that he can de-activate Miracledog (heh) by speaking his activation word. He also shows an increasingly brutal Miracleman, making you wonder if the concerns that the government had about the project weren't well founded. If human life stops having any real meaning to him and he starts thinking of himself like a god (as he does when he brings Gargunza into orbit), then we've pretty clearly got a problem. My only real complaint is that Gargunza was a little too much the stereotypical super-villain in not only giving Cream and Mike a fighting chance, but also in underestimating Moran figuring out the way to de-activate Miracledog, since no one is more familiar with that transition than he is. Conversely, though, Gargunza pays the price for this arrogance with is life, something most of other super-villains manage to avoid.
Looking to future issues, we're definitely heading into new territory. Two of the major characters of this arc -- Cream and Gargunza -- are gone, and you've got to wonder where we're going. We know that a confrontation with Kid Miracleman is coming, so I wonder what events will lead us there.
*** (three of five stars)
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