tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31147228.post4794577890540313142..comments2023-12-20T04:59:07.043-08:00Comments on ink destroyed my brush: Civil War: Thoughts on the Aftermathinkdestroyedmybrushhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09037083364689982443noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31147228.post-15914661753919317972007-02-26T19:36:00.000-08:002007-02-26T19:36:00.000-08:00Hi Charles,Very interesting read, and thanks for t...Hi Charles,<BR/>Very interesting read, and thanks for the linkage!<BR/><BR/>I am so very torn about Captain America at the end of Civil War. On the one hand, I see how it works, structurally. As in, I'm a reader of books, professionally, as it were, and I can see the logic behind ending the series the way it ends.<BR/><BR/>Beyond just sequel capabilities, there is another issue: Cap's symbolism. As a martyr to the cause, still in prison even after everyone else has 1) registered, 2) been forgiven, or 3) gone underground, Captain becomes deeply symbolic of the cause he was fighting for. Ultimately, he becomes the bigger and better person.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, sheesh, Tony Stark wins the day? I'm scared out of my wits about that one! The ripples coming out of this ending will be quite interesting, to say the least. Cap "giving up" (and I don't really believe he gives up, but decides to fight differently) feels really, really wrong.<BR/><BR/>But maybe that's why I find it so interesting. <BR/><BR/>Marvel was not the universe of my youth. I had Wonder Woman Underoos, a crush on Batman since about birth, and Supergirl rocked my world, bad 80s movie and all. When events happened in DC's Infinite Crisis, I got really upset at the scapegoating of Wonder Woman. As in, really, really upset. I think I'm just outside of Marvel enough to appreciate it without being upset.<BR/><BR/>That make sense?<BR/>Ciao,<BR/>AmyAmy Readshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571924705714110971noreply@blogger.com