If you're following this series, buy it. There's still a lot to enjoy here and Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez are doing a solid job regardless. If you aren't following this series then it's not necessary in any way. You don't need precognitive powers to see that. Read Full Review

Issue #7 is easily one of the stronger chapters of Civil War II. That doesn't say a great deal at this point, but it is still nice to see Bendis focusing on a smaller, more intimate cast here. The complications in terms of Ulysses' role in the conflict are also welcome. And it's hard to say no to a comic featuring both David Marquez and Andrea Sorrentino on art. There's hope that Civil War II can at least end on a solid note. Read Full Review

Civil War II #7 is the lightest weight issue of the series thus far, although the rise in tension and the helplessness as events spin out of control is continually palpable. Still, it feels as though this and the added-on final issue could have been combined into one oversized, overall more satisfying edition. But then again, if that would have forced the art team to rush and not turn in the masterworks presented here, never mind. More Marquez and Ponsor cannot possibly be a bad thing. Read Full Review

The issue sets a lot of things up to come and you know what's hinted at will be something bigger than presented. It also interestingly shifts the importance of Marvel's "X" lines a bit as the events to come are presented from the view of Old Man Logan increasing his importance. But, like the six issues before, the concept is muddled with too much flash. Read Full Review

There's still time - there's one more issue in this series - but I expected more from writer Brian Michael Bendis. (To be fair, the art by David Marquez is excellent.) Read Full Review

Even if this issue is full of beautiful art – which it is – we can't help but think Bendis is dragging his heels with this comic. It's the penultimate issue and the fight is just picking up. We certainly don't know how this event will end but we're almost certain that it'll be rushed and underwhelming. The pacing and padding has been the downfall of the event, and frankly we're disappointed. Read Full Review

Like all the other issues in the series, the artwork is great. Unlike previous issues, that doesn't make up for everything else. Danvers demeanor is a bit more subdued than it has been up to this point, but the damage to her character for the time being has been done. And the latest revelations regarding Ulysses make her stance even more nonsensical than is has been up to this point, while continuing to reduce Ulysses to a walking plot device. The issue also feels like an unnecessary stretching out of issue six; the story in the two issues really could have been told in one but you can't turn down that extra money when it's there, I guess. The onus has been put on Brian Michael Bendis to wrap this up in a way that will get all of us naysayers off of our stance, and while he is up to the task I think he's written himself into a corner this time. Read Full Review

Yet with only one issue left to go, Civil War II remains a disappointing chapter for the House of Ideas. Even this series’ biggest moments feel calculated rather than organic, trying to goose sales with a handful of character deaths without really digging in too deeply about the underlying issues underneath. We live in a world where law and order is anything but simple, where we have to constantly interrogate ourselves about whether the ends justify the means when it comes to solving and preventing crimes. Unfortunately, Civil War II has seemed to all but abandon this difference in philosophy, with characters making extremely bad decisions just so they can all be in the same place, ready to punch one another until the page count ends. They say war is hell, but I’ve never heard of it being this uninspiring. Read Full Review

Also, by having Ulysses visit a very familiar, very recently revealed potential future, Bendis did raise the stakes on the series. So, lets see if Bendis can stick the landing when Civil War II ends next issue. Read Full Review

Civil War II #7 stays within the events knack for unnecessary plot elements and breakneck changes in the story, which even the beautiful visuals cannot overcome. The heightened tension between Carol and Maria, Steve and Miles, were a good touch, but the latter was bogged down by odd dialogue and a development that came out of nowhere. At the end of the issue, I have no idea whats going to come of this event or what real or lasting impact its going to have besides confusing readers with inconsistent characterization between the main series and other ongoings. Theres just one more issue, so at least we have that. Read Full Review

Unfortunately, the confrontation between Danvers and Stark feels much too short as writer Brian Michael Bendis spends too much time with Ulysses' trip to the future and an underwhelming meeting between Captain America and Spider-Man. Ultimately, this issue fails to deliver until the final pages and while it looks as though the upcoming final issue may give us plenty of the missing details to questions we already know, I've lost much of the motivation to care. To me this event has gone on much too long and at $4.99 per issue, the extra issue stings just a bit more. I'm hoping for an amazing conclusion that can get me excited for the current series coming out now, and although I enjoy Sorrentino's art, hopefully David Marquez can deliver a conclusion that's exciting and memorable. Read Full Review

Writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists David Marquez, Justin Ponsor, Andrea Sorrentino, Marcelo Maiolo, and Clayton Cowles put Miles Morales on the steps of Capitol Hill in this series' penultimate issue. Unfortunately, Civil War II #7 doesn't quite pay dividends. Read Full Review

Marvel fans deserve better than to be charged another $4.99 - $5.99 to read the conclusion to a delayed event everyone decided after the fact needed an extra issue.  This was a penultimate bore and with the conclusion already spoiled in the pages of the Marvel's Now! line of books I don't see a reason for anybody to continue reading this story. Read Full Review

This series and issue is a waste of time. I highly recommend you not waste your money on this and instead pick up something from one of the independent releases coming out this week or one of Marvel's other releases. What can you lose? You have a better chance at getting your moneys worth there than picking up an event that clearly over seven issues has proven to be nothing but a cash grab. Read Full Review

"Strong" issue in a muddled mess of a series. Emphasis on the quotation marks around strong.

[ART: 9.2 | STORY: 5.6 | WRITING: 5.5 | TOTAL: 6.7 (~6.5)] Another disappointing chapter which has me longing for the ending. I was actually a little excited for this issue to continue the Cap/Spidey conflict as that has been one of the few interesting aspects for me, but the usual Bendis dialogue dampened my enjoyment. A rushed ending dropped this a couple of points, but the art is still great from Marquez (as well as some great stuff from Andrea Sorentino).

such a displaced story. the art saves it.

Score: 5.7

Things slowly continue to happen more because they're in the plot outline than because they logically follow from the plot or character personalities. This whole event feels like a handful of shocking but unearned plot points strung together with little regard for the story in between.

Unnecessary just like this event.

I don't rate this series because, even if I can't stand it, I don't want to look like a hater and my opinions only affect me. I won't talk about the main story but about something really important that Marvel did in this issue.

For me, the very existence of this event is unjustified and I never enjoyed Bendis' works. I thought that killing Hulk was the worst thing that could ever happen in Marvel, but it wasn't. This time, they've gone too far. Marvel had another terrible idea: to use Old Man Logan as if it were canon. All the charm of Mark Millar's masterpiece is that it takes place in a whole different universe that we discover throughout the story and, there, the author can do anything he wants to. This comic wasn't created to be canon. This is, in my opinion, one of Marvel's best comics. But, now, the events that happen in Earth-616 also happened in Old Man Logan's universe, and that changes everything. If Logan knows about this civil war, then it also happened in an alternate reality that was invented before, and the events of the Old Man Logan comic will happen in Earth-616.

In general, I believe that Marvel is heading into a terrible direction and this is the straw on the camel's back. They're killing the first heroes, starting over and replacing them by younger versions. It's the entire opposite of DC's Rebirth. The remaining Marvel series I read are those which aren't influenced by important events, like Moon Knight and Squirrel Girl. This is why I love those two characters, why they are special: they are far from the civil wars. more