Guest Post: 1602

Friend of the blog Jim Murphy over at Apparently Smart posted this commentary on Marvel’s 1602. Jim writes about why these versions of the established characters work. Check it out.

And Now For Something Completely Different

I don’t know if it is because I’m too tired, bored or lazy to do a proper post today; I’ll let you decide. In the meantime, I’m going to post this episode of The Simpsons which prominently features writer Neil Gaiman in it!

They do make a reference to his The Sandman, but they fail to acknowledge Black Orchid or even 1602.  Oh well; it’s still a great episode and probably one of the best in recent years.