snap judgments

So… everyone read Civil War #5 yet?

If not, lemme save you the $2.99 and tell you that the Punisher is Mr. Ski Mask Guy and has thrown his lot in with the Cap side of things. Oh, and whoever’s Daredevil this week still has that coin he was flipping around since issue #1 and gave it to Tony Stark to declare him a traitor. Yep, delayed issues, holding up books, throwing schedules and we get what amounts to a filler to “build tension” towards the next battle or big deal.

Now, I understand not every issue can be pulse pounding action. Not everyone can do an Infinite Crisis for me at least where every book I got had some sort of “Holy Crap!” moment. Sometimes you need to give a little exposition or build tension, like I said, in order to make the next big impact hit harder. But especially delayed, I know I’m not all that on the edge of my seat after this one. Thor shows up? Oh yeah. The fact he’s a clone? Starting to lose me. This issue?  Really, the Punsher shows up.  Oh, and Tigra may be a traitor, but really… does Iron Man’s “side” really need the assistance when they have the US Government, SHIELD, “Cape Killers” and intimate knowledge of their old friends and how their motives work?

Considering how well SHIELD’s been doing these days, maybe they do.

But as a wonderful form of personal protest, go see this funny guy. He’s reworked CW#5’s dialogue and noticed the first thing I thought of the moment Spider-Man pretty much did what we all assumed he would do since Day One. Because if Iron Man has a shut down sequence for his own suit, why didn’t he ‘Cincula Tempest Mupon’ the Iron Spidey suit?