My next book is the well regarded Marvel 1602 by Neil Geiman. Marvel, like the comic books? Yes, Marvel like the comic books.
Although, this is a graphic novel. It’s another “what if” book, that reimagines what it would have been like if some of the Marvel characters had existed in 1602 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth and her succession by James I. I won’t bore you with any more of the plot, because none of the BgB crew care. It’s themes are familiar though: religious opression, fear and suspicion of the “other” - all that good stuff. I enjoyed it, and the artwork that begins each chapter is spectacular. I found out about this book from this year end review (#5)
February 25th, 2005 at 10:04 am
Oh, fer cryin out loud. I thought this was a blog about books. You know, WORD books.
February 25th, 2005 at 10:11 am
And so it begins …