Comic Book Chaos – Civil War

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We’re going to kick off Rain Man Digital’s Civil War week with a discussion on the Graphic Novel that inspired the upcoming Marvel film CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.

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We’re going to kick off Rain Man Digital’s Civil War week with a discussion on the Graphic Novel that inspired the upcoming Marvel film CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR.

  • In the studio today to aid in the discussion is our very own DC on CW’s hosts Ryan Denton and Bobby Doherty.

SEGMENT 1

Give a brief synopsis of the comic:

“Civil War” is a 2006–2007 Marvel Comics crossover storyline built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven, which ran through various other titles published by Marvel at the time. The storyline builds upon the events that developed in previous Marvel crossovers, particularly Avengers Disassembled, House of M, and Decimation. The tagline for the series is, “Whose Side Are You On?”[1]

The plot of the series follows a framework storyline in which the U.S. government passes a Superhero Registration Act ostensibly designed to have superpowered individuals act under official regulation, somewhat akin to law enforcement. However, superheroes opposed to the act, led by Captain America, find themselves in conflict with those supporting the act, led by Iron Man, with Spider-Man caught in the middle; the X-Men take a neutral stance.

BEFORE WE GO ANY FURTHER

Talk sides. Who’s side are you on? Team Iron Man or Team Captain? (discuss)

  • Why Captain America
  • Why Iron Man

What are the politics of each really like and is it realistic and relevant for today’s political landscape?

  • Where do the ensemble of characters fit in and what are their motivational driving forces?
  • Personal reasons for each character taking sides. (discuss)

Discuss the deaths that occurred during Civil War and the aftermath that followed.

How did it affect the Marvel landscape and the other titles.

Talk neutrality and the characters the refused to get involved. (discuss)

LET’S GET POLITICAL.

Have each host discuss their honest viewpoint on the political message of Civil War.

I’m assuming that no one has seen the movie yet but if you have, we won’t discuss the movie in detail but I’d like to get input of what you would hope to see or even NOT see in the movie compared to what the comic book series had.