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Oh what a fantastic book this is! One of my favourite amongst all my collections of graphic novels. This is Neil’s vision of the Marvel Universe in the year 1602.( The book has a nice smell to it, literally)

“1602 is a triumph. The Marvel universe hasn’t been this engrossing in ages.” - Entertainment Weekly

Strange things are stirring in England. In the service of Queen Elizabeth, court magician Dr. Strange senses the bizarre weather plaguing the skies above is not of natural origin. Her majesty’s premier spy, Sir Nicholas Fury, fends off an assassination attempt on the Queen by wing warriors rumored to be in service to a mad despot named Doom. News is spreading of “witchbreed” sightings - young men bearing fantastic superhuman powers and abilities…

Andy Kubert does a fantastic job on the artwork and the stunning graphics more then compliments the story line. Only Gaiman’s mind would have thought of matching the superheroes power into 1602’s setting. There are 2 versions to this book, the hard cover one and the non hard cover. I got the hardcover one, the woodcut cover is to die for.

The story’s pace is excellent and makes for an interesting, intellectual and exciting read. All contributors to this story complement each other quite well, making 1602 an essential part of any comic library. It is a little pricey though but cost conscious reader can always opt for non hard cover edition.