Not only was his absence noticed, but his persona would have been PERFECT for the tale. Remember him…the surly, long-lived, fast-healing anti-hero who’s been your most popular character since “Hey bubbing” the Hulk for the Canadian government back in the 1980’s**.

I’d like to start this mostly favorable review by first dropkicking in the baby maker the marketing wizard who approved the decision NOT to include Wolverine in the story-line. I'm not saying this will be for everyone, but it's worth a peek for the hardcore Marvel fans out there.ĭear Mr. This is one that I wouldn't mind looking at again, and I'm definitely looking forward to getting my hands on the spin-offs from this and reading about more of this pocket universe. It was varied enough to feel fresh, but there were enough familiar elements to the cast that I got to do that geeky little smile/nod thing quite a bit. In my opinion, Neil Gaiman did a great job with this retelling. Of course, their backstories are quite different, but everyone (with a few exceptions) is recognizable pretty much immediately. So, basically, this is our Marvel characters in 1602. Something happened that caused the superheroes of our time to be born hundreds of years early.

If you don't already know, the premise is this: And I'm mentioning that now because I don't think a casual graphic novel reader will enjoy this as much as someone who knows all of the characters. However, I simply hadn't read enough comics at that point to fully understand everything. It felt like a very cool What If kind of thing, the art was pleasant, and I understood most of what I was reading. I read this back in 2009 and liked it quite a bit.

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