1602: Angela #2-"Part Two, In Which All the World's a Stage and the Guardians Overthrow the Players"

[superboyprime]

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Lovely, really lovely.

[7dialsmystery]

The art for this is really beautiful.

Re: Lovely, really lovely.

[bradygirl_12]

I agree! Very lush and beautiful. :)

[captainbellman]

Awww...a pity you cut off there, I'd have liked to see 1602 Venom.

[mrstatham]

I know hindsight is 50/50, but they totally should have launched Angela in the 616 with this look and background. It's immediately more striking than the original design, which was too close to McFarlane's, and this background for her easily could have generated more story beats than the too-quickly-unveiled 'oh hey you're Odin's secret kid because we wanted to thumb our nose at a guy who used to work for us' approach.

I don't read this series, so I apologise in advance if I'm being rude or ignorant.

[deh_tommy]

Well, if she isn't an Angel who fights demons and monsters (usually regardless of their moral alignment), then can she really be considered the same character?

Re: I don't read this series, so I apologise in advance if I'm being rude or ignorant.

[locuatico]

mar-vell says yes.

Re: I don't read this series, so I apologise in advance if I'm being rude or ignorant.

[deh_tommy]

Good point, though I was curious because while this Angela is very similar to the regular Angela, there are still some differences should she have become the 'main' one. I have difficulty finding words to describe how I feel. I suppose what I was trying to say is that I'm fine with their being this version in it's own distinct pocket of reality, but I'm not sure how I'd feel if this had been the character introduced since 'Age of Ultron' (though I suspect this incarnation will be the main protagonist of Angela: Queen of Hel, which I don't mind either).

Re: I don't read this series, so I apologise in advance if I'm being rude or ignorant.

[mrstatham]

I'd say you could have easily gotten away with bringing this version in first. There's enough in terms of even the religious connotations of being a 'witch hunter' that you could have easily had that as a nod to her Image-based pseudo-religious/McFarlane wanted to draw hot mostly naked angel-women origins.

She isn't *really* an Angel fighting demons and monsters in the 616, after all.

Re: I don't read this series, so I apologise in advance if I'm being rude or ignorant.

[deh_tommy]

I think I understand what you're saying, so thank you.

I'vejust realised how Angela being the star of this series is oddly fitting, considering both her and the 1602 universe were created by Neil Gaiman.

[locuatico]

I suspect they did not have an idea of what to do with her and the Odin bit was decided after she appeared. But yeah, if they ever launch another 1602 book, post-secret wars. i would hope they make it about this Angela.

[aperturedreams]

She's already gotten several new designs since then, the newest one being a mash-up with Hela. Of course, I do agree completely with what you're saying there though.

[deh_tommy]

Doesn't she take over Hel come January?

[aperturedreams]

Yep that's the basis of the new series. I think it'll be starting sooner than that though.

[punisher007]

I heard that they wanted her "intro look" to "homage" the McFarlane design (while not being quite as ludicrous). But apparently they were always planning to change it eventually (which they did in her solo book, to cool new armor).

Oh and the GOTG as a circus trope is just, amazing.

[shadowpsykie]

are kate and america there? i don't recognze them....

[aperturedreams]

1602 Kate is in Gillen's Siege series as is Miss America from A-Force. Haven't seen any 1602 Miss America.