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inlibrisveritas's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I will never recover from the sheer amount of Reed Richards content I had to read for this event. I can not even begin to describe the heights my hatred of Richards has reached.
gummyworm's review
adventurous
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
fattom23's review
2.0
The stories themselves are pretty good, but the collection is haphazard. Why in the hell are only half the issues in the collection actually from the Fantastic Four book? Why is this only a slice of the story, with no explanation of any of the Thor stuff? Why is Johnny beaten and put into a coma "off-screen" and wakes up the same? When and why does Ben come back from Paris? It seems to me that the issue selection was done badly and without care, and it kind of ruins this pricey collection.
teachinsci's review
3.0
*Really a 3.5*
Great edition for the comics involved with the civil war. There were a couple of unrelated comics that really seemed to do nothing tu nice the story forward and were just there as filler. They weren't 'bad' so much as unrelated.
Great edition for the comics involved with the civil war. There were a couple of unrelated comics that really seemed to do nothing tu nice the story forward and were just there as filler. They weren't 'bad' so much as unrelated.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
4.0
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/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
I wasn't as invested in this collection at the beginning, but it surprised me with how much I ended up liking it. Some issues are very funny, especially with the Thing in Paris and the characters he meets there (who look a lot like DC characters). But overall these issues discuss how a close team--a family--handles the Civil War and is divided. It asks a lot of questions about its characters and their roles in their team/family. Some of it is campy--especially the meta comics at the end about the 45th anniversary--but it's actually quite philosophical.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting to see events for a divided team.
Possible red flags: characters in peril; violence; death; arguing; couple's strife; hospitalization.
https://www.marvel.com/comics/discover/114/civil-war-the-complete-event
I wasn't as invested in this collection at the beginning, but it surprised me with how much I ended up liking it. Some issues are very funny, especially with the Thing in Paris and the characters he meets there (who look a lot like DC characters). But overall these issues discuss how a close team--a family--handles the Civil War and is divided. It asks a lot of questions about its characters and their roles in their team/family. Some of it is campy--especially the meta comics at the end about the 45th anniversary--but it's actually quite philosophical.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting to see events for a divided team.
Possible red flags: characters in peril; violence; death; arguing; couple's strife; hospitalization.
shane_tiernan's review
4.0
Haven't read much Fantastic Four, probably because I've never really been interested in them. This was good though. They really came across as human and it wasn't just about punching bad guys.