What has seemed like the longest journey that was meant to go for seven months, but lasted three months shy of a year is finally finished. Last year, in May, Marvel Comics began their latest biggest event to shake everything up, and you know what, they did. Personally, if Marvel had what I believed to be their goal then I know they succeeded. First of all, they sold about...a lot of comics, especially thanks to tie-in comics in the monthly that go along with the big book.
This event was "Civil War" a comic written by Mark Millar, and drawn by Steve McNiven. The story follows the sudden death and explosion that kills 600 people in Stanford, MA during a battle between attention-starved heroes and several super-villans. Most of the deaths were children. Following the event the trust people have in heroes is diminshed and a law goes into effect calling for heroes to join basically what can be seen as the army under the government. This does not sit well with Captain America who sees that it hurts everything a hero stands for, as well as it leaves it for heroes to follow and fight only those who the American government sees as enemies. Iron Man takes up the other side of the law, and vigilante unregistered heroes are outlawed. Deaths result, as well as family and friends fighting one another. At the end of the day, there is only one winner, and the other side is totally ripped apart and no one believes in or cares for them any longer. Truthfully, they all believe in the side that wins, or at least that is what is shown to us.
The outcome I will not say, because of spoilers, but it's one I have not fully grasped yet, and I question if it was changed during production.
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