Neil Gaiman and 1602

[Eternal]

I was kinda going towards the green goblin myself on that one

[chrisco37]

For a first issue, it was pretty good. It was, as other have said, a set-up issue. I really can't figure out how this isn't supposed to be a "Elseworlds" type story. To think that the current Marvel Universe characters are directly linked to this story is a little ambitious, IMO. I'll just treat it as an Elseworlds story, and enjoy it as that.

 

Also, to answer some questions....Yep, "Singing Murdock" mentioned the "Fantastik", an obvious reference to the FF. I believe Fury even says, "I wish Sir Reed were still alive". So, Richards is dead (maybe by the hand of Doom??).

 

I agree w/ Deathlok on the attacker. As soon as I saw him, I thought the Vulture. He even has the vertical stripes on his green outfit.

 

Also, nobody mentioned as a character appearing.....Angel. (I realize it's a very subtle reference. )

 

Chris

 

BTW - What the F*** happened to League of Extraordinary Gents #6??? It was solicited for yesterday, but is now delayed! Practically ruined my day, and would have if not for 1602 and Fables.

[bobpfef]

I enjoyed it. I have read almost no Marvels Comics for 15 years or so, but I though Gaiman did a good job with the characters and creating an atmosphere that was fun to read. Sure, it is all setup, but well done I thought.

 

 

[buena_vista]

What the F*** happened to League of Extraordinary Gents #6??? It was solicited for yesterday, but is now delayed! Practically ruined my day, and would have if not for 1602 and Fables.

 

Considering the fact that O'neill said he had the pages with him at San Diego and they still needed a bit of "touch up", my guess is we'll have to wait another week or so. Damn that Moore with his conclusions...

[Eternal]

Also, to answer some questions....Yep, "Singing Murdock" mentioned the "Fantastik", an obvious reference to the FF. I believe Fury even says, "I wish Sir Reed were still alive". So, Richards is dead (maybe by the hand of Doom??).

 

 

he might not be dead and might just be "missing" so we might see him later on

[Aman619]

its the Toad!

 

(the green guy, that is!)

[Jagull]

is Clea supposed to be anyone from the mainstream MU?

[deathlok]

Clea was an apprentice to Dr. Strange.

 

CLEA

 

[Kevin Boyd]

Clea is also his former girlfriend/lover and the daughter of the dread Dormammu. At one point she ruled the Dark Dimension.

 

Kev

[Jagull]

ah thx, never read any of the doc strange books

[Zonker]

1602 #2 has been cut from 40 to 32 pages. The price stays at $3.50

 

newsarama link

 

hmmm. Hopefully this was a creative decision, or Gaiman at least was given the chance to gracefully make the changes (& assuming this was not simply a miscommunication about how long #2 originally was "supposed to" be). Reminds me of the early 70s when Marvel and DC would suddenly change formats, and panels/pages would be cut at the last minute!

[Illiterati-migration]

1602 #2 has been cut from 40 to 32 pages. The price stays at $3.50

 

newsarama link

 

hmmm. Hopefully this was a creative decision, or Gaiman at least was given the chance to gracefully make the changes (& assuming this was not simply a miscommunication about how long #2 originally was "supposed to" be). Reminds me of the early 70s when Marvel and DC would suddenly change formats, and panels/pages would be cut at the last minute!

 

Or the "director's cut" will be coming to a store shelf near you shortly after you lay out your $3.50?

[Ares]

1602 #2 has been cut from 40 to 32 pages. The price stays at $3.50

 

newsarama link

 

hmmm. Hopefully this was a creative decision, or Gaiman at least was given the chance to gracefully make the changes (& assuming this was not simply a miscommunication about how long #2 originally was "supposed to" be). Reminds me of the early 70s when Marvel and DC would suddenly change formats, and panels/pages would be cut at the last minute!

 

.. Story says

UPDATE: 1602 #2 was incorrectly solicited as 40 pages, but is 32 pages. The price stays at $3.50.

 

[Zonker]

Thanks Ares! They must have updated the story from when I first accessed the link. Glad all is well...

[Darthdiesel]

Reminds me of the early 70s when Marvel and DC would suddenly change formats, and panels/pages would be cut at the last minute!

 

They just did something similar with X-Men: Ronin where its first issue was marked with 1 of 6 and then next issues said "2 of 5" the series ended with issue 5.

[Comic_Diva]

Yeah and that such a great series too.

[Darthdiesel]

[Kermit]

Guess every fan on earth is picking this up...it reminds me of x-men nº1 in the 90's...it's impossible for this to sold out, no?! With all the big printing numbers it had...

[Bonds25]

Where are you from?

[jjreason-migration]

Im almost expecting this to be a plot of Loki or one of the other major villains (Kang?) has drawn the heroes back into time for one devilish reason or another. I guess only time will tell. Nice art though, and the 2nd half of the book moved along pretty well.