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| The Road to Civil War (Spider-Man, Fantastic Four) | 
 enlarge | Authors: J. Michael Straczynski, Brian Michael Bendis, Alex Maleev, Ron Garney, Mike Mckone, Tyler Kirkham
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Category: Book
List Price: $14.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 17071
Media: Paperback
Edition: Direct Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 160
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6.5 x 0.4
ISBN: 0785119744
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9780785119746
ASIN: 0785119744
Publication Date: March 7, 2007
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Condition: NEW BOOK UNREAD
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Product Description
Ripped from the pages of New Avengers, the Eisner Award-winning team of Brian Bendis and Alex Maleev present an explosive hidden story of Marvel's secret past, the secret history of Marvel's most secret team - how they came together and how they are ripped apart. Plus: Spidey's got a new lease on life, new powers and a new costume, courtesy of his new best friend Tony Stark. So what could possibly go wrong? With clouds quickly building on the horizon, the bonds that Spider-Man now forges may very well determine his capacity to withstand a coming storm. The Marvel Universe is about to split down the middle, and the line is drawn here! You will be asked: whose side are you on? Collects New Avengers: Illuminati; Amazing Spider-Man #529-531; Fantastic Four #536 & 537.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
Now I see what all the hype is about. Very good! February 28, 2007
19 out of 21 found this review helpful
"Walk away now" - Black Panther. Words that should have been heeded.
WARNING SPOILERS: The plot: Way back in the 70s after the first Kree-Skrull War on Earth; Iron Man, Dr. Strange, Professor X, Namor, Mr. Fantastic, Black Bolt, and Black Panther met in secret to create an Illuminati to discuss emergencies. No families, no teammates, no one was to know. Black Panther refused, but the remaining kept going through the years (carrying out such things as marooning the Hulk to space, seeing him as out of control). With Professor X gone (see: House of M) and the recent anti-superpower fear gripping the nation, Iron Man learns of a bill to pass in congress requiring superheroes to register with the government and become S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. For which, Iron Man, Black Bolt and Mr. Fantastic agree with, and Dr. Strange and Namor find appalling and leave the group. Leading to the current Civil War of the Superheroes.
Because this is new, I won't spoil too much. The book is a collection of some key lead ups to Civil War (New Avengers Illuminati, Fantastic Four #536 & 537, and Amazing Spider-Man #529 - 531).
New Avengers Illuminati: The lead in story explains why the group met and introduces the "Registration Act"
Fantastic Four #536 & 537: The return of Thor's Hammer and Dr. Doom.
Amazing Spider-Man #529 - 531: Peter gets his super-powered Spider-suit, and travels with Tony Stark to Washington D.C. to speak before congress.
The story is very intriguing. Tony Stark (Iron Man) has never been one of my favorite characters. After reading this, my opinion has changed. Tony Stark as a character outside of Iron Man is awesome. Think Bruce Wayne with a sense of humor. Not only is he a calculating genius, manipulating Peter Parker, but also is truly willing to do whatever it takes to do the right thing. Reading and rereading the pages of dialogue concerning the arguments for and against the registration act are both compelling and thought provoking. I was even torn on it for a bit as reader, how would I deal with something of that magnitude if I were a superhero and, well, fictional? I can see why this is selling so well.
I will certainly be picking these trades up when they release the rest of the storyline
The path to war March 14, 2007
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
With DC pumping out a universe shattering, cataclysmic event (Infinite Crisis), Marvel answers them with Civil War. The Road to Civil War features various issues from various series' collected together that lead up to the Civil War series; and in turn feature many pivotal events. The Illuminati disbands, as Tony "Iron Man" Stark makes a decision that will alter the course of events to come regarding super hero registration. Not to mention that Spider-Man receives a new suit (designed by Stark) and forges a new direction for himself that many did not see coming. Dr. Doom is back as well, and there a hint of things to come regarding the return of the mighty Thor, as well as Stark's brewing war with Captain America. Despite containing different issues by different creative teams, Road to Civil War never feels uneven like many TPB's with varying writers and artists usually do. Featuring talent like Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, Brian Michael Bendis, and Alex Maleev; Road to Civil War's biggest con is that it leaves you wanting more, but in that respect, if this doesn't get you excited for Civil War, nothing will. Worth picking up if you missed these issues before Civil War, or are anxiously awaiting the TPB version.
 Road to Civil War....is okay. April 5, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I didn't feel this book was all that great. The Illuminati one-shot was the highpoint, setting up events that lead to Marvels upcoming World War Hulk event. If you want to find out who was responsible for banishing the Hulk from Earth I recommend it. However, the Fantastic Four and Spider-Man stories collected here weren't all that great. Marvels Annihilation and Planet Hulk were much better stories than Civil War, but in all the Civil War hype Annihilation and Hulk seem to have gotten lost in the shuffle. Too bad.
 Great Read!!! March 28, 2007
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
The Road to Civil War is a must buy. It gives the warm-up to an exciting and chaotic future of the Marvel universe. Be sure to pick up the rest of the Civil War series when they come in.
Crucial background compilation for the Civil War stories May 28, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This collection brings together a one-off Illuminati issue with short Fantastic Four and Spiderman arcs to provide background to the current Civil War raging in the Marvel superhero universe. Most of these stories were written by BABYLON-5 creator J. Michael Straczynski, who along with Joss Whedon has brought a lot of recent attention to Marvel given their high profiles on TV. Luckily, both of them have proven to be absolutely first-rate comic writers and I look forward to anything either of them does in the genre. Having said that, I wish both of them would get out of comics and back to TV. There are a lot of really good comics writers, but fewer people capable of doing truly exciting work on television. Most great comics writers couldn't create and produce a television series so we'd still have the vast bulk of good writers continuing to work on these arcs. Having Joss Whedon do the X-Men or the Runaways or Straczynski do Spiderman just seems like a waste of talent. Yeah, the comics are great, but wouldn't you rather see a new Whedon or Straczynski television series? OK, rant over.
These particular stories don't fit together that nicely. The Fantastic Four issues are somewhat out of place with the others though they do feed into other arcs in subsequent collections. Still, as a standalone collection they simply don't mesh well. But the point of the issue is to provide background for other books. These stories, while not necessarily great on their own, provide a preface for things to come.
In particular, the volume provides good insight into Tony Stark's position. Most of the characters we love end up opposing Stark, but one of the really nice things they have done is manage to not make Stark seem absurd. In these stories the actual split that occurs later is only on the horizon. Here Stark is still trying to discourage the passage of the super hero registration act, though it is obvious that he is going to fail. The inescapable split between Stark and his would-be protege Peter Parker is palpable.
The one thing I did not like in the story was the fiddling with Spiderman's costume. I don't mind the updating of the look of his costume but the excessive number of gadgets made me feel like Stark was trying to transform Spidey into Batman. Now, that is great for Batman, but Spiderman has never been distinguished by his gadgets. It just felt like an off chord.
All in all, a decent volume, albeit a necessary one for anyone working their way through all of the Civil War issues.
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