American civil war alternate histories are alternate history fiction that focuses on the civil war ending differently or not occurring. Confederate states of america history societies, etc. America is in a period of divisive politics, with people finding new ways to disagree every day. We always give you our honest opinion if a comic is worth your hardearned money. Captain confederacy and kid dixie head for a meeting of the worlds heroes, but someone doesnt want them to arrive alive. Values of captain confederacy free comic book price guide. What is the reading order for the marvel comics civil war. It tells the story of a superhero created for propaganda purposes in a world in which the confederate states of america won their independence from the united states. Although one of the changes he envisions is that the south would have more readily. Periodicals our heritage, by united daughters of the confederacy mississippi division partial serial archives the confederate courier issues online 2012, by united daughters of the.
John kennedy tooles a confederacy of dunces is junes. But this week, marvel comics gave seemingly everyone whether they. So, the xmen comic books are listed under x and the outer limits is listed under o. The civil war confederate view nonfiction 20 books. Price new from used from comics, january 1, 1988 please retry. The post office and other shippers are behind schedule and some shipments may experience multiday delays. Check out individual issues, and find out how to read them.
Created by will shetterly writer and vince stone art. The comic book bin finds it important to cover all aspects of comics, and that includes controversial topics. Captain confederacy comic book the glass arena comic. Captain confederacy is an alternate history comic book by will shetterly and vince stone that was first published in 1986, revived in 199192 then published. Browse the marvel comic series civil war chronicles 2007. The return of captain confederacy in allnew tales, this time in fullcolor.
The nature of the hero captain confederacy, book 1 by will. Captain america convinces all the heroes even reed and hank to stand against the shra, enforced by peter gyrich, jim. In 2006, marvel comics kicked off a linewide event called civil war. The story was unlike anything marvel had ever published. Captain confederacy is the recipient of a super soldier serum. Read captain confederacy 1991 comic online free and high quality. Captain confederacy the crusty curmudgeons comic classics. Captain confederacy comic book the glass arena comic january 1, 1988 by vince stone author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Writer mark millar ditched the usual earthshaking villainous schemes in favor of a topical, timely, and far more personal drama. The institution of slavery no longer exists in the confederacy by 1986, the year the first issue of captain confederacy was published and i presume the year the story takes place.
Captain confederacy 1991 2nd series comic books mycomicshop. He is an inhabitant of a parallel earth where the confederate states of america more or less won the war between the states and as a. The civil war confederate view non fiction score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Soldiers confederate states of america religious life. Captain confederacy comic book the glass arena comic january 1, 1988 by vince stone author.
Part of the historical comic book series epic battles of the civil war, which were produced by noted historians in cooperation with the worldfamous marvel entertainment group. This is the second and last, that i know of collection of captain confederacy comics, somewhat rewritten and collected by the. November 1991 february 1992 number of issues published. Civil war is a 20062007 marvel comics crossover storyline consisting of a sevenissue limited series of the same name written by mark millar and penciled by steve mcniven, and various other tiein books published by marvel at the time. The northern confederacy according to the plans of the essex junto, 17961814. Written by will shetterly, with art and cover by vince stone. Captain confederacy steeldragon comic books from steeldragon.
The titular war was based on a moral divide between marvels superheroes, in which both sides had a valid argument. Captain confederacy paperback may 4, 2012 by will shetterly author, vince stone illustrator 3. The most common variants detail the victory and survival of the confederate states. Funny thing is, this comic had a little mainstream awareness. It initially forbade a wide swath of content, including just about all the elements of horror stories. Captain confederacy 1991 2nd series comic books 19901999. Captain confederacy is an alternate history comic book by will shetterly and vince stone that was first published in 1986, revived in 199192 then published online with new and revised material in 2011. Captain confederacy comic book wfie news fall 1991 youtube. The code was relaxed for the first time in 1971, allowing for stories of werewolves, vampires and other monsters. The comics code, imposed in 1954, was the set of standards comics publishers pledged to adhere to when their stories were being written and drawn.
But shetterly never offers a timeline to tell us when, precisely, slavery was abolished in. Set in a world where the south successfully seceded. Comics buyers guide written with intelligence and no. Historical documents company civil war comic books. Captain confederacy and kid dixie head for a meeting of the worlds heroes, but. All comic books for sale are listed alphabetically by the first letter of the comic books name. Mccabe html and tei at unc items below if any are from related and broader terms. Customer testimonials our customers have some nice things to say about us. Find the value of the epic comic captain confederacy volume 2. Comic books with a number as its title are alphabetized by. The first story is based on the premise that iron man died in the extremis story, before the whole civil war started. Read captain confederacy 1986 comic online free and high quality. More than 51,000 men 23,000 for the union, 28,000 for the confederates, almost one third of the men involved were killed, wounded or missing. The what if comic books work on the premise that some detail was slightly different.
Captain confederacy 1986 1st series comic books mycomicshop. The confederacy is a timeline written by the member ads94 and available here the pod is a confederate victory in antietam, resulting in an independent confederate states of america. Once there the north see the dissolution of the republican party, blamed for the disaster, while the south deals with the economic and social aftermaths of the war. Heres a local news segment about the series that will shetterly and i produced for marvels epic comics back in the early 90s. Alternate history in comic books has been popular since dc comics began publishing imaginary stories, in which key elements of the superman mythos were altered, to see how events might have played out under various scenarios, without affecting mainstream continuity. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Less common variants include a union victory under different circumstances. The american civil war is a popular point of divergence in englishlanguage alternate history fiction. This is the debut column of my weekly roundup of the comic books that populate my pulllist.
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