Reddit reviews The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War
We found 9 Reddit comments about The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
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Reddit reviews The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil WarWe found 9 Reddit comments about The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War. Here are the top ones, ranked by their Reddit score.
I was talking about the entire thing, with tie-ins and everything. Yes, it's hyperbole, but Civil War seriously had an insane amount of tie-ins.
That's 3,168 pages right there. War and Peace is 1,296.
Keep in mind, the movies (MCU) are not exactly like the comics. That said, here is some related/recommended source material:
Infinity Gauntlet/War (optional):
Infinity Gauntlet/War (1990-1992):
Civil War (2006-2007):
Civil War (optional):
Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Collection Vol 5 contains the following arcs:
~The Amazing Spider-Man Civil War Prelude (Available in The Road to Civil War TPB)
~Amazing Spider-Man Civil War Tie-Ins (Available in the TPB Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War)
~Spider-Man: Back in Black
~Spider-Man: One More Day
To answer your question more directly, I would recommend buying a month of Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited. I would start with just reading the core series (Civil War #1-7). After that, I would go through and read whichever Tie-Ins you want. I would say definitely Front Line, Choosing Sides, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, and Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War, along with any other heroes you find interesting. After you're done with that, if you still have time left in your month, check out some of the other great books Marvel has to offer.
If you would prefer to buy, here is the main series. Here is Iron Man. Here is Captain America. And here is Spider-Man.
If you haven't read Spider-mans Civil war tie-ins ( this one and this one ) be sure to check them out, they're great reads
It depends which line you want to start reading.
The Amazing Spider-Man is the original comic that goes way back to Amazing Fantasy #15 in the 60's. Other comics, like Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man and Web of Spider-man were some of these. Many story arcs had spread across all of these lines in the 80's and 90's. Currently, The Amazing Spider-Man is pretty much running by itself.
Ultimate Spider-Man was made to retell the story of Peter Parker. The same characters exist in it, but undergo different origins and plots. It's great, and not nearly as long as the 50 year old line. If you plan to start with this, just start at issue 1 and work up.
The great thing about Spider-Man comics is that they are diligently turned into graphic novels. My local library gets these in very quickly and I save a lot of money this way. Pretty much every story arc is published and they are very easy to find.
If you plan on starting with Amazing Spider-Man, read a couple of the originals first, so you can get a grip on the character. These books are a good place to start. After that, read Spider-Man Civil War and work your way towards the current comics. In the arc, One More Day, the story resets in a way, becoming a nice starting point. By starting at Civil War, you get a little more background for a story you wouldn't understand otherwise.
To work your way to the current comics, check out this Wikipedia article that list all of the trade paperbacks. It will really help you.
Good luck, and it's always good to get a new reader. I started reading last year in February and I followed this exact plan. I've read up to current in both lines and love them to death.
The basics are Civil War 01 - 07.
If you have room to expand, you can consider the Front Line series, which covers news and reporters during the event (01 - 11 plus a few extra).
If you want to expand from there, my favorite tie-in comics are Amazing Spider-Man. Start reading around 529 and continue until about 538.
New Avengers never had much important plot, but I liked reading about Like Cage. Skip #21 and start at #22. Read Wolverine's stories (starting #42) if you already like wolverine because it's just more of the same testosterone journey. Cable + Deadpool (30+) is also exactly what you'd expect. Black Panther's work is fun but pretty low-impact (18+, only a couple issues long).
If you want the collected paperbacks, you can find a lot in Road to Civil War, Civil War, Amazing Spiderman: Civil War, Civil War: Front Line, etc.
I didn't much like the Iron Man, Captain America, or Fantastic Four comics during the Civil War, but there are collections of all of them.
Nearly every running line at the time tied in, including niche titles like Runaways (it was the worst runaway comic until 2010), Thunderbolts, She-Hulk, X-Factor, etc. Ms. Marvel wasn't bad. I'm not too familiar with the rest. There were also a ton of one-shots (Choosing Sides, Case Files, etc) that I don't really know.
Do you mean this one? http://www.amazon.com/dp/0785122370/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
Civil War 1-7 is one TPB by itself. But yes, Civil War: Captain America and Civil War: New Avengers are two independent TPBs.
I'd also recommend:
Civil War: Front Line - That's the hardcover version, but it's available for much cheaper into two paperback TBPs that split it 1-6 and 7-11. It's one of the stronger side stories in my opinion, and really worth the read.
Civil War: The Amazing Spider-Man - A really excellent book with great art.
Civil War: Iron Man - Amazon description is wrong, this contains the Captain America/Iron Man Casualties of War oneshot, Iron Man 13+14, and the Civil War Confession (which makes the book worth it alone)
The Road to Civil War - Gives some good insight on the main story, and why some characters act the way they do. The bits with Spider-Man and his bitchin' new suit are great.
Civil War: Punisher War Journal - A small note, this is not your super-gritty Ennis Punisher, but I like Fraction's take and think the book is still really enjoyable and worth the read.