1602: Part One

Marvel 1602 (Single Issues)

by Neil Gaiman, Scott McKowen (Cover Art), Andy Kubert (Artist)

The start of a whole new Marvel Universe begins here! It's the Marvel Universe in the year 1602.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Fantasy, Marvel, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction, Superheroes

35 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 29, 2003

Reviews

[Hella · Rating 4 out of 5]

شروع خوبی داشت. با توجه به اینکه انتقام جویان همشون ادمای زمان حال بودن اینکه چجوریه قراره تو زمان 1602 دوره هم جمع شند واقعا واسم جای سوال داشت و فکر نمیکردم چیز جذابی ازش دربیاد ولی خب گیمن دوباره اینجا هم گل کاشته واقعا به صورت جذابی شخصیت های امروزی تو زمانه قرون وسطا به کار برده و خود داستان ته مایه تاریخی داره که خود این هم خیلی جذابه و خوبه.فعلا که تا اینجا خیلی خوب بوده امیدوارم در ادامه افت نکنه.

[Apoorva Ranade · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such an interesting idea!

[Ευθυμία Δεσποτάκη · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ιντριγκαδόρικο. Και καθόλου κακό το σχέδιό του.

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[firdaous · Rating 5 out of 5]

It really answers the question "What would Marvel's superheroes have been like back in the 17th century?" and the outcome does not disappoint.

[Garrett · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good first issue. I like the setting and characters a lot, I just hope the story doesn’t get to crazy

[دانیال بهزادی · Rating 3 out of 5]

‫این کتاب نخست یه مجموعه کمیک استریپه که با شخصیت‌های مارول کشیده شده، با این فرق که داستان و شخصیت‌ها، همه برای سال ۱۶۰۲ میلادی هستن.
‫در کل کتاب رو دوست داشتم، ولی خب هیچ چیز مشخّصی توش اتّفاق نمی‌افته، فقط شخصیت‌های مختلف رو می‌بینیم که توش معرّفی می‌شن به صورت قدیمیشون.
‫مشتاقم ببینم ادامه‌اش چی می‌شه.

[Amanna Nawshin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing!!!

[Katherine (Kat) · Rating 5 out of 5]

!!!!!!
I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would have.

[Bharat · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a brilliant adaptation of the DC Marvel characters to the historical events in the Elizabethan era in Britain.

[Pilu · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not my thing but good

[kim hannah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Woah! That was cool.

[Evelyn Blackwater · Rating 5 out of 5]

Portable magic!
This was so much more engrossing than I thought it would be. Enough to take me away from this world and into a wistful land of torch lamps and biblical angst. Neil Gaiman is always gonna be one of my favorites. But this really cemented it.
This sounds wrong, but I sometimes wish Sandman had come out just a little bit later. Sandman with this art is peak *chef kiss* to me.

But I digress.
This right here? God tier. I wasn't really into the idea, but once I saw Daredevil I knew why something like this would be exciting. I was further giddy with pleasure over each new reveal. The use of a Sandman esque narrative helps the "END OF THE WORLD" narrative feel less derivative than it normally would.

[Maggie · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I'm still a comic book rookie so this was very confusing for me. (I know I should probably say graphic novel.) I had a hard time trying to remember who was who, where each character was... I also don't know enough about each character to know who they are in the Marvel Universe. Still, I enjoyed most of it.

[Cassie Dessoperdoce and the Danish Holidays · Rating 5 out of 5]

These comics are definetily unique

[Talita Macedo · Rating 4 out of 5]

1602 conta sobre a formação dos Avengers numa Inglaterra do século 17, para proteção da Rainha Elizabeth e também autodefesa da magia e dos sanguebruxos (mutantes) pois p sucessor da rainha é o Rei James da Espanha, que não aprova esse tipo de prática.

Eu não sabia que Neil Gaiman tinha escrito para a Marvel e fiquei muito empolgada em conhecer essa série! E dá para ver os toques de Gaiman pelo tom, pelo tipo de trama e pelas escolhas de como adaptar os personagens para essa era. Por exemplo, ele escolheu colocar Magneto como o Inquisidor, que quer caçar todos os sanguebruxos e tem como maior inimigo Carlos Javier (Prof. Xavier) que possui uma instituição para os filhos da irmandade. O Capitão América também foi adaptado com um índio norte-americano, o que eu achei brilhante pois faz todo o sentido no contexto dessa adaptação.

Enfim, está muito interessante descobrir os personagens e ver o desenrolar dessa trama, quero terminar a saga logo.

[Scott Singer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fans of the Marvel Universe and Neil Gaiman's work will love this graphic novel. Midevil versions of everyone's favorite marvel characters come into play in a unique story line about how the fabric of time has been altered due to a forerunner event. What caused this event and it's impacts on the universe get flushed out over the course of this novel and into subsequent novels. All around great read with beautiful illustrations.

[Cortney Currie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this and want to read the rest. Very clearly a Gaiman read, in line with the style and vibes of sandman or American gods, being a collection of little stories with a general sweeping through line. The most fun part was how they tweaked names of characters you know, and how they would wait to reveal who characters actually were.

Interesting how seamlessly the 15th century melds with modern day superheroes.

[Roshnara Mohamed · Rating 4 out of 5]

What an interesting concept - Marvel heroes in Elizabethan England!
Featuring (so far) the main mutants from the comics, Gaiman does his thing, and reimagines these powered people in an era where colonisation had just started in earnest and witch hunting and the Spanish Inquisition were in their prime.
The art is amazing - dark and gritty - and the story is off to a good start.

[Manuhiri · Rating 5 out of 5]

My last Neil Gaiman outing was a little disappointing. So I'm glad to discover this. I loved it. Not everyone will think so I suspect. But I will certainly be reading the next seven books in the series.

[Tina]

I read this once before, many, many years ago, but I don't remember much of it. So I think I am going to give it another try.

Neil Gaiman is a masterful writer, and at times I forgot that I was reading a graphic novel. His writing made the story feel like an honest-to-goodness novel.

[Ruby Hoare]

Started it, didn’t continue. Although is it a standalone book, I didn’t really know the pre-existing characters well enough to be drawn in (though I am meaning on fixing that with Dr Strange.)

Might pick it up in the future but ig it wasn’t my entry point for MCU comic reading.

[TheNatalieAnnC · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Unique Spin on the MCU

Well that was a great introduction to Neil Gaimans Marvel 1602! I thoroughly enjoyed the superhero retelling - such a novel idea to write some of our loved MCU characters like Nick Fury and Cyclops in Elizabethan times. I look forward to part 2!

[Caroline Hayes · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was my very first graphic novel, and it was great. It was rather creepy and weird, but that just comes with the Gaiman and Marvel territory.

[Amber · Rating 4 out of 5]

Definitely enjoyed reading this, but the ending felt a little rushed, and put together quickly.

[Dee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I definitely "fan-girled" while reading this!

[Himanshu Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Intriguing

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

I think I would have enjoyed it more if I was really into the Marvel Universe.

[Craig Wilcox · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun shift in focus for an X-Men/What-If kind of story. Worth the $16.

[Ex Libris Animus · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far....hooked