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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
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Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9781905239603
Edition: UK Edition
Format: Import
ISBN: 1905239602
Label: Marvel Enterprises
Manufacturer: Marvel Enterprises
Number Of Pages: 196
Publication Date: 2007
Publisher: Marvel Enterprises
Studio: Marvel Enterprises
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I have a large collection of graphic novels as well as individual comics and if there is one thing I can't stand is when the comic book portion isn't the entire book. I don't mind cover art or interviews with the writers when it is the last few pages of the book but this comic is roughly 1/3 comic, then it is interviews, scripts etc that frankly I'm not interested in. These things are considered extra's but in this book they take up the majoity. The civil war story line is huge and it would have been a better book if they added the whole story in.
Had I known this is how the book was done I would have never purchased it.
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thought it would be much better than what it was hyped up to be, for some reason i got the story all wrong but when i read it it made perfect sense, was kind of weak to me, hopefully i'll be looking forward to better things from marvel as in the secret invasion, planet/world war hulk/ and this new dark reign event that i have to check out, the civil war story was very average, nothing over the top besides a certain figure dying, not a big name, just someone minor. For a major event like this in comics i would think the story would be over the top, im ashamed of mark millar and now curious about his future work, don't know much about him just from this civil war book but that's more than enough.
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This book is very good. The plot is well formed and the story is captivating. As the heroes are split between registering and rebelling, friendships are lost, and even some families are torn apart. The action is spectacular. However the ending does feel a bit rushed, they should have added the Death of Captain America storyline to the end of Civil War. It helps if you read the Spiderman and Fantastic Four Civil war stories because they help add depth. Civil War Frontline is also an important read so that you understand Iron Man more.
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I'm pretty impressed by the core concept of Civil War - it is both ambitious and timely. I also liked the focus on Iron Man and Captain America (especially the latter), although every other character felt a bit hard done by (including Mr. Fantastic, who got just enough page time to look like a total knob).
Unfortunately, as a stand-alone title or a miniseries, Civil War doesn't have much more depth than a What If? Christmas Special. I get the impression that if I dedicated myself to reading the seventeen-thousand other comic books in the continuity, it might be a richer experience, but it'd leave me a lot poorer.
Plus, with Secret Invasion and Secret Crisis on Infinite Ultimatums coming out, why bother? If Marvel really wants to give its megaseries 'events' a shelf life, they'll have to publish better than this.
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Let's get this out of the way: Millar writes some good action scenes. This is what he became known for, with his run on The Authority and Ultimates. That was a strong point for his "widescreen," post-modern superhero stories. One of the many glaring issues with Civil War is that he brings the same sensibilities to the Marvel Universe - and it's awful. The Captain America here is the one he created from the Ultimates, a crazed militant jerk, not the noble hero we read in, say, Brubaker's current run.
And every character is similar. For all the plot's faults (more on that later), it's Millar's awful, awful characterization that really brings the book down. Every character is a complete jerk who only speaks in sarcastic quips, and blindly follows whatever 'side' they've chosen. Iron Man manipulates everyone around him; Peter Parker outs himself (!); Hank Pym is a villain; Sue Storm.... oh man, I don't even want to go there. Characters chose their sides seemingly at random, and ... Read More
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