Gaiman described writing the series as odd, since he hadn't written comics in half a decade; the story was trimmed down significantly as the size went from six 36-page chapters to eight 22-page segments. He also wanted to write a comic that was different from , his most recognized work. The profits of the series went to help fund his Marvels and Miracles LLC company, which is fighting for the rights to .
Neil Gaiman stated in an afterword to the series that he had always viewed the Marvel universe as "magic". 1602's editors Nick Lowe and approached Gaiman after Quesada became Marvel's Editor in Chief with the intent for Gaiman to work on a project for Marvel. Gaiman eventually agreed to write a Marvel Comic in August 2001, although he wasn't sure what it would contain. When the occurred, Gaiman decided that he didn't want planes, skyscrapers, bombs or guns in his comicпІп‚БЂ« "I didn't want it to be a war story, and I didn't want to write a story in which might made right пІп‚БЂњ or in which might made anything." On a trip to Venice soon after, Gaiman was struck by how the "past seemed very close at hand"; he returned from the trip knowing the story he wanted to tell. The time was chosen because "it was a nice place to set the story. It gave me America and it gave me a lot of things that I wanted in terms of the way the world was changing. It also gave me the sense of wonder and magic."
The reality the Marvel 1602 takes place in is classified as Earth-311.
Neil Gaiman had always been a fan of Marvel, and editor approached Gaiman to work on a project which eventually evolved into 1602. The success of the comic led to three sequels, entitled , and Spider-Man: 1602. There is also a short story titled Son of the Dragon starring the 1602 version of in the second issue of Hulk: Broken Worlds.
Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue published in by . The limited series was written by , penciled by , and digitally painted by ; illustrated the distinctive covers. The eight-part series takes place in a timeline where Marvel superheroes have been transplanted to the ; faced with the destruction of their world by a mysterious force, the heroes must fight to save their universe. Many of the early Marvel superheroes пІп‚БЂ« , the , the , and пІп‚БЂ« as well as villains such as and appear in various roles.
Cover to 1602 #8, featuring from left to right: Matthew Murdoch, Virginia Dare, Rojhaz, Sir Nicholas Fury, and "John" Grey. The scene was based on a famous sketch of the men involved in the against .
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