Marvel 1602 is freaking AWESOME!

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Were you at all a fan of Marvel characters before you read 1602? I was, and for me that made it really cool to see them in the 17th century.

Yes, I was (and am) a fan of Marvel characters. It just felt like the story was forced, not something that Neil was writting because he really believed in it. It was neat to see how the characters were translated into the 17th century, but the story itself was weak.

 

[stevelabny]

Hey look, ANOTHER alternate universe with ANOTHER take on the SAME old characters.

yawn.

If this wasn't written by Gaiman it would have died a slow unnoticed death.

 

[Particle_Man]

I thought the characters were done better than they usually are in the regular marvel books.

This Dr. Doom was believable as intelligent, manipulative, and insane.

This Reed Richards was The Smartest Person in the World, bar none. Heck, he figured out that narrative conventions control his universe!

and this Nicholas Fury...God that dude was inspiringly tough.

I think that all marvel writers should be sat down and forced to read Gaiman's 1602 before they are allowed to write comic books using the main characters.

 

[ddvmor]

I just wish Gaiman would do a bit more mainstream comics stuff. He's a great writer!

The new 1602 series kinda sucks, to be honest. I haven't been enjoying it at all and I may drop it.

 

[JoeBlank]

I enjoyed 1602, and am a fan of the Marvel characters. For some reason I like these "Elseworld" stories, probably because the writers can actually make effective changes and character development. I've grown tired of the unchanging superhero universes, so I usually only read these closed-ended mini-series.

Plus I was able to find it at the library. My local library is doing a good job of getting trade paperbacks.