>>Marvel takes bigger risks.
>
> This is the only part that I disagree with but it's
>ultimately a matter of opinion.
>
> Civil War has left a lot of questions and your post brings
>some of them to mind for me.
>
> 1) Are they gonna undo Spider-Man's ID being public? How
>can he operate underground with the New Avengers if everyone
>knows he's Peter Parker?

I guess that's a reason to pick up Spidey + New Defenders.

Which is to say YOU can.

I'm not sure I care.

>
> 2) The X-Men mostly played the sidelines but what are the
>effects of the registration act on them? Are they exempt
>since they have Sentinels in their backyard?

See, this doesn't make sense to me at all.

They SAY they're on the sidelines, so they're left on the sidelines?

How many of these other shmucks locked up in 42 did the same thing?

It's not terribly consistent. Once again, the X-verse slides out of the mainstream MU.

Still, I thought they were tangental to the actual story. Having X-Men in there might have muddled things.

>
> 3) Where is Thor? Did he take off to Asgard or something?

Mike Oeming wrote the series out of existence. Rather unceremoniously. And crappy. Ragnofok. Word has it JMS may be rebooting it. I don't know how much I care at this point now that I know they can clone him.

>
> 4) On a scale of 1-10, just how lame are the New
>Thunderbolts (cheap shot, I know).

I liked it better as Suicide Squad, as written by Ostrander. Amanda Waller >> Norman Osborn.

>
> Peace,
>
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