This article consists of nothing butCaptain America: Civil Warspoilers.

We have a spoiler free reviewhere.

So this movies flashbacks to earlier time periods is kind of a spiritual successor to the comics.

Civil War Comics vs.

I say loosely based because really, it is.

The Sokovia Accords refer to the catastrophic events from the end ofAvengers: Age of Ultron.

Really, the damn gubmint will just look for any excuse to pass laws restricting freedom, wont they?

In the comics, the inciting event was more small of a local concern, not an international one.

Tony Stark went along with it pretty readily, Steve Rogers did not.

It sounds like things would be a bit more restrictive here.

Alfre Woodards character is identified only as Miriam in the movie, but this is Miriam Sharpe.

As in the comics, Miriam lost a child because of the aforementioned exploding superhero misadventures.

Again, better than the comics.

The whole chopper escape scene did faintly remind me of this scene from the comics, though… Im allowed to say the a-word here even if Marvel isnt on screen!)

That came from the cover ofCivil War#7, the final chapter of the comic.

Who is the Black Panther?

Black Panther first appeared inFantastic Four#52 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

The implication should be that King TChaka was also once the Black Panther in his youth.

Speaking of Wakanda, thats where we are in that first post-credits scene.

You dont need to know anything about that, though.

Of course they dont.

Tom Holland also very much looks the part of a 15 year old who only just got powers.

Ilovelow budget Spider-Man costumes.

Those goggles were pretty cool.

The revelation that Sharon Carter/Agent 13 is related to Peggy Carter wasnt a surprise to longtime fans.

you could learn a little bit more about thatby clicking here…if you dare!

The Falcon naming his drone Redwing is no accident.

The drone is easier, sure.

But cmon…an actual falcon!

Seriously, sign me up for a spinoff starring these two.

Captain America: Civil War Villains

Alright, lets talk about the bad guys… Key among these would be Alexi Shostakov, the Red Guardian.

Who is Crossbones?

Unlike his movie counterpart, though, Crossbones sprang fully-formed into supervillainy in the pages ofCaptain America#359-360.

Its the height of 1980s Captain America comics craziness.

Seriously, its like if Cap and SHIELD are GI Joe and the villains are just COBRA cast-offs.

It just adds to the whole authenticity of this being a Cap movie and all.

Who is Zemo?

Zemo then appeared properly in the pages ofSgt.

Anyway, back on track… Hes not just avenging the death of his wife and son, but that of his Dad.

And since this is Helmut Zemo, we can safely assume that his dads name was Heinrich.

Maybe his Dad was a dick, too.

We wrote much more about the history of Zemo right here.

Except in the comics, the Raft sits on NYCs East River, right near Rykers Island.

The big screen version is a little more remote.

Totally worth your time.

Jonathan Demme re-made it in 2004, but I never bothered with that one.

Its worth noting that for a brief period in the comics, Tony Stark was Secretary of Defense.

And Cap nearly ran for President.

I would pay all the money to see either of those things happen in a future Marvel movie.

Did anyone else notice that the weird personal holding cell (what is this,The Blacklist?)

that Bucky is kept in is designated D-23?

Rash is familiar to Russo Bros. diehards as Dean Pelton onCommunity.

(thanks to Kevin Skinner ofNYCs Crass Monkeyfor pointing this out)