The original Civil War storyline might just have the best hook ever devised for a Marvel crossover. Beneath all the punching and the spectacle, Civil War was about a very simple and fundamental question - should superheroes be held accountable for their actions? Is it right to insist that they reveal their identities to the government and submit to training and registration before heading into action, or does that violate the very ideas of personal responsibility and freedom that they stand for? We saw that conflict play out over the course of seven issues and dozens of tie-in comics, and now moviegoers are seeing a similar conflict unfold on the big screen.
But a decade later, the dust has long since settled from Civil War. And even though Marvel's heroes will soon be at each other's throats once again in Civil War II, the sequel is focusing on a completely different conflict. It's always struck me as odd that the idea of superhuman registration was quietly forgotten in the Marvel Universe. Civil War is not a conflict that ever should have truly ended.
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But a decade later, the dust has long since settled from Civil War. And even though Marvel's heroes will soon be at each other's throats once again in Civil War II, the sequel is focusing on a completely different conflict. It's always struck me as odd that the idea of superhuman registration was quietly forgotten in the Marvel Universe. Civil War is not a conflict that ever should have truly ended.
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