The explanation of how all these heroes got to 1602 is clever and not obvious right up to the reveal. In true Neil Gaiman fashion, there were several plots woven throughout the eight issues, and the threads came together in interesting ways in issue seven to build the perfect climax.

There was also a subtle change for one hero to being gay in this timeline. I like how each of them got adapted, including a female character passing for a boy because of lack of opportunities for girls. It was really interesting to see all of these characters in a different setting. All these characters and more are plucked from the pages of modern comics and woven into Elizabethan England for a grand out-of-their-time adventure He bilks the crew of The Fantastic into divulging secrets he can exploit to become stronger. Count Otto Van Doom the Handsome plots to steal the weapon of the Templars and take over the world. Meanwhile, Virginia Dare and her protector, the Indian Rojhaz, sail to England to be the Queen for more men and resources for the colony of Roanoke.

King James of Scotland messages Enrique of the Inquisition through his son Petros to coordinate the removal of Carlos Javier’s School of Witchbreed Children. The queen’s personal physician, Doctor Strange, struggles to divine all of the moving mechanisms throughout the world. Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster, Sir Nicholas Fury, is attempting to secure the weapon of the Knights Templar by sending his man, the Bard Murdock, to make sure it arrives in England safely. Illustrated by Andy Kubert, digital paint by Richard Isanove

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