Sounds a bit like that Pixar movie, The Incredibles, where all the heroes had to stop fighting crime because of all the damage that was being done around them.
Interesting to see who 'registers' and who does not. While some characters obviously see themselves as good guys, out to protect others, etc, other characters are not so clear cut.
Surprising that Captain America, who is, or was, a gov't agent would be against registering, while Spider-Man, who has always been considered a vigilante would be for it.
It's really sort of a take on the early "Watchmen" days... When we actually start the Watchmen story, a similar registration process has already taken place and all the heores that weren't pushed out by the goverment are working with them, as contract killers and scientists. Those very few who decided not to register and make themselves publicy known are treated as vigilantes and hunted down.
As a general rule, I don't like Capatain America. But I'm loving what they're doing with him in this series. Making him the most vociferous opponent of the act really strengthens him as a character, standing up for the the original rights this country was founded upon and attempting to strike down a paranoid governmental construct that's designed to keep that universe's hero's under the governmental thumb.....
As for Spidey, all he's really desired since he was 15 was some sort of approval (preferably from a father figure) and to have someone tell him he's doing the right thing. The vigilante aspect was thrust upon him by Jameson and others. Now that Stark has taken him under his wing, he's finally getting that approval he desired for so many years... So if Tony tells him it's the right thing to do, he'll unmask in a heartbeat....
Or maybe I'm just a big comics nerd who's reading way too much into this.....
Agreed with Finn; Spidey never wanted to be outside the law. This is his chance to finally be known for who he is, to not have to skulk and hide. And Reed Richards isn't really a surprise either - as I recall, everyone already knows who the FF are, since they know who took that experimental flight up into space and came back all rubbery and all.
(If you take the Invincible Super Blog angle, it also demonstrates what wankers Reed and Petey are, although I sort of disagree with that in Spidey's case. Awesome poem by Chris there, btw, so read up.)
See Finn, I part company with you on the Cap'n, as you will see in the next two installments. I can't believe that the Cap'n parted company with SHEILD. Given all the things he's done in the governments name before.
I agree with you on the Watchmen -- and the Incredibles. It's a retread, but we get to see the beginnings. I just think the logic of their arguments are pretty weak. The opposition, that is.
The I look forward to interesting socio-comico-politico discourse with you in the next installments... This is fun...
And for the record, S.H.I.E.L.D. has sucked ever since they kicked Nick Fury out. Of course, it doesn't help their case that I've idolized the man since I was a kid.... Eyepatch, pearl handled flechette pistols.... What's not to love ?
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