Iron Man Civil War

by Daniel Knauf, Christos Gage, Brian Michael Bendis, et al.

Book Overview

Captain America has fallen into a clash with his government and the people close to him are paying the price. The life of Cap's girlfriend is torn apart as her superiors use her divided loyalties against her.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785123148
• ISBN13: 9780785123149
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Marvel Comics Group
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 10.2"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

excellent read

gives an awsome second of view of what was going on in the civil war series. feelings etc...

the best iron man

First, I'm not a huge Iron Man fan, though I thought after this book I might become one (alas, not I) because this is what Iron Man should be about, not the suit but the man. And Tony Stark is a weak man (as alcoholics are), but this book really pulled it all out. Loved it, in fact, it is the only Iron Man book I've found so far that I liked. You really see something dark in Stark coming out.

Iron Man it's good.

Story was great. I don't want to spoil it, but there are good flashbacks and although it is an IM comic, it defends Caps side too. I don't like Iron Man (especially cause of what he did in Civil War), but this is a great read.

Excellant Civil War tie in

This is probably the best Civil War tie in I've read yet. It really humanizes Tony (Iron Man) and tells why he does what he does. One of the best parts of this whole book was when Tony and Cap meet in privet reminisce about old times and all the times they've saved each other and why they're now fighting one another. The Art's good the story's better, all in all a great tie in.

Getting in the heads of the leaders

This volume collects three different story arcs from Marvel's big 2006 event, the Civil War. The three issues of Captain America get inside that character's head, revealing his internal struggles in trying to maintain a normal life while fighting the Civil War (leading the resistance) and holding out against his regular group of foes. Ed Brubaker's writing is excellent throughout this arc. Unfortunately, Mike Perkins' artwork is less consistent. His pencils range from strong to mediocre, though his inking is truly excellent. The two Iron Man issues get inside Tony's head, and reveal what the war has cost him. Long time fans will want to check this out, as the title seems to be shaping up to take a sharp left turn, and the groundwork is being laid here. This is an interesting story in its own right, and a nice embellishment to the big story. The Knaufs write well, and Zircher pencils are very good. The weakest entry is the Iron Man / Captain America: Casualties of War special. This wasn't originally approved, but when the main Civil War series started running late, it was approved to give retailers a chance to maintain revenue and momentum in the new slow periods. It shows; it's a nice recap of the history of the relationship between these two, but it doesn't really add anything new. Still, this weak entry (words by Christos N. Gage, pencils by Jeremy Haun, inks by Mark Morales) isn't weak enough to detract from the quality of the other two stories included in this collection. The complete package is definitely worthwhile.