The government tracks down the Secret Avengers, set a trap for them, and a battle begins which will start a war between the former friends.ĭisclaimer: I got borrowed book from the local library.M圜omicShop is not responsible for these items in any way. The government backed heroes led by Iron Man include Reed Richards, Henry Pym, Spiderman, and She-Hulk. Calling themselves the Secret Avengers, Cap is joined by Hercules, Falcon, Daredevil ( Danny Rand acting in place of Matt Murdock, Luke Cage, and the Young Avengers.

team that is tasked with hunting down those who violet the act. Captain America refuses to join the S.HI.E.L.D. Hindsight, who wants nothing to do with the bad publicity, release their secret identity which causes attacks by civilians on the heroes.Ĭongress, with the guidance of Tony Stark, passes the Superhuman Registration Act to force all those with superhuman abilities to register with the US government. Synopsis:Īs public opinion turns against super humans (villains or otherwise) mainly due to a group called the New Warriors which causes a lot of damage filming reality shows. Apparently there are two suggested reading orders, one by Marvel Comics and one suggested by scrolling about two thirds to the bottom of the page will give you the trade paper backs order), apparently this graphic novel is eighth on the list. My understanding is that in order to get the full picture one has to read the other Civil War volumes, which I’m certainly willing to do. The bigger one is that the ending was lackluster at best.Įven though I didn’t know, or never followed, the majority of the characters in this graphic novel, I was able to follow the story pretty well.

The small complaint is that some of these characters, Captain America especially, are really out of characters. I have only complaints, a small one and one that’s a big bigger. It’s not difficult to believe that if masked super people started bashing criminals but causing much collateral damage, in both life and infrastructure, the public would be enraged. rights, but that people on opposite sides have valid viewpoints – much like in real life. The story is written in a way which makes you realize that sometimes it’s not a simple question of wrong vs. At the time, Civil War by Mark Millar (illustrated by Steve McNiven) was savagely hated by Marvel fans, but I really enjoy stories which look at iconic symbols, fictional or not, from a more realistic angle. This graphic novel was adapted to the 2016 motion picture Captain America: Civil War from Marvel Studios.Įvery once in a while, more often then we’d like to think, both Marvel and DC Comics create an event which will “change the universe”, for once they were right. Civil War by Mark Millar (illustrated by Steve McNiven) is a comic book event which pitted a team led by Captain America against a team led by Iron Man (Tony Stark) at great cost to both.

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