Civil War Companion

Civil War: A Marvel Comics Event

by John Rhett Thomas, Mark Millar (Text)

The legislation has been passed. The battle lines have been drawn. The opening shots have been fired. Now, as the controversial Superhuman Registration Act continues to divide America's superhuman community, go behind the lines of the Marvel Comics event starring Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon Featuring in-depth S.H.I.E.L.D. dossiers on the nation's most prominent superhumans; behind-the-scenes coverage with Civil War planners Mark Millar and Steve McNiven; news, gossip, and opinions from the Daily Bugle, the very newspaper the citizens of the Marvel Universe read to keep informed; and more Plus: a final analysis of Civil War, in addition to a complete checklist of all the upcoming CW collections Collects Civil War Files, Civil War: Battle Damage Report, Marvel Spotlight: Mark Miller/Steve McNiven, Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath and Daily Bugle: Civil War Special Edition.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Reference, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Comic Book

236 pages, Paperback

First published June 13, 2007

Reviews

[Sesana · Rating 1 out of 5]

Content? What content? All we have here is creator interviews and a bunch of bios. These are things that, if they were collected at all, should have been included as extras in any of the dozen or so other Civil War trades Marvel released, and putting them together as a separate book with a price tag of $14 is a cash grab. Only somebody deeply invested in the Civil War storyline would care at all, and they could probably find the same or better information online for free.

[Daria Marshall · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm not sure what I was expecting in a graphic novel companion, but I know that this is not that. I guess I was hoping for some more background on the actual events of the Civil War since so far I've only read the tradeback with the seven main issues. What I got was interviews with the creators, character profiles, some in-world documents from The Daily Bugle, and so many typos. I mean, really, it was embarrassing how many typos I found in this thing. So yeah. I was disappointed in this and now know that if I ever see a graphic novel companion to not buy it.

[Duncan · Rating 2 out of 5]

Boring.

[Taylor Troncin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't know what I was expecting from a comic book companion… But this was not it. I was hoping for an overview of the events that had occurred… I am checking out the Civil War comic books from the public library and I do not think I will have access to all of then ... So I had hoped the companion could help fill in some gaps.

However if I were to be a hard-core comic book fan then I think I may have enjoyed this better…

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Tons of material that's not at all essential. Worthwhile maybe for Civil War completists or hardcore Marvel fans.

[Dan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't remember how or why I bought this, but it's basically just a catalog of characters that appeared in Civil War.

[Memphis Evans]

No actual stories. Just in-world documents like Daily Bugle issues and government dossiers on characters. If that sounds good, you'll like this. I skimmed it. Meh.

[Jdetrick · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is just a bunch of interviews and tech files.