Marvel Announces Civil War Chronicles

[GrnMarvl14]

No, no...this isn't a continuation of the war. Aimed at the mass market, it's a different collection of the already produced Civil War titles. This time, with all the tie-ins (or, at least, the important ones). And produced in the order they were meant to be read in.

Arriving in April, Marvel Comics is proud to present a collection of the critically acclaimed, best-selling event that changed the Marvel Universe forever—Civil War. Written by acclaimed scribe Mark Millar and with art by the superstar artist Steve McNiven, Civil War is the Marvel event that captivated comic fans new and old, garnering mainstream attention from programs such as The Colbert Report and making headlines on CNN, ABC and other networks with the shocking end to issue #2, Civil War is the limited series that redefines the meaning of “event.”

With over 10 million copies of Civil War comics sold, there’s no doubt that it is the largest selling event in recent memory, but the acclaim for this Marvel event has not stopped pouring in. “In the end though, this series stayed true to the promise of delivering some of the biggest moments in Marvel’s history,” said Kenneth Gallant of BrokenFrontier.com.

Added Michael Bailey of SilverBulletComicBooks.com, “I am really psyched about this series...Millar and company delivered the goods."

Michael San Giacomo, of Newsarama.com exclaimed, “Damn, he’s good” of Millar’s writing, continuing, “Mark Millar does for Marvel Civil War what he does for Ultimates. And that’s pretty amazing.”

The art by Steve McNiven received universal acclaim, with Jason Grasso of ComixFan saying, “The attention to detail given to the large group encounters is mind-blowing, scenes that in the hands of other artists tend to blur beyond a few key characters in the foreground.”

Fans will also be able to experience Civil War in a brand new way with each issue of Civil War Chronicles, which presents every issue of the Civil War event in chronological order, allowing readers to see the nuances of this epic tale in the order they occurred. Featuring two Civil War tales per issue, Chronicles will show you a new side of comic books’ biggest event of the decade.

With almost all the issues of Civil War sold out at Diamond, this is the best way to experience the superhero event that still has fans talking and has brought the largest mainstream media spotlight in a decade. If you still don’t know the answer to “Whose Side Are You On?” then it’s time to pick up the collection that will give you the answer.

CIVIL WAR TPB (JAN072436)
Written by MARK MILLAR
Pencils & Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN
192 PGS./Rated T+ …$24.99
On-Sale - 4/11/07

Newsarama Note: In speaking to Newsarama early this morning, David Gabriel, Marvel's Senior Vice President Sales and Circulation explained that Civil War Chronicles will debut in July from the publisher,and will include Civil War and Civil War: Front Line as well as some of the more important ancillary titles, and occasional editorial write-ups which will explain some of the events in context of the larger Marvel Universe picture.

Original source.

It's a nice alternative to the collections already announced. If you're wanting it all, and in order. Otherwise, there's the title-specific collections. Marvel should be raking it in this year.

 

[Zeta]

Civil War was the worst comic book crossover in years, and it had such potential. Instead, they turned Tony and Reed into Hitler and made anyone agreeing with pro-reg into greedy idiots after making SHIELD out into crazed storm troopers, all breaking the law . . .

The only worse Marvel one I can think of is Secret Wars 2 . . .

 

[GrnMarvl14]

Civil War was the worst comic book crossover in years, and it had such potential. Instead, they turned Tony and Reed into Hitler and made anyone agreeing with pro-reg into greedy idiots after making SHIELD out into crazed storm troopers, all breaking the law . . .

The only worse Marvel one I can think of is Secret Wars 2 . . .

Actually, Fantastic Four #542 really humanized Reed. Almost turned me around on the whole issue. And the She-Hulk and Ms. Marvel crossovers also did a great job to show Tony's side. Actually convinced me that the entire thing made sense (in the context that the entire registration issue was presented. The plot itself STILL feels like it came out of nowhere).

Really, if they'd done a better job with the main title, and not had it so dependent upon the tie-ins to flesh things out, Civil War would have been really great. But...too many tie-ins. Too many forced issues that had to be read to understand everything. And Captain Marvel's return STILL confuses me despite reading Return before CW #7.

But worst crossover since Secret Wars 2? That's just low. Maybe since Onslaught. But not Secret Wars 2 (though I really liked the epilogue to Secret Wars 2, it was bad as a whole).

 

[Doctor Oak]

I enjoyed what I read of Civil War, I'm looking forward to getting to finish it and read the whole thing properly.