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"Civil War" | |||
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Steven McNiven | |||
Publisher | Marvel Comics | ||
Publication date | July 2006 – January 2007 | ||
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Main character(s) | ISBN 0-7851-2179-X |
"Civil War" is a 2006–07
Civil War explores the conflict between freedom and security against a backdrop of real-life events and discussions, such as the U.S. government's
The series polarized critics and fans, but was a commercial success. A sequel, Civil War II, debuted in June 2016. The 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America: Civil War loosely adapted the storyline.
Publication history
The
Characters within the
A number of villains also choose a side.Mark Millar, writer for the story, has said:
I opted instead for making the superhero dilemma something a little different. People thought they were dangerous, but they did not want a ban. What they wanted was superheroes paid by the federal government like cops and open to the same kind of scrutiny. It was the perfect solution and nobody, as far as I'm aware, has done this before.[5]
Delays
Marvel announced in August 2006 that some issues of the main Civil War series would be pushed back several months to accommodate artist Steve McNiven. The schedule had issue #4 being released one month late, in September, while issue #5 was released two months later, in November. Furthermore, various tie-in books, including the Civil War: Front Line miniseries, were delayed to avoid spoiling plot developments.[6]
In late November 2006, Marvel announced another delay. Civil War #6, originally scheduled for December 20, was pushed back two weeks and released on January 4. Unlike the previous instance, only The Punisher War Journal #2 was delayed. In a final act of rescheduling, Civil War #7 was pushed back two weeks (from January 17 to January 31),[7] and then pushed back again until February 21.[8]
Behind the scenes
After the publication of Civil War #7, Mark Millar described the book to Newsarama as "a story where a guy wrapped in the American flag is in chains as the people swap freedom for security".[9] Millar conceded a "certain amount of political allegory"[9] but said its real focus was on superheroes fighting each other. Contrasting it with The Ultimates, Millar said Civil War was "accidentally political because I just cannot help myself."[9]
Plot
The
Public opinion turns against superhumans, branding even inactive members of the New Warriors as "baby killers".
Guided by Iron Man, Congress quickly passes the Superhuman Registration Act (SHRA), 6 U.S.C. § 558,[10] requiring the registration of all persons with superhuman abilities with the U.S. government, and the enlistment and training of all aspiring superheroes. The law applies to those with naturally-occurring superhuman abilities, humans using exotic technology (e.g. Iron Man), or anyone who wants to challenge superhumans.[11] Enactment of the federal law leads to revisions of state criminal codes.[12]
The government-backed heroes track down unregistered superhumans and subsequently detain or register them. Captain America's Secret Avengers and Iron Man's Avengers end up fighting in Yancy Street. The Thing, who was only visiting his old neighborhood, gets roped into crowd control. However, when a young member of the Yancy Street Gang is killed in the ensuing violence, Grimm, disgusted with both sides, leaves the country for France.
The Secret Avengers, responding to a false emergency, are lured into an ambush by the pro-registration forces. As the battle turns against them, a new weapon is brought into play:
Bill Foster's death shakes up both sides:
Spider-Man demands to see the concentration camp-styled prison facilities "42" in the Negative Zone.[16] He concludes he's made a mistake in siding with Stark, and attempts to defect. Iron Man confronts Peter, however, yet after a brief battle, Spider-Man escapes. Against Tony's will, Peter is hunted down and badly beaten by the Jester III and Jack O'Lantern of the new Thunderbolts. The Punisher saves Spider-Man by killing the two villains, and carries him to a Secret Avengers safe-house. After recuperating, Spider-Man joins Cap's forces,[17] and publicly pledges to fight the Registration Act.
The Punisher seeks to join Captain America's forces. He explains Iron Man's decision to employ infamous mass murderers motivated the gun-wielding vigilante to come out of hiding, but also notes superhero registration has caused a huge drop in crime. Captain America reluctantly accepts Punisher's help.
As the Punisher makes his way through the Baxter Building to retrieve plans for the Negative Zone prison, Sue Richards travels to Atlantis to persuade Namor to join the Secret Avengers, although he refuses. Supervillains
While meditating, Doctor Strange speaks with Uatu the Watcher, who asks why Strange doesn't end the conflict with his immense power. Doctor Strange responds that the Sorcerer Supreme has no business in mankind's internal struggles, but promises to pray for an outcome with minimal bloodshed that will benefit mankind.
As the final battle begins,
Aftermath
At the end of the storyline, a number of changes to the status quo have occurred, including:
- The President of the United States grants general amnesty to all Superhuman Registration Act opponents who turn themselves in or register.
- Captain America, the act's chief critic, is arrested and subsequently assassinated by a brainwashed Sharon Carter.
- Spider-Man's identity, Peter Parker, is now public knowledge, causing J. Jonah Jameson to sue.
- An assassin hired by Wilson Fisk, alias the Kingpin, to kill Spider-Man fails, instead shooting "secondary target" Aunt Mayand leaving her in critical condition. An enraged Spider-Man dons a cloth version of his black suit and confronts Kingpin in prison, mercilessly beating him within an inch of his life. The Wallcrawler warns the Kingpin that Fisk will die if May does, and promises the other inmates he'll come for them if they try to harm Spider-Man or his family.
- Tony Stark is appointed director of S.H.I.E.L.D., while Maria Hill is demoted to deputy director.
- The 50-State Initiative is set up to eventually place a superhero team in every state.
- The Mighty Avengers assemble as a new team.[citation needed]
- Some heroes choose .
- Tom Fostercontinues his uncle's legacy, becoming the new Goliath.
- Black Panther and Stormwhile Reed and Sue work on their marriage.
- Captain Marvelenters the present day.
- Speedball's powers (and sanity) are drastically altered, and he becomes the new Penance, joining the Thunderbolts.
- A reconstituted version of the New Warriors emerges, bearing little resemblance to the original. Most of the previous Warriors become part of The Initiative Program.
- Nova (Richard Rider) returns to Earth after defeating Annihilus' annihilation wave and killing its insectoid leader. Now bonded with the Nova Corps Worldmind, Rider learns his former New Warriors teammates are dead, and is asked to join the Initiative by Iron Man. After battling Norman Osborn's Thunderbolts, however, he instead chooses to leave Earth for Kree space.
- Mephisto offers to rescue Aunt May's life, in exchange for Peter Parker and Mary Jane "MJ" Watson's marriage. MJ and Peter eventually agree to Mephisto's terms, and May's life is saved. Peter and MJ's marriage, meanwhile, is erased from history, and Spider-Man's secret identity is restored.[citation needed]
Characters
"†" indicates that the character died during the storyline.
"∆" indicates that the character originally upheld the act, but defected and became a Secret Avenger.
"°" indicates that the character was a Secret Avenger, but defected and registered.
"+" indicates that the character either retired or relocated to Canada.
"×" indicates that the character was neutral, but later became a Secret Avenger.
Registered heroes and villains
- Black Widow
- Doc Samson
- Iron Man
- Mister Fantastic
- Ms. Marvel
- Phone Ranger
- She-Hulk
- Tigra
- Thor Clone
- Wasp
- Skrull Yellowjacket
- Wonder Man
- Bishop
- Micromax
- Sabra
- Penance
- Great Lakes Champions
- Sentry
- Hellcat
- Thor Girl
- Two-Gun Kid
- Arana
- John Jameson
- Stature°
- Nighthawk°
- S.H.I.E.L.D.
- Maria Hill
- Dum Dum Dugan
- Agent 13
- Agent Whitman
- Gabe Jones
- Cape-Killers
- Deadpool
- Blade
- Heroes for Hire
- Misty Knight
- Colleen Wing
- Humbug
- Shang-Chi
- Tarantula
- Black Cat
- Paladin
- Orka
- Thunderbolts
- Atlas
- Baron Helmut Zemo
- MACH-IV
- Moonstone
- Fixer
- Songbird
- Blizzard
- Radioactive Man
- Living Laser
- Noh-Varr
Detained and recruited heroes and villains / Thunderbolts army
See list of Thunderbolts members.
Unregistered heroes and villains / Secret Avengers
- Arachne∆
- Cable
- Luke Cage
- Captain America+
- Colossus×
- Cyclops×
- Havok×
- Diamondback
- Black Panther×
- Storm×
- Cloak
- Dagger
- Spider-Woman
- Daredevil
- Iron Fist
- Falcon
- Wolverine×
- Goliath†
- Nick Fury, Sr.
- Hercules
- Night Nurse
- Young Avengers
- Ultra Girl
- Triathlon
- Living Lightning
- Invisible Woman∆
- Human Torch∆
- Silhouette
- Firebird
- Machine Man
- Spider-Man∆
- Justice
- Stingray
Detained heroes and villains
- Battlestar
- Coldblood
- Jack Flag
- Ghost Rider
- Gladiatrix
- Lightbright
- N'Kantu, the Living Mummy
- Network
- Prodigy
- Prowler
- Shroud
- Solo
- Typeface
- Digitek
- Lectronn
- Silverclaw
Unregistered heroes
- Debrii
- Firestar+
- Jessica Jones+
- Magneto
- Quicksilver
- Rage
- Runaways
- Slapstick
- Thunderclap
- Timeslip
- Sersi
- Moon Knight
- Howard the Duck
- Winter Soldier
Neutral parties
- Doctor Strange
- Thing
- X-Men×
- Namor, the Sub-Mariner×
- Nova (Richard Rider)
- Thor
Other versions
Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows
When the Super-Human Registration Act was proposed, Professor X and the Avengers argued that mutantkind and super-powered communities should police themselves. Cyclops thought it was preposterous for Professor X to appoint himself the representative of mutantkind, and his opposition to Xavier's proposal led Jean Grey to break up with him and marry Wolverine.[19]
Contest of Champions
The 2015 Contest of Champions series featured an alternate version of Civil War that had everything go in Tony Stark's favor. Five years after the war, Tony becomes the President of the United States and leads the Mighty Avengers as the Iron Patriot. His team consists of Penance (Robbie Baldwin), Iron Spider (Natasha Romanoff), Captain Marvel (Carol Danvers), and the Thor clone known as Thunderstrike. Steve Rogers (no longer called Captain America) and his teammates have been arrested and buy time off their sentence by performing suicide missions as the Thunderbolts. Steve's team consists of Spider-Man (Peter Parker), Invisible Woman, the Punisher, and Bill Foster's Goliath (who survived the Civil War in this reality).
President Stark and his Mighty Avengers are taken to Battleworld by Maestro and have their memories altered to think that they are on Earth and that the Renegade Champions already there are unregistered vigilantes. The Thunderbolts are sent to rescue them, but misunderstandings result in the deaths of Penance and Thunderstrike and all three teams start fighting each other. Tony kills Steve and reveals that he is in the possession of the Reality Gem from the Infinity Gauntlet. Tony and the members of the Illuminati divided the six Infinity Stones after hunting them down and vowed never to use them. But when Tony let the events of Civil War happen in their natural course, he couldn't resist using the Reality Gem to alter events in his favor. He used the gem to prevent the deaths of Goliath and Captain America, win the war, and rig the presidential election. He attempts to use it again to undo his killing of Steve, but it does not work since they were in another dimension. Maestro kills Tony and the Punisher, but is stopped by the intervention of Stick, the Sentry, and Nigel Higgins using the Iso-Sphere. The remaining five heroes from the Mighty Avengers and Thunderbolts stay behind on Battleworld with the Sentry and fight villains attempting to gather the Iso-Sphere as the Civil Warriors.[20]
Earth-3490
When Mister Fantastic was researching realities where the Civil War ended differently, he found one reality in which their version of Anthony Stark was a woman named Natasha Stark. The Civil War was avoided entirely in this reality due to her marriage to Steve Rogers, by deterring each other's more aggressive behaviour and allowing Reed Richards to complete the Super Hero Registration Program.[21]
Spider-Man: Life Story
In a reality where all the characters age naturally after Peter Parker becomes Spider-Man in 1962, the Superhuman Registration Act was passed shortly after the
Spider-Verse
During an attempt by the reality-displaced Superior Spider-Man (Otto Octavius's mind in Peter Parker's body) to reach back to his dimension as seen in the Spider-Verse storyline, he discovered an alternate dimension where a Civil War Iron Spider-Man lies dead (killed by Karn) prompting him to continue investigating the murders of Spider-Men throughout the Multiverse.[24]
What If?
In What If Civil War Ended Differently?, a stranger appears in front of Iron Man, who is visiting Captain America's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. Tony Stark is told of two alternate ways the Civil War could have concluded:[25]
- The first is detailed in, "What if Captain America led all the heroes against the Registration Act?" In this reality, Tony Stark dies of the Extremis virus, leaving the U.S. government to choose Steve Rogers as the spokesperson for heroes, who, as in the regular universe, opposes the Registration Act. Though he manages to delay its passing, the Stamford disaster occurs as in Earth-616. Without Tony to provide a fairer path for registration, the government's response is more extreme. Government forces led by Henry Peter Gyrich destroy the resistance and many heroes are slain.
Faced with this vision, Tony believes that this proves that he was right to pursue his pro-registration course of action, but the stranger then reveals another possibility;
- The second is detailed in, "What if Iron Man lost the Civil War?" In this reality, Iron Man asks for Cap's help during the confrontation at the power plant instead of threatening him, admitting his doubts about his actions rather than trying to justify them, and thus Cap does not use the hidden weapon in his glove to disable Tony's armor. The heroes then unite to defeat the out-of-control Thor clone, Ragnarok, which is released when a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent detects the weapon and assumes that Cap is still planning to use it. The resulting goodwill convinces Captain America to help run the program as he is the only one the heroes will trust with their secret identities.
The stranger is revealed to be Uatu, Earth 616's Watcher. Upon learning of the possibility of this alternate reality, Tony is devastated and weeps for the bright future he helped prevent.
In What If:
Civil War in Secret Wars (2015)
The "Civil War" storyline is featured in the 2015 storyline "Secret Wars", a crossover storyline, which revisits previous Marvel Comics storylines in the form of isolated geographic locations on a planet called Battleworld. The "Civil War" area is referred to as the Warzone.[27]
Civil War II (2016)
A direct sequel to the original series debuted in June 2016, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by David Marquez.[28] Unlike the previous story and the film, the conflict in this storyline is not about issues of government registration; instead, a new Inhuman, Ulysses, emerges with the ability to see predictions about the future. This results in conflict emerging between heroes led by Iron Man and Captain Marvel respectively, Stark favoring self-determination and concerned about the prospects of coming to depend on the visions while Danvers feels that his visions represent a potentially valuable asset.
Reception
At the time of its release, Civil War received mixed reviews. Comic Book Round Up gave the series an average rating of 6.5. According to a scholarly analysis presented at the 2007
Tie-ins
(This list is in read order)
Road to Civil War
- Amazing Spider-Man#529
- Amazing Spider-Man #530
- Amazing Spider-Man #531
- New Avengers: Illuminati Special #1
- Fantastic Four #536
- Fantastic Four #537
Civil War
- Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook
- Civil War #1
- Wolverine #42
- Wolverine #43
- Wolverine #44
- Wolverine #45
- She-Hulk (2nd series) #8
- X-Factor #8
- New Avengers #21
- New Avengers #22
- Civil War: Front Line #1
- Civil War #2
- Amazing Spider-Man #532
- Amazing Spider-Man #533
- Thunderbolts #103
- Civil War: Front Line #2
- Fantastic Four #538
- Fantastic Four #539
- Amazing Spider-Man #534
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #2
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #3
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #4
- Civil War: Front Line #3
- Ms. Marvel #6
- Ms. Marvel #7
- Ms. Marvel #8
- Thunderbolts #104
- Thunderbolts #105
- Civil War: War Crimes
- Black Panther#18
- Black Panther #19
- Black Panther #20
- Black Panther #21
- Black Panther #22
- Civil War: X-Men #1
- Heroes for Hire #1
- Civil War #3
- Civil War #4
- Civil War: X-Men #2
- Civil War: X-Men #3
- Civil War: X-Men #4
- Black Panther #23
- Iron Man Vol. 4 #13
- Cable & Deadpool #30
- Cable & Deadpool #31
- Cable & Deadpool #32
- Civil War: Front Line #4
- X-Factor #9
- Civil War: Front Line #5
- Heroes for Hire #2
- Heroes for Hire #3
- New Avengers #23
- Iron Man / Captain America: Casualties of War
- Civil War Files
- Wolverine #46
- Wolverine #47
- Captain America (5th series) #22
- Captain America (5th series) #23
- Captain America (5th series) #24
- Civil War: Front Line #6
- Civil War: Front Line #7
- Daredevil #87
- Civil War: Choosing Sides
- New Avengers #24
- Fantastic Four #540
- Amazing Spider-Man #535
- Civil War #5
- Amazing Spider-Man #536
- Punisher: War Journal #1
- Punisher: War Journal #2
- Punisher: War Journal #3
- Iron Man #14
- New Avengers #25
- Black Panther #24
- Civil War: Front Line #8
- Fantastic Four #541
- Fantastic Four #542
- Amazing Spider-Man #537
- Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
- Blade#5
- Civil War #6
- Civil War: The Return
- Civil War #7
- Black Panther #25
- Amazing Spider-Man #538
- Civil War: The Confession
- Civil War: The Initiative
- Civil War: Battle Damage Report
- Civil War Poster Book
- Fallen Son: The Death of Captain America
- Ghost Rider #8-11
- Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath
- Marvel Spotlight: Captain America Remembered
Related but not listed
- The 2006 Eternals relaunch has the Civil War play a fairly present background in the setting with Sprite appearing in pro-registration PSAs. In issue #3, Iron Man reminds Sersi to register. In issue #6, Iron Man and Hank Pym try to get the Eternals to register again, but they refuse. In the end, Zuras explains that the Eternals have no desire to meddle with humanity, and will stay out of their affairs, which Iron Man concedes as a fair compromise.
- New X-Men #28 and She-Hulk #9 are indirectly, but strongly involved.
- Marvel Comics Presents (vol. 2) #12 involves a patsy attempt to get Man-Thing to register with the government. The story was published late (October 2008 cover date), during Secret Invasion and the same month as Marvel Zombies 3, in which Man-Thing also appeared.
- The cover of plaid background, the words "Not part of a Marvel Comics event," and Aaron Stack holding up a card reading "Mark Millar licks goats."
- Spider-Man and Power Pack #3 (March 2007) includes a parody entitled "Civil Wards," written by Marc Sumerak and illustrated by Chris Giarrusso.
- The final issue of Robert Kirkman's Marvel Team-Up opens with Peter Parker getting ready to travel to Washington with Iron Man.
- The third issue of the 2006 Union Jack miniseries also mentions Tony Stark and Peter Parker's trip to Washington.
- Incredible Hulk #100 includes a 12-page backup story dealing with Mr. Fantastic's involvement with the Thor clone, and the repercussions of the Illuminati having exiled the Hulk into space.
- In Annihilation #4, the former Earth hero Nova is aware of the Civil War and is disappointed with the actions the heroes have taken, as they are not united against the threat of Annihilus.
- In Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #6-13, Spider-Man is seen wearing the new suit he got in The Road to Civil War.
- Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14-16
- New X-Men #29-31
- Thunderbolts #106-108
- In Sensational Spider-Man #26-27, Spider-Man is seen wearing the new suit he got in The Road to Civil War.
- In Sensational Spider-Man #28-34, Spider-Man deals with the aftermath of revealing his identity.
- Captain America (5th ed.) #25 is subtitled Civil War Epilogue.
- Fantastic Four #543 is subtitled Civil War Epilogue.
- Moon Knight (5th ed.) #8 and #9 are direct Civil War tie ins.
- Civil War: Front Lines #9-11 are direct Civil War tie-ins.
Collected editions
Oversized hardcovers
Title | Material collected | Page count | Publication date | ISBN |
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Civil War | Civil War #1-7, Marvel Spotlight: Civil War, Civil War Script Book | 512 | 2010 | 978-0785121787 |
Civil War: Avengers | New Avengers: Illuminati, New Avengers #21-25, Ms Marvel #6-8, Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War, Iron Man #13-14, Winter Soldier: Winter Kills, Captain America #22-25, Civil War: The Confession, Civil War: The Initiative, Daily Bugle: Civil War Fallen Son Special | 552 | 2010 | 978-0785148807 |
Civil War: Spider-Man | Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 1) #529-538, Sensational Spider-Man #28-34, Friendly Neighbourhood Spider-Man #11-16 | 544 | 2010 | 978-0785148821 |
Civil War: Fantastic Four | Fantastic Four #536-543, Black Panther #18-25, She-Hulk #8, Civil War: Young Avengers / Runaways #1-4 | 536 | October 20, 2010 | 978-0785148814 |
Civil War: Underside | Thunderbolts #103-105, Moon Knight #7-12, Heroes for Hire #1-3, Civil War: War Crimes, Punisher War Journal #1-3, Ghost Rider #8-11 | 504 | 2010 | 978-0785148838 |
Civil War: Frontline | Civil War: Frontline #1-11, Civil War: Choosing Sides, Civil War: The Return | 432 | January 26, 2011 | 978-0785149491 |
Civil War: X-Men | Wolverine (Volume 3) #42-48, X-Factor #8-9, Cable & Deadpool #30-32, Civil War: X-Men #1-4, Blade #5, Civil War Files, Civil War: Battle Damage Report | 520 | March 30, 2011 | 978-0785148845 |
Fallen Son (Civil War Epilogue) | Fallen Son: Wolverine, Fallen Son: New Avengers, Fallen Son: Captain America, Fallen Son: Spider-Man, and Fallen Son: Iron Man, as well as Captain America Comics #1 plus extras from Marvel Spotlight: Captain America Remember and the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe | 224 | July 8, 2009 | 978-0785141280 |
Trade paperbacks
- ISBN 978-0-7851-1974-6.
- Bendis, Brian Michael (February 2007). New Avengers Vol 5: Civil War. Illustrated by ISBN 978-0-7851-2242-5.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2304-0.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2362-0.
- Millar, Mark (April 2007). Civil War TPB. Illustrated by Steve McNiven. Marvel. ISBN 978-0-7851-2179-4.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-1947-0.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2312-5.
- Straczynski, J. Michael (April 2007). Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man. Illustrated by ISBN 978-0-7851-2237-1.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2313-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2775-8.
- Straczynski, J. Michael (April 2007). Civil War: Fantastic Four. Illustrated by ISBN 978-0-7851-2227-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2317-0.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-1980-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2798-7.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2189-3.
- Jenkins, Paul (May 2007). Civil War: Front Line, Book 2. Illustrated by Ramon F. Bachs, ISBN 978-0-7851-2469-6.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2243-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2652-2.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-2235-7.
- Biggs, Chris; Byrd, Ronald; Carter, Madison; David, Peter; Fichera, Mike; ISBN 978-0-7851-2576-1.
- Brubaker, Ed; Slott, Dan; Jenkins, Paul; Fraction, Matt; ISBN 978-0-7851-2470-2.
- Brubaker, Ed; Knauf, Charlie; ISBN 978-0-7851-2314-9.
In other media
Novels
Marvel adapted Civil War into a prose hardcover novel in July 2012 as the first of a series of four novels adapting some of Marvel's most significant fictional events.
Film
The 2016 film
Later in the 2018 film Avengers: Infinity War it was revealed that Hawkeye and Ant-Man made deals with Ross to be placed in house arrest, so they could be with their families. The impact of the Civil War is also heavily felt throughout the film as the Avengers' disunity and Rogers and Stark still being on bad terms, left them vulnerable to Thanos' invasion and the Blip.
Television
A different variation of the Civil War storyline closely resembling Civil War II as it features Iron Man and Captain Marvel in opposition to each other was adapted in the four-part season finale of Avengers: Ultron Revolution. In this version of the storyline, the Registration Act targets new Inhumans, and teams of Avengers come into conflict over the issue, as in other adaptations. It is revealed in Part 3, however, that the Inhuman Registration Act is actually part of a plan by Ultron (disguised as Truman Marsh) to begin the Ultron Revolution by manipulating humans and Inhumans into destroying each other, which is foiled by the combined efforts of the Avengers.
Video games
- The comic is adapted into Mister Fantastic and Songbird in Pro-Registration- which affects the story's progression, characters they interact with, and the story's ending. Spider-Man and Wolverineare however playable on both sides.
- In Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, Iron Man and Captain America reference the event if they are pitted against each other. The player also receives an achievement titled "Whose Side are You On?" if Iron Man defeats Captain America or vice versa in an online match.
- In Marvel: Contest of Champions, a special storyline featured elements of the Civil War, as the apparent death of the Collector causes Iron Man and Captain America to become divided over what action they should take with the Iso-Spheres that must be collected in the game. This storyline also introduces a special player in the form of the Civil Warrior, who is identified as a version of Steve Rogers who witnessed so much death in the final battle of the Civil War that he adopted some of Tony Stark's armor and dedicated himself to preventing such a catastrophe ever again.
References
- ^ "Civil War" (Press release). Marvel Comics. 2005-12-28. Archived from the original on 2006-04-20.
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- ^ "Captain America: Civil War (2016)". Screen Rant. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Luke Cage compares the registration act to slavery". Archived from the original on 2015-08-30. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ^ "classic.newsarama.com – Civil War & Peace of Mind with Mark Millar (Part 2)". Archived from the original on 2017-01-10. Retrieved 2015-03-04.
- ^ "Newsarama Forum – Marvel's Civil War Delayed". Archived from the original on 2007-04-01. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Newsarama Forum – Civil War #6 Gets a Schedule Bump". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ "Marvel Comics Catalog – Titles on Sale, Week of February 21, 2007". Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ a b c "classic.newsarama.com – Mark Millar's Civil War Post-Game Show". Archived from the original on 2009-02-10. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Civil War #1
- ^ Black Panther
- ^ Flamini, Anthony & Byrd, Ronald; Civil War Battle Damage Report; March 2007; Page 1
- ^ a b c Civil War #2
- ^ New Avengers #22
- ^ Civil War #4
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man #535
- ^ Civil War #5
- ^ Civil War #7
- ^ Amazing Spider-Man: Renew Your Vows (vol. 2) #6
- ^ Contest of Champions (2015) #9-10
- ^ Dark Reign: Fantastic Four #2
- ^ Spider-Man: Life Story #5: Our Civic Engagement, Chip Zdarsky, Marvel Comics
- ^ Spider-Man: Life Story #6: All My Enemies, Chip Zdarsky, Marvel Comics
- ^ Superior Spider-Man #32
- ^ What If?: Civil War #1
- ^ Annihilation Makes Things Civil: Hine talks "What If? Annihilation", Comic Book Resources, October 5, 2007
- ^ "SECRET WARS Meets Civil WAR". Newsarama.com. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Details on Marvel's Civil War II Revealed". SuperHeroHype. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
- ^ IGN (30 May 2011). "Top 10 Giant Movie Monsters". IGN.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7851-6035-9.
- ISBN 978-0-7851-6035-9.
External links
- Civil War at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Civil War Covers
- Civil War Review | BGN Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Favourable review of Civil War