I must admit, that I am really enjoying 1602.

[currincomics]

I look forward to the next issue the way I use hawk the 7-11 waiting for Werewolf by Night and Tomb of Dracula(and yes I was a Man-Thing fan-that book was ahead of it's time) and Ghost Rider. It is also my first Gaiman, but I still intend to get "Endless Nights" since Santa seemed to have forget that one. But I know the populace loved "Hush", but if 1602 would have come out at the same time, I would have voted it better than 608-619, but to each his own.

[murph0]

Did you read the Dan Ketch Ghost Rider series?

 

Brian

[currincomics]

Was he the primary vol.2 writer?artist? I grew up in the 70's (born 3/67) so GR is to me MS 5-11 and GR 1-81.

[murph0]

Heh. No he was the Ghost Rider "alter ego" in the 3rd volume (the 90's one). I preferred Blaze, but didn't think the Ketch series was all that bad.. for the first 20-30 issues.

 

Brian

[currincomics]

Is that the GR from Marvel Comics Presents? I've got some GR in that lot?

[murph0]

Yes, that's him but he had his own series too. His series started in the early 90's. It lasted about 60-70 issues.

 

Brian

[currincomics]

The MCP must have been his tryout series, would'nt want to pick up alot of them ,but was there any particular story arc maybe I could track down? MCP was the MS of the late 80's.

[murph0]

The MCP stuff was bad, it was just tossed together junk so Marvel could put out one more book. You can get the first 20 issues or so of that Ghost Rider series for fairly cheap, it's a decent read IMO. Especially if you are a Ghost Rider fan.

 

Brian

[currincomics]

Thanks, I'll give'em a tryout.

[fantastic_four]

Without giving away any plot details, what's the story of this book? A sentence or two's worth of overview will do.

[currincomics]

The MU is based in Victorian England(1600's hence 1602) very bright concept and fun to try and figure out the not so obvious charecters-it's great.

[fantastic_four]

So all the major Marvel characters are there? Is it a limited series?

[currincomics]

Yes, I belive so, you could wait for the trade I guess.

[DDPGambit]

It is a limited series...6 or 7 issues I think. I'm not too sure, I dropped it after issue 4...

[supapimp]

LH comics had it $20 for the set shipping included! still waiting for my set so i can read it all at once.

[chromium]

The MU is based in Victorian England(1600's hence 1602) very bright concept and fun to try and figure out the not so obvious charecters-it's great.

 

I'm cutting in before all the Brits on the board form a lynching party

 

I think 1602 is smack in the middle between "Tudor England" and "Stuart England", some people call it Elizabethan England as well.

Victorian England was about 250 years later....

[rob_react]

The MU is based in Victorian England(1600's hence 1602) very bright concept and fun to try and figure out the not so obvious charecters-it's great.

 

I'm cutting in before all the Brits on the board form a lynching party

 

I think 1602 is smack in the middle between "Tudor England" and "Stuart England", some people call it Elizabethan England as well.

Victorian England was about 250 years later....

 

It coincides, not surprisingly, with the reign of Queen Victoria.

 

 

currincomics, by the way, may not know his history, but he does know how to start a thread- 40 in just under two months. I don't think I've started 40 in a year.

[rob_react]

So all the major Marvel characters are there? Is it a limited series?

 

 

8 issues. Without spoiling anything, all of the Silver Age Marvel Universe regulars are present (in one form or another)- as in the X-Men are there but the lineup is Jean Grey, Cyclops, Beast, etc. It's like a Secret Wars style book in terms of breadth of cast, but it's written by Gaiman so it's just about as good as comics get. I think it's absolutely brilliant.

 

[rob_react]

It is a limited series...6 or 7 issues I think. I'm not too sure, I dropped it after issue 4...

 

Why?

[currincomics]

Man, you guys are tough, now I'll have to keep my college history book out along with my OSG when I'm posting-sheesh.