Marvel 1602

Marvel 1602 is a series of American Cartoon written by Neil Gaiman and drawn by Andy Kubert, published by Marvel.

Synopsis

This history puts in scene the heroes of Comic S of Marvel, replaced in Europe of 1602, at the beginning of the conquest of the " New Monde" , the America. The mutants are persecuted there by the Inquisition, regarded as the work of Satan.

Europe is subjected to strange phenomena weather which make fear with the population the imminence of the Last Judgment. The doctor and astrologer of the Queen Elizabeth Iere, Stephen Strange, discover with the arrival in Europe of Virginia, the first young colonist born in America and of its Indian servant that an unforeseen event which proceeded 16 years before set in motion a series of phenomena which caused to reveal characters and mutants nearly 400 years too early compared to the normal course of the things.

Strange tries to include/understand the phenomenon but the death of the queen thwarts her plans. Its Jacques successor 1st regards it as traitor with the kingdom and the fact of decapitating. Using of its magic, he manages to remain all the same in life for a time sufficient to compensate for the event founder to occur: the unexpected arrival of a América Captain exiled in the past for sedition towards its government. Strange manages to use of the capacities of the mutants to return Captain América against its liking in its time. The past is some then modified: Virginia dies thus prematurely in its childhood instead of living and to found a family whose history led to send Captain América in 1602.

Balance being restored, the worlds concerned with imbalance are saved and Strange can return its last sigh in peace.

Characters

Episodes

Initially published in the USA in 8 volumes, the series left to France at Panini in the form 2 albums gathering each one 4 volumes

  • 1 - Plots and evil spells ISBN 2-84538-303-7

  • 2 - the secrecy of Templiers ISBN 2-84538-354-1
  • 3 - the new world ISBN 2-84538-727-X, gathers 5 new volumes written by Greg Pak and drawn by Greg Tocchini, and constitutes the direct continuation of the history of Neil Gaiman.

External bond

  • Section 1602 on Marvel World

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