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… but with a Wimper

If there is one thing that high school taught me is that, if you like your friends and want to get along with a majority of people, DO NOT talk about religion or politics. Plain and simple, people on the whole marry themselves to these beliefs above all others. You can convince someone that Ang Lee's Hulk movie has some redeeming points over the whole, but getting opposing view points to meet in the middle regarding gun control just isn't going to happen. I mean, we have a whole government running this country debating religion and politics right now, so I have to ask:

Why put it in my funny books?

No, really. Why is Civil War, from what the last issue I think it trying to tell me, centered around the government and how much liberty we should give up in order to be safe? Anyone else getting this message? Tony is like a kid in a candy store at the end of the book, anxiously telling Angry Mom from #1 about all the changes he's going to enforce upon the entire country to make it better the way he, Reed and Hank feel it should be. He's excited about getting to dictate American policy! Why am I not excited AT ALL? Why does this all seem so wrong? Because, in religion and politics, there is always another side to the issue; while I can't fathom how a secret dictatorship on justice and security seems like a good idea, there are those who think this is fantastic and deep and such a fresh take on the Marvel Universe that they can't wait to see what's coming next. People as excited as Tony was as he tells Angry Mom about his 100 ideas to change the world and it seems like the House of Ideas is really happy about the way their new world will work.
I just get the feeling that we're all just shrugging and letting Ike ruin our singing career because we know he'll just calm down after a bit and then we'll get that fur coat we want and we'll be happy again like we used to be.

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Fortress Keeper
February 22nd, 2007 - 18:40

I was VERY uncomfortable with the last few pages of Civil War, a feeling confirmed by Mark Millar’s statement that (I paraphrase) “Cap was wrong, people feel safe, crime is down and Tony always had the best intentions.”

So the ends basically justify the means in the Marvel Universe, and individual liberty is apparently a small price to pay as long as a small group of “big-brains” keep you safe.

Oh yeah, and principles don’t mean squat if everyone else disagrees with you.

All words to live by!
admin
February 22nd, 2007 - 18:51

Thank you, sir. I was starting to feel a little Bizarro reading all the praise Millar apparently is getting from giving an ending that’s not really resolving anything.

Oh, Annihilation, how I adore thee.
CalvinPitt
February 22nd, 2007 - 19:01

It it pretty disturbing. Apparently the majority of the people in Marvel United States, don’t see any problems from entire squads of superteams held entirely under government control. None of them see the possibility that somebody might decide they want to retain their position, or gain more power, and has now got the biggest stick on the planet to do it with.
Greg
February 22nd, 2007 - 19:19

“Thank you, sir. I was starting to feel a little Bizarro reading all the praise Millar apparently is getting from giving an ending that’s not really resolving anything.”

The majority of the feedback i have read about the last issue of Civil War has been negative.
Mussolini
February 23rd, 2007 - 07:01

Sir, I disagree. I think Millar and company have stumbled upon the highest and most perfect form of government.
Spencer Carnage
February 23rd, 2007 - 08:16

Posts like this are just letting the super-terrorists win!
Jesus Christ
February 24th, 2007 - 17:10

you are sounding JUST LIKE captain america right now! thanks for the speech spiderman! hey punisher, don’t you have some thunderbolts to kill?! america, love it or leave it. from your review all the way back to issue #1, i knew which side you were on, and now this PROVES IT! you just can’t take seeing your little captain america crying LIKE A BABY can you?!! well, the truth hurts. go on, keep blogging like this. just so you know, shield knows who you are… and venom works for them now!
Jesus Christ
February 24th, 2007 - 17:11

was that funny?
admin
February 25th, 2007 - 15:58

I think you need to work on your comedy, JC.
Mussolini? MARVEL TRAINS DON’T EVEN RUN ON TIME!
And Spencer? I for one should welcome our new Illuminati overlords.