Civil War: The Underside

Ghost Rider (2006) (Single Issues) #8-11

by Fabian Nicieza, Charlie Huston, Justin Gray

Civil War rages in the Marvel Universe, and even those on the periphery can't escape its effects! As Baron Zemo and his Thunderbolts assemble an army of super villains for the government, the Punisher is busy killing these deputized do-gooders, Ghost Rider fi ghts against others who've been possessed, and Moon Knight can't choose a side! Plus: The Kingpin manipulates Iron Man from jail, a new team of Heroes for Hire makes its mark, and more!

COLLECTING:

Thunderbolts #103-105, Moon Knight #7-12, Heroes for Hire #1-3, Civil War: War Crimes oneshot, Punisher War Journal #1-3, Ghost Rider #8-11

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Civil War, Superheroes, Comic Book, War

504 pages, Hardcover

First published December 15, 2010

About the author

Fabian Nicieza is a writer and editor who is best known as the co-creator of DEADPOOL and for his work on Marvel titles such as X-Men, X-Force, New Warriors, and Robin.

His first novel, the Edgar Award-nominated SUBURBAN DICKS, a sarcastic murder mystery, is on sale now from Putnam Books.

The Dicks will return in THE SELF-MADE WIDOW, coming June 21st.

Reviews

[KK · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thunderbolts: 4
Heroes for Hire: 4.5
Punisher: 4
War Crimes: 4.5
Moon Knight: 5

Almost 4.5

[Relstuart · Rating 2 out of 5]

There are six stories here. The best would be the Kingpin trying to manipulate Iron-Man from inside prison and the Ghost Rider story (which doesn't appear to be related to the Civil War event). Overall for the Civil War event this one is pretty skippable. A couple of the stories leave you wondering what will happen next so you are left hanging as story points are being created and then left for future resolution. For completeness sake I am very happy to have a copy of this but it's one of the weaker volumes for story for the Civil War event.

[Levi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Compendium van verschillende karakters dus kwaliteit kan wisselen. Heroes for hire, thunderbolts en ghostrider springt er voor mij uit.

[Geoff Derks · Rating 3 out of 5]

Since there are 6 different stories here, I must review them individually. From Best to Worst: Heroes for Hire, War Crimes, Punisher War Journal, Thunderbolts, Ghost Rider, and lastly, Moon Knight. The top 3 alone would average 4 stars. T-Bolts a 3, GR a 2, and MK just sucks - minus 5 stars. Read the collection for your favs but skip Moon Knight.

[Tanushree Baruah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Incredibly boring and doesn't read smoothly. Also, this was my first foray into the Moon Knight series and it was very very violent and gory. I had to keep checking I was reading something that belongs to the Marvel universe. Three stars for Ghost Rider - it was an interesting story that hooked me in quickly. Otherwise, this collection can be avoided and you won't miss anything.

[Ketan Shah]

A strong compilation of street level titles that tied into marvel's Civil War. Standouts were Charlie Hustons ultra violent Moon Knight issues,Matt Fractions Punisher War Zone ,Daniel Ways Ghost Rider (with vintage art by Texeira and Saltares) . Also,the Kingpin stand alone story.

[Anne]

The first few pages were pretty boring, and I either had to read the whole thing today or return it to the library. Guess which one I picked? I'll try to come back to it later...

[Emelda · Rating 2 out of 5]

Worth getting only for the Heroes for Hire collection. War Crimes was interesting, too.

[taeli · Rating 3 out of 5]

read 6/21/16