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As anyone who knows anything about comic book history will tell you, the enemies of super heroes are usually a reflection of the times. In the forties, they fought the nazis, in the fifties, they fought communism, in the eighties, they fought the oil industry.

And today? There are knew trends in the comic book super hero industry where our heroes are fighting federal encroachments on our civil rights and liberties:

So what’s it tell you that in 2006 he is on the run from the federal government, a fugitive resisting what he sees as its encroachment upon his civil rights?

The aforementioned Speedball, a young superhero, is under federal lockdown, secretly detained at an undisclosed location. When he asserts his rights and demands a lawyer, the government man replies, “You’re an unregistered combatant. I define your rights.”

”God, where am I?” gasps Speedball, as he is being hauled away by guards. “Am I even in America?”

Welcome to Civil War. Any resemblance to real life post-Sept. 11 is purely intentional.

This new series, Civil War, began earlier this summer, and will be running for seven months. Be sure to check it out if you’re a comic book fan.

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