[Manga] Civil War Discussion Thread

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

Something tells me that Spider-man might be killed off.

Yes it would be a major upset (As would Cap's death), but it would also prove to be one of the most emotionally powerful reasons for the Civil War to stop (I expect him to be killed near the end of the war).

It would really be some brass balls of Marvel to do this, but its about time somebody that everyone knows gets killed off.

Thor's involvement will certainly be interesting to see.

I don't think Spider-Man will die, he's just too well known and loved. If it did happen though, it would be the single ballsiest(?) move in comic book history.

- WraithTwo -

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Dark Nation

Well in my defense I only said "Might".

Realistically the chance of losing Spider-man is practically nill, but remember when DC did (For a time) kill off Superman, thier mascot and the number one popular super-hero? (Say what you want about the Marvel Universe, but Spider-man IS very popular in mainstream society and is one of the few characters to be instantly recognizeable, on part with Superman, Batman, Captain America & The X-Men in recognition). That DC Comics were ballsy enough to do that to thier character (Despite that he 'came back' later on), it would make sense that Marvel would do something just as unexpected, or at least I would like for that to happen... that Marvel would kill off someone you never even thought of. There's just a lot of little hints that something is going to happen to Spider-man, subtext clues I think.

BUT: If MJ or Aunt May got killed off, well that would certainly give him a reason to stop supporting the registration act, not to mention would be a serious morale drain & emotional rollercoaster. Hard to say which would affect him worse: Aunt May is basically his only close relative, with his Uncle Dying, and Mary Jane is his best friend AND wife, with Gwen Stacey being killed by the Green Goblin.

Still, I'd love to see the Comic World's reaction if Spider-man is incapaciated, like maybe put into a Coma or something, ... something life-threatening.

As far as the Fantastic 4 go, I wonder what side Ben Grimm will take. His loyalties are probably closest to Johnny Storm (As they are as close as brothers can get without being blood).

Finally, I just read Wolverine #42, and I can't wait to see if he's able to track down Nitro (Or more likely, WHEN he will track down Nitro).

Oh don't get me wrong, I think Spider-man is fucked. Honestly, by this series end, he'll probably wish he was dead.

- WraithTwo -

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by Sakabadger

A bit of a segue here, but what exactly is the difference between your garden variety superhero and a mutant? Is it that mutants are born with their abilities while super heros acquire them through some other means?

If Superman were in the Marvel Universe, would he be a mutant?

A mutant is someone that was born with a mutation in their gene pool. Superman wouldn't be a mutant because he was never human to begin with. A mutant, aside from their mutation, are otherwise completely human.

- WraithTwo -

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.