
This story takes place in the Marvel 1602 universe. Angela and Serah are witch hunters, who find and capture – or kill – those with supernatural abilities. But something more sinister has surfaced. There are people running around who have witch-like powers, but who aren’t witches. They are Faustians, who traded a part of themselves to the fey Enchantress for their heart’s deepest desire in return. Enchantress prophesizes that when Angela kills 3 Faustians, her beloved Serah will die. Serah takes it in stride, saying that nothing, not even death, will keep them apart, but Angela isn’t so sure. Even so, they have a mission. They wander the English countryside, looking for more Faustians and doing their duty even as they try to figure out how to break the curse.
You guys may know I read very little Marvel. Characters popped up that were obviously cameos but I didn’t get who half of them were. There was a cameo by Guardians of the Galaxy tho which was pretty awesome XD The art ranged from looking like a medieval painting to cartoony, but it was always atmospheric with dramatic lighting. I picked it up because Bennett is also the author of Bombshells, and it didn’t disappoint. This edition had the first issue of Marvel: 1602 at the end, which was pretty cool. I might pick it up even if it’s been reviewed here already =P
– Kathleen
November 28, 2016 at 5:37 pm
Kathleen- this book hurts me! Bennett penned the convoluted A-Force, so I am sad that the original 1602 story has been so mangled in the Secret Wars/Warzone universe. 1602 deserves better!
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November 28, 2016 at 5:53 pm
Ahhh I didn’t mean to post a book that hurt you DX I hadn’t read any of 1602 so I didn’t know – please forgive me!!! DX XD
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November 28, 2016 at 6:02 pm
The first book was so awesome! But the sequels haven’t been as good. This series will be one of my choices for a future T5W post!
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