The book also continues to make some interesting points about the nature of superhero comics and the Marvel Universe, although these elements have gradually moved from the foreground of the series to the background. In this issue, the writers seem to be commenting on the ultimately cyclical and repetitive nature of superhero storytelling, but this commentary is starting to feel like little more than dressing for the story of Sheldon's cancer (when at the start of the series, I would have said that the opposite was true). At this point, I'm far more engaged by Sheldon's story than by the larger story of the Marvel Universe, and the final page cameo of a character from the original Marvels miniseries suggests that Busiek and Stern have a few more twists in store for us yet. If the final issue is brave enough to bring us the conclusion that the book seems to have been leading up to for so long, it should pack a real emotional punch, and that's due to the very strong character work that Read Full Review