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Marvel 1602 by Neil Gaiman

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caliesha's review against another edition

3.0

Good concept, cool setting, and beautifully coloured illustrations. Bit cliche at times, the history felt very Classic American History Textbook (i.e. "new world," "explorers") but I'm not about to rip apart a comic book. 3.5 stars

cleansky7's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

abigcoffeedragon's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a fun and enjoyable read - seeing your favorite Marvel characters in the year 1602 gives a new spin to many of them, and putting into play the politics of the time, this makes for a fun read.

Well written series by Neil Gaiman and artistically rendered to the page, I would definitely add this to my personal collection. The only thing that keeps this from being a 5 star book is that there is so much story with so many characters, that I did have to go back to remember why someone was saying or doing something from 20 pages prior.

Other than that, this is a fun and enjoyable romp through the Marvel comics world.

sam_antics's review against another edition

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2.0

I love Neil Gaiman, but I just couldn't get into this one.

charlibirb's review against another edition

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4.0

Did not expect a Marvel-universe-inspired story! Super cool! Too many of the characters looked the same, and kind of acted the same, though, and some of the motivations were unclear. Virginia's motive???? Anywhoo, Gaiman succeeds at what he does best: world building, and flashy-cool 2D characters.