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rowena_reads_a_book's review against another edition
3.0
Ever since seeing the adaptation of this comic, have I wanted to read it. While the premise is the same, the way in which the events occur and who is involved is largely different to what you see in the adaptation - as with every film/TV adaptation there is.
The morals of Civil War remain the same: should superheroes be government controlled or not? In my personal opinion, I always thought it a bad idea to have the government control who and what the superheroes protect or not. It brings to mind superheroes being used for a purpose of advancing socio-economic and geographic status of a nation. Given that the superheroes of Marvel occur largely in the USA, it would make the USA the most powerful country in the world. Superheroes aren't there or operating for political gain; their sole purpose is to protect lives.
When the government sanction SHIELD to use supervillains to help bring down the underground superheroes, it puts a stark reality on how the law would be utilised. Seeing Patriot and Spiderman, along with many younger avengers, tranquilized and imprisoned makes you empathise with Rogers. It makes you despise Tony Stark and question Richard Reid's morals.
There are many arguments for and against the Law to train and name superheroes. But the biggest question is this: what would happen if governments were allowed to control superheroes? Would their loved ones be protected? Would governments use superheroes for their intended purpose? Should the government even be allowed to "use" superheroes?
All in all, I still think Civil War has a big place in the comic community for its many themes and explorations of so many questions about vigilantes.
The morals of Civil War remain the same: should superheroes be government controlled or not? In my personal opinion, I always thought it a bad idea to have the government control who and what the superheroes protect or not. It brings to mind superheroes being used for a purpose of advancing socio-economic and geographic status of a nation. Given that the superheroes of Marvel occur largely in the USA, it would make the USA the most powerful country in the world. Superheroes aren't there or operating for political gain; their sole purpose is to protect lives.
When the government sanction SHIELD to use supervillains to help bring down the underground superheroes, it puts a stark reality on how the law would be utilised. Seeing Patriot and Spiderman, along with many younger avengers, tranquilized and imprisoned makes you empathise with Rogers. It makes you despise Tony Stark and question Richard Reid's morals.
There are many arguments for and against the Law to train and name superheroes. But the biggest question is this: what would happen if governments were allowed to control superheroes? Would their loved ones be protected? Would governments use superheroes for their intended purpose? Should the government even be allowed to "use" superheroes?
All in all, I still think Civil War has a big place in the comic community for its many themes and explorations of so many questions about vigilantes.
meg_kalscheuer's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bobbyk's review against another edition
Reread this because of the Civil War trailer!
peachytiana's review
4.0
I loved Captain America: Civil War so I figured I'd read this and I'm glad I did. I really enjoyed the story and characters, now I want to rewatch the movie for the hundredth time.
inouch's review
2.0
finally took time to finish this one at midnight, don’t like it but that’s okay I guess
la_cori's review
primo approccio con la Marvel, e quindi perchè non iniziare con una storia in cui ci sono praticamente tutti?! I Vendicatori, i Fantastici 4, gli XMen, i giovani vendicatori (si chiamano così, giusto?!) e tantissimi altri di cui non so assolutamente niente..
Storia comunque interessante, che sono riuscita a seguire senza troppi problemi, e bellissimi disegni..
Storia comunque interessante, che sono riuscita a seguire senza troppi problemi, e bellissimi disegni..
alexauthorshay's review against another edition
4.0
Not quite as impactful as a novel can be, when you can use written description to dig into emotion. But I gave this the same rating as the novel version, so regardless of the format, the fact remains that the idea is really neat. I wish the MCU could have stayed a bit closer to this and involved more characters. I did like how the novel pulled in more from the other one-off comics, though. This is the main storyline and there's so many characters you just can't fit it all in in a comic, meaning you have to read several books to get the whole picture instead of just the one novel.