wienerdog
03-08-2007, 10:01 PM
I don't know how many of you are comic book fans, but wow, Marvel Comics has been creating some really great stories lately. Yesterday, Marvel made some major headlines, and if you haven't heard what happened, I won't ruin it for you.
It wound up being a really good story from a long-running plot of the series and a mini series Mavel just wrapped up called Civil War.
If you're interested, it's one of the more elaborate comic series I've read. I've written a synopsis to peak your interest.
If you haven't read it, it's really creative. A supervillain is tracked down by a wreckless group of superheroes that get into a fight with him and he uses explosive power near a school bus, igniting the bus fuel tank and the entire school is destroyed, killing a bunch of kids. It enrages the public of the USA and US gov't creates a Superhero Registration Act, forcing all super-powered people to register their identities and powers with the government if they choose to use them.
They can participate by becoming registered superheroes paid by the gov't to be official peace-keepers. If they don't go along with the law, they are considered criminals, and are being hunted down and arrested for violating the law. Captain America feels it abandons the ideals of the country and doesn't feel the government should be able to force the heroes to hand over their identities, and others agree with him. Iron Man disagrees, thinking it's a different world than when Cap first started, and it's been coming to this for a while. He spearheads the campaign to arrest Cap and his people and imprison them for violating the law.
Some crazy comic-book stuff happens, lots of battles, espionage, and someone gets killed in the process. The ending is pretty tight, and while Captain America's ideals are noble, the story ends appropriately.
And the shocker in Captain American #25 is jaw-dropping and heart wrenching for superhero comics.
It wound up being a really good story from a long-running plot of the series and a mini series Mavel just wrapped up called Civil War.
If you're interested, it's one of the more elaborate comic series I've read. I've written a synopsis to peak your interest.
If you haven't read it, it's really creative. A supervillain is tracked down by a wreckless group of superheroes that get into a fight with him and he uses explosive power near a school bus, igniting the bus fuel tank and the entire school is destroyed, killing a bunch of kids. It enrages the public of the USA and US gov't creates a Superhero Registration Act, forcing all super-powered people to register their identities and powers with the government if they choose to use them.
They can participate by becoming registered superheroes paid by the gov't to be official peace-keepers. If they don't go along with the law, they are considered criminals, and are being hunted down and arrested for violating the law. Captain America feels it abandons the ideals of the country and doesn't feel the government should be able to force the heroes to hand over their identities, and others agree with him. Iron Man disagrees, thinking it's a different world than when Cap first started, and it's been coming to this for a while. He spearheads the campaign to arrest Cap and his people and imprison them for violating the law.
Some crazy comic-book stuff happens, lots of battles, espionage, and someone gets killed in the process. The ending is pretty tight, and while Captain America's ideals are noble, the story ends appropriately.
And the shocker in Captain American #25 is jaw-dropping and heart wrenching for superhero comics.