TCCDM Dig and Flip: "Marvel 1602" (2006)
"Marvel 1602"
Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert (Illustrator), Richard Isanove (Digital Painter)
Marvel (2006)
(first published in 2003)
248 pages
(I stumbled upon a good-sized box filled with a variety of graphic novels at an estate sale. No official count as I've just been pulling from the box when I find time to read one. Afterward, I post the book and go from there.)
NO SPOILERS:
There is a lot to like about this story. A hiccup in our time universe causes many familiar Marvel characters to find themselves in the 1600s. Time of the Elizabethan society. Time of King James's Inquisitions. And a time when Marvel superheroes are smack in the middle of a rip-in-time that will destroy the entire universe if not corrected. Neil Gaiman's story is clever and tricky in the telling, yet Gaiman sets a tone that allows readers to relax and trust he'll get us through this adventure fairly. Nothing ever feels forced or rushed. And it's especially fun seeing how the time-flip has made subtle changes to each character. Making things seem a wee-bit askew. It all makes for cool and unexpected surprises.
The writing is Neil Gaiman gold as one might expect. And Andy Kubert's drawings are a joy. I read "Marvel 1602" in the chilly February evenings in my den with one lit bulb and a few candles, flipping pages and enjoying the silence. Oh, and of course I had a full pot of Chock Full o' Nuts to keep my coffee cup warm. An enjoyable read to tease your head.
"The Duke of Beaufoot" - Spirogyra / "St. Radigunds" (1971)
Good stuff.
Casey Chambers
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