From the December Marvel Solicits:
IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR ONE SHOT
In the midst of Civil War, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there’s any hope of working things out before further tragedy occurs. Don’t miss this oversized special that reveals how these two men, once the closest of friends and staunchest of allies, could end up leading opposing armies in the conflict tearing apart the Marvel Universe!
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…And certainly not the fugitive Captain America, who shows up at your doorstep, wanting a word. Maybe he thinks he can harness all your excess energy into something useful…something that can aid him in his grudge match with Tony Stark in the CIVIL WAR tearing through the Marvel U?
I know Civil War is personal and all but… is it me or does it sound personal personal? Why is it so much Iron Man v. Captain America instead of the original concept, which was safety v. freedom? Words like ‘grudge match’ and ‘hope of working things out’ sounds more like they need a visit from Dr. Phil than any actual political stance or human right issue.
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Not to mention that it’s hard to swallow Tony Stark or Reed Richards getting behind the registration act in the first place.
Maybe they’ve been replaced by Skrulls?
That’s a good point. Of course, more and more Civil War seems to be coming off as mach posturing between super-dudes, so I suppose it’s a logical extension. Plus Marvel probably figures fans don’t want to see the heroes argue the ideals at stake, as much as we want to see Iron Man use some sound doohickey to incapacitate Cap so he can be thrown in jail.
Also, I think Reed is a clone Tony made from a strand of his hair, while Tony has moved past booze, and gone straight to LSD, or that Venom stuff from DC or something.
Michael Rawdon: Hrm. Clones. Robots. Skrulls. Time displaced? EVIL versions? These are not altogether unheard of options…
CalvinPitt: It’s like the big serious point of the books got set aside when they realized it wasn’t catching on and just went for the blammo. Not that I’m against Blammo, I just think it was advertized poorly.
Again, I am not ruling out any of the above.