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toebean5's review against another edition
3.0
Provides a good overview of what the Marvel civil war was about and who sided with whom. Not in-depth.
epearly's review against another edition
3.0
First of all, this story does a great job of making you see both sides of the argument presented, so you're never left hating anyone (except Maria Hill. For some reason I just hated her in this and that made me sad). And the argument is a valid one about accountability. The art style was probably my favorite part, it was relaxed and smooth. But now on to the parts I didn't like so much.
My biggest issue was I couldn't understand why the government could have the heroes secret identities on file, but keep them top secret so they wouldn't fall into the wrong hands. If a hero needed to be reprimanded, then they could do so in private. The other thing was that the big explosion in the beginning that started all of this wasn't even the fault of the sub-par heroes. It was a super-villian, and the government can't keep tabs on them. So I felt that all the public unrest in this story was targeted at the wrong people. I suppose I'm just a traditionalist and prefer classic superheroes. I'm a little like Cap that way.
In the end, this definitely left me heartbroken, but not necessarily in the good way. It just didn't have that "wow" factor to bump it up to four or five stars. I am really looking forward to the movie, though, because I think the setup will be completely different.
My biggest issue was I couldn't understand why the government could have the heroes secret identities on file, but keep them top secret so they wouldn't fall into the wrong hands. If a hero needed to be reprimanded, then they could do so in private. The other thing was that the big explosion in the beginning that started all of this wasn't even the fault of the sub-par heroes. It was a super-villian, and the government can't keep tabs on them. So I felt that all the public unrest in this story was targeted at the wrong people. I suppose I'm just a traditionalist and prefer classic superheroes. I'm a little like Cap that way.
In the end, this definitely left me heartbroken, but not necessarily in the good way. It just didn't have that "wow" factor to bump it up to four or five stars. I am really looking forward to the movie, though, because I think the setup will be completely different.
bioniclib's review against another edition
3.0
The Superhero Registration Act is passed and anyone not registering with the Gov't and thus becoming a member of Shield and revealing their secret identity, will be arrested. Leading the Pro-registration is Iron Man, leading the anti-registration is Captain America. The big guns like, Thor, Dr. Strange, and the Hulk don't take sides. Nor does the X-Me. The Fantastic for is split, with Reed siding with Iron Man and Invisible Woman with Cap. The sides, too, seem to lack star power, but that, I gather is a money making ploy.
This collection covers the skeleton of the storyline, with many things being alluded to, or shown only in the aftermath. That's because this is one of those annoying money grab storylines: every single Marvel comic is involved. There are Civil War collections for each of them. I'll have to get around to Civil War: X-man for sure, but Civil War: Ms. Marvel? I'll pass.
You can definitely read just this collection and get a solid feel for the story. You'll also notice you're missing a lot and it'll make the story feel thing, because it is. Though it has enough twists to keep you interested: Thor chooses sides? Super villains are recruited by one of the sides? And of course, then ending was really solid. I can see it had to end that way but I wasn't sure they would do it.
All in all, I would recommend this book. It's frustrating that you're forced to read so many other titles to get the full story but methinks you can pick and choose those characters you actually give a hoot about and come away satisfied. So start here and flesh out the story later. Oh and in case you're interested of the order of each issue:
http://marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
This collection covers the skeleton of the storyline, with many things being alluded to, or shown only in the aftermath. That's because this is one of those annoying money grab storylines: every single Marvel comic is involved. There are Civil War collections for each of them. I'll have to get around to Civil War: X-man for sure, but Civil War: Ms. Marvel? I'll pass.
You can definitely read just this collection and get a solid feel for the story. You'll also notice you're missing a lot and it'll make the story feel thing, because it is. Though it has enough twists to keep you interested: Thor chooses sides? Super villains are recruited by one of the sides? And of course, then ending was really solid. I can see it had to end that way but I wasn't sure they would do it.
All in all, I would recommend this book. It's frustrating that you're forced to read so many other titles to get the full story but methinks you can pick and choose those characters you actually give a hoot about and come away satisfied. So start here and flesh out the story later. Oh and in case you're interested of the order of each issue:
http://marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
mshusky's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Interesting to read the original premise to the Marvel movie Civil War. Artwork is great, the story, less so. Hugely heavy handed, and the subplot of Sue and Namor is very dubious.
tbchic's review against another edition
4.0
I'd have given it 5 stars if it weren't for the ending. What kind of ending is that? Like what the fudge!?! If I had gotten a physical copy I'd have thrown it against a wall.
Otherwise very enjoyable.
Otherwise very enjoyable.
acehow's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.5
Kniha měla být aspoň o padesát stran delší. Trochu víc debat a rozebíraní úhlů pohledu než se začnou mlátit by nebylo na škodu. A z hodně postav kteří mají být hrdiny to děla amorální sráče. Jinak hezky nakreslená a zabavná četba
starwarrior91's review against another edition
3.0
The movie adaptation is vastly superior. I’m not very happy with how it ended. It just felt wrong
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
3.0
It was really fun to read a story with all my favorite marvel characters involved, but that's really where this book ended. The drawing was a little convoluted at times and the story seemed contrived. Very cool idea and I loved it for that and the original concept of tying all the characters in the marvel world together (copied by DC in Identity Crisis), but it fell a little thin.
thecurseofchris's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.25
Man, what a doozy of a story. It's hard to really "pick a side" here because both make good points as to who is truly right. As always, I think it's somewhere in the middle. But like real life, compromise rarely happens, and the end result is probably worse because of it. I know the MCU has loosely adapted this story, but it'll be interesting to see if they ever do something more faithful.
averylwc's review against another edition
3.0
My expectations may have have been too high... that being said this was fine. I just idk didn’t scream masterpiece to me.