Captain America: Civil War
Civil War has hit the theaters, and it’s becoming another smash Marvel hit! But, before it was a big movie it was a big comic story. It spanned several Marvel series and greatly changed up the Marvel Universe in the comics. Here’s some things to look for that serve as nods to the original storyline.
BUT, BE WARNED THAT THERE ARE SPOILERS AHEAD! IF YOU’VE NOT SEEN THE MOVIE YET KNOW THAT YOU WILL HAVE SOME OF THE STORY SPOILED.
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The villain of the film is Zemo. He seems like a random guy from Sokovia. But, he is all but random for the story. In the comics he’s known as Baron Zemo, and is one of Cap’s top villains. Though he doesn’t cause the Civil War in the comics, he still plays a pivotal part of a plot against Captain America. In fact, he executes a plan to assassinate Steve Rogers and succeeds. I’ll also mention that Crossbones/Rumlow was the assassin hired by Zemo in the comics. A bit of a nod is at the beginning of the movie when Crossbones nearly kills Cap with a bomb on him.
Vision and Scarlet Witch
And, I need to point out Vision’s home outfit at the Avengers HQ. That may seem like a nice attempt to be a human, but it’s a nod to the new series from Marvel Comics where Vision creates other androids and tries to have a normal family life.
There are some close calls of deaths in the movie that are close to the comics. The most known and looked out for is Captain America’s. But, it doesn’t happen. Next is having to do with a character named Goliath. Goliath is a name that was passed on to a few characters, one of them being Hank Pym. But, during the Civil War story of the comics, it was to Bill Foster. The character was able to grow to be a giant, and was killed by a Thor clone during one of the battles. His death made the whole war escalate and evolve. In the movie, Ant-Man shows off his ability to grow huge during the pivotal battle. It seemed like it could be his demise, but was not.
Spider Signal
And, while we’re at it, how does Spidey’s appearance fair with the comics? In Civil War the comics, Spider-Man/Peter Parker is a pivotal player of the war. Iron Man does create a suit for him, and enlists him on his side. But, Spidey goes over to Cap’s side once he sees how far down a dark path Stark is willing to go to make that version of the accords a reality. The movie doesn’t have Spider-Man switch sides, but it does play up the fatherly role Iron Man has with Spidey, and how much Parker looks up to the billionaire.
That One Scene
The last bit of nod to the comic was one picturesque scene between Cap and Iron Man. It’s easily caught when you see the picture below.
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