Marvel Civil War: Dossier Special - New Warriors

In this first follow-up to the Season 6 "Marvel Civil War Dossier Special," host Garret Castleberry is once again joined by Allison Bratcher to discuss the tie-ins released continuity alongside Civil War. The goal with this discussion series is not to confuse the continuity of the Special Topics dialogic lecture series between Garret and Kyle Hammonds. Rather, their focus is to evaluate and assess the merits of key comics that lead up to, parallel with, or spin out of writer Mark Millar and artist Steve McNiven's groundbreaking event series. After a brief orientation, Garret establishes the context for these dossier specials before introducing the lead-off collected in the Marvel Civil War: Prologue hardcover edition, writer Zeb Wells and artist Scottie Young's New Warriors (8:51). Conceived by Tom DeFalco and reinvented in various cycles, the latest incarnation of this C-level superteam cleverly carves a cultural commentary on the intersection of twenty-first century economics in ways mimic the reality TV boom while prophetically anticipating the rise of mass mediated influencers monetizing largely staged public adventures. Two key questions will drive these dossier specials. First, it is important to consider the value any given tie-in book provides to the main story when weighed against time, labor, and economic constraints (books cost money!). Second, our hosts conclude the special by evaluating whether the Marvel Civil War: Prologue can be considered "Essential or Expendable".
Hosts: Garret Castleberry, Allison Bratcher
Producers: Garret Castleberry, Will McMurry (Audio Engineer), Alli Garner (Cover Art), Austin Foster (Music)
Recommended readings paired with Season Six "Marvel's Civil War":
Mark Millar & Steve McNiven. Civil War. Marvel Comics, 2006.
Marvel Civil War: Prologue (Hardcover). Zeb Wells & Scottie Young. New Warriors #1-6. Marvel Comics, 2016.
Chris Gavaler. Superhero Comics. Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2017.
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