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| Civil War (Marvel Comics) | 
 enlarge | Author: Mark Millar
Creator: Steve Mcniven
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (71 reviews)
Sales Rank: 9077
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.4
ISBN: 078512179X
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785121794
ASIN: 078512179X
Publication Date: May 9, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing from more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother - and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships and families begin to fall apart. The crossover that rewrites the rules, Civil War stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! Collects Civil War #1-7, plus extras.
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 Great Journey, unsatisfying ending. September 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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.
 A good start - but not enough on its own. August 28, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
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.
 Trash August 16, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
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 blindly duke it out with their best friends. The Punisher especially is laughable. And this of course is on top of Millar's awful dialogue.
And then there's the plot. Like most everything else about this book, it's awful. Besides the fact that it's a ridiculous allegory for modern times, the pacing really throws everything off, with each conflict escalating and escalating until it's just numbing after a while. The final issue, perhaps the worst, throws in random characters from other Civil War stories, be it Namor or Captain Marvel or whomever, without any clear explanation as to what they're doing there and why. Throw in a needless death or two, a CLONE, a couple of deus ex machinas, and perhaps the most unsatisfying, illogical ending I've ever read, and there you have it: Civil War.
The art is perhaps the best thing about this, but it is somewhat overrated. The colors and inks are fantastic, and that's certainly a good thing with so many characters popping in and out at random. The action scenes are nice too. But look closer at the non-action scenes, and you'll find ridiculously hyperbolic expressions that could only match Millar's over-the-top dialogue. Cover up the word balloons for a minute, and just look at it; some of it is seriously ridiculous, especially for a comic that claims to be so grounded in the 'real world.'
It's hard to be objective in reviewing Civil War, because my memory of it is also laced with the crippling delays, and the other trash that writers like JMS and Bendis were putting out at the time. But make no mistake; the dialogue is awful, the characterizations are completely off, the plot is full of laughably lame devices, and the art... well, ok, the art is nice in some parts, but not nearly enough to make up for it.
Highly recommended for you to avoid.
 Best Marvel Event since... ever! July 30, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Before i read Civil war, i followed some marvel titles like Daredevil, Astonishing X-men and New Avengers, but was mostly interested in DC titles. Once i read Civil War, i havent lost interest in the whole landscape of the Marvel Universe, its just so exciting and the whole "anything can happen" feel through it is the reason i read comics. Civil War is not only an outstanding story by itself, but it makes it next to impossible to not be interested what happens next in the Marvel Universe . The plot is exciting, the art breathtaking, and the characters compelling. Seriously, this series is not to be missed by anyone even remotely interested in comics (and not to mention , the current Secret Invasion Series that is the direct fallout to Civil War) Highest recommendation possible!
greatest series ever June 28, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is one of the greatest marvel series ever created. Shame on all of you who say otherwise.
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