There are comic series with bad luck, others that seem cursed and then we have MiraclemanThe publishing trajectory of this character is a fascinating nightmare that, in some ways, serves as a mirror to the structural problems and dysfunctions of the American and British comic book industries. Suffice it to say that the book documenting the character's tortuous publishing adventure is titled Chalice poison. The extremely long and incredibly complex story of Marvelman (and Miracleman) [Poison Cacio. The extremely long and incredibly complex history of Marvelman (and Miracleman)]. It was published in 2018, when the legal battles and authorship disputes that paralyzed the publication of the series for more than three decades seemed finally resolved; however, what the author of the book, the Irishman Pádraig Ó Méalóid, didn't know was that the most sordid and unexpected chapter in the story would end up being written in 2025, and would star Neil Gaiman.