Heroes for Hire - Volume 1: Civil War

by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti

As Civil War rages throughout the Marvel Universe, an unlikely group of heroes have gathered together to hunt down and capture criminals who refuse to sign the Registration Act. In response to the overwhelming number of masked fugitives on the loose, Misty Knight and Colleen Wing use their bail-bonds skills, underworld connections and government funding to lead an all-new Heroes for Hire into battle. Action, adventure, crime, beautiful women and Kung...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785123628
• ISBN13: 9780785123620
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Marvel
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.8" x 10.1"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

FEMINISM IS NOT EVIL.

Yeah, its a bunch of third-rate and knock-off characters (did you spot Goro?) done with camp and cracker humor instead of reality and commercial seriousness, however-- and this is a huge however-- the other reviewers posted here seem to be offended by strong (if heavy-handed and ultimately derivative) free-will havin' female characters. And that is the essence of this storyline: a blue-state female's perspective on whooping toot for the heroes on the preposterous side of Civil War. Now I'm totally playing into the comicboy stereotype in mass labeling the other reviewers after reading their reactions. They are scared of women. There. I said it. Even scared of 'em in a funnybook.

I really liked the hokiness of it.

I really like Bendis and he knows what he's doing. It's so silly to ask for realism in Superhero comics. Doesn't anyone take English class anymore? Fiction is meant to be fictitious. Why would you want realism? They are superheros. The don't exist. It's not about being realistic. It's about being un-realistic. Fiction is just that... fictitious. He knows he's bringing back hokey characters... that is the whole point. I can't stand the fanboys flaming all the Civil War stuff. It's a comic book. Did you expect a high literary series? Did you expect the Scarlet Letter? Huck Finn? It's a comic and it's much better than grumpy fanboys say it is. You just can't satisfy weirdo fanboys I guess. One star reviews are entirely childish.