In the grand tradition of “What If” stories, the early Marvel universe is translated into 17th century costumes and historical context. Through Neil Gaiman’s magic, Marvel’s classic Silver Age characters are thus reborn anew into something completely different and yet, somehow, exhilaratingly the same.
Thousands of years from now, a tiny kingdom of peace-loving peasants living on the fringes of a poisonous forest finds itself dragged into a senseless war that threaten to destroy whatever clean land remains.