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Marvel 1602: Spider-Man (2010)

by Jeff Parker(Favorite Author)

3.56 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0785146032 (ISBN13: 9780785146032)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Marvel

review 1: An offshoot of the Marvel 1602 world set up by Neil Gaiman. All the Marvel stablemates appear in a new world setting.Peter Parquah is all grown up as a "witchbreed" in America. Osborne commits crimes and is sent back to England to be tried, and Peter is sent on the same boat to keep an eye on him.Meanwhile some natural philosophers (including Octavious) have been experimenting with Witchbreed blood in order to make them superhuman but things run afowl resulting in a battle in the streets.As usual it takes a while to work out who every one is in "real" life, especially if you're not a regular visitor to the Marvel multiverse.
review 2: And so we come to the end (at least for now) of the Marvel 1602 saga. And this time, I feel the product we are given at least co... moremes close to matching Neil Gaiman's excellent foundation for this world. Despite the title of the book, it is actually several years after the events in 1602--I have the impression the year was 1608, but I can't put my finger on why. This miniseries picks up the story threads laid down at the end of 1602: New World, with Peter Parquah still in the colony at Roanoke, now a young man and very much in love with the daughter of the governor, Virginia Dare. Norman Osborn has been on his best behavior since the events of 1602:NW and has managed to insinuate himself into the position of Harbor Master, but Peter and Virginia don't believe he has reformed. When their suspicions are proved correct with tragic consequences, Peter is sent to escort Norman as a prisoner to England where he will answer for his crimes. Meanwhile, back in the Old World, Baron Octavius has imprisoned both Henri Le Pym and Henry McCoy, forcing them to work in his laboratory. They were able to save him from the plague, but the side effects of the treatment were...unexpected. Now he wants them to find a way to restore his humanity. Throw in the pirate King's Pin and his sidekick Bull's Eye, the result of Curtis Connors' own experiments, the travelling Watsonnes' entertainment troupe and you have this delightful close to the Marvel 1602 saga.There are still a few loose ends hanging in the wind--mostly ones left by the previous Fantastick Four miniseries, which doesn't get touched by this entry in the series--but on the whole this offered a good close. Nothing says they CAN'T follow this up, but I get the impression the series is not making them money or garnering critical acclaim anymore, so I kinda doubt it will happen. less

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