A lot of people seemed annoyed that Captain America 3 would be a "loose" adaptation of the Civil War storyline. I was not annoyed, because here's the thing. Civil War isn't very good at all. I know, I know, Civil War got you into comics so you have a soft spot for it. That's totally cool. I was brought in by 2004's Avengers: Disassembled which owns my heart forever. But sometimes it's time to take off those rose-colored glasses and take a look at why Civil War isn't as great as many people remember. In fact, it isn’t very good at all because…
10. It Didn’t Change Anything
Comic books are by their very nature, mutable. Changes come and go, but for the most part they don't last. But Civil War's changes didn't even make it a year. Civil War is the comic book equivalent of that friend you have that gives up on his New Year's resolutions mid-February.
Seriously, what came out of Civil War? Tony Stark, Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.? Lasted almost a year, but it was barely a factor in any stories. Peter Parker's identity being public knowledge? Made it about six months before the Spider-Man writers nuked it from orbit. The Punisher becomes Captain America? The preceding sentence lasted longer than what it described. And what of the most interesting change: Steven Rogers in prison? Oh, that one lasted less than one issue before Ed Brubaker killed "˜im off in accordance with his original plans.
