The deeper problem, of course, is that taking the SHRA seriously as a premise means that much of the previous 40 years of Marvel comics were actually horrible stories of vigilantes risking the public good, rather than heroic tales of Spider-Man defeating the Sinister Six and other such things that Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, and the actual creators and readers wanted, enjoyed, and produced.

Civil War was, at bottom, an extended example of Mark Millar not fucking getting it. And that makes the in-universe inconsistencies an inevitable result of a flawed premise, or at least a premise that's flawed if it's imposed on a whole publishing line about 45 years into perfectly workable genre conceits.

I think the salient point is that his methods of enforcement involved indefinite detention and forced conscription. As with so many legal matters, the method of enforcement can be a problem even when the law itself is valid in its aims.

But if you were to read, say, Amazing Spider-Man or Frontline, you'd see a borderline Fascist maniac Stark who was beating the shit out of Spider-Man, engaging in war profiteering, taking a hardline "If you're not with me you're against me" stance, and building secret prisons to house fairly harmless c-level heroes like Prodigy. (You'd also get to see a rookie reporter berating Cap for not knowing about MySpace or following NASCAR! That book had everything.)

It was one thing to show different reactions to Iron Man's actions, but there were some alarming screwups in how events were interpreted between books (in "Civil War," Peter's planning on leaving Avengers Tower and Stark tries to talk him out of it; in "Amazing Spider-Man" the same scene has Stark hurling him through a wall).

So...that's why a lot of people still nurse a grudge against Tony Stark.

Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back was a terrible movie.

Bit all over the place and with some pacing issues - but surely a 'MagnoliaFan' can appreciate that.

Actually, since Iron Man keep blaming himself in his own comics these days, are we gonna see reality explode after Robert Downey Jr. defends Iron Man by kicking Iron Man in the face?

Ha! I had to say it.

Cause he's from Hollywood, that's why.