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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 29, 2023

This is one of the best story arcs about Spider-Man. The personal decision to choose about whether or not to give up a secret identity in order to follow the law is a gripping one. Out of all the tie-ins that are connected to Civil War, this is one of the most important. The choices that Peter makes in this story have huge consequences that have stayed with him to this day. Definitely check out this story if you choose to read Civil War as more of the fallout surrounding Spider-Man is explored.

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Cilantron

The best part of Civil War

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 16, 2015

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Collects The Amazing Spider-Man #532-538

For this review, whenever I say "this book" I mean Civil War: The Amazing Spider-Man, and when I refer to the "main" book, I mean this Civil War .

This book shows the Civil War event from Spider-Man's point of view, and deals with his struggles to figure out which side he should be on, and why. I recommend that you read "The Road to Civil War" and "Civil War" prior to reading this one. Stark tells Peter "everybody in a mask is going to have to take it off, reveal himself, and register with the governement." (I'm not sure that's true; isn't all that's really required is that they register with the government, and this registration database is supposedly kept from the general public?) One of the problems with the whole Civil War event is that if you don't read the entire thing (which I haven't done myself), there will be things that won't make sense. For example, it seems odd that Stark expects Peter to unmask while Stark doesn't himself, however, Stark does unmask in Civil War: Front Line. The fact that Stark unmasks isn't made clear in either this book or the Civil War main book.

It doesn't quite synch up with the main Civil War story. For example, an important death in Civil War # 4 isn't really addressed in this Spider-Man book, and Spider-Man gets severely beaten up in Civil War # 5 with no trace of it here. (He doesn't have some sort of Wolverine-esque healing power, does he?) Warning: as great as this book is, it ends in a cliffhanger which leads into the story "One More Day" which I haven't read yet, but it seems to be a very unpopular story.

I'm wondering how/if they'll incorporate Spider-Man into the upcoming Civil War movie. In my opinion, Spider-Man is the key to the whole thing, since through this book we see just how messed up Stark is, but how will the movie be able to convey this, if it does?

The issues collected here are also contained in this book Amazing Spider-Man by JMS Ultimate Collection, Book 5 but that's kind of pricey right now. (Don't be confused by the word "Ultimate.")

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Steve Lee

Spider's POV of Civil War

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on October 3, 2022

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A great point of view perspective of Peter Parker during the epic Civil War story. A reading of the Civil War is necessary. One negative us it leaves off on a cliff hanger.

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RDD

One of the Best Mid-2000s Spider-Man Stories!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 22, 2019

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“The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War” collects “Amazing Spider-Man” nos. 532-538 written by J. Michael Straczynski with art by Ron Garney. Though the story intersects with the larger Civil War storyline, one need not have read that to understand what's going on here. Spider-Man, with his support of Tony Stark in the wake of the Stamford Incident, followed by his realization that the attempt to prevent another attack had corrupted the values of the country, plays a key role in the Civil War crossover and Straczynski brilliantly writes these tie-in issues so that Spidey's moral wrangling drives the story and helps ground it. From a creative standpoint, the decision for Spider-Man to reveal his secret identity was interesting as it opened up a host of new storytelling possibilities. Many characters are more supportive of Peter and his family, while others, like J. Jonah Jameson, feel betrayed. Things build to a head when the Kingpin puts a hit on Spider-Man and his family for revenge, leading to Aunt May's mortal wounding. Unfortunately, in an effort to resolve that, Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada would retcon out Peter and MJ's marriage, one of the strengths of Straczynski's writing and the previous two decades of the comics. Quesada's betrayal comes later, however. This volume also features the oft-quoted "No, you move" speech from Captain America.

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Foxlore

Good read for Spider-fans

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 19, 2016

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I gave up collecting comics back in the 90s because of the constant reboots and retcons. Still there are quite a few arcs of interest that have been created over the years and CIVIL WAR is one such arc. I finally bought the trades (kindle versions) just to brush up on the comic versions before the MCU version hits the screen.

There are plenty of crossover books too that take place between the main 7 issue series. And as a big fan of Spidey, I read this in conjunction with CIVIL WAR. It's a good collection for the most part, although the art ' style does not match the caliber and tone of the CIVIL WAR set. Still the narrative of Peter is what interested me the most as he's quite an integral character in the event.

One point of criticism against this collection is that it doesn't really extend to the aftermath of CW. What I mean by this is that CW (the 7 issue set) has a kind of epilogue, but this collection with Spidey doesn't quite get there. So we don't get a sense of Peter's reactions to the way things end in CW #7. For that you will need to read elsewhere.

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Zac Hanscom

Stands Alone Well

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 27, 2016

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The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War is Marvel's "Civil War" event from Spider-Man's point of view. The Civil War starts when, after an accident that kills 600 civilians, the United States government enacts a law that forces all superheroes to register using their real names. Spider-Man goes along with the plan, exposing himself as Peter Parker, but not everything is as it seems. The superheroes who don't register are held without trial in a prison in the Negative Zone, and Iron Man's Stark Industries is making a killing.

This is definitely a good Spider-Man story, and it stands alone very well. Of course, you can read the entire "Civil War" arc by buying the Civil War book and the other "Civil War" stories, like this one. I'm not a huge fan of crossover events, but this is just plain, good storytelling. Spider-Man has to choose between staying loyal to Iron Man and the laws of the land or joining Captain America in fighting against what could be perceived as tyranny. I liked it. ****

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Nancy Nagler

Pure Marvel

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 2, 2010

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I thought I had a good handle on Marvel's Civil War. As always, Marvel gives great art, great action with deeper meaning. I saw parts of the book on their free digital comics and I had to have it. The interaction between Spider-Man and Captain America is spot on, from the first fight to their conference and Spider-Man's resulting decisions.
When Cap began his story, at Spidey's usual good natured ribbing, I was hooked. I never thought of Steve Rogers as a school boy and certainly not a scholar but he was that sickly boy who probably used books for protection. Back there, during the Depression, he found Mark Twain, a favorite of our family, and his memorized statement on patriotism told me where his own spirit came from. And that bit of Twain's amazing words sent me on a search for where it came from and landed me into a half a day's discovery of Mark Twain's quotes and a renewed interest in the Hannibal, Missouri's favorite son. It is amazing how true his statements are even to this day.
This is exactly why I have followed Marvel for all these years. There is always far more to those 'comic books' than just action.

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Ken

It is so good, you will want to read it twice!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 21, 2014

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Do not read Marvel Comics Civil War without also reading The Amazing Spider-Man: Civil War. It makes an already great story that much more epic. It is just a perfect book. In fact you even get to see at a press conference, broadcasted around the world, of Spiderman revealing his secret identity. I have read many Spider-Man stories in the past 35+ years, and this still goes on my list as one of the best. It is even a must read even if you never read Civil War, but I do recommend Civil War as well. Please do not confuse this book with Peter Parker, Spiderman:Civil War. It's not the same book!

This also is good proof that comic books and not just for kids anymore.

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Hoju Koolander

Before the Fall, A Hero's Choice

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 29, 2008

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Before "One More Day" put a stain on the Spider-Man mythos, Spider-Man had to deal with the consequences of his decisions in Marvel's Civil War.

These issues collected from the Civil War event show Peter reaching out to Tony Stark as a father figure, hoping for stability in his life only to realize he's chosen the wrong role model.

Of course there is also the lead-up to Spider-Man's unmasking, which is very well done. There is a great moment where Peter, May and M.J. discuss the implications of revealing Spider-Man's identity to the world that is particularly emotional.

A great collection of fantastic stories.

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C.J. Moore

A good read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 19, 2019

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Enjoys the behind the scenes insights this one gave to Spider-Man’s decisions in the rushed Civil War #s 1-7. Looking forward to the rest in this series.

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