Marvel's Civil War: what does it look like, NOW...?

Question

For those of you who have seen the latest issue of Marvel's Civil War series, Spider Man now thinks he did the wrong thing to side with Iron Man. Iron Man showed Peter a prison built in the Negative Zone where super criminals are being held-- the 'unregistered' along with actual super criminals.

And Iron Man has Aunt May and MJ as hostage!

Did anybody foresee this swipe at Guantanamo holding the suspected terrorists?

Do you feel that it would make us safer to release everybody at Guantanamo?

Don't you have a degree of trust in the good will of our government, not to unfairly treat those who are truly innocent?

If our enemies are trying to get germ weapons, chemical weapons, or nukes, how can we dare risk releasing those who are suspected of aiding them, until they are tried and cleared?

Is it fair of Marvel to manipulate us this way, using characters that we know and care for?

A mistake can mean not only our own deaths, but those of everybody we know and love!

I am irritated because this seems like an attempt on the part of the writers to influence the American people, but not by rational discussion, only by feelings, which are non uniform and elastic for everybody.

(I guess I am also irritated by the fact that I did not pick up on this sooner!)

I am afraid that we have done the wrong thing, to put Democrats back into power in America, because they believe that human beings are inherently good, and perfectable while they are still on earth.

I foresee dark times for us ahead. I pray that we, as a nation, don't wind up submitting to islam.

Answer 1

I dont think they are. I think they are showing both sides of the issue rather well. Neither side is wrong, or has ulterior motives. Neither side is head by some mysterious figure in the shadows. Both sides believe they are right and as I read each issue, I find myself agreeing with both sides. I would say that Iron Man is right but going about it the wrong way. If he such a futurist, he should have been able to stop the war happening in the first place. And Cap is right theoretically and historically. Yes his feelings are true to the American Spirit, but does not work in practice. We should all have the right to bear arms, but that doesnt give you the right to take guns into DisneyWorld.

Answer 2

yes its fair, they need to change the storyline every thime they need to get more business, coz sooner or later their readers grow up or discover that Manga & Anime is more exciting than boring old american comix.