Holy shit. Issue after issue, there have been some big bombs dropped in Marvel Comics' Civil War. First Captain America made the move against the superhuman registration act, then Spider-man finally revealed his civilian identity to the world. Now, Thor is back, and he's on the pro-registration side, but after that, the story is really twisted. 

It's not a secret to anyone who checked out preview info for this issue of Civil War that there is a fatality at the end of the pro-reg ambush that Iron Man's side pulled off. Some readers may say this death wasn't significant enough, while others will feel the hero's death played important enough a role. I'm just trying to pick my mouth up off the floor after seeing all the things the Pro-reg side is pulling. If you read any of the tie-ins, like Young Avengers & Runaways or the under-appreciated laughfest Cable & Dead Pool, then you know just how villainous the government is coming off during this event.

The last page alone has me scratching my fucking head. It's a move so crazy that I can't believe it comes out of the minds of heroes. I wouldn't be surprised if people stopped reading this series because the balance between pro- and anti-reg is tipped in favor of Captain America. I have read quite a few tie-ins and Iron Man still looks like he has a flimsy reason for hunting down his own buddies. I'll still be reading, because I'm in for the ride even if it falls off a cliff. The series is half over. No use quitting on it now.

That's not to say I hated this episode. In fact, I think the writing and the art has stayed consistent and I love the feeling that I am watching a movie. There are two scenes which illicit much emotion, and that is Spider-man getting freaked out at a certain someone lying on a table and the funeral scene, which is just horrific. My one big problem is that suddenly it looks like some of the Marvel universe's heroes have lost their minds, led by a drunk in a high tech suit of armor. How do you have a tagline like "Whose side are you on?" when the pro-reg side is killing good guys? I just hope the masked man hiding in the shadows during this issue has some answers for all this hero-on-hero madness. You can learn more about Marvel Comics' Civil War at Marvel.com