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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
Hmm. The movie did a much better job of explaining the conflict and the motivation behind the actions of the two sides while still keeping the battles and the banter going. This comic is mostly about battles and cool outfits with very little thought to story. Or maybe it's just that the comics are for a much younger demographic.
So much to say but with zero substance. What a shame. Only marginally better than the terrible film.
Upon re-reading this, I don't love it as much as I used to. They didn't take enough time to explore the characters motivations in this. I know there's a ton of materials that supplement this story in everyone's individual arcs, but it's very frustrating that you don't know about Cap's death unless you go read the 25th issue in Cap's run. The story should be contained here. I was also found the artwork frustrating. Every shot of a woman has her ass to the reader or her boobs falling out of her top.
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
So this is the first Marvel "event" that I read in order including all the spin-offs. I did read most of the Fear Itself stuff, but I read the core books first and then read the others. This was much cooler and I'm going to try to do it for future Marvel events. I got a bunch of the graphic novels from the library, bought some digital comics from Comixology, borrowed some digital comics from a friend and bought the rest either at comic stores or through vendors on Amazon.
As far as the event itself. It was a cool idea and even though I was always on team Cap I could see team Tony's side of things too. I'm very curious what happens next and I have at least 5 or 6 follow up comics, that will hopefully wrap up some of the questions I have.
As far as the event itself. It was a cool idea and even though I was always on team Cap I could see team Tony's side of things too. I'm very curious what happens next and I have at least 5 or 6 follow up comics, that will hopefully wrap up some of the questions I have.
This is way more divisive than the movie, wow. Peter Parker's arc in this is great and I enjoyed seeing where each character's loyalties lied.
Civil War, much like Marvel's last big crossover, [book:House of M], is a shell of a story that relies on other crossover books (and there are over a dozen) to hit the characters' emotinoal notes.
The plot: B-list heroes and villains cause an explosion that kills a bunch of school children. The government decides that all super-powered people must join the government payroll or be jailed. Iron Man leads the government side, Captain America the opposition. They fight.
[author: Mark Millar] was too heavy handed and repetitive with the central "personal liberty versus communal security" dilemma, but he did do a good job moving all the main chess pieces of the Marvel Universe around. The story sits in several "big" moments (the explosion, Captain America's decision, Spider-Man's decision, Thor's return, and the final fight), which all worked well.
I liked what Millar did with the Fantastic Four, though Reed Richards seemed a bit too far gone. I enjoyed seeing the Young Avengers have such a big role. And seeing mutants on both (or neither) side of the registration debate was refreshing.
But as a story, I don't think it worked that well, and not only because the ending felt clipped. I was surprised Captain America didn't try to use his symbolic power, and instead focused on the tactics of defeated Iron Man's "fascist" Avengers.
I don't really care for Steve McNiven's art. Depending on the coloring, it can look far too computer-animated. And there were several times that I couldn't understand his storytelling and had to reread his panels. Still, he drew all the characters pretty well, so that's something.
A lot of the juicy parts of House of M were in the ancillary trades; and the same holds true for Civil War.
The plot: B-list heroes and villains cause an explosion that kills a bunch of school children. The government decides that all super-powered people must join the government payroll or be jailed. Iron Man leads the government side, Captain America the opposition. They fight.
[author: Mark Millar] was too heavy handed and repetitive with the central "personal liberty versus communal security" dilemma, but he did do a good job moving all the main chess pieces of the Marvel Universe around. The story sits in several "big" moments (the explosion, Captain America's decision, Spider-Man's decision, Thor's return, and the final fight), which all worked well.
I liked what Millar did with the Fantastic Four, though Reed Richards seemed a bit too far gone. I enjoyed seeing the Young Avengers have such a big role. And seeing mutants on both (or neither) side of the registration debate was refreshing.
But as a story, I don't think it worked that well, and not only because the ending felt clipped. I was surprised Captain America didn't try to use his symbolic power, and instead focused on the tactics of defeated Iron Man's "fascist" Avengers.
I don't really care for Steve McNiven's art. Depending on the coloring, it can look far too computer-animated. And there were several times that I couldn't understand his storytelling and had to reread his panels. Still, he drew all the characters pretty well, so that's something.
A lot of the juicy parts of House of M were in the ancillary trades; and the same holds true for Civil War.
Super interesting concept and I felt myself getting very worked up about these characters fighting each other and it was rather difficult to "pick a side" really, but I wasn't so sure about some of the writing. I'm very interested in this event, but following it to its conclusion seems very difficult.
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes