Marvels: Eye of the Camera #6 "Closing The Book"

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"There had been an attempt years before, to do a sequel to Marvels, but it rather famously fell apart. I took my story elsewhere, and Marvel turned what had been done so far into a miniseries called Code of Honor, and for a while, it seemed like that would be it...But then, people at Marvel noticed that while other books would rise and fall in sales over the years, Marvels just kept steadily selling, and selling, and selling. And wouldn't it be nice if there was another book to go with it?

I wasn't interested in just doing a sequel for the sake of doing a sequel, but as it happened, there was one more Phil Sheldon story Alex Ross and I had in mind, back when we were working on the first series. We called it Epilogue, back then, and figured it'd be about 30 pages long, telling the story of Phil's last days and the return of Maggie...As an epilogue to Marvels, it would have worked just fine, but as a story on its own, it needed some set-up, something that would allow it to stand on its own two feet, as it were. The story that would have been Epilogue is still there, still about 30 pages long...there's just a whole new book leading up to it."

Kurt Busiek

(7.33 out of 22 pages)



In hospital Phil and Maggie watch a news report on the X-Men trying to save Dallas. The news station loses satellite contact with the city.



When she learnt about the Sentinels, Maggie feared that her presence would endanger the Sheldon's and left.



Maggie stowed away on various vehicles.











The satellite connection with Dallas is re-established, with a new reporter filling in for an injured co-worker





Reports state that the X-Men have died stopping the unknown force attacking Dallas.








Later as Phil's funeral service ends...


The publisher regrets putting Phil under the pressure of writing another book.





If we could all be so lucky to have a legacy like that.