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The Barnes & Noble ReviewTwo parallel story lines are merged in the compilation Civil War: X-Men Universe, both of which deal with the controversial Superhuman Registration Act -- an initiative that, after the world-altering events of the House of M, was passed into law to enforce the mandatory registration of super-powered individuals with the government. But the issue has the mutant community bitterly divided and an all-out civil war is looming…
Enter Deadpool, the wisecracking masked mutant antihero who has taken a job with "the gov" as a renegade superhero hunter. At the top of Deadpool's list is the butt-kicking Cable, who is actively aiding in the concealment of outlaw superheroes. Deadpool's mission is simple: "Take Cable down -- dead or alive!" But after a knock-down, drag-out battle that begins inside the White House and ends inside Deadpool's Manhattan apartment, both combatants come to an unlikely realization. Meanwhile, the Superhuman Registration Act has bitterly divided X-Factor and has the team of superheroes on the verge of disbanding. And to complicate matters, Quicksilver (the son of the mutant super-villain Magneto) reappears offering "treatments" to former mutants - but what exactly are his motives?
Fans of Marvel's massive Civil War story line will find this omnibus classic Marvel Comics fare incredibly fast-paced, action-packed, and densely plotted, with the standard sardonic pop culture references (Backstreet Boys, etc.) and political and societal allegories throughout. Paul Goat Allen
Overview
Hot on the heels of both smash hits House of M and Son of M, Quicksilver returns! But is he friend or foe!? Complicating matters even more, the divisiveness of Civil War has spread to X-Factor: half of them want to cooperate with the government; the other half wants to take a stand against it. It's Jamie's choice that may well decide whether X-Factor stays together or cracks apart. Plus: in another corner of the X-Men universe, the Civil War really hits home! What happens when Cable and Deadpool find themselves ...