Charles Soule’s Civil War #1 takes the “War” half of that title to the extreme. It’s a story that features interesting characters, emotional situations, and grand stakes. But it also suffers from unclear and, at times, illogical storytelling. And, it’s a story that seems to ultimately miss the point of the original series.
Soule’s version of Civil War sees the United States of America literally split in half over the issue of superhuman registration. Captain America and his supporters live in the West, now called “The Blue”. The East is now “The Iron”.
The division in the country stems from a moment pulled straight out of the beginning of Civil War #7. Captain America and Iron Man’s forces are fighting each other at the prison, but this time, the prison self-destructs in a way that somehow kills 15 million people. This event is left frustratingly unclear. There is supposed to some mystery as to whether the self-destruct was caused by Captain America or Iron Man, but right now, it just feels like any answer to that question (including the most logical third option: it was someone else) is going to be as unsatisfying as the question itself. And even if the “why” of the mass devastation is meant to be a mystery for that moment, it doesn’t forgive how unclear and poorly told the “why” is.
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Soule’s version of Civil War sees the United States of America literally split in half over the issue of superhuman registration. Captain America and his supporters live in the West, now called “The Blue”. The East is now “The Iron”.
The division in the country stems from a moment pulled straight out of the beginning of Civil War #7. Captain America and Iron Man’s forces are fighting each other at the prison, but this time, the prison self-destructs in a way that somehow kills 15 million people. This event is left frustratingly unclear. There is supposed to some mystery as to whether the self-destruct was caused by Captain America or Iron Man, but right now, it just feels like any answer to that question (including the most logical third option: it was someone else) is going to be as unsatisfying as the question itself. And even if the “why” of the mass devastation is meant to be a mystery for that moment, it doesn’t forgive how unclear and poorly told the “why” is.
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