Me? Reading Comics again?

I recently managed to get hold of a few copies of Marvel comics. Its their super event. Marvel Civil War

Civil War is a summer 2006 and winter 2007 crossover event, . The work
builds upon events appearing in previous Marvel crossovers, particularly Avengers
Disassembled, House of M and)Decimation.

Some story elements are the result of the limited series Secret War. The
tag line for the series is Whose Side Are You On?

The premise of the Civil War storyline is the introduction of a Super-human
Registration Act in the United States. Similar acts have been used as literary devices in Watchmen, X-Men.

Millar has said he "opted instead for making the superhero dilemma something a little different. People thought they were dangerous, but they didn't want a ban. What they wanted was superheroes paid by the federal government like cops and open to the same kind of scrutiny. It was the perfect solution and nobody, as far as I'm aware, has done this before.

The act requires any person in the United States with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government and receive proper training. Those who sign also have the option of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., earning a salary and benefits such as those earned by other civil servants.

Characters within the superhuman community in the Marvel Universe split into two
groups: one advocating registration as a responsible obligation, and the other opposing the law on the grounds that it violates privacy rights. The genesis for
this idea sprang from conversations between Mark Millar, Brian Bendis, and Bryan
Hitch

I have not read such a compelling comic since DC's Zero Hour. The casualties, the breakup of Reed Richards and Sue, The fight between Iron Man and Captain America, the many references made to the American Civil War, Spiderman's dillema towards the two faction.

Heck I dont even know whoose side I will be on, Maybe I will retire like what firestar did, or walk away and ignore them, like what the Thing did .

One very cool thing that the comic did, was that the heroes who agreed to the government laws had to unveil themselves. First to do it was Peter Parker aka Spiderman, followed by Tony Stark aka Iron Man. When Tony came out, his first comment was, I am Tony Stark , the alcoholic, also known as Iron Man. Talk about coming out of the closet.

Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada calls the unmasking ""one of the biggest revelations in comic-book history…a comic-book taboo."

I fear I may pick up comics again. oh no.......