1602: New World
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1602: New World is a five-issue Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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 limited series
Limited series
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 and is the sequel to the 1602
Marvel 1602
Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers...

limited series, and as such is set in the year 1602 in the same continuity as the original series and picks up where 1602 left off. This time the story is written by Greg Pak
Greg Pak
Greg Pak is an American New York-based film director/comic book writer, known for his work on such books featuring the Hulk.-Early life:Pak is a graduate of Yale University, where he was a member of the Purple Crayon improv group, and studied history at Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar and film at...

 and illustrated by Greg Tocchini.

Plot

The issue begins with this world's Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....

 apparently killing King James
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...

. When David awakens, he remembers what he has done and finds himself wondering where his allegiances lie. He also makes friends with a group of Thunder Lizards.

On Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island
Roanoke Island is an island in Dare County near the coast of North Carolina, United States. It was named after the historical Roanoke Carolina Algonquian people who inhabited the area in the 16th century at the time of English exploration....

 the recently empowered Peter Parquagh
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 and Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare was the first child born in the Americas to English parents, Eleanor and Ananias Dare. She was born into the short-lived Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina, USA. What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery...

 face an invasion of dinosaurs. Peter's new powers are no match for the Thunder Lizards, and Virginia is forced to transform into a T. rex to save him. The final panel shows the Hulk stepping in to stop Virginia.

The second issue starts as Norman Osborne
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....

 attempts to buy the island from the native Americans. They refuse his offer. Peter interrupts the meeting by charging in on the back of a dinosaur, with several other children, in the ensuing stampede caused by the Hulk. The arrival of the children stops the natives from killing Osborne. Peter races back to the colony and realizes the monster fighting Virginia is wearing Banner's robes. The Hulk and Virginia smash into Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson
John Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...

's printing press
Printing press
A printing press is a device for applying pressure to an inked surface resting upon a print medium , thereby transferring the ink...

.

Virginia (still in the form of a T. rex) runs into the forest with Peter hanging on her tail. Jameson calls for the arrest of the Hulk. Peter calms down Virginia while the Hulk calms the remaining dinosaurs. The Hulk attacks Jameson, but Peter stops him. He turns back into Banner. As Banner is an enemy of the colony after attempting to kill Sir Nicholas Fury
Nick Fury
Colonel Nicholas Joseph "Nick" Fury is a fictional World War II army hero and present-day super-spy in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by artist Jack Kirby and writer Stan Lee, Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos #1 , a World War II combat series that portrayed the...

, Dougan attempts to execute him. Governor Dare stops him and Banner is taken away by the dinosaurs.

In a town meeting, Jameson blames the Hulk and all 'superpowered people' for endangering the colony, and calls for a ban. Osborne is quick to blame their arrival on Rojhaz
Captain America
Captain America is a fictional character, a superhero that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Captain America Comics #1 , from Marvel Comics' 1940s predecessor, Timely Comics, and was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby...

 and the natives. Outside, Peter tells Governor Dare that he believes Osborne lied about the natives taking two children captive. The governor dismisses his claims.

Back in London, King James talks to a man in armour powered by electricity about an attack against him by a man calling himself 'The Devil' or 'Diablo' and tells him to retrieve Banner, who the King is worried about. Lord Iron says that if he has betrayed the king, he will kill Banner.

Back in Roanoke, soldiers are chasing Banner. Banner, in a fit of depression, jumps off a cliff. He is saved by Peter, who tells him that their lives belong to God, and to take them before their time would be a sin. Banner says that their lives now belong to the Devil.

Meanwhile, as Dougan, Osborne, and a patrol of soldiers search for Banner, Osborne secretly knocks Dougan unconscious and calls for help, blaming it on the natives. Later, as the soldiers burn a native village, Osborne inquires after something "shiny, or glittering", but is told nothing of the sort was found.

The native Americans start to leave the island with an unconscious Banner as their chief tells Peter that despite Rojhaz's efforts, there will be a war between the natives and the colonists. Peter protests that there is a way to stop it. He discusses with Virginia the possibility of using her power to prevent a war, but she refuses, fearing that the instincts of what she became might make her dangerous.

Jameson summons Peter to the port, where Lord Iron's ship is approaching. Jameson accuses Peter of having no "tingling sense" of when something is about to happen, but it is implied that he does in fact have his spider-sense when he pushes Jameson out of the way of a shot from Iron. Lord Iron is catapulted ashore and grabs Peter, asking where Banner is. Ananias Dare intervenes, but Iron grabs him as well. Osborne arrives with a squad of soldiers who open fire to no real effect. Iron electrocutes Peter into unconsciousness, then draws an electrified sword with which he attacks the soldiers. As Captain Ross
Thunderbolt Ross
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary of the Hulk, sometimes as a supervillain. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law...

 (captain of Iron's ship) and his men surround the colonists, Osborne professes loyalty to James I.

Ross accuses Dare of treason, citing his declaration of independence from Great Britain
Kingdom of Great Britain
The former Kingdom of Great Britain, sometimes described as the 'United Kingdom of Great Britain', That the Two Kingdoms of Scotland and England, shall upon the 1st May next ensuing the date hereof, and forever after, be United into One Kingdom by the Name of GREAT BRITAIN. was a sovereign...

. Although one of the colonists claims that if Dare is a traitor they all are, Ananias takes sole responsibility. Outside, Iron and Rhodes
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...

 are interrogating the colonists about Peter's whereabouts (since he escaped earlier). Virginia tells Iron that Banner will crush him, but they are interrupted by Ross announcing that Ananias will be beheaded at dawn for treason. Peter approaches Virginia and promises to save her father.

Virginia offers to lead Iron to Banner and he accepts. Osborne tells Ross of his belief that the natives hide something that gave Rojhaz, Banner, and the other metahumans their power, calling it the Source. Ross believes they must destroy it, but Osborne disagrees, since he wants the Source for himself. However, he does not say anything and plays along with Ross's plan. Ross decides that after Banner is captured they will attack the natives. In the woods, Dougan and his patrol run into some English soldiers. Before blood is shed, Peter, disguised and calling himself the Spider, subdues the English and tells Dougan Ross' plans.

Meanwhile Virginia has led Iron and Rhodes to the destroyed native village and threatens to kill them unless they forswear their loyalty to the English, which they do instantly. Iron and Banner do not have much loyalty towards King James and both men share a dream of Banner torturing Iron for the secrets of his weapons. When Banner wakes up, the native chief Marioac encourages him to be the hero that his actions as the Hulk prove he can be. The natives then sail to the colonised island with the Hulk alongside them.

Dougan and his men, disguised as English soldiers, free Ananias from his prison with the Spider acting as a distraction. The natives and the Hulk then arrive, with mammoths, and order the English to surrender. Ross replies with cannonfire, which doesn't hurt the Hulk. The Hulk retaliates by throwing the cannonballs back, and Marioac demands that both the English and the colonists return to England.

Suddenly, Lord Iron attacks the Hulk from a glider, but the Hulk tells him to abandon his vendetta. Lord Iron ignores the Hulk's pleas and continues to attack. With the Hulk distracted, the English begin to fire at the natives. Osborne orders Marioac to give him the Source, but is told that it died when Rojhaz left. It seems as if the fighting and killing will continue until Virginia arrives as a massive, Sphinx
Sphinx
A sphinx is a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head or a cat head.The sphinx, in Greek tradition, has the haunches of a lion, the wings of a great bird, and the face of a woman. She is mythicised as treacherous and merciless...

-like creature. She orders everybody to stop fighting, or she will "start eating." Both sides surrender, and let Virginia destroy all of their weapons.

After the battle, Lord Iron makes amends to Banner and abandons his quest for vengeance. Lord Iron and Rhodes decide to stay at the colony and start their lives over. Banner leaves with the English soldiers, knowing that returning to England will mean certain death for him. The colonists and natives renew peaceful relations, and Governor Dare invites Marioac and the natives to join in on their council. Osborne is tried and imprisoned for his crimes. Meanwhile, Iron and Rhodes rebuild Jameson's printing press as an automated, electricity-driven machine, while Peter and Virginia are seen sewing a flag that resembles the modern American flag (though with only one star and five stripes) until Jameson arrives and orders Peter to start investigating the mysterious "Spider" character. Osborne, held in the stocks
Stocks
Stocks are devices used in the medieval and colonial American times as a form of physical punishment involving public humiliation. The stocks partially immobilized its victims and they were often exposed in a public place such as the site of a market to the scorn of those who passed by...

 nearby, implies that he knows Peter is the Spider.

Four months later, Banner is about to be burned at the stake in front of King James. When he asks Banner if he will beg for mercy, Banner merely replies, "Nay, King James. I'll leave that to you." as his eyes begin to mysteriously glow green...

Historical

James VI of Scotland and I of England
James I of England
James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...

, His firm belief in the Divine Right of Kings
Divine Right of Kings
The divine right of kings or divine-right theory of kingship is a political and religious doctrine of royal and political legitimacy. It asserts that a monarch is subject to no earthly authority, deriving his right to rule directly from the will of God...

 and strong views on witchcraft
Witchcraft
Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft...

 (including the witchbreed) mean he is cast as something of a villain.

Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare
Virginia Dare was the first child born in the Americas to English parents, Eleanor and Ananias Dare. She was born into the short-lived Roanoke Colony in what is now North Carolina, USA. What became of Virginia and the other colonists remains a mystery...

, the daughter of Ananias Dare, and the first English child born in the Americas
Americas
The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...

. In this world, the Roanoke Colony
Roanoke Colony
The Roanoke Colony on Roanoke Island in Dare County, present-day North Carolina, United States was a late 16th-century attempt to establish a permanent English settlement in what later became the Virginia Colony. The enterprise was financed and organized by Sir Walter Raleigh and carried out by...

 did not disappear in the 1580s. Inspired by a legend
Legend
A legend is a narrative of human actions that are perceived both by teller and listeners to take place within human history and to possess certain qualities that give the tale verisimilitude...

 that Virginia was killed in the shape of a white deer
Deer
Deer are the ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. Species in the Cervidae family include white-tailed deer, elk, moose, red deer, reindeer, fallow deer, roe deer and chital. Male deer of all species and female reindeer grow and shed new antlers each year...

, Gaiman gives his version shapeshifting
Shapeshifting
Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children's literature, Shakespearean comedy, ballet, film, television, comics, and video games...

 powers. Gaiman has revealed he has told fans that he created Virginia Dare without a Marvel character basis to provide a unique and fully American character to tie in the 1602 universe with our real world.

Heroes

Peter Parquagh, Peter works at the newspaper run by Jonah Jameson. Near the end of the 1602 series he was bitten by spider giving him strange powers. When he dons a webbed mask and a leather doublet, Parquagh becomes 'The Spider'. Peter also appears to have some feelings for Virginia, even though he is too shy to express them. He is the Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 of 1602.

David Banner, was an advisor to James VI and I. Towards the end of 1602 he is caught in the energies of the Anomaly and becomes a brutish monster. He is this world's Incredible Hulk
Hulk (comics)
The Hulk is a fictional character, a superhero in the . Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1 ....

. Uncommonly, The Hulk himself is the hero, being a noble man, seeking to defend the native Indians from the colonists. David Banner is an evil man, a torturer and assassin, who lives in fear of the more noble Hulk, even considering himself damned and lost as a witchbreed.

Enemies

Norman Osborne wants to trick the native Americans into selling the island of Roanoke. However, they have been educated in the English language by 'Rojhaz' (Captain America from the future) and see the flaw in his contract. He seeks to turn the colony against the natives, because he believes that the natives are hiding something of great value. He may become this world's Green Goblin
Green Goblin
The Green Goblin is a fictional character, a supervillain who appears in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, and first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #14 ....

.

Lord Iron is a Spaniard weaponeer, famous for his inventions, who was captured during the war against England and forced by long weeks of torture to manufacture new and deadly weapons. He since had a grudge against the man who tortured him—David Banner. We can assume that the painful tortures he was forced to endure had damaged his heart, as the piece of shrapnel damaged the heart of his modern counterpart. He wears a suit of armour powered by electricity, and he is this world's Iron Man
Iron Man
Iron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...

. Despite his allegiance, he has no special loyalty towards King James, and merely seeks revenge on David Banner, and by association, the Hulk.

Supporting

Jonah Jameson, an Irish-accented newspaper owner in the New World. Exactly like his Marvel Universe counterpart, J. Jonah Jameson
J. Jonah Jameson
John Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...

, including his dislike of people with "powers". His newspaper is called the Daily Trumpet, rather than the Bugle
Daily Bugle
The Daily Bugle is a fictional New York City newspaper that is a regular fixture in the Marvel Universe, most prominently in Spider-Man comic titles and their derivative media...

.

Rhodes is Lord Iron's Moorish
Moors
The description Moors has referred to several historic and modern populations of the Maghreb region who are predominately of Berber and Arab descent. They came to conquer and rule the Iberian Peninsula for nearly 800 years. At that time they were Muslim, although earlier the people had followed...

 engineer. His Marvel Universe counterpart is James Rupert Rhodes, or War Machine
War Machine
War Machine is a fictional character, a comic book superhero appearing in comic books set in the Marvel Comics universe. The character of James Rhodes first appeared in Iron Man #118 by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton...

.

Captain Ross is the English captain of the vessel that transports Lord Iron to the New World. He is the 1602 manifestation of Marvel's General Thunderbolt Ross
Thunderbolt Ross
General Thaddeus E. "Thunderbolt" Ross is a fictional character appearing in books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an adversary of the Hulk, sometimes as a supervillain. Ross is a United States military officer, the father of Betty Ross, ex-father in-law of Glenn Talbot and the father in-law...

, since both men were charged with subduing the Incredible Hulk and his human counterpart.

Dougan was once part of Fury's army
Army
An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

, and was the only member of it to go with the main cast of 1602
Marvel 1602
Marvel 1602 is an eight-issue comic book limited series published in 2003 by Marvel Comics. The limited series was written by Neil Gaiman, penciled by Andy Kubert, and digitally painted by Richard Isanove; Scott McKowen illustrated the distinctive scratchboard covers...

 to Doom's castle and the new world. Dougan stayed in New World and became the head of the police
Police
The police is a personification of the state designated to put in practice the enforced law, protect property and reduce civil disorder in civilian matters. Their powers include the legitimized use of force...

 force, becoming a friend to Dare. He is the counterpart of this worlds Dum Dum Dugan
Dum Dum Dugan
Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader "Dum Dum" Dugan is a fictional character in the . He is an officer of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is one of the most experienced members of Nick Fury's team, known for his marksmanship with rifles and for his impressive physique...

, who is a member of the organization run by Fury.

Marioac is the leader of the local native Americans who are feuding with the colonists. She becomes a sort of friend to both Peter and Banner, and is portrayed as a little magical or supernatural. She is not based on a character in the traditional Marvel Universe

Governor Dare is the governor of the colony and a wise and heroic man, although not based on a Marvel character.

Collected editions

1602: New World was collected as a trade paperback, published in January 2006 (ISBN 0-7851-1494-7)
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