Marvel 1602
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Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers. The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes have been transplanted to the Elizabethan era; faced with the destruction of their world by a mysterious force, the heroes must fight to save their universe. Many of the early Marvel superheroes — Nick Fury, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and Spider-Man — as well as villains such as Doctor Doom and Magneto appear in various roles.
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I'm on the fence about this book. On one hand it was terrific to see these characters re-imagined in another time and place. But I felt the beginning of the story was a bit slow and in the end I was left wishing it would have been a little deeper. In all it was fun.
While maybe an interesting idea the end result just felt rather plodding and dated. I know it is nearly 20 years old but some of the themes felt like it was more 50 years old. Is it to much to ask that if you are re-writing the past and creating new hero's that you also take the opportunity to imagine old wrongs being corrected too? Particularly the undertones that the pilgrims are the true America.
short review: It was okay, but not great. Too much character development of characters that you already know from another time line. And not enough plot. I tend to want more character development from almost everything I read. So that is an odd complaint from me.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/marvel-1602/
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