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| Title | : | Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Civil War (Collected Editions)) |
| Author | : | Mark Millar |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | April 11th 2007 by Marvel (first published 2006) |
| Categories | : | Sequential Art. Comics. Graphic Novels. Superheroes. Marvel. Comic Book. Graphic Novels Comics. Fiction |
Mark Millar
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I think Millar did an excellent job of showing both sides of this 'Civil War'. At first, I was sure I would hate Tony, but when I looked at things from his point of view, it was almost impossible not to understand why he thought he was right. That's not to say that I wasn't rooting for Cap the rebels the entire time. I can't imagine a comic book fan being for Registration Act! After all, at the heart of all of us, is a geek who is paranoid of anything Big Brother-like.
It starts with public outcry against all superheroes due to a tragic accident caused by a group of b-list 'heroes'. Not much more than kids, they decided to take on a few villains to boost their reality t.v. show's ratings. To say it didn't work out for them is an understatement. Because they were not paying attention to their surroundings, they were unaware of the danger they were placing everyone in. One of them tried to capture Nitro, and the explosion he caused during the fight took out an entire elementary school. In the wake of hundreds of children's deaths, Tony is confronted by a grieving mother at her child's funeral. Overwhelmed with guilt, he agrees to help push for the Registration Act, and becomes front man for the cause. His belief is, with every super-human registered, trained by, and working for the government, nothing like that would have to happen again. He also realizes that it is only a matter of time before the public calls for an outright ban on the use of superhuman powers, and possibly superhumans themselves. He believes that by working with S.H.I.E.L.D, he is extending an olive branch that may save them all.
Millar's stroke of genius was using Captain America, of all people, to lead the rebellion. One would assume that Steve Rogers would be the first one to sign up for anything that had the backing of the United States government. However, he immediately saw the potential for misuse of what could basically be an army of super weapons. They could easily be used to intimidate other countries into submission of America's will. The threat of imprisonment to all who did not cooperate only fueled his belief that he was correct.
Spider Man (always my favorite) perfectly represented that, "Oops, I think maybe I've made the wrong choice.", feeling. At first, he truly believes in Iron Man's vision. If superheroes are required to register with the government, then there will be no more untrained kids in capes running around with the potential to cause disaster. Receiving a steady paycheck from the government also doesn't seem like a bad thing for Parker, who always seems to be struggling to make ends meet. Yes, he will lose the privacy afforded by his secret identity, but it doesn't look that high of a price to pay to gain the public's support again for superhumans. Tony believes that because Peter has always been so guarded against losing his secret identity, his willingness to unmask during a press conference will ultimately lead the others who are on the fence to join their side. Personally, I think it was worth it just to see J. Jonas Jameson collapse when Parker took off the mask. Nice.
However, after Goliath is killed during an attempt to arrest some of the rebels, he begins to have second thoughts. Fighting and possibly killing superheroes who had, time and time again, saved the lives of countless innocents, was not what he originally signed up to do. His decision to join the rebels made me remember why I love him.
Great story, great art, great choice of characters! This is a must-read!
List Books Concering Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Civil War (Collected Editions))
| Original Title: | Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event |
| ISBN: | 078512179X (ISBN13: 9780785121794) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Civil War (Collected Editions), Civil War (2006) #1-7, Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection #50, Marvel Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection: Publication Order #39 , more |
| Characters: | Scott Summers, Wolverine, Matt Murdock, Luke Cage, Nathan Christopher Charles Summers, Benjamin Jacob Grimm, Frank Castle, Daniel Rand, X-Men, Simon Williams, The Venom Symbiote, Fantastic Four, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Hercules (Marvel Comics), Janet van Dyne, Doctor Strange, Tyrone Johnson, Tandy Bowen, J. Jonah Jameson, Hulkling, Sam Wilson, Sentry, Jack O' Lantern, Uatu the Watcher, Monica Rambeau, Speedball, Kate Bishop, Lucas Bishop, Maria Hill, Songbird, Bullseye, Harry "Happy" Hogan, Taskmaster, T'Challa, Jane Foster, Lady Deathstrike, Johnny Storm, Chen Lu, Abner Jenkins, Wong (servant to Dr. Strange), Kyle Richmond, Franklin Richards, Ragnarok, Piotr Rasputin, Tigra (Marvel), Doc Samson, MacDonald Gargan, Eli Bradley, William Kaplan, Cassandra Lang, Veranke, Erik Josten, Namor, Hank Pym, Natasha Romanoff, Tony Stark, Emma Frost, Jennifer Walters, Peter Parker, Carol Danvers |
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Ratings: 4.06 From 31838 Users | 1735 ReviewsComment On Containing Books Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event (Civil War (Collected Editions))
I don't feel like writing a long review, so here are some Civil War memes to brighten your day:MINI REVIEW: I've read a fair number of crossovers, including Spider-Man, but this is the first time I covered the main scope of the Civil War. There are some good arguments to both sides (and for those who don't know the regular people are demanding all superheroes be registered, revealed and tagged) with Iron Man on one side (in support of registration) and Captain America on the other (superheroes keep their secrets). On a basic level it's also an excuse to see which superhero could beat the
I think Millar did an excellent job of showing both sides of this 'Civil War'. At first, I was sure I would hate Tony, but when I looked at things from his point of view, it was almost impossible not to understand why he thought he was right. That's not to say that I wasn't rooting for Cap the rebels the entire time. I can't imagine a comic book fan being for Registration Act! After all, at the heart of all of us, is a geek who is paranoid of anything Big Brother-like.It starts with public
This series has so much relevance to society today. It clearly shows us how much stubbornness and unwillingness to cooperate could cause so much destruction.I'm the type of person who likes to look for deeper meanings in anything I read, so I was reading this, I couldn't help but feel that somehow we are all experiencing this right now. We don't have superheroes fighting left and right for what they believe in, but we do have groups of people doing the same thing and also causing similar damages
#TeamCapThe book is good. Don't misunderstand me. But two stars for the ending. I HATED IT !Okay, I gotta read this one again as the movie will be out next week in my country. So excited ! There're many different spots as I can see through the book. Firstly, this book is not about Bucky and there's no Thor in the movie. So let me hope that the ending is not the same. LET ME HOPE. Because I haven't prepared for a catastrophic conclusion like the comic. I trust MARVEL, they won't do that to me
Two reasons I decided to re-read this iconic story: (1) It's the prequel to the Civil War tie-in to Secret Wars that I'm currently reading, and (2) it's presumably the prequel to the Civil War II event that's coming up real soon for me. (Bonus: I never reviewed this the first time around, *and* I'm a more sophistimicated reader of comic book properties by now.)Mark Millar takes an interesting angle on reality TV (scourge of the current age) to bring this story together:And uses that to get right
I don't know what I expected here.This was a colossal letdown. To be truthful, I was pretty bored reading this. I read a few reviews from people on here that suggested reading a few of the other individual "Civil War" issues as they more or less, fill in some gaps.I had this gut feeling that I wasn't really going to understand what was going on here. With all these other story lines running on the side in individual series', I wasn't sure where to start. Hey, it's not rocket science; I did
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