My co-worker is an artist and a comic-book geek, and he's grooving on my copy of 1602. He took one look at the pages and said "It isn't inked -- it was penciled and scanned."

I have to take his word on that, because even though he explained to me how he can tell, I don't see it.

And he says that the Virginia Maid and the Indian bodyguard are from Alpha Flight.

t edit Dude, co-worker is identifying *all* the characters. Impressive.

I have only the barest knowledge of the Marvel comics and I thought it a great read, the artwork was not so great to me, but a good read.

You all have filled in some blanks that make it more interesting. Peter Parker looks like a goob, agreed. However, Fury and Daredevil are very un-gooblike and I want to see more.

edited: whitefont, just in case

After re-reading 1602 three or four times, I have decided that Sir Nicholas Fury is the hottest thing ever. Elizabethan intrigue is so much sexier than American military intelligence. So help me, I'm tempted to write Fury/Murdock slash after this issue.

Hmm. I'm not sure if I agree with the Alpha Flight thing. I wouldn't be surprised if Gaiman has a few twists and turns in store. In fact, I have a feeling that he's probably leading us to make any number of assumptions about the 1602 'verse.

Gah. I need to find out if there's a comic store near work. The wait is killing me.

Yeah, I thought I could wait 'til tomorrow -- nope. Going to go today.

Now I'm spoiler ho-ing for 1602. So far I've found out which Marvel characters will NOT appear, and that's it.

The characters are (spoiler-fonted) Wolverine and Iron Man. From an interview with Gaiman: "One of the greatest challenges for this project was in deciding which Marvel characters to include, and which to omit. In the end, Gaiman says he had two cardinal rules: "1) The Marvel Universe will come into existence much the same way we're used to, only 400 years earlier, and 2) Jettison anything that doesn't forward the story." Case in point: Wolverine. Also Iron Man, since no matter how you slice him "he's still just a bloke in armor."

Want more.

Anyone know what post I should go back to once I have read 1602?

Marty, start here: Holli "The Jossverse in Other Media" Aug 13, 2003 12:41:56 pm PDT and go forward.

BTW, the next issue of 1602 is due out on Sept. 10.

BTW, the next issue of 1602 is due out on Sept. 10.

Want. Now. I e-mailed my brother a link to a good Web article about it and said "Go buy this NOW. Or you are a fool."