With all the emotion and excitement with fans about the new Captain America: Civil War, I should have known there was going to be something along the lines of a comic book tie-in. But what surprises me is that Marvel decided to continue the original story, not the one in the film as they could have easily done. I should note that they make Road to War (which I reviewed) before the movie came to theaters.
In this issue we can see what happened after all the disaster that was wrought in the original series. We the effect this event left throughout the Marvel Universe and how society has changed in its aftermath. There’s still a big taboo about super powers with people still not trusting them of which we become aware of in the first scene of the book when She-Hulk tries to convince an audience that her client is a changed man.
Also, we have a little segment with War Machine trying to keep the peace as best as he can, but it somehow reminds me of DC’s Injustice story and how Superman’s group tries to do so in a not so peaceful manner. Mr. Rhodes seems to think along the same lines in this story.
There is a big scene in the college with a bunch of teens that may seem boring on the surface when compared with what happens earlier in the book with all the action, but there is a change in how things are going to be and we easily realize that there’s more than meets the eye with the overarching story.
When we change scenarios again, we get a glimpse of what’s going on in The Triskelion with Captain Marvel. I must, and I need, to say that there’s a lot of dialogue. Things get REALLY wordy at this point. I felt really lost with all the exposition and talking and had no idea what was happening at all and writer Brian Michael Bendis just pushed things a bit too far to make this story last much longer than it probably should.
In the SHIELD Helicarrier we get back to She-Hulk and see what happened with her case, something of which I could see coming from a mile away at his point. Story wise it was the obvious choice to make so I can;t knock it for that. Still, the segment really pretty dynamic, well-constructed and developed. I think this was probably the best scene in the whole issue. It was very human and real, and that’s something I really respect.
When we return to the college to see what has happened there, we realize there’s much more taking place than what we may have thought before. I don’t want to spoil things, but the people there got what they deserved in terms of their actions. Maybe it was a little bit over the top in the final bits, something common in Marvel’s comics, but traditions are traditions, I guess.
Talking about the art, there’s a lot of black in many of pages with many lines used to create shadows and form more visual noise while I’m reading. Wouldn’t it have been better to use darker colors and less black? I know It was supposed done to add suspense and mystery, but the effect was just a bit messy and empty.
Still, this issue left me wanting to know more about what’s going to happen next, so I recommend we all keep an eye on this series because if someone knows how to surprise readers, it’s Marvel.
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