I've called Marvel Comics a Scrooge because they haven't done any holiday specials this year. For one reason or another the House of Ideas hasn't had any one-shots, annuals or individual issues devoted to Halloween, Thanksgiving or Christmas. But I guess I have to retract that, slightly...
Marvels Epilogue debuted over the Summer to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the groundbreaking miniseries by Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross (Astro City). In this 16-pager, photographer every-man, Phil Sheldon has taken his daughters to Rockefeller Center for some holiday bonding.
Snow is falling. The tree is brightly lit. And Doctor Doom is ice-skating!
Yep- this episode occurs during that iconic re-introduction of the mutant killing Sentinels in X-Men #98 by Claremont and Cockrum. And I think you remember what happened in that!
Though the story is short, this issue isn't. Epilogue contains several interviews, a MAD Magazine style parody and as usual, an Alex Ross sketch book. And all in all, it was worth every penny!
For sure- don't skip that interview with Busiek and Ross. They reveal a ton of Easter Eggs and cameos throughout this book. You'll spend hours pouring over the meat of the book again and again.
In my Christmas comics readings, I saved the best for almost last. Just one book left and it's getting finished up just in tine for the New Year.
If you can find this book, it's worth buying and...
Worth Consuming!
Rating: 10 out of 10 stars.
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