Civil War II #1 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artist: David Marquez / Marvel Comics Outside of the arrival of Black Panther which is currently being written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, I can’t think of a more hyped and anticipated book this year than Civil War II. It sure as hell isn’t lacking promotion. Timed, obviously, with the everyone-knew-it-would-be-great cinematic release of Captain America: Civil War, Bendis goes back to one of the most heralded crossovers in Marvel’s recent history. The original Civil War wasn’t a perfect event, but it was really, really good in that it saw some very big movements in the Marvel Universe, some tragic deaths, and some perspective for many of those heroes moving forward. This time around, Civil War II looks to do much of the same, where the stakes are immediately present in issue #1 instead of the slow build of taking sides and arguing the point like its predecessor.

[divider type=”space_thin”] Instead of the Super-Hero Registration Act that served as the focal point for the first Civil War, this time around the story centers around an Inhuman with the ability to tell the future. After his intel aids in the take down of some huge cosmic threat, the line becomes drawn at how or if or should he be “used” to prevent future threats. We had some questions about the initial premise of this, mostly because when it was announced, Tony Stark was on the side of NOT using such power. Which does not seem in his nature. And while the first conversation/argument that h…