

It recounts how McLean used a bequest from his uncle, also recently deceased but in life always supportive of his comic book writing, to pay the artist for the comic. It informs us that he wished to glorify his main character and her motherhood as an expression of gratitude toward his own mother, who at that time was recently deceased.

This article introduced Supermom to prospective readers and stood as a statement from McLean about his intentions and inspirations. On that day, Gordon McLean was also “seen” online, as the author of a scheduled promotional piece on comics and entertainment tabloid, Bleeding Cool.

Gordon’s disappearance has been covered in various British news outlets and is verifiable. He has been missing from his loved ones since December 17, and was last seen on video, as reported in January by John Freeman at DownTheTubes on December 18, 2019. Gordon McLean, award-winning Scottish comic book writer of the well-received Supermom: Expecting Trouble and sadly unfinished horror project, Dark Tidings, is still missing. It is this context which makes Supermom: Expecting Trouble #1 such an interesting find.” So much of the material, with its parameters of good against evil, superpowers, ritualised combat, and fetished costumes, has been sifted through and sorted to such an extent that comic book readers, including your reviewer, has turned away to other genres for veins of originality. It is very difficult to discern any glimmers of gold left in the dark. “The superhero genre is a cavern almost completely excavated of anything of value.
