Civil War: War Crimes (one-shot) Review

It's hard to believe that for as long as Marvel's Civil War event has lasted, certain characters have yet to be profiled. It's true, though. There are quite a few of Marvel's most prominent characters that haven't seen the light of day during Civil War, but Marvel is certainly doing their best to cram as many of them in as possible. The omissions have occurred for one reason or another. Some are among the missing like Charles Xavier, others have been blasted into space like the Hulk, while others are currently caught up with the Annihilation Wave in Marvel's other big event, Annihilation. Then there's the Kingpin. Wilson Fisk's reason for being out of the Civil War limelight is that he's currently serving prison time in Ryker's. But Civil War: War Crimes brings the big guy into the fray in a huge way.

The issue begins with a brief overview of Fisk's character. He grew up ostracized as a child because of his tremendous size, leaving him emotionally scarred. But rather than lock himself in his room or become an emo kid, Fisk took matters into his own hands and learned the skills necessary to become the boss of everyone. He parlayed those skills into becoming the Kingpin of New York's entire underworld, but recently found himself in prison, where just about nothing has changed. Even in this new environment, Fisk has adapted and now has nearly every prisoner under his thumb.