Related
InCivil War , Captain Americafeared the Superhero Registration Act would run to a severe curtailing of exemption , and this nightmare scenario came truein the DC Universe . In 2007’sLord Havok and the Extremists#1 , written by Frank Tieri and illustrated by Liam Sharp , DC introduces reader to Earth-8 , a lightly - mask potpourri of the Marvel Universe , one where the Registration Act passed , leading to the raise of a fascist authorities .
In the Wake Island of the September 11thterrorist onrush in 2001 , the judicature of then - President George W. Bush , with immense bi - partizan support , passed the PATRIOT Act . Among the many aspects of this controversial deed was that it granted a great pile of leeway to law enforcement and intelligence agencies to carry out their work — which activist believed to be a gross overreach of government agency on the United States politics . Civil Warbrought this debateto the Marvel Universe , using the Superhero Registration Act to explore the post-9/11 political landscape . After a catastrophe due to superhumans result in hundreds of deaths , the Act is passed , force superpowered individuals to record with the government . In favor of the turn was Iron Man , feeling it was the next logical measure in the evolution of superheroes ; opposing it was Captain America , who believed it to be a intrusion of civil liberties . The two side of meat defend , and ultimatelyIron Man was winning . The Act choke , but its evils soon became patent , and it fell by the wayside .
Related : Captain America Became a Hero Thanks to a Character Fans Do n’t bonk About
Yet on Earth-8 in DC Comics , their Civil War ended in a truce between the Americommando ( Captain America ) and Tin Man ( Iron Man ) . Tin Man then campaign for President , with Americommando as his running married person ; they come through in a landslide , and the two act out an equivalent weight of the Registration Act , called the “ Metahuman Act , ” creating a governing - sanctioned superhero US Army called the “ Meta Militia . ” Under the leadership of first Tin Man and later Americommando , the United States descends into fascism , forcing villain such as Lord Havok to press back .
Civil Warbarely shroud itself as a post-9/11 allegory , tackling issues of surveillance and police states . The serial explored the virtuously grey-haired areas of its metre , count the price of exemption versus the cost of protection , and arriving at no easy answer . This commentary find an even sharp focus inLord Havok and the Extremists # 1 . UnlikeCaptain America and Iron Man , their Earth-8 counterparts were able to arrive at a truce — and the end outcome was still a fascistic , corrupt government . As mentioned earlier , the PATRIOT Act had reinforcement on both sides of the aisle , and it is not a stretching to see Tin Man and Americommando ’s actions as comment on this unfortunate vista of post-9/11 America .
Such a armistice , and the fascist dictatorship that arose as a resolution , would have dismay Captain America , as the world Tieri and Sharp depict actualize every awe he had about the Superhero Registration Act duringCivil War . Captain Americarealizes the value in via media , but never at the cost of exemption .
Next : Captain America Just Proved His Civil War Feud With Iron Man is Over
