Scan barcode
horoxv's review against another edition
4.0
Great series. ending left me bummed though.
Civil War has become something of a main-stream comic series, if only because of the movies that have come out around it. The comic series itself did not disappoint (Though I'll admit I have a few more spin-off ones to read).
I was team Captain since the beginning. Perhaps it's because I'm a huge star wars nerd and Rebel, or perhaps it's because I don't believe in giving up freedom for the sake of security. Though this series does an excellent job of portraying Iron Man's side of things and his reasons. You can't really fault or hate either side during this conflict as no one is really doing it for nefarious reasons. It's a point of view issue and that's it.
I will point one thing out that had me leaning towards Cap'n's side more strongly and that's the fact that Iron Man's team were experimenting on clones, people, locking up their own friends, killed their own friend etc.
It seems like a lot of big events push you to believe that Captain America is the good guy and Iron Man is the bad guy. So the ending left me kind of bummed, even though it was Captain America's choice to step down. They were winning after all.
Great series, 4.5/5 stars.
Civil War has become something of a main-stream comic series, if only because of the movies that have come out around it. The comic series itself did not disappoint (Though I'll admit I have a few more spin-off ones to read).
I was team Captain since the beginning. Perhaps it's because I'm a huge star wars nerd and Rebel, or perhaps it's because I don't believe in giving up freedom for the sake of security. Though this series does an excellent job of portraying Iron Man's side of things and his reasons. You can't really fault or hate either side during this conflict as no one is really doing it for nefarious reasons. It's a point of view issue and that's it.
I will point one thing out that had me leaning towards Cap'n's side more strongly and that's the fact that Iron Man's team were experimenting on clones, people, locking up their own friends, killed their own friend etc.
It seems like a lot of big events push you to believe that Captain America is the good guy and Iron Man is the bad guy. So the ending left me kind of bummed, even though it was Captain America's choice to step down. They were winning after all.
Great series, 4.5/5 stars.
gj377's review
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ... 4 stars 🇺🇸🇺🇸 review for Winter Soldier and Civil War.
I really enjoyed these! I'm not usually a graphic novel reader, and this was my first foray into the Marvel graphic novel universe but I had a great time!
These were a birthday present from my boyfriend and I'm very happy he bought them. He chose The Winter Soldier and Civil War story arcs for me as these have movie counterparts, and he thought I'd have the best hope of picking the story up (rather than having to start at the beginning). Whilst there were a few characters I didn't know (and some swift googling was required!), it was easier to get right into the story, although there movies really only bear a passing resemblance to the stories here. Civil War especially had a lot of random characters I didn't know but the story was still tense and exciting. A real nail-biter that left me wanting more - I don't think this will be the end of my Captain America comic journey, that's for sure!
Would definitely recommend if you're a Marvel movie fan looking for something a bit different to read. All the art was incredible and I found it amazing how much motion and action can be conveyed with static images on a page.
I really enjoyed these! I'm not usually a graphic novel reader, and this was my first foray into the Marvel graphic novel universe but I had a great time!
These were a birthday present from my boyfriend and I'm very happy he bought them. He chose The Winter Soldier and Civil War story arcs for me as these have movie counterparts, and he thought I'd have the best hope of picking the story up (rather than having to start at the beginning). Whilst there were a few characters I didn't know (and some swift googling was required!), it was easier to get right into the story, although there movies really only bear a passing resemblance to the stories here. Civil War especially had a lot of random characters I didn't know but the story was still tense and exciting. A real nail-biter that left me wanting more - I don't think this will be the end of my Captain America comic journey, that's for sure!
Would definitely recommend if you're a Marvel movie fan looking for something a bit different to read. All the art was incredible and I found it amazing how much motion and action can be conveyed with static images on a page.
amybraunauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Everything you could ask for in a Marvel comics event. Granted, I knew the story and some of the major plot points, but that in no way hindered my reading experience. Right from the beginning this was an action packed story with dozens of beloved Marvel characters from Earth. The argument on both sides was very strong, and both Cap and Iron Man's respective sides went to some pretty dark places. There were a fair amount of betrayals and a few moments that actually had me laughing. My one nitpick is that it was too short! I wanted something longer! Since I know most Marvel fans have already read this, I can definitely say that anyone new to the Marvel-verse needs to pick this up and read it. It's not the same as the movie, but it's equally as impressive and fun, and you might even find a new character to be interested in (Looking at you, Hercules!).
shadybanana's review against another edition
4.0
This was super cool. There were so many characters and yet I never felt lost. Spider-man was a total badass. I sided Captain America before reading the comic and still do but Iron Man too made sense in the comic. It was written so artfully that both seemed damningly right. It'd be splendid if they can make it a good movie because it was a totally baffling comic book. Also the ending was...sad...I am so controlling myself to not blurt spoilers. Ragnarok's creation was ingenious but the whole theory was a bit flawed and I think if some un-necessary twists were taken out, it'd be a totally 5-star comic book.
surnfw's review against another edition
2.0
The art and like idea was pretty cool but the execution of the actual storyline was pretty poor.
The plot was mostly just the two teams fighting, although this did a better job than the movie of explaining the two sides.
Overall it was pretty disappointing lol
The plot was mostly just the two teams fighting, although this did a better job than the movie of explaining the two sides.
Overall it was pretty disappointing lol
sandeeisreading's review against another edition
5.0
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 to people around them, of course not as severe I guess. No scratch that, almost as severe as the damages on this series. And this is all because they like to prove they are right that they completely disregard the effect it would have to other people around them. I'm not going to give much examples about it anymore, but if you look at current events in the world today you'll see where I'm going with this.
THINGS I LIKED
✔ I'm not exactly sure if the message I got from this was intentional or I was just reading too much under it. But I liked what this was representing.
✔ I liked how the beginning was built well in my opinion. I thought that the set up as to why the conflict happened was legit. It wasn't just because of someone's self-interest. It was because something really big happened which caused the government to take action. And while I side with Captain America on this one, I understood the reason why the push this legislation.
✔ I liked the illustrations.
✔ For some weird reason, it felt good seeing these superheroes battle it out against each other. I know its bad saying that but I dunnoo.. It looked so badass.
✔ The character arcs were very impressive. It's shows the struggles of each of the characters and I thought it was done pretty well. It shows that these superheroes are still people and sometimes make irrational and selfish decisions.
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE
✘ Those new superheroes who were ultimately the reason why this whole Civil War thing happened were so annoyingly stupid. I freakin' wanted to punch them senseless.
✘ It sucks that there are some instances that you won't understand because you haven't some of the other comics related to this. I was just told by someone that the reason some things seemed missing was because of that. Some plot holes were answered on another series to solidify this specific series. And that sucks. I haven't really read much comics so maybe this is just me not being used to this. But yeah... I would have wanted to read everything in a series, but switch to another series just to get some stuff.
FINAL WORDS
I would highly recommend reading this. Most especially for those who would like to know what might happen to the movie Captain America: Civil War because I believe this would be their source material for that movie. I'm not really sure how they are going to work this as a movie, but I am so excited to find out.
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 to people around them, of course not as severe I guess. No scratch that, almost as severe as the damages on this series. And this is all because they like to prove they are right that they completely disregard the effect it would have to other people around them. I'm not going to give much examples about it anymore, but if you look at current events in the world today you'll see where I'm going with this.
THINGS I LIKED
✔ I'm not exactly sure if the message I got from this was intentional or I was just reading too much under it. But I liked what this was representing.
✔ I liked how the beginning was built well in my opinion. I thought that the set up as to why the conflict happened was legit. It wasn't just because of someone's self-interest. It was because something really big happened which caused the government to take action. And while I side with Captain America on this one, I understood the reason why the push this legislation.
✔ I liked the illustrations.
✔ For some weird reason, it felt good seeing these superheroes battle it out against each other. I know its bad saying that but I dunnoo.. It looked so badass.
✔ The character arcs were very impressive. It's shows the struggles of each of the characters and I thought it was done pretty well. It shows that these superheroes are still people and sometimes make irrational and selfish decisions.
THINGS I DIDN'T LIKE
✘ Those new superheroes who were ultimately the reason why this whole Civil War thing happened were so annoyingly stupid. I freakin' wanted to punch them senseless.
✘ It sucks that there are some instances that you won't understand because you haven't some of the other comics related to this. I was just told by someone that the reason some things seemed missing was because of that. Some plot holes were answered on another series to solidify this specific series. And that sucks. I haven't really read much comics so maybe this is just me not being used to this. But yeah... I would have wanted to read everything in a series, but switch to another series just to get some stuff.
FINAL WORDS
I would highly recommend reading this. Most especially for those who would like to know what might happen to the movie Captain America: Civil War because I believe this would be their source material for that movie. I'm not really sure how they are going to work this as a movie, but I am so excited to find out.
overkastkid123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
thebookishunicorn's review against another edition
3.0
Actual rating 3.5/5 stars
I liked this, but I felt a bit underwhelmed by the story line. The movie is very different from the graphic novel so I had no biases there, just thought it would be deeper than it actually is.
I liked this, but I felt a bit underwhelmed by the story line. The movie is very different from the graphic novel so I had no biases there, just thought it would be deeper than it actually is.