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Civil War: X-Men by David Hine, Fabian Nicieza, Peter David, Yanick Paquette, Marc Guggenheim
allmadhere106's review
4.0
I'm reading this event according to the official Marvel Civil War reading recommendation list as seen on their website here:
https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
This collection is probably the most varied of all that I've read for this event. We see several different storylines here--Wolverine, X-Factor, Cable & Deadpool, X-Men, and a Blade comic (which wraps up the Wolverine plot). There is a lot going on here: the Wolverine and Cable & Deadpool comics are amazing; the X-Men and Blade comics are pretty good; and the X-Factor ones are okay.
With this many storylines, there is bound to be a wealth of information. We learn about the drugs called MGH that someone has been giving mutant and humans alike to enhance/create powers. We also learn more about war profiteering and how the humans are taking advantage of the supers being otherwise engaged. I love anything Deadpool and we see him try to be legit here, though that doesn't work out the way he wants it to. And we see how the mutants are trying to survive with their diminished numbers while forces work against them through the government.
It is interesting to see how the different groups here all work through the Civil War/which sides everyone takes. Overall, the X-Men take a neutral stance, which is one we didn't see with a lot of the other arcs. With mutant-kind being so recently threatened, they are living on a reservation and not worrying about the "human mess." Deadpool is giddy at the chance to finally be allowed to go after the good guys. Wolverine goes after Nitro, who is the real catalyst for everything.
I loved the varied experience and characters here, though some sections dragged more than others. This collection also has a section in the back with character bios and further information for study, which is lovely. I would definitely recommend this one.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting to see events from a variety of perspectives--many different characters/teams at play.
Possible red flags: characters in peril; violence; blood; death; graphic gore; oppression/persecution; murder/manslaughter; language; drug use; conspiracies; war profiteering; dismemberment; sex and sexual situations; crude/sexual humor; hostages/kidnapping; manipulation/puppetry.
https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
This collection is probably the most varied of all that I've read for this event. We see several different storylines here--Wolverine, X-Factor, Cable & Deadpool, X-Men, and a Blade comic (which wraps up the Wolverine plot). There is a lot going on here: the Wolverine and Cable & Deadpool comics are amazing; the X-Men and Blade comics are pretty good; and the X-Factor ones are okay.
With this many storylines, there is bound to be a wealth of information. We learn about the drugs called MGH that someone has been giving mutant and humans alike to enhance/create powers. We also learn more about war profiteering and how the humans are taking advantage of the supers being otherwise engaged. I love anything Deadpool and we see him try to be legit here, though that doesn't work out the way he wants it to. And we see how the mutants are trying to survive with their diminished numbers while forces work against them through the government.
It is interesting to see how the different groups here all work through the Civil War/which sides everyone takes. Overall, the X-Men take a neutral stance, which is one we didn't see with a lot of the other arcs. With mutant-kind being so recently threatened, they are living on a reservation and not worrying about the "human mess." Deadpool is giddy at the chance to finally be allowed to go after the good guys. Wolverine goes after Nitro, who is the real catalyst for everything.
I loved the varied experience and characters here, though some sections dragged more than others. This collection also has a section in the back with character bios and further information for study, which is lovely. I would definitely recommend this one.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting to see events from a variety of perspectives--many different characters/teams at play.
Possible red flags: characters in peril; violence; blood; death; graphic gore; oppression/persecution; murder/manslaughter; language; drug use; conspiracies; war profiteering; dismemberment; sex and sexual situations; crude/sexual humor; hostages/kidnapping; manipulation/puppetry.
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