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On a whim I grabbed a bunch of graphic novels from the library. Right now I'm into Marvel 1602. It makes me wish I knew the Marvel Universe better. ... begging for a sequel. It's okay, but I wasn't expecting much from a Marvel publication. I was more receptive to Gaiman's Marvel 1602.
52) Amulet (The Stonekeeper, Book 1) by Kazu Kibuishi
Good. Well plotted. Amazing colors, good artwork. Fast-paced, but seemed to be constrained by ... ... and lows, but it's another one that has many levels - and the good bits are really good! I was less of a fan of Marvel 1602, but that's probably because I lack the comics background. On the other hand, some of his one offs like Black Orchid and Harlequin Valentine in particular ... ... comic books, and literature (one storyline is an entire homage to A Midsummer Night's Dream. I also enjoyed his Marvel 1602 as it was fun to see him place these popular superheroes in Elizabethan times. 38. 1602 - Neil Gaiman 13. Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman (*****)
Fun premise and beautiful drawings. I really wish that I had been introduced to comics at a younger age. However, I'm making up for lost time now. The best part of this graphic novel is figuring out who these Elizabethan characters are and matching ... ... out retirement to set the world right again. except they're kind of out of touch now. battle royale ensues.
*****
Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
the marvel universe in queen elizabeth's time
*****
300 by Frank Miller
like Watchmen, it too has been made into a movie. ... ... my TBR list and was curious if I should move it up.
I just started The Taking by Dean Koontz and Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602. ... (I see that's been mentioned before, it's very good), it's not everyone's cup of tea, but I quite liked Neil Gaiman's Marvel 1602, though the sequels (written by other people) are not a patch on his first volume and can be ignored if you want to keep to a single volume story. Especially ... Maps In A Mirror, a short story collection by Orson Scott Card
Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman
The Watchmen by Alan Moore
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare
The Tempest by Shakespeare
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
... ... and I don't know how much of which went into it.
Overall, I've preferred Gaiman's comics (e.g., The Sandman and Marvel 1602).
That said, I did pick up a copy of Neverwhere from a library book sale for half
a dollar a few months ago, so I guess I'm still willing to give his ... ... hand drawn artwork and computer enhanced stuff... check out Andy Kubert and Richard Isanove's work on Neil Gaiman's Marvel: 1602 for what I consider a good example...
I'd say that using a computer is common place today, however it's such a versatile tool for a comic artist that a ... ... story, but it's probably a good way in, without needing to know the whole history of all the characters contained within... Marvel:1602 is a good story as well, giving those familiar superheroes a different twist, you may like that?
I could go on and on, but you'll probably think I've ranted ... ... but for this particular one you were right on the money. The sequel is nothing like Gaimans original, at all.
And 1602 is such a good idea, I can see why they commissioned a sequel, but they surely can't have been happy with the result? Either way, I hear they're doing another one... ... ... Fury, Stephen Strange, etc... they were all interesting twists on their more common versions.
I think the artwork in 1602 helped a lot as well.
Have you read the awful follow up though? The Greg Pak one? I didn't enjoy that at all. I also enjoy Marvel: 1602, but it's best if you're familiar with the superheroes so you get all the in-jokes. Marvel: 1602 is a good Gaiman graphic novel, but I guess Sandman is his defining work in that field... ... (tags not working for them right now)
But one of my favourite (if not my very favourite) superhero graphic novels is - Marvel: 1602 by Neil Gaiman (who of course wrote some excellent Sandman books, too) - but please avoid the 1602 sequel as it is truly one of the worst things I've ... ... and love them. But then I also really enjoyed American Gods and Neverwhere too. Definitely a Gaiman fan, heh. His Marvel 1602 was an interesting take on the Marvel Universe.
I also really like Alan Moore's stuff - Watchmen in particular.
I tend to prefer the more literary ... I've got Gaiman's Marvel: 1602 which I thought was really good... I'm slowly making a long list of things to get, I'll add Sandman to it... thank you for the recommendation.
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