Name: Marvel 1602
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Author: Andy Kubert
ISBN: 9780785141341

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Physical Book

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Year

2010

Language

English

Pages

248

Format

Paperback

Weight

0.95

ISBN

9780785141341

ISBN13

9780785141341

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Synopsis "Marvel 1602 "

Neil Gaiman's vision of the Marvel Universe in the year 1602! The year is 1602, and strange things are stirring in England. In the service of Queen Elizabeth, court magician Dr. Stephen Strange senses that the bizarre weather plaguing the skies above is not of natural origin. Her majesty's premier spy, Sir Nicholas Fury, fends off an assassination attempt on the Queen by winged warriors rumored to be in service to a mad despot named Doom. News is spreading of "witchbreed" sightings - young men bearing fantastic superhuman powers and abilities. And in the center of the rising chaos is Virginia Dare, a young girl newly arrived from the New World, guarded by a towering Indian warrior. Can Fury and his allies find a connection to these unusual happenings before the whole world ends? Collects Marvel 1602 #1-8.

Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman (Portchester, England, 1960) is one of the most influential and versatile writers in contemporary literature, known for transforming the fantasy genre with his unique imagination and fresh approach to narrative. From a young age, Gaiman showed an intense passion for reading, devouring everything from Tolkien and C.S. Lewis classics to comics, which marked his creative path.

Gaiman began his career as a journalist and was decisively influenced by his encounter with screenwriter Alan Moore, which led him to write comics alongside artist Dave McKean, with whom he created the graphic novel Violent Cases. Later, he was hired by DC Comics to reimagine Sandman, turning a secondary character into a masterpiece of adult comics. He has also collaborated with Terry Pratchett on the novel Good Omens (1990) and has worked as a screenwriter on series like Doctor Who.

Winner of prestigious awards such as the Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, and Locus, and a member of the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame, Neil Gaiman is a versatile author who combines mythology, fantasy, and a unique narrative style, achieving a lasting impact both in literature and popular culture.

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Andy Kubert

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Andy Kubert (nacido el 27 de febrero de 1962 en Dover, Nueva Jersey) es un destacado artista, entintador, letrista y guionista estadounidense en el mundo del cómic. Miembro de una familia de renombre —hijo del legendario Joe Kubert y hermano del también artista Adam Kubert— Andy siguió los pasos familiares al formarse en la emblemática Kubert School, institución fundada por su padre, donde más tarde también impartiría clases.

Inició su carrera en DC Comics en la década de 1980 como letrista y más tarde ilustró series como Sgt. Rock, Adam Strange y el crossover Batman Versus Predator. Su trayectoria se consolidó al pasar a Marvel, donde dejó una huella imborrable en títulos como Uncanny X-Men, Ultimate X-Men y sagas clave como Age of Apocalypse. También fueron destacadas sus ilustraciones en series como Wolverine: Origin, Marvel 1602 (en colaboración con Neil Gaiman) y Ultimate Iron Man.

En 2005 regresó a DC mediante un contrato exclusivo, convirtiéndose en el artista de referencia de Batman. Junto a Grant Morrison, co-creó al controvertido personaje Damian Wayne. Su arte embelleció grandes historias como Batman: Cacophony, Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Flashpoint y The Dark Knight III: The Master Race.

Además de su influjo en los cómics, Andy Kubert mantiene vivo el legado familiar como instructor en la Kubert School, inspirando a nuevos talentos.

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