![]() ![]() Marvel 1602 features a massive line-up of Marvel characters, all recognizable while also living out quite different lives in 1602. Said colony, Roanoke, which is often known as the "lost colony" today, is heavily featured in the story. The story features some real historical events and characters, including Queen Elizabeth I of England, her successor King James I, and Virginia Dare, the first English child born in a New World colony. ![]() The series also follows adventure, action, and intrigue between the characters within the settings of 1602 Europe and America. The reason for this is unknown, and characters realizing something is not as it should be and uncovering the mystery of their own existence is one of the core plotlines of Marvel 1602. The series was set in an alternate timeline where Marvel heroes and villains somehow emerged in 1602, 400 years earlier than their time. ![]() None of the sequel series were written by Gaiman, but they followed the same continuity as the original series and featured the same characters. Marvel 1602 spawned three sequel limited series: 1602: New World in 2005, Marvel 1602: Fantastick Four in 2006, and Spider-Man: 1602 in 2009. It was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove, with covers designed by artist Scott McKowen. Marvel 1602 is a limited series eight-issue comic book published in 2003 by Marvel comics. ![]()
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