Originally posted by xmarksthespot
Sort of. As in Marvel seems to want to make the theme civil liberties.... with government control being the subtle bad guy...The civil liberty to dress up and fight crime as a vigilante? (Way to diminish actual civil rights movements...) ... It's trying to apply a real world analogue to a situation where it doesn't really suit.
The mutant registration act was an okay civil liberties theme analogue because it was about a minority being discriminated due to something beyond their control and wanting to be treated with equal integrity.
In civil war the anti- people are fighting for their "right?" to be above the law... their "right?" to perform these activities by their own choice... just doesn't really fly and seems kinda silly if you really think about it.
It begs the question why have people even allowed this to go on at all? A question that doesn't seem to have been addressed in full as yet and probably won't. The status quo in comics is ordinary people have simply accepted heroes "just because". Civil War is no Watchmen
And yes it can't last, in the end they can't get rid of the heroes... this is the world of comic heroes... Marvel without heroes = bankrupt.. something will reconcile the two groups.
Ah, i know what you mean, and i agree...
IC didnt leave up to the build up. Half way through the series I was either bored, didnt care or wondering were it was heading. Im not saying it was bad but it wasnt what I expected and the ending was kinda crappy. Superman is like Marvels X-men, for every new Xtitle that comes along a new Supersomething gets created. Superman,Superboy,OldSuperman,Supergirl,PowerGirl,Superboy Prime, the could make the JLA just with them. Civil War is being great so far, I really dont know how is gonna end but pretty much everyone can say its been interesting and pretty entertaining so far. Each new issue being a bit better than the last.
The best thing about Civil War is what it's done to the fans.
People are being split right down the middle. For/Against - Opposed/Supporting - Iron Man/Captain America.
Lot's of people are supporting totally different sides. This alone IMO makes Civil War a more intriguing story than IC. I was disappointed with IC but it had nothing to do with Superman. The primary bad guy was a Luthor and a Superperson! If Superman didn't shut them down I would have been disappointed. My disappointment is totally personal.
I like Civil War better because I prefer this type of conflict better.