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Loading... Marvel 1602 TPB (Quill Award Edition) (edition 2006)by Neil Gaiman
Work InformationMarvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman (Author)
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. 2.5 Stars ( ) The ultimate What-If. Marvel asks quirky, weird author Neil Gaiman (who did the quirky and weird Sandman series for DC) to write a series of what would happen if the Marvel characters were in 1602 England. The Avengers, X-Men, Fantastic Four all come together to fight a force that threatens to end their world. Excellent read. Wow. I was surprised by how much I loved this. Seeing that I am a fan of Marvel comics, renaissance history, and Neil Gaiman, liking Marvel 1602 should be a no-brainer..but I had my hesitations before reading this. Would transplanting Marvel Characters into an Elizabethan England setting really work? The answer: Yes, it does. Marvel 1602 is a series of comic books published by Marvel in 2003 in 8 single issues which were later combined into one single volume. The premise of the story in essence is quite simple: A bunch of Superheroes and Villains from the Marvel Universe (The X Men, Captain America, Thor, Nicholas Fury, Spider Man, Dr Doom, Dr. Strange, etc) have been adapted to the 17th Century in Elizabethan times. Apparently, Neil Gaiman had always been a fan of Marvel (I mean, it is quite obvious isn't it?...He's talked extensively about his love of Thor) and editor Joe Quesada approached Gaiman to work on a project which eventually evolved into this brilliant comic. This is essentially a giant "what if?" story and I tend to be a sucker for those. (Perhaps this is why I like Star Wars Infinities?). The premise (without giving too much away) for this comic itself is quite brilliant: In the year 1602 in the Marvel Universe, for an unknown reason, superheroes have appeared about 400 years early. They were born and raised in this era and some hold important positions in high places (Doctor Strange for instance,is the master of the the Queen's medicines and Nick Fury is the intelligencer of the court for Queen Elizabeth). However, when the characters come to realize that something is wrong with the universe (Dr. Strange and Nick Fury in particular), the heroes must solve the mystery behind their own existence, while dealing with intrigue surrounding the courts of Elizabeth and James. Most of our favorite Marvel characters meet, battle, and (in typical Marvel fashion) form alliances and betray one another before the story is over. Gaiman, so adept at handling mythology in all its forms, knows that the super hero is a modern guise for character archetypes that have endured throughout human existence. As long as we have been telling stories, these archetypes have existed. By putting these Classic Marvel Characters in Renaissance England, Gaiman proves that these characters are elemental, even in different circumstances. Like usual, Gaiman is able to meld fictional fantasy and historical reality into a rich tapestry while examining religion, power, legends, and morality. Gaiman is great at showing just how vast but interrelated the Marvel universe truly is. Check this comic out! no reviews | add a review
The year is 1602, and strange things are stirring in England. In the service of Queen Elizabeth, court magician Dr. Stephen Strange senses that the bizarre weather plaguing the skies above is not of natural origin. Her majesty's premier spy, Sir Nicholas Fury, fends off an assassination attempt on the Queen by winged warriors rumored to be in service to a mad despot named Doom. News is spreading of witchbreed sightings - young men bearing fantastic superhuman powers and abilities. And in the center of the rising chaos is Virginia Dare, a young girl newly arrived from the New World, guarded by a towering Indian warrior. Can Fury and his allies find a connection to these unusual happenings before the whole world ends? No library descriptions found. |
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