![]() Worse yet, the main players never convincingly explain why they’ve so fervently chosen one side over the other. “Civil War” suffers from being tonally morose, from beginning to end, and lacks the levity necessary to make for an enjoyable read. What fun is to be had in seeing husbands and wives or longtime friends at complete odds with one another? Sure, this ought to be a pretty unhappy event for heroes of the Marvel U. This new legislation would make it a law to have all heroes register with S.H.I.E.L.D., thus becoming paid civil servants and making their secret identities known to the long arm of the law. Well, duh, right? After all, this book sees the heroes of the Marvel Universe at complete odds over the passage of a Superhuman Registration Act. The problem is that “Civil War” turns out to be a pretty joyless experience. ![]() The question is interesting and writer Mark Millar makes it easy to believe why the general public would have had enough of superheroes who seemingly answer to no one. The Avengers probably don’t consider Kang’s due process when they’re foiling one of his plans to muddle the time stream. “Civil War” confronts the heaviest hitters of the Marvel Universe with a simple question: do normal folks want to be protected by costumed vigilantes who work outside the law? After all, nobody has licensed Spider-Man to protect the city from Doc Ock, the Green Goblin or Kraven the Hunter. As bad as things get from the outset of “Civil War”, they’re going to get even worse. ![]()
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