Are Civil War titles a must read for Tony Stark reading?

[Matches]

I am gathering a bunch of Iron Man titles from the past few years, is reading Civil War stuff a must?

I checked the original out years ago and hated it

[Steel Inquisitor]

No. But read the comics after it, like Fraction's run on Invincible Iron Man.

[Alan2099]

If you like Tony Stark, I'd actually suggest staying far away from Civil War.

[Snoop Dogg]

They're completely wrong, you have to read it. But also read Casualties of War, the Iron Man tie-ins, Front Line, and the Confession.

[XPac]

If you read it before and didn't like it, I would not recommend reading something you simply don't enjoy.

But I will say it's a VERY important part of this characters history. And it arguably solidified him as one of the most important characters in the marvel universe. I think people today almost take it for granted how important Iron Man is because of his prominant role in the MCU movies... but prior to Civil War I think a pretty good arguement could be made he was sort of a B lister. This story helped elevate him to the top of the comic heirarchy even before the movies.

[your_name_here]

Agree with the above 2 posts. This event elevated Iron-Man to the top. It’s important.

[Mike_Murdock]

They're completely wrong, you have to read it. But also read Casualties of War, the Iron Man tie-ins, Front Line, and the Confession.

I actually agree. They're very impactful on his character. Even if people don't like Civil War, it's hard to pretend they weren't significant. I also really like the Iron Man issues that are tie-ins to the first event because they humanize Tony the best. Front Line, of course, is the worst for him. In Civil War II, there's the great Iron Man/Captain Marvel AA issue that might be my favorite.