Civil war is easily one of the most famous, impactful comic events ever. Civil war remains one of marvels most famous crossover events, and while captain america. The fact that good guys went up against other good guys was another facet of civil war that proved too enticing. Civil war by mark millar, steve mcniven, dexter vines, paperback. Black panther captain americairon man amazing spiderman new avengers fantastic four. Marvels civil war press conference with mark millar cbr. Since you asked what it is and not what happened, ill try to do so with a minimum of reveal. The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by mark millar. Marvel there are much better carol danvers books after civil war. Friday morning, marvel held a conference call to discuss its upcoming civil war event. The storyline builds upon the events that developed in previous marvel. Civil war july, 2006 january, 2007 writer mark millar and artist steve mcniven split the marvel universe in two as friend fights friend in one of the most celebrated and successful events of alltime. See more ideas about mark millar, comics and comic books. This civil war reading order guide aims to help make sense of this event listing all the preludes, tieins and trade paperbacks.
If you subscribe to marvel unlimited and look up the civil war event on the app it tells you that there are 103 individual comics involved. Civil war is a fairly loose adaptation, now is an ideal time to check out its comic book origins. Which comics to read for civil war simple comic guides, with links. The art is beautiful and is worth the purchase price alone. In the wake of a tragedy, capitol hill proposes the super hero registration act, requiring all costumed heroes to unmask themselves before the government. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 208 pages and is available in paperback format. Spiderman civil war insight editions marvel marvel comics peter parker matt singer mark millar books comics spiderman. Civil war, mark millar and steve mcnivens explosive event series that pitted captain america against iron man and inspired the upcoming film, captain america. The civil war companion is basically just as its title implies.
Civil war, a marvel comics event in seven parts, stars spiderman, the new. House of m was the first modern marvel event where a separate limited series was launched and then all other tieins followed from that. Civil war the crossover that rewrites the rules begins here in this doublesized first issue. This collection consists of the 7 core issues that tell the main part of the story. Civil war was one of marvels attempts to attract the many hordes of xmen fans to the larger marvel universe. The landscape of the marvel universe is changing, and its time to choose. What i wasnt expecting was the bonus spider man comic parker youre fired issue which is laid out like an issue of the daily bugle. The civil war storylines cover dozens of comics across several character arcs and this book does a great job of compiling the main portions into one book. Civil war is a 20062007 marvel comics crossover storyline consisting of a sevenissue limited series of the same name written by mark millar and penciled by steve mcniven, and various other tiein books published by marvel at the time. Civil war, a marvel comics event in seven parts, stars spiderman, the new avengers, the fantastic four, the xmen and the entirety of the marvel pantheon. Well have all the skinny on what writer mark millar had to say about civil war. A conflict has been brewing from more than a year, threatening to.
See all books authored by mark millar, including civil war. Out of all the classic marvel events, civil war is by far the best. Civil war is marvels big new offering to the world of comics, an event comic which took over shelves for a good long time during 2006 and the beginning months of 2007. With civil war, marvel dusted off inane source material. After the death of hundreds of innocent civilians caught in a battle between the new warriors and nitro, the government passes into law the super human registration act thus sparking the first ever super hero civil war. Buy civil war script book tpb 01 by mark millar isbn. A group a clist superheroes botch the capture of some bad guys and essentially nuke a. Civil war 9780785121794 by mark millar and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. The main characters of this sequential art, graphic novels story. The story is written by mark millar and the main artist for the book is steven mcniven. Buy civil war marvel comics uk edition by mark millar, steve mcniven, morry hollowell isbn. These issues were written by mark millar, a writer well known for. The landscape of the marvel universe is changing, and its time to cho.
Civil war by mark millar, steve mcniven, dexter vines. Now we finally get the trade paper back edition, and i have to say that while steve mcnivens art is fantastic and morry hollowells coloring is just breathtaking, mark millar. As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships, and families begin to fall apart. Probably my favorite of all the big cross over events spanning several titles and having tsunamilike ripple effects throughout the marvel universe. A marvel comics event book of the civil war collected editions. Instead of focusing on side stories or events during the main civil war storyline.
Mark millar books list of books by author mark millar. Civil war collected editions book series thriftbooks. Civil war got a large amount of media attention, and after that, marvel started having annual crossovers events where a miniseries was launched for the event and it impacted most marvel comic books. I ordered marvel comics civil war in a hardcover edition. What i like about marvels big events is that they contain a seismic event which somehow warrants the appearance of several characters. Divided, the nations greatest champions must each decide how to react a decision that will alter the. Mark millar, core writer of the core civil war series discussed the series and answered questions, some which may be familiar to fans of cbrs civil war forum.
Civil war by mark millar paperback book the fast free shipping. Anyway, the civil war book itself just the millar book and not the event makes tony stark look like the most rational character, mostly by default. Every modern marvel event ranked from worst to best paste. A marvel comics event by mark millar hardcover complete storyline civil war. Writer mark millar and artist steve mcniven split the marvel universe in two as friend fights friend in one of the most celebrated and successful events of alltime. Originally published between 2006 and 2007, civil war opens during the filming of a. That is just one aspect of civil war that i really enjoyed. A conflict has been brewing from more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands. Major spoilers ahead for several mark millar books. The crossover that rewrites the rules, civil war stars spiderman, the new avengers, the fantastic four, the xmen and the entirety of the marvel pantheon.
Civil war is a 2006 sevenissue comic book miniseries, announced as marvel comics major summer 2006 crossover event. After a horrific tragedy raises questions on whether or not super heroes should register with the government, longtime avengers teammates captain america and iron man end up on opposite sides of the argument. Publication history of marvel comics crossover events. As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships and families begin to fall apart. Marvels civil war reading order guide how to love comics. The real reason spiderman revealed his secret identity in. Ultimate alliance 2 closely follows the original storyline, the film adaptation borrows key events and elements such as a bombing killing innocent civilians caught in the crossfire and a grieffilled miriam sharpe blaming tony stark.
A marvel comics event by mark millar hardcover complete storyline. Civil war by mark millar, steve mcniven 9780785121794. Ive based this on marvels recommend reading order for civil war which consists of main series marked in bold, preludes, tieins and related miniseries. Millar filibusters around any grand thesis, and instead embraces the escapism of many other marvel comics event that ended in war. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Marvel comics has just completed a civil war conference call, to update the comic book press in regards to their big event this summer, and of course, cbr news is in attendance. Written by mark millar and penciled by steve mcniven, the work builds upon themes and events established in previous marvel comic book series, most recently avengers disassembled and house of m. For marvels popular 200607 crossover event civil war, writer mark millar came up with the following premise quoted from an interview reprinted in what superheroes do best is fight, of course, so a good crossover event must provide them with a convincing reason to fight side by side or against each other or both. Along with brian michael bendis, mark millar has been one of the key writers for marvel comics in the 21st century. A marvel comics event has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace.