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brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This was good. The only problem I had is that Captain America's little speech to Spider Man in this volume makes the ending of the Civil War event even stupider and now implausible.
inlibrisveritas's review
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I'm not okay
ptothelo's review against another edition
4.0
what happens when all the bad guys you fought find out who you really are...
wwwgretareads's review against another edition
4.0
incredible storyline for stressing peter’s importance as a working class, independent hero. i don’t have the words for the back in black (which is within this collection).
pato_myers's review against another edition
3.0
So I enjoyed getting this perspective since I was disappointed with Spidey joining Iron man in civil war in the first place.
clarks_dad's review against another edition
1.0
Review applies to Marvel Unlimited's e-edition.
So I read this off of Marvel Unlimited's service on my iPad and I'm not sure if this was normal or not, but each of the "issues" in this collection were like 4 pages long with incredibly fragmented storytelling. I get that this is a Civil War tie-in, but I was kind of expecting a kind of consistent narrative flow from Spider-Man's perspective about the whole mess. I remember having similar problems reading the Civil War TPB as well, feeling like I was missing significant chunks of the story from missing tie-ins as pages jumped around between major events.
Not sure if I should have just read the entire event and all the comics in it in publication order, but this collection, at least in digital form, left a lot to be desired.
The pages I did see did have pretty decent dialogue with big ethical questions that I would have expected from such an intriguing arc. Again, seems like clumsy execution in collecting these stories is the bane of the Marvel Events.
Edit: Upon further googling, apparently the "first 3 page only" bug is a problem with the MU app itself. Will update a proper review of Straczynski's work once the kinks are worked out. Until then, my review of the work remains colored by the fact that I'm paying a subscription fee for what amounts to teasers of 13,000 issues of comic books.
So I read this off of Marvel Unlimited's service on my iPad and I'm not sure if this was normal or not, but each of the "issues" in this collection were like 4 pages long with incredibly fragmented storytelling. I get that this is a Civil War tie-in, but I was kind of expecting a kind of consistent narrative flow from Spider-Man's perspective about the whole mess. I remember having similar problems reading the Civil War TPB as well, feeling like I was missing significant chunks of the story from missing tie-ins as pages jumped around between major events.
Not sure if I should have just read the entire event and all the comics in it in publication order, but this collection, at least in digital form, left a lot to be desired.
The pages I did see did have pretty decent dialogue with big ethical questions that I would have expected from such an intriguing arc. Again, seems like clumsy execution in collecting these stories is the bane of the Marvel Events.
Edit: Upon further googling, apparently the "first 3 page only" bug is a problem with the MU app itself. Will update a proper review of Straczynski's work once the kinks are worked out. Until then, my review of the work remains colored by the fact that I'm paying a subscription fee for what amounts to teasers of 13,000 issues of comic books.
adamrshields's review against another edition
4.0
I think this is was probably the best or at least one of top 2 or 3 of the Civil War series. Good Characterization seems true to his history.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
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 was one of my favorites of this event. I like Peter Parker anyway, but these comics do so much to illustrate his struggle of deciding who he can trust and what's best for his family. We see his loyalties shift as he takes everything in and we watch him deal with all of the consequences of his actions. I found it compelling and a wonderful exploration of his character.
I don't think this collection would work well on it's own. It covers a lot of time, from before the SHRA passes to after the Civil War when everyone is picking up the pieces. It should really be read with the other comics within the event. It also ends on a cliffhanger, which was very distressing but makes it all the more compelling. I would definitely recommend this one in accordance with the other comics.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting a complex mythos that will unfurl over time; readers wanting to see how a character with a close family unit deals with the Civil War.
Possible red flags: angst; characters in peril; violence; assassination attempts; prison/imprisonment; solicitation/prostitution; death; blood; betrayal/perceived betrayal; persecution/prejudice.
https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
This collection was one of my favorites of this event. I like Peter Parker anyway, but these comics do so much to illustrate his struggle of deciding who he can trust and what's best for his family. We see his loyalties shift as he takes everything in and we watch him deal with all of the consequences of his actions. I found it compelling and a wonderful exploration of his character.
I don't think this collection would work well on it's own. It covers a lot of time, from before the SHRA passes to after the Civil War when everyone is picking up the pieces. It should really be read with the other comics within the event. It also ends on a cliffhanger, which was very distressing but makes it all the more compelling. I would definitely recommend this one in accordance with the other comics.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting a complex mythos that will unfurl over time; readers wanting to see how a character with a close family unit deals with the Civil War.
Possible red flags: angst; characters in peril; violence; assassination attempts; prison/imprisonment; solicitation/prostitution; death; blood; betrayal/perceived betrayal; persecution/prejudice.
shane_tiernan's review against another edition
3.0
This was good and close to the core books because Spider-Man was such a big part of the series. Ends with a cliffhanger.