Marvel 1602
by Neil Gaiman
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Author: Neil GaimanIllustrator: Andy Kubert
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-03-07
ISBN: 0785125698
Number of pages: 248
Publisher: Marvel
Book Reviews of Marvel 1602
Book Review: A Match Made in Heaven
Summary: 5 Stars
Famed comic writer and Hugo winning novelist Neil Gaiman gets the opportunity to use 40 plus years of Marvel Comic's history to "re-create" Marvel's universe in, that's right, 1602. What more could you want?
Apparently nothing. Mr. Gaiman brings to bear the wit, wisdom and genius he applied to the creation of American Gods and Sandman. Conversely, he has the whole Marvel Universe to pick and choose elements from! Not a bad sandbox.
There is nothing amiss here: great storytelling, beautiful art and immense respect for what has gone before (or comes after, rather), 1602 deserves that over-worn phrase, tour-de-force.
In true collaboration with the artist Andy Kubert, Mr. Gaiman does not retell a displaced story but rather sets the beginnings 4 centuries into the past and tells his own story. The characters are familiar to Marvel fans, and yet they are quite different.
I would be remiss if I did not mention the cover/color work of Richard Isanove; it sets the mood for the entire story.
I apologize if you were expecting details but I won't spoil the read. Suffice it to say that if you love Marvel and you love Mr. Gaiman, you will love this book!
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