Well... It's more like a Jurassic Park now, not a Marvel 1602... Yeah, this thing with dinosaurs was Gaiman's fault, but he didn't use it like here... And I don't think he planned to...

This comic reads as fast as the first 10 pages of Neil's Marvel 1602. And you get almost nothing from that. I mean... Gaiman had so many characters and storylines and he used them almost flawlessly. But there we have only Hulk and Peter, who is on his way of becoming the Spider-Man. And yeah, Virginia, of course, who will definitely be a love interest for Peter and stay in his shadow. I dunno, this book is definitely the development of the last page of Gaiman's 8th issue of Marvel 1602... I can't say if he could continue this story better. And if he didn't - then he couldn't.

Greg Pak is a good writer, he's just not Gaiman. And yeah, he is a famous Hulk writer, so it's understandable why he was the one to write this comic. But... Gaiman's Banner was so boring and empty character... He didn't actually use him much. David Banner of 1602 can be described only as a King's man. Nothing more. And you can think that this story will make him more interesting if he's the main character (one of them, I mean). But that's not how it is. He's still the same zero of the character. I think haven't got problems with the Hulk in 1602 after the Thing. He's just boring.

Yeah, the narrative is really weak. Almost nothing happens. There's so many pictures with dinosaurs without any text and any point... It's not even an entertaining action.

What about Peter... He's okay. And I'm fine with this Jonah as well. He shouldn't be changed. But it's still not enough for me after the story of Neil.

The art is worse too. I mean... The artist is good, action scenes are really fascinating. It's just the faces what is wrong here. And... I think Andy Kubert's art was much more fitting with the tone of this story's time. You can disagree with me, but I just think that the second volume of 1602 is weak. But it's only the beginning, so maybe it will be better later. more