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This is Dirk Anger.
He loves H.A.T.E. And H.A.T.E. loves him.
What makes Civil War so awesome? And what comics by Grant morrison that I can get into to become familiar to his writing?
Civil War isn't awesome. For someone starting to read comics, it's pretty awesome to read, but once you read something like Annihilation, which happened at the same time as Civil War, you gain a newfond hatred of everything in the Marvel Universe that happens on Earth, and think they're all a bunch of superpowered primadonnas who do nothing but squabble all day about [parasitic bomb] that doesn't really matter instead of coming together and saving existance.
Civil War is basically people going "gee, I think it's not really okay for people who just get superpowers randomly to go around playing vigilante legally, because someone might get hurt", Tony Stark going "Yes, you're right. So EVERYONE MUST NOW REVEAL THEIR SECRET IDENTITIES AND REGISTER AS A PART OF THE GOVERNMENT MILITARY. ALL THOSE WHO DO NOT COMPLY GET LOCKED IN A PRISON I BUILT IN THE NEGATIVE ZONE. YOU KNOW, THAT ALTERNATE UNIVERSE WHERE PRETTY MUCH EVERYONE IS EVIL? I'M PUTTING ALL THE EVIL AND NON-COMPLIANT GOOD GUYS THERE. IN A PRISON. THIS IS A TOTALLY GOOD IDEA."
And Captain America acts like a [sonic slicer] because registration would actually be a good thing, but he thinks that every single kid who is able to shoot fire from his hands should legally be able to run around in a costume breaking public property.
That's what Civil War is about. Heroes squabbling between each other instead of facing bad guys.
As for good Grant Morrison entry books, there are quite alot of good ones. But I think the most recomended is Grant's run on Animal Man. Animal Man #1-#26 is all written by Grant Morrison, and generally considered one of the best examples of meta-narrative in comics. It's awesome. And issue #26 will pretty much tell you what kind of person Morrison is, guaranteed. Don't let anyone spoil you what it is =P
You can then try his run on the 90's JLA. He wrote a few amazing stories back then, from the start to issue #41. Although he has alot of awesome guest writers such as Mark Waid. Mark Millar, Devin Grayson, Mark Waid, and J.M. DeMatteis.
But if you want something more light-hearted and at the same time with the ability to be darker while EXTREMELY awesome, there are a few more recent amazing series which are worth a read. One of my favorites, is Seaguy. A superhero who has a big talking fish as his best friend, and isn't taken seriously, in a quest to be a true hero. It's an amazing tale (MUST be read with the sequel series, Seaguy: Slaves of Mickey Eye or you'll get extremely depressed with the ending).
All in all, of all the comics Morrison has ever written, I think I've only read a single bad one. The small one-shot "Kill Your Boyfriend", when he dabbled in indie. The rest? All AMAZING. All of his work.