Dan Talks Civil War

So everyone has been asking my opinion of Civil War. To be honest, I don't really have one yet. It's just not far enough into it that I feel comfortable saying anything. I have liked most of the tie-ins though, and it's what's happening in there that actually counts. I know many people were put off last year when the House of M tie-ins had nothing to do with the actual mini-series. I'm glad that's not the case this time around. I like the fact that they are dealing with what Spider-Man is going through in his own book, and not just glossing over it as they have in the past. For example, in House of M Peter keeps talking about the nervous breakdown he is going to have, which given what he had just gone through, is understandable. But did he ever have that breakdown? No. And he should have - it would have been good to see. I liked the part with him throwing up in the bathroom right after the news conference from Civil War #2.

One the things that's bugging me is the timing of the releases, and the way they have chosen to use some of the characters. I know this is in part due to the fact that some books had been shipping late previously, and, in some cases, story arcs just aren't finished yet. But I would like to see Iron Man doing some of this in his own book. As well as Captain America. To me it made no sense to do that Cap story in New Avengers and not in Captain America's book proper. I understand that he's one of the Avengers, and that they are going to focus on a different Avenger every issue, but with both Spidey and Wolverine doing arcs in their own books, what do you think the chances are of them having their own Avenger issue? Well, actually probably pretty good I would think, and that's part of the problem. Let's see how the team is reacting to it as a whole, not individually. That's what this book is supposed to be about, isn't it, them as a whole, not individuals?

So all in all, I will keep reading it, but I'm still waiting for it to impress me.