 Like "Marvels", the comic features reporter Phil Sheldon as the main character and was published in prestige format, with fully painted artwork and acetate covers, further creating the impression that it is a more twisted companion piece.In the Marvel Multiverse, Earth of the "Ruins" universe is listed as Earth-9591.Former "Daily Bugle" reporter Phil Sheldon explores a dystopian version of the Marvel Universe where in his own words "everything that can go wrong go wrong".