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November 15, 2006
Civil War 5: Yawn.
Most comic books these days are a fast read, but it seemed like I read Civil War #5 in less than 5 minutes. I think it's the worst issue yet. It's dumb and worst of all, it's boring. Didn't we hear all kinds of hype that the later issues would blow away Civil War #2? And the logical continuity errors, even within recent history, are one big clusterfuck. I'll try to say this without spoiling too much...
1. Spider-Man versus Iron Man. Have both of them forgotten about Mary Jane and Aunt May? I didn't think they made it out of the building yet. If S.H.I.E.L.D. can track Spider-Man into a sewer, surely they could follow these two ladies on the street and get some leverage on Peter. And it's been said many times already, but why would Peter be dumb enough to wear the red costume that Tony made, probably with a GPS tracker built inside?
2. Iron Man and Maria Hill (Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.). Maria Hill overrides Tony in his attempt to reason with Peter. Would Tony Stark really take orders from this bitch? He's used to running his own fucking international corporation, for god's sake. It's like Bill Gates saying "Yes Mam" to Condoleeza Rice.
3. Thunderbolts versus Spider-Man. What a colossal let-down! The cover shows Bullseye, Venom, Green Goblin and other villains pounding the shit out of Peter. Wow, now that could be a pretty good fight, eh? WARNING! THIS COVER SCENE IS NOT FOUND INSIDE CIVIL WAR #5! Instead you get two minor villains on the Thunderbolt team. Daredevil could take these guys out when he has the flu. Why does Peter flail around like a n00b?
4. Daredevil and Iron Man. They don't have a clue he's Daniel Rand. Why is Tony Stark is so fucking dumb in this series? The whole freakin' world knows that Daredevil is Matt Murdock. Even if the public has been mislead, the superheroes know beyond a doubt. You're telling me that Tony Stark doesn't take off the mask to verify Daredevil's identity?
There are only two things I enjoyed about this issue: Steve McNiven's artwork and Frank Castle's appearance. Other than that, it's a bunch of crap. Nuff said.
Comments
Yeah... why doesn't Stark take off "Daredevil's" mask? They did for Murdock in the Daredevil book. Why not here?
Speaking of DD, isn't he still the most popular hero in NYC in the Marvel Universe? Wouldn't the Daily Bugle be interested in finding out who, in fact, was under the DD mask these days?
Sloppy writing in this book... sure is drawn nice though...
Posted by: g23 | November 15, 2006 1:10 PM
