Marvel 1602
All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America, and more appear in the waning days of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. As the...
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All's not well in the Marvel Universe in the year 1602 as strange storms are brewing and strange new powers are emerging Spider-Man, the X-Men, Nick Fury, Dr. Strange, Daredevil, Dr. Doom, Black Widow, Captain America, and more appear in the waning days of the reign of Queen Elizabeth. As the world begins to change and enter into a new age, Gaiman weaves a thrilling mystery. How and why are these Marvel stars appearing nearly 400 years before they're supposed to? Collects Marvel 1602 #1-8.
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Format: papier
ISBN:
0785110739
Publish date: 2005 (data przybliżona)
Publisher: MARVEL UNIVERSE
Pages no: 248
Edition language: English
Series: Marvel 1602
Gaiman's reimaging of Marvel in 1602 does show a quite a bit of knowledge about the real 1602. The use of Daredevil is very cool. But considering the recent issue of Marvel's Darth Vader comic, I'm now back to not picking up any more Marvel comics, even if they are free as this one was.
I'm not the greatest fan of Gaiman's work. That's not shade, I have a huge amount of respect for him, and I can read his writing and appreciate how much talent he naturally has, as well as a keen tongue and glib, poetic but economical prose. I just don't gel with his sensibility about 80% of the tim...
The mind of Gaiman gives an interesting twist on the Marvel Universe.
A temporal anomaly causes many Marvel mutants to be born hundreds of years earlier (so they are actually inhabitants of the Elizabethan era, not time-travellers). They must save the world (natch) despite the Inquisition, political intrigues, and supervillains. The suppositions "Church = bad, Queen...
Because it was the end of the semester, it took me forever to realize Native American Rohjaz was Steve Rogers. Steeped in the myths. Made me want to read up on Dr. Strange.
10 years ago
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