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In preparation for next year's movie and spurred by an article about $500 boxset of all the hardcovers, I'm debating starting into the trade paperbacks of Civil War via Kindle. I don't want to drop a lot of money on this and find the storyline bores me. If I was to go trade by trade, where would be the best place to start?
You could read only the primary Civil War mini-series and get most of the storyline. After that, I think the Spider-Man collection would probably be the most story-relevant.
I think there's a prose novel if you just wanted to get the story (though you mentioned the storyline bores you, so I dunno) and didn't care about the art.
I think there's a prose novel if you just wanted to get the story (thought you mentioned the storyline bores you, so I dunno) and didn't care about the art.
I think there's a prose novel if you just wanted to get the story (thought you mentioned the storyline bores you, so I dunno) and didn't care about the art.
He never said he doesn't like the story, he hasn't read it yet. He doesn't want to spend a ton of money on the entire collection and then find out it it bores him.
I'd say you can just read the main mini. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Civil War and I've read every tie in issue (except maybe Blade and Punisher, who I think had tie in issues of their own books, but they barely connected), but the main series stands pretty well on its own. If you read it and enjoy it, you can branch out. Its hard to reccomend just a few because I love most of them, but narrowing it down Amazing Spider-Man is a good choice, and I thought the Captain America and New avengers tie in issues were pretty good. The X-men tie in isn't bad, but its very unnecessary. The Wolverine tie-in is probably a bit more relevant, since it deals with a loose end from the event that sets off the civil war.
He never said he doesn't like the story, he hasn't read it yet. He doesn't want to spend a ton of money on the entire collection and then find out it it bores him.
How big is Civil War in the comics? I love comic-book movies, but I'm not a hardcore reader of them. And most of the things you guys get in the USA are difficult to get in other countries.
Remember the Knightfall arc for Batman? When he came back, after taking down Jean Paul, Dick Grayson was Batman for about a year. Those comics were skipped in the Netherlands.
So, how many comics are actually part of the entire Civil War story?
How big is Civil War in the comics? I love comic-book movies, but I'm not a hardcore reader of them. And most of the things you guys get in the USA are difficult to get in other countries.
Remember the Knightfall arc for Batman? When he came back, after taking down Jean Paul, Dick Grayson was Batman for about a year. Those comics were skipped in the Netherlands.
So, how many comics are actually part of the entire Civil War story?
If you don't want to spend a lot of money and don't mind the format, a Marvel Unlimited subscription is $10 a month. If you read everything you want in one month, you can cancel after and only be out ten bucks.
Anyway, I made a list that was both essential (really just the main story, Amazing Spider-Man, and maybe one Fantastic Four issue) and fun to have that at least used the event effectively:
ASM 529-531
FF 536-537
Civil War 1
She-Hulk 8
Wolverine 42
ASM 532
CW Front Line 1
Civil War 2
Thunderbolts 103
CW Front Line 2
Wolverine 43
ASM 533
FF 538
CW Front Line 3
Thunderbolts 104
Thunderbolts 105
Civil War 3
CW Front Line 4
Wolverine 44
ASM 534
FF 539
CW Front Line 5
Ms. Marvel 6
Wolverine 45
Ms. Marvel 7
Civil War 4
Wolverine 46
CW Front Line 6
Captain America 22
ASM 535
FF 540
CW Front Line 7
Ms. Marvel 8
Wolverine 47
Captain America 23
Civil War 5
Iron Man 13
CW Front Line 8
ASM 536
Black Panther 22
Captain America 24
CW War Crimes
CW Front Line 9
FF 541
Black Panther 23
Iron Man 14
Civil War 6
Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War 1
CW Front Line 10
ASM 537
FF 542
CW The Return
Black Panther 24
Civil War 7
ASM 538
CW Front Line 11
Black Panther 25
Captain America 25
Civil War: The Confession
Well, that includes a lot of tie-ins. There are several Marvel tie-in TPBs. If you want the barest essentials, I'd read Civil War, Amazing Spider-Man, Fantastic Four until France (can't remember which one), and Captain America (technically, not even all of those, but I can't remember which ones matter).
I just really like the Front Line tie-in. I think it's excellent and probably better than the main story. Wolverine ties in excellently to that. Ms. Marvel also does a decent job of being a front-line story. I included the Iron Man stories because, although not at all important, it at least gives Tony Stark some redeeming moments. Black Panther picks up late, but I enjoyed it quite a bit.
I'm actually going to remove Choosing Sides because it was superfluous and not very good, upon reflection, unless you want to see Howard the Duck. I also didn't think Thunderbolts contributed much (even though it seemed like it should have), but I'll leave it in the list.
He never said he doesn't like the story, he hasn't read it yet. He doesn't want to spend a ton of money on the entire collection and then find out it it bores him.
If you don't want to spend a lot of money and don't mind the format, a Marvel Unlimited subscription is $10 a month. If you read everything you want in one month, you can cancel after and only be out ten bucks.
Anyway, I made a list that was both essential (really just the main story, Amazing Spider-Man, and maybe one Fantastic Four issue) and fun to have that at least used the event effectively:
ASM 529-531
FF 536-537
Civil War 1
She-Hulk 8
Wolverine 42
ASM 532
CW Front Line 1
Civil War 2
Thunderbolts 103
CW Front Line 2
Wolverine 43
ASM 533
FF 538
CW Front Line 3
Thunderbolts 104
Thunderbolts 105
Civil War 3
CW Front Line 4
Wolverine 44
ASM 534
FF 539
CW Front Line 5
Ms. Marvel 6
Wolverine 45
Ms. Marvel 7
Civil War 4
Wolverine 46
CW Front Line 6
Captain America 22
ASM 535
FF 540
CW Front Line 7
Ms. Marvel 8
Wolverine 47
Captain America 23
Civil War 5
Iron Man 13
CW Front Line 8
ASM 536
Black Panther 22
Captain America 24
CW War Crimes
CW Front Line 9
FF 541
Black Panther 23
Iron Man 14
Civil War 6
Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War 1
CW Front Line 10
ASM 537
FF 542
CW The Return
Black Panther 24
Civil War 7
ASM 538
CW Front Line 11
Black Panther 25
Captain America 25
Civil War: The Confession
How about checking to see if your local library carries the trade hardcovers/paperbacks? That way you can check them out and read them before you decide to spend the money. It's what I do now, saves me a lot of money.
I've got a Civil War question, so I'll just ask it here. I've worked my way up to the Captain America CW tie in issues, and looking at them I noticed that they seem to mostly focus on his supporting cast, so is Cap's story told in the main miniseries then?
Yes essentially. Also post-Civil War Ed Brubaker stopped even caring about crossovers (not that he cared much from the beginning), but Civil War is probably the even that he was most involved in since it precipitated the events that would define his run.
I wonder if the are going to do hardcover edition of the story line when the movie comes out.... They did make one for Captain America Winter Soldier and X-Men Days Of Future Past. I would wait and see if they do this, but hold off on getting it now. I know most readers read the story line with their favorite teams. There were some who read every tie in story to the event. I didn't like they story of a hero fighting another hero this certainly wouldn't happen in the past, but things do change over time.
I wonder if the are going to do hardcover edition of the story line when the movie comes out.... They did make one for Captain America Winter Soldier and X-Men Days Of Future Past. I would wait and see if they do this, but hold off on getting it now. I know most readers read the story line with their favorite teams. There were some who read every tie in story to the event. I didn't like they story of a hero fighting another hero this certainly wouldn't happen in the past, but things do change over time.
