Civil War: Captain America / Iron Man

Captain America (2004) (Single Issues) #22-24

by Ed Brubaker, Christos Gage, Daniel Knauf

Captain America by the government and his friends caught up in violent clashes. people around him are therefore pay the price. Sharon Carter used her boss into two loyalty she yearned to launch an attack. her life is upside down. Final winter warrior and captain face. but he will choose who stood there? At the same time. we have access to Tony Stark's heart. to understand why he felt that he is the leader of a super-human Registration Act candidate! During the war. Captain America and Iron Man was a secret meeting. Before a larger tragedy. they have no possibility to resolve their disputes? After the war. the two heroes in the end in heartbreak meet again. and the scene not to be missed.

COLLECTING: CAPTAIN AMERICA 22-24, WINTER SOLDIER: WINTER KILLS, IRON MAN 13-14, IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR, CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Fiction, Comic Book, Superheroes, Fantasy

224 pages, Paperback

First published March 9, 2016

About the author

Ed Brubaker (born November 17, 1966) is an Eisner Award-winning American cartoonist and writer. He was born at the National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland.

Brubaker is best known for his work as a comic book writer on such titles as Batman, Daredevil, Captain America, Iron Fist, Catwoman, Gotham Central and Uncanny X-Men. In more recent years, he has focused solely on creator-owned titles for Image Comics, such as Fatale, Criminal, Velvet and Kill or Be Killed.

In 2016, Brubaker ventured into television, joining the writing staff of the HBO series Westworld.

Reviews

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Marvel has taken what was originally published as two separate volumes (Civil War: Iron Man) and (Civil War: Captain America) and smooshed them together into a single book. As a way to market the book in the wake of the Civil War movie, it makes sense – Captain America and Iron Man, the faces and rallying points of the event, are at polar opposites on the Superhuman Registration Act (SHRA) – anyone who has super abilities has to not only register themselves with the government, but give up their secret identities. Iron Man (Tony Stark) becomes the spokesman for the pro-registration side, while Captain America (Steve Rogers) leads a group of super heroes who have gone underground.



The problem here is that, artistically, the issues penned by Brubaker and Bendis outshine the rest. Brubaker was in the middle of his stellar run on Captain America and didn’t let a crossover event slow down his momentum or alter the quality of the titles he was responsible for. In comparison, the Iron Man stuff, penned by Christos Gage, just doesn’t measure up. Iron Man and his POV comes across more effectively elsewhere in this crossover event.

Captain America: Burbaker plays it smart by focusing his Civil War run on characters other than Captain America. A conflicted Agent Carter has her work/home boundaries blurred as she walks a thin line between her duties at SHIELD and her relationship with Captain America.



Get ready for some SHRA pillow talk, kids.

Smexy.

The Buckminster and Nick Fury are up to no good as they try to infiltrate SHIELD headquarters…



…and Bucky busts some skulls for a higher purpose.



Sorry, soft target SHIELD agents!

Captain America’s enemies plans continue unabated.



Iron Man

Tony Stark waffles on his stance on the SHRA



Oh, wrong pic… Hiya Pepper!

Heh.

Happy Hogan busts a skull…



…and Stark is stalked by an angry Sue Richards, the Invisible Woman.



She’s to Tony’s left.

No, I think she’s on his right.

*sigh*

Iron Man/Captain America – Casualties of War

How many times do Captain America and Iron Man confront one another during this cross over? I lost count after 137, but here’s another one that happened in secret. The guys get to talk (and talk and talk), try to bust each other’s domes when the writer runs out of dialogue to write, and take a trip down memory lane…



…complete with a fourth wall breaking panel.

Pfft.

Winter Soldier: Winter Kills

The old Buckeroo spends Christmas Eve doing the frustrating adventures in babysitting thing with some kid Avengers…



Yet…Dawww!



He also shares some good old fashioned holiday cheer with Namor.



Whatever, Merry Criss-mass to you too, Fish-face!

Civil War: The Confession

This two-parter is penned by Bendis:

Cap’s in custody…



…and Stark gloats.

Part the second.

Cap’s corpse is in custody and nobody’s gloating now.



Bottom Line: Read this for the Brubaker/Bendis stuff. The rating is based on those issues more than the rest. There’s some real crappy tie-ins for the Civil War event and I’ve read most of them, but this is one of the best – warts and all.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I will never get over "The Confession". It was arguably the best issue in all of the Civil War arc. It gets at the heart of what the arc was: Compromise v. Pride. Sorry, but I was Team Iron Man from the start and that's never changed. To truly understand why Tony did the things he did, you had to read all of the tie ins. There were over 50 but I read them all and that's why I found it pretty much impossible to be Team Cap.

This collection does a pretty okay job at a quick notes version of where Tony's mindset was during the arc. It even talks about how the aftermath with Yinsen's son and Happy's injuries were weighing on Tony's mind at the time. It's missing some of what would probably be in Civil War: Iron Man like the issue where he visits Kingpin in prison and all of Miriam Sharpe guilting Tony about her son's death. It's missing Cap belittling Tony for working with criminals while the Punisher is out buying coffees for Team Cap. It's missing the ultimate reveal which is probably in Civil War: Frontline. However, I think if someone wanted to get into the nitty gritty of what was going on behind the scenes and the larger picture of the whole war, you can get by with this collection, Civil War: Iron Man, Civil War: Captain America, Civil War: Frontline and that's probably enough. Read Spider-Man if you like him but he was pretty much just reacting to everything going on.

So, this begins with Sharon's portion and while I later grew to dislike her, it points out my disappointment in the MCU film. Not only does that film miss the point of the war completely, Sharon barely got to do anything. She's a very crucial character in the event and Emily Van Camp was robbed of a good role. Sharon believes in Registration but she loves Cap so she's conflicted. Oddly enough, this collection chose a random issue with Bucky and the Young Avengers over showing how Sharon's role ends.

Cap's stubbornness here really grates on my nerves. My biggest problem with him during this arc is that he disagreed with the SHRA but he literally offered no alternatives! Tony even calls him out on it later. He just staunchly protests the SHRA but doesn't try to offer a solution or go to the press (until one of them seeks him out) or the Supreme Court. His response is like a little kid being asked to eat their veggies. He just crosses his arms, pouts, and says "no" hoping we'll all get bored eventually and leave him alone.

Then we get Casualties of War #1 which broke my heart. This was also a scene I wish they'd put in the film. It's such a great look at who Cap and Iron Man were to each other before this arc. If you didn't bother reading the older comics before picking up this book (which, why? You miss the significance of the fight between Tony and Steve) this issue does a great job of showing their friendship. Even better, there are moments where Cap tries to summarize what's wrong with Tony's worldview and Tony does the same.

I wanted to punch Cap for this line "You can be the nicest guy in the world Tony... the bravest hero. The staunchest ally. But at the end of the day, what you want trumps everything else. It's a quality I see in a lot of alcoholics." 1) Tony has rarely gotten what he wants 2) What a douchey line to say to someone. Period. He's a recovering alcoholic who will spend the rest of his life trying to make up for his mistakes. A comment like this was so insensitive and its very telling of Cap's view of alcoholics. Cap thinks alcoholism is simply someone being selfish and self-involved.

What Tony says back isn't exactly kind but it's an assessment I agree with "You're the perfect man. You live by ideals and standard that are more than outdated. They're impossible for anyone but you. And when you're confronted by the shades of gray, when people inevitably disappoint you because people are flawed, you do what you've always done when the going got tough. You dig in your heels and fight even harder. Never mind whether you can win. Sometimes I think you'd rather go out in a blaze of glory then face reality." This is pretty much Steve's response to the SHRA in a nutshell. He literally gives a speech against compromise in general at the end of the book.

The issue with Sue confronting Tony broke my heart. It hit at another misconception about this arc that pisses me off to no end. Tony is not a puppetmaster. He doesn't make people do anything. If he did, the war would've never started. Yet, Cap acts as if Tony made Peter sign and Sue acts as if Reed backed Tony out of fear that he wouldn't play with him anymore. In what way are their decisions Tony's fault? And when she stoops as low as to guilt Tony into doing something about Happy, I wanted to scream. It was unnecessarily cruel.

Honestly, fans of Steve and Tony have 2 lines which break our hearts every time we see them and both are in this collection:
1) "You gave me a home." - Casualties of War
and
2) "It wasn't worth it." - The Confession

I bought this collection for the Confession. As I said above, it's probably the best issue in all of the Civil War arc. It's Tony giving this intense, complex, deep and meaningful monologue and I'm praying the MCU either doesn't try it (in case they butcher it) or works it in for Robert Downey Jr. If anyone can pull this off, it's him. This issue makes it even more clear (in case you didn't bother reading the Iron Man tie ins) that Tony never wanted this fight. He saw it coming from a mile away and acted best he could to try to keep everything from getting worse. It's a concept the film sort of includes. If you don't read any other tie in, at least read the Confession. I don't understand how someone could continue to call Tony a fascist after reading that.

I may not have loved International Iron Man but Alex Maleev did such a wonderful job with the art in that. The Confession would not have worked without him. He drew so much emotion and grief on Tony's face that it hurt to look at. Kudos for that, my good sir.

The placement of it before the Cap version was odd to me. Especially because the character that's dead in the previous issue is suddenly alive again in the last one. It would make more sense for the book to end on Tony's line than Cap's but okay... strange.

Not to put my tin hat on but these lines were interesting:
"And I was willing to get in bed with people we despise to get this done"
"How could you lay down with the people you've laid down with?"

Anyway, this is a great collection. It's kind of short and doesn't collect everything to make a truly informed decision on the war but it's close enough. If you've read the whole thing like I have, you know what's missing so that's fine. There's also a random issue with Winter Soldier feat. the Young Avengers. I have no idea why that was in this book. I mean, as wonderful as it was to see Bucky throw and arrow like a dart into some guy's neck, it really had no place here. Although, it is worth noting that Bucky agreed with Registration and the public was 65% in favor. (it says 65/30 but that doesn't equal 100???).

I have so much more to say about the Civil War arc than the CW II arc and that's because the issue here is actually an issue. While I don't agree with Cap at all, I do believe the issues here are grey. There wasn't an easy answer and that's why Bendis' arc failed. Not only did Bendis completely warp and twist characterization to make Carol and Tony's fight make sense, Carol was discernibly wrong. While I get why Civil War may not be everyone's favorite, it was (in my opinion) one of Marvel's best universe wide arcs.

5 stars.

[George Ilsley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Iron Man is an inventor in a special suit which gives him great power and some conflicts. He also has a drinking problem but that is mostly under control now.

Captain America is a special guy, enhanced somehow, and has been around for a long time (since World War 2?). He is like 85 but man oh man is remarkably preserved.

These two guys have a political difference, and boy, what a ****storm.

This collection was written by hundreds of different people who all went in different directions. Unless one is a Marvel superfan the reading experience will be confusion, frustration, and alienation.

I am not a Marvel superfan. Why was I reading this comic book?

I asked myself the same question.

Also Goliath gets killed, but that happens outside the framework here. It is backstory, off-screen, so not a spoiler. Also again — a town in Connecticut gets destroyed, and that is not good, but that as well happened off-stage.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm not sure I'm really well suited to review this collection of Civil War comics. I'm pretty new to comic book reading. If it hadn't been for my very good friend (and fellow Goodreader) Grace, I would have never ventured into the comic section of Barnes and Noble. I didn't even know they sold comic books there. Still, I'm a reviewer and so I must review.

Obviously, this volume cannot cover the entire arc of the Civil War storyline. There are more than a hundred of comics involved in the whole story, but this volume has a nice summary of the conflict between Iron Man and Captain America. That was the main reason I bought the comic; I wanted to see if I could get any clue into the conflict between Tony and Steve in the upcoming film. I'm not sure it did, but I was captivated anyway. I was heartbroken to see Tony and Steve fighting. You could clearly see there was a bond between the two men that was now broken, and both were clearly conflicted about their positions. I appreciated the insight into Tony's position, and the scene where he's explaining it to a dead Steve broke my heart. It obliterated it. I thought the stuff with Sharon was very interesting, and I'd like to read more of the Civil War comics and specifically Captain America comics to see more of her character arc. I was a bit confused by a white Nick Fury, completely used to Samuel L. Jackson's depiction of the character, but I did squeal when I saw Bucky Barnes (aka Winter Soldier). I'm going to have to pick up more of his comics as well.

If you're looking for a quick fix (or insight into the upcoming film) before May 6, I'd recommend this volume.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 overall really enjoyable, but the best issues were the ones with Cap & Iron Man in it, of course.
I understand this was a mash-up of two volumes of the Civil War I tie-in for Cap & Iron Man, but even so there was a lot going on in this book. The Happy/Pepper story-line was heartbreaking. The Bucky team-up (with Vision, Hawkeye, Kate Bishop & Patriot) was fun and the flash-backs to the war were good, but distracting. I have no idea what's going on with the Red Skull, Dr. Faustus & Arnim Zola cameos. I assume it's another Civil War I tie-in with all the villains, but I don't know...

I did love the first issue with Cap & Sharon Carter (Captain America #22 by Ed Brubaker), but Civil War: The Confession by Brian Michael Bendis is the winner here. It's such a strong issue, with gritty art and fantastic (and heartbreaking) writing. Worth it, just to read that one.

[˙⋆✮ Anny ✮⋆˙ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars I guess? A bit hard for me to rate since I read neither the prior Iron Man comics nor the Captain America ones, but I wanted to read this because
a) I rewatched the Civil War movie and
b) I wanted to know more about the background thoughts of the two main characters in the Civil War event.

It was a bit irritating that the Cap issues weren't really about Cap but rather about Sharon and Bucky, with a dose of Nick Fury and Red Skull drama.
I also didn't really understand what was going on in the Iron Man issues, but they still managed to hurt my feelings.

And the Confession issues? Well, ouch. Even though he clearly did some pretty messed up things and used some extreme methods, I'm clearly team Tony, and seeing him think about everything that's happened and suffering while being unable to really talk to anyone made me suffer a little as well.
He's actually a very lonely man and honestly, I just want to give him a hug.
(Please note that I just rewatched Civil War, Infinity War and Endgame so I'm not entirely myself at the moment. When I say I sobbed it's no exaggeration 😭)

[Andrew Obrigewitsch · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a very mixed bag, the stories from the actual Captain America comic and Iron Man comic where pretty good. But the other ones ranged from OK to terrible.

[Brandt · Rating 4 out of 5]

The problem with comics crossover "events" is that while they are often good in theory, they are often not done well in execution. While the idea of having all of the characters of a particular universe interacting and dealing with some giant crisis is nice, it rarely ever delivers (and speaking of crises...Marv Wolfman's Crisis on Infinite Earths remains the gold standard of how these sorts of things should be executed.) I think this might be because of all the disparate creative teams working on all of the books currently being published--usually one creative team is driving the story arc and editorial is laying a heavy hand on everyone else's work. While I think some teams probably relish such a challenge, other teams may resent it, either publicly or privately. Take Captain America #10 for example, which was published during the 13 part arc that was "The Winter Soldier, which ran from issues 1-14, with that break for #10, which was a House of M related issue. When I read the issue as part of a House of M collection feature Wolverine, the Hulk and Captain America, I had to admit that I didn't like that issue of Captain America so much. I felt that since Brubaker's "Winter Solider" arc was interrupted for the House of M crossover, that Brubaker had half-assed it. I'm pretty sure if I had a crossover interrupting the end of one of the best superhero story arcs of all time, I'd be pissed about it too. It's human nature.

Full disclosure: While I have seen Captain America: Civil War I have never read the source material. I don't know why I have never read it...maybe because I heard it had mixed reviews I had been avoiding it. I just don't know. However, since Civil War essentially boils down to Captain America vs. Iron Man and because I am seriously enamored with the parts of Brubaker's Cap run I have read, I had gotten to the point where I had to read the Captain America parts of Civil War that Brubaker wrote. However, given my experience with Captain America #10, my hopes were not high for this book.

Perhaps it is because Captain America is so central to Civil War that this book managed to exceed my expectations. Whoever put together these Civil War collections was very smart to make this collection both Captain America and Iron Man--they are the central figures of Civil War so it makes sense that their crossovers should be grouped together. While Captain America himself only shows up in the last of the three Captain America issues collected in this volume, there is a lot of setup for the next story arc, which is "The Death of Captain America" arc, which given that Cap is effectively removed from his own book to be in the Civil War mini-series itself, makes some sense. The same is true of the Iron Man issues written by Daniel and Charles Knauf, whose work I was not previously familiar with--their focus is on the Tony Stark part of the Iron Man equation and his supporting cast. Probably my favorite part of this book is the Winter Soldier: Winter Kills one shot that continues Brubaker's development of the resurrected Bucky/Winter Soldier character. Thanks to Civil War: The Confession I have an idea of what is coming when I start the next Captain America collection, but since it's called "The Death of Captain America" I think I figured out that spoiler.

Actually, I think the best thing about this collection is that it is making me want to give Civil War a chance. I'm grudgingly going to read The Black Vortex because I've read so many of the issues of that collection out of order, I just need to get the whole story straight in my head, even though I am sure I will hate it (or maybe just seriously dislike it.) The crossovers for the core characters of Civil War in this collection are really good, and it makes me think that the arc itself might be good too. Stay tuned.

[Tatiana · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good collection of Marvel comics, but similar to The Road to Civil War which I read previously it doesn't go into much depth and seems to leap from one point in the story to the next without much context or explanation.

Better for those familiar with the Marvel Universe than those trying to become familiar.

Still, an enjoyable enough read.

[Elinor · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,75
Captain America : ces issues étaient très très très bonnes, le dessin est toujours au top, j'adore les personnages de cette série, c'était vraiment top.
Iron Man : moins fan. Intéressant, mais pas exceptionnel.
Casulaties of war : du très bon ! très très bon !
The Confession : j'ai failli pleurer.

[Emily Beck · Rating 3 out of 5]

More like a 3.5. I know I'll rate this higher once I've finished the Marvel Universe collection, which is the main storyline, because then this one will make even more sense.

[Ellie Hope · Rating 4 out of 5]

when steve said tony gave him a home?? that was a classic

[Alicia Evans · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm reading this event according to the official Marvel Civil War reading recommendation list as seen on their website here:

https://www.marvel.com/comics/discove...

I found this collection to be an odd mash-up of supplementary material for this event. We see the first instance of sexy times here, and with Captain America who I did not expect to be the first instance I came across in my reading order. There is a heavier emphasis on espionage, manipulation, and conspiracy in this collection. We also see instances of heavy exposition, such as in "Casualties of War" and "The Confession" that are just brilliant. I can see some readers wanting more action and thus finding this collection lacking, but it can't be action all the time. There is also a theme of looking back and reminiscing, something that I'm sure the characters would do often to ask themselves what they're fighting for. Nicely done, though an unusual collection.

For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting more supplementary material for this grand event.

Possible red flags: implied sex/sexual situations; manipulation; characters in peril; violence; blood; espionage; death; war imagery; language.

[Dean · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Civil War storyline that ran across Marvel a few years back was perhaps a little too sprawling and overly long, but it did play with some interesting concepts and ideas. It also put paid to the notion that Captain America was some sort of state figurehead, an accusation often levelled at him. Iron Man happily slid into that role, a natural direction when you remember that Stan Lee deliberately created him to see if an essentially unlikeable character ( a wealthy, arrogant weapons manufacturer) would work.
This collection is a little uneven, but does include issues from both the Captain America and Iron Man titles, and some one-shots. Not quite linear, so a little confusing, but some great storytelling nonetheless.

Some great names are on the creators list - Ed Brubaker, Christos Gage, Brian Bendis, Mike Perkins, Lee Weeks, and Alex Maleev to name just a few.

Recommended for Marvel fans and for fans of big ‘event’ comics.

[Chris Orme · Rating 4 out of 5]

19/130 (2029 Reading Challenge)

It was good. Marks off for the Captain America issues which felt a bit lacking. But a good companion piece for civil war, which would need to be read first. Maybe 2stars if you’d not read that first. As would make little sense not meant to stand alone.
Marks off also, just because even with the tie in stuff. From not having read the previous (or subsequent) issues of Captain America & Iron Man there were plot elements which just went beyond me. Running threads not resolved in the book. But hey it’s marvel (like DC) if you’re not following a lot of ongoing comics there are going to be bits you miss. In crossover events. I just accept it.

[Madison · Rating 4 out of 5]

Trust the legendary Ed Brubaker to take the clusterfuck that was Civil War and make it...good? The motivations are only ever going to be so clear, and even he couldn't salvage Cap's nonsensical stance, but damn, did Brubaker give it his best effort. The scenes with the two of them just talking are some of the best writing to come out of the whole event. I've also never liked Tony Stark as much in a comic as I did in this volume, and The Confession was a masterwork of the format. It made me really want to track down the arc where he goes back in time and meets King Arthur, and that is saying something.

Also, I finally got to read Winter Kills, which, of course, didn't disappoint.

[Jamieson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This Civil War collection features a couple Captian America issues, a couple Iron Man issues, plus a few self-contained stories. Unfortunately, this is not the main story of Civil War. The stories are good and some of them have "Previously on..." segments, but I still feel like I've been thrown in the deep end and am missing a lot. That said, there's a lot of good stuff. A talk between Cap and Tony is really good and seems like it's still relevent to today. The art in all of these is excellent. I think all told, what I'd like is a big collection that collects all the Civil War comics so I'm not trying to piece things together when hunt down the trades.

[Artemy Matvienko · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mostly engaging read. It was good to see Cap and Iron Man have more conversations and debates around their beliefs.

I didn't like how there was stuff in here that didn't really relate to Civil War. It was thrust in without context, making it less interesting and confusing. Stuff around Bucky, Hydra, and Nick Fury could have probably been extracted into its own thing.

The Confessions issues seem to cover the before and the after of the trial, which I hear is an important bit of story, so it sucks that the trial itself was not extracted into this book.

Good art.

7/10

[Nuno · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not having read any of the background story going into this, I was caught off guard by all the events taking place. I knew the overall gist, but the book draws a lot on past history. The art is has plenty of dark overtones, and the dialogues are equally grim. It did leave me wanting to learn more about what happened and I've already gone into the library to pick up Civil War: The Road to Civil War.

[Shannon · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the very few good Marvel Cross-Over Event comics, Civil War changed the landscape for the Marvel Universe - and spawned a movie.
As with most cross-over events, the regular individual issues are less important, and often times pointless to the main story. With Cap and Iron Man being the main protagonists for the Civil War, this book is more in tune with the main story, so it feels (and is) more relevant than most of the other cross-over books.
The art is very good.

Civil War II was a total waste of time.

[Michael J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Big collection of cross-over stories. If asked to consider the mountain of Marvel mega-events and make a recommendation to new readers, two series always come to mind: CIVIL WAR and SECRET INVASION. Those are two that Marvel did right. Best of this volume are the Ed Brubaker/Mike Perkins Captain America issues and the one-shot Brian Michael Bendis/Alex Maleev Civil War: The Confession. Wow, that one really sticks the knife in and twists - - what a way to wrap up the event! FOUR STARS.

[Malum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty good stories here. One thing I found silly, however, was when Tony Stark (without armor) and Captain America have a fistfight and we see Tony landing some punches on Cap. I don't care how much karate Tony Stark Knows, Captain America is a super soldier and would tear him to pieces in an actual street fight.

[Crazed8J8 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this in order to read the follow-on story, and as part of the Civil War crossover event. That said, I don't tend to be an Iron Man nor Cap fan (reading), or Winter Soldier, so this story was only mediocre to me. I did like the Sharon Carter portions, and the artwork all around was decent enough. I don't feel this was required reading whatsoever for Civil War, so feel free to skip it.

[Amanda Shepard (Between-the-Shelves) · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are a lot of great moments between Iron Man and Captain America in this, looking at why Civil War really started. I also liked a lot of the art; some of the panels are really striking. This gives a good look at how the Civil War started, and how it was finished. I would recommend this to someone looking to get more of the Civil War story line from two of the main instigators.

[Jodi Geever · Rating 5 out of 5]

This volume is very compelling. You really get a feeling for how divisive the Civil War is; and how families and friends are torn apart on opposite sides of the Registration Act. Since I am starting to identify with Captain America, I hope the ending doesn't stick.

[Elva · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is my first time ever reading marvel comic. i know it's probably really random to start with this but uhm i did anyway🙃 i really loved the drawing style of the first 2 stories. i didn't know cap died in this version of the story so that was unexpected.

[Katie Schmoyer · Rating 4 out of 5]

Has some good things to say about war, vision, leadership and friendship.

[Henry · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was really good. It has what is probably the best issue in civil war, the confession. Otherwise it was pretty good but the bucky stuff was just okay.

[Abigail Pankau · Rating 3 out of 5]

An interesting look at Cap & Tony's points of view during "Civil War," but doesn't make sense if you haven't read "Civil War."

[W.B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 Stars