Moorcock’s Multiverse (graphic)
(Click here for the Moorcock’s Multiverse omnibus)
London: Titan Comics hardcovers, 2023 (December 12th, dated “September” on copyright page) & 2024 (March 5th);
by Michael Moorcock, Walter Simonson, John Ridgway & Mark Reeve;
part of the Michael Moorcock Library;
original prices: £26·99;
163 + 141 pages;
I.S.B.N.s: 9781787740808 & 9781787740815;
covers artist: Simonson (also interiors [along with Ridgway & Reeve]);
colourist: Tatjana Wood;
letterer: John Workman;
introduction (Vol. 1) by Captain Oswald Bastable (a.k.a. Moorcock);
afterwords by Moorcock (both volumes) + Ridgway, Simonson & Reeve (Vol. 2).
Moorcock’s Multiverse is a two-volume edition (and slight retitling) of an original graphic novel — Michael Moorcock’s Multiverse (1999, first serialised in twelve parts [1997/’98]) — although it might also be viewed as three novels combined, ultimately weaving its separate narrative strands (each illustrated by a different artist) into one cohesive whole.
Volume 1:
Contents (Volume 1):-
pp. 3/4: ‘Extracts From The Notebooks Of Captain Oswald Bastable, GTA’ (fictionalised introduction) by “Cpt. O. Bastable” (a.k.a. Michael Moorcock);
pp. 5–41: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (parts 1–3, drawn by Walter Simonson);
pp. 42–51: ‘The Metatemporal Detective’ (parts 1 & 2, drawn by Mark Reeve);
pp. 52–58: ‘Duke Elric’ (part 1, drawn by John Ridgway);
pp. 59–83: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (parts 4 & 5);
pp. 84–101: ‘The Metatemporal Detective’ (parts 3–5);
pp. 102–126: ‘Duke Elric’ (parts 2–5);
pp. 127–160: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (parts 6–8);
p. 161: ‘Welcome To My Multiverse’ (afterword) by Moorcock;
p. 162: Covers Gallery;
p. 163: author/artist profiles.
Followed by…
Volume 2:
Contents (Volume 2):-
pp. 2–23: ‘The Metatemporal Detective’ (parts 6–9, drawn by Mark Reeve);
pp. 24–45: ‘Duke Elric’ (parts 6–9, drawn by John Ridgway);
pp. 46–58: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (part 9, drawn by Walter Simonson);
pp. 59–64: ‘Duke Elric’ (part 10);
pp. 65–69: ‘The Metatemporal Detective’ (part 10);
pp. 70–80: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (part 10);
pp. 81–88: ‘Duke Elric’ (part 11);
pp. 89/90: ‘The Metatemporal Detective’ (part 11);
pp. 91–103: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (part 11);
pp. 104–126: ‘Moonbeams And Roses’ (conclusion);
p. 127: ‘Duke Elric’ (epilog[ue]);
pp. 128–134: Covers Gallery;
p. 135–137: “Memories Of The Multiverse” (non-fiction) comprising:-
p. 135: ‘My Life In Comics’ by Moorcock;
p. 136/137: ‘Memories Of The Multiverse’ by Ridgway, Simonson & Reeve;
pp. 138/139: advertisements;
pp. 140/141: author/artist profiles.
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