An offshoot of the Marvel 1602 world set up by Neil Gaiman. All the Marvel stablemates appear in a new world setting.

Peter Parquah is all grown up as a "witchbreed" in America. Osborne commits crimes and is sent back to England to be tried, and Peter is sent on the same boat to keep an eye on him.

Meanwhile some natural philosophers (including Octavious) have been experimenting with Witchbreed blood in order to make them superhuman but things run afowl resulting in a battle in the streets.

As usual it takes a while to work out who every one is in "real" life, especially if you're not a regular visitor to the Marvel multiverse.



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Sadly, while I was really excited to read the 1602 series/universe all as one, I was not very impressed by the actual use of the characters, plotlines, and especially side series. A lot of it felt like really big shoutouts being tenuously connected so that old fans would understand but the new reader wouldn't understand what was going on at all. ( )

Spider-Man, Spider-Man does whatever a- Or is that Ye old Spider-Man, Ye old Spider-Man? I’m not funny. I know this. But I try. My poor attempts at humor aside I have read the original Marvel 1602 so I was fully aware of what kind of world I was in for. Pair that with the fact I thoroughly enjoy Spider-Man this was easily a smart purchase in the enjoyment area.

The story itself follows Peter (otherwise known as the Spider) starts his life in the new world. But very soon as if with these things life goes off track. Familiar villains and friends alike are once again introduced in different ways. Some with different forms. And as is with the original Marvel 1602 there are many references to more modern era storylines. I spied a particularly funny one to me to do with the Venom saga.

This collection is a good read and I would say worth your time and your money.

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Once again, a brilliant premise & well paced. Excellent for anyone that has enjoyed this alternative universe. ( )