It was meant to be six, but I'm writing episode 5 right now, and there's a lot of story to tell.' 'So why is it such a secret.?' It got to be a secret because the idea of 1602 was fairly straightforward, and really fun, and I hated the idea of people being familiar with it, even bored of it, by the time it came out. 'That's pretty much it.' 'But how long is it?' 'I think it'll be eight issues. 'Stuff.' 'Well, is it the Marvel characters? Or characters you invented yourself?' 'Yes,' I said.
What's it about?' 'Oh, you know,' I said. I just arrived in Portugal, in Lisbon, to promote CORALINE, and the first question I was asked, in the car from the airport to the hotel was 'So, can you tell me anything about 1602?' And I said, 'It's drawn by Andy Kubert, coloured by Richard Isanove, lettered by Todd Klein, covers by Scott McKowen and I saw a photocopy of the first issue and it looks pretty good.' 'Yes, but the story. Written by NEIL GAIMAN Art by ANDY KUBERT & RICHARD ISANOVE CARDSTOCK COVER by SCOTT MCKOWEN 40 PGS./MARVEL PG.$3.50 "It wasn't meant to be a secret." I get it all the time now.
Marvel chose Gaiman as part of the lineup of superstar authors that contributed to Amazing Fantasy #1000, a homage to the comic book that introduced Spider-Man to the world to ultimately help fans celebrate the 60th anniversary of the character. Over the course of his long career, Gaiman often came back to comics, mostly for DC, but he also wrote two limited series for Marvel: Marvel 1602 and The Eternals. Gaiman's earliest success, however, came from comic books, when he authored The Sandman(which also received a very successful adaptation as a Netflix show) for DC's Vertigo imprint. Neil Gaiman is a world-famous best-selling author who wrote exceptional novels such as American Gods, Coraline, and Stardust, all of which received big screen adaptations. Gaiman's short story in the anthological 1000th issue of Amazing Fantasy brings Spider-Man to life thanks to the author's unique ability to insert fantastic elements into everyday situations or, like in this case, in Gaiman's own life. Superstar writer Neil Gaiman gives a touching tribute to Marvel Comics' Spider-Man, revealing how what is considered one of the greatest stories of the character actually changed his life.
This article contains SPOILERS for Amazing Fantasy #1000!
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