Marvel 1602 #2

Part Two of Neil Gaiman, Andy Kubert, and Richard Isanove's Elizabethan Marvel reimagining arrives with a cover by Scott McKowen that is genuinely haunting — a sprawling hedge maze populated by several figures in period dress, each isolated in their own winding passage, suggesting intrigue and misdirection at every turn. Among those visible are a woman in an elaborate Elizabethan gown, a bald figure, and several others scattered through the labyrinth's green corridors, none quite able to find one another. It's a beautifully composed visual metaphor for the "evil schemes" promised in the issue's own subtitle, and sets a richly atmospheric tone for this 2003 series.