Civil War is a 2006-2007 Marvel Comics crossover event built around a seven-issue limited series of the same name written by Mark Millar, and penciled by Steve McNiven. The storyline builds upon the events that developed in previous Marvel crossovers, particularly Avengers Disassembled, House of M, Decimation, and Secret War. Cover to Marvel Knights 4 #2, featuring the Thing. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... 2006 2005 in comics 2007 in comics Notable events of 2006 in comics. ... 2007 2006 in comics 2008 in comics Notable events of 2007 in comics. ... This article is about the superhero. ... This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Mark Millar (born December 24, 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer born in Coatbridge. ... Cover to Marvel Knights 4 #2, featuring the Thing. ... Dexter Vines Dexter Vines is an American comic book artist and inker. ... 2006 2005 in comics 2007 in comics Notable events of 2006 in comics. ... 2007 2006 in comics 2008 in comics Notable events of 2007 in comics. ... This article is about the comic book company. ... It has been suggested that Gaming crossovers be merged into this article or section. ... The limited series is a term referring to a comic book series with a set finite number of issues. ... Mark Millar (born December 24, 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer born in Coatbridge. ... Cover to Marvel Knights 4 #2, featuring the Thing. ... Avengers Disassembled, referred to in some participating series as Disassembled, is a crossover event between several Marvel Comics series. ... House of M was an eight-part comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics in 2005. ... Decimation event logo, as shown on the covers of tie-in comics Decimation is the name of the late 2005 Marvel Comics storyline spinning out of the House of M limited series, that focuses on the ramifications of the Scarlet Witchs stripping nearly all of the mutant population of... Secret War is a five-issue comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. ...

The tagline for the series is Whose Side Are You On?.^[1] A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. ...

Overview

The premise of the Civil War storyline involves the introduction of a Superhuman Registration Act in the United States. Similar acts have been used as literary devices in Watchmen, Uncanny X-Men, DC: The New Frontier, Powers, Astro City, and The Incredibles, though never on a scale such as permanently altering an entire pantheon of established pop culture icons. Mark Millar, writer for the story, has said: In Marvel Comics fictional Marvel Universe, the Registration Acts - the Mutant Registration Act (or MRA) and Super-human Registration Act (SRA or sometimes SHRA) - are legislative bills which, when passed into law, enforce the mandatory registration of super-powered individuals with the government. ... For other uses, see Watchman. ... For the second comic book series starring the X-Men, see X-Men (vol. ... Powers is an American comic book series by writer Brian Michael Bendis, artist Michael Avon Oeming. ... Astro City, vol. ... The Incredibles is a 2004 American Academy Award-winning computer-animated feature film produced by Pixar Animation Studios for Walt Disney Pictures, centering around a family of superheroes. ... Mark Millar (born December 24, 1969) is a Scottish comic book writer born in Coatbridge. ...

The act requires any person in the United States with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government, reveal his/her true identity to the authorities, and undergo proper training. Those who sign also have the option of working for S.H.I.E.L.D., earning a salary and benefits such as those earned by other American civil servants. Characters within the superhuman community in the Marvel Universe split into two groups: one advocating the registration as a responsible obligation (and the villains who join this side for the "get out of jail" card) and the other opposing the law on the grounds that it violates civil liberties and the protection that secret identities provide. Luke Cage (Power Man), an African-American, compared registration to slavery, and did so to Iron Man's face. Others compare the act to the norms under which the police and soldiers operate. S.H.I.E.L.D. is a fictional, comic-book counterterrorism and intelligence agency in the Marvel Comics universe. ... This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

The genesis for this idea sprang from conversations between Mark Millar, Brian Michael Bendis, and Bryan Hitch.^[2] Within the story the adoption of sides by characters builds into the titular "civil war". Although the series can be read as allegorical commentary in the wake of 9/11 and The Patriot Act, writer Mark Millar has noted: Brian Michael Bendis (born August 18, 1967) is an American comic book writer and erstwhile artist. ... The various characters of the Ultimate Marvel Universe, as seen on the cover to Ultimates (v2) #12. ... A sequential look at United Flight 175 crashing into the south tower of the World Trade Center The September 11, 2001 attacks (often referred to as 9/11—pronounced nine eleven or nine one one) consisted of a series of coordinated terrorist[1] suicide attacks upon the United States, predominantly... In the United States, the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-56), known as the USA PATRIOT Act or simply the Patriot Act, is an Act of Congress which President George W. Bush signed into law...

Plot synopsis

The New Warriors (Night Thrasher, Namorita, Speedball, and Microbe) battle a group of villains (Cobalt Man, Speedfreek, Coldheart, and Nitro) in Stamford, Connecticut while filming a reality television show. Nitro explodes, killing more than 600 people (including school children and all of the New Warriors except Speedball). The rest of the superheroes appear in Stamford to search for survivors. The New Warriors is a Marvel Comics superhero team, traditionally consisting of young adult heroes. ... Night Thrasher is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, who first appeared in Thor #411 and was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz. ... Namorita Prentiss is a fictional superheroine in the Marvel Universe, commonly known as Nita. ... For the mutant formerly known as Penance, see Hollow (Marvel Comics) Robert Robbie Baldwin is a fictional superhero character that appears in Marvel Comics. ... Microbe (Zachary Smith Jr. ... Cobalt Man (Ralph Roberts) is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Speedfreak is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Coldheart is a fictional supervillain in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Nitro is the name of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Region Settled 1641 Incorporated (city) 1893 Consolidated 1949 Government  - Type Mayor-Board of representatives  - Mayor Dannel Malloy (Dem) Area  - City 134. ... // This article is about the genre of TV shows. ...

Public opinion turns against superhumans. Even the inactive members of the New Warriors are branded as "baby killers". Hindsight (desperate to distance himself from the team) releases their secret identities online, and several are attacked. She-Hulk forces Hindsight to shut down the site, and Hindsight is arrested by John Jameson. Angry civilians attack the Human Torch outside a club. Hindsight (Carlton LaFroyge), formerly Hindsight Lad, is a fictional character from the Marvel Comics universe that appeared primarily in the New Warriors series. ... She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters) is a Marvel Comics superheroine. ... John Jameson (also known by the alises Man-Wolf and Star-God) is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe. ... This article is about the Silver/Modern Age Human Torch, Johnny Storm. ...

Guided by Iron Man, Congress quickly passes the Superhuman Registration Act ^[4] (SHRA), 6 U.S.C. § 558, requiring the registration of all persons with superhuman abilities with the U.S. government, and the enlistment and training of those wishing to operate as superheroes. The law applies to those with naturally-occurring superhuman abilities, those humans using exotic technology, (such as Iron Man), or anyone who wants to challenge the superhumans.^[5] Enactment of the federal law led to revisions of state criminal codes (such as Chapter 40, Article 120, Section 120 of the New York Penal Code, and Section 245(d) of the California Penal Code).^[6] This article is about the superhero. ...

Captain America refuses to join a S.H.I.E.L.D. strike force hunting superhumans in violation of the act, and is attacked by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "Cape-Killers", even though the Act has not been passed yet. Afterwards, he becomes a fugitive and forms an underground resistance movement calling itself the "Secret Avengers". This team includes Hercules, Falcon, Danny Rand (who is acting as Daredevil in Matt Murdock's place),^[7] Luke Cage, and the Young Avengers.^[8][7] Iron Man, Reed Richards, Henry Pym, and She-Hulk come down in favor of the Act. Spider-Man unmasks at a press conference as a show of support for the Act.^[7] Doctor Strange wants no part of the Act and tells Iron Man and Mister Fantastic that they are never to call on him again (the government declares Doctor Strange exempt from the Act). This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ... Hercules (Heracles) is a fictional character, an Olympian demigod and superhero in the Marvel Comics Universe, based on the mythological demigod and hero called Heracles by the Greeks and Hercules by the Romans. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Iron Fist (Daniel Rand) is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe, and a practitioner of martial arts. ... For other uses, see Daredevil (comics). ... Luke Cage, born Carl Lucas and also called Power Man, is a fictional superhero appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Young Avengers is a comic book published by Marvel Comics. ... Mr. ... Dr. Henry Hank Pym is a fictional, comic-book scientist and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... This article is about the Marvel comics superhero. ...

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 Yancey Street. The Thing, who was only visiting the old neighborhood, gets roped into crowd control. However, when a young member of the Yancy Street Gang is killed in the violence that ensues, 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: Project Lightning, a cyborg clone of Thor (created from a few strands of the Asgardian's hair and empowered by a technological copy of Mjolnir). Confronted by Bill Foster, "Thor" sends a bolt of lightning through the hero's chest, killing him. With both sides in shock, Cap orders a retreat. Sue Storm shelters the re-grouping Secret Avengers under an energy shield, allowing their escape. Thor (sometimes called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character that appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... For other uses, see Mjolnir (disambiguation). ... Dr. Bill Foster, known variously as Black Goliath, the second Giant-Man, and the fourth Goliath, is a fictional character, a comic book superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Invisible Girl redirects here. ...

Bill Foster's death shakes up both sides: Stature and Nighthawk surrender and register, while the Human Torch and Invisible Woman oppose the act. In turn, Pym drafts a sub-group of the Thunderbolts to their cause.^[9] Stature Stature is a fictional character and superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. ... It has been suggested that Nighthawk (Supreme Power) be merged into this article or section. ... For other uses, see Thunderbolt (comics). ...

Spider-Man demands to see the concentration camp-styled prison facilities "42" in the Negative Zone ^[10]. He concludes that he has made a mistake by siding with Stark and attempts to defect from Iron Man's side but is confronted by Iron Man and, after a brief battle, escapes. Against Iron Man's will, he 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 recovering from his injuries, Spider-Man joins Cap's forces,^[9] and makes a public statement in which he pledges to fight the Registration Act. Jester is the name of two Marvel Comics supervillains. ... Jack OLantern is the name of four incarnations of a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ...

The Punisher seeks to join Captain America's forces, pointing out that Iron Man's decision to employ infamous mass murderers as enforcers of the Act is what has motivated the vigilante to come out of hiding, although crime is at an all time low as a result of the registered heroes. Captain America reluctantly accepts Punisher's offer of 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. The supervillains Goldbug and Plunderer arrive at the Secret Avengers' base to join Captain America's team, but the Punisher immediately kills them, leading Captain America to attack him and kick him out of the group. Goldbug is a fictional character, a supervillain appearing in the Marvel Universe. ... Looting (which derives via the Hindi lut from Sanskrit lunt, to rob), sacking, plundering, or pillaging is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war [1], natural disaster [2], or rioting [3]. The...

While meditating, Doctor Strange speaks with Uatu the Watcher, who asks Strange why he doesn't use his immense power to end the conflict. Doctor Strange informs Uatu that the Sorcerer Supreme has no business in mankind's internal struggles, but promises to pray for an outcome that will benefit mankind and spill the least amount of blood. In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, Uatu is the member of the extraterrestrial species known as the Watchers assigned to observe Earth and its solar system. ...

As the final battle begins Cloak teleports the combatants to New York City. Namor and an army of Atlanteans arrive to fight alongside the Secret Avengers, while the Champions, Thor clone, and Khn'nr AKA Captain Marvel, reinforce Stark's team. Mister Fantastic saves Invisible Woman from a bullet launched by Taskmaster, and Hercules destroys the Thor clone. The Thing returns to protect the citizens from harm. As Captain America is about to deliver a final blow to Iron Man, policemen, EMTs, and firefighters try to restrain him. Realizing how much damage the fight has already inflicted upon the very people he wishes to protect, Captain America surrenders and orders his team to stand down. Cloak and Dagger (Tyrone Ty Johnson & Tandy Bowen) are a fictional teenage mutant comic book superhero duo in the Marvel Comics universe. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... The Order is the name of two fictional comic book superhero teams in the Marvel Comics universe. ... Taskmaster is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ...

Aftermath

• The President of the United States grants general amnesty to all opponents of the Superhuman Registration Act who turn themselves in or register. However, Captain America, the main opponent to the Act, is arrested and assassinated.^[11]
• 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.
• Some heroes choose to leave the country rather than submit. In Canada the third Omega Flight is gathered; Firestar retires; and several heroes remain underground, including the New Avengers^[12]: Luke Cage, Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, Iron Fist, Doctor Strange, Ronin (actually a resurrected Clint Barton), Echo, and Wolverine.
• Spider-Man's identity of Peter Parker is public knowledge, causing J. Jonah Jameson to sue Parker for fraud. This has been retconned by One More Day. ^[13]
• Goliath, Bantam, Typeface, and Stilt-Man have been killed during the conflict. Tom Foster continues his uncle's legacy, becoming the new Goliath.
• Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman take a break from the Fantastic Four to work on their marriage and are replaced by Black Panther and Storm.
• Captain Marvel enters the present day.
• Speedball's powers (and sanity) are drastically altered, and he becomes the new Penance, a member of the Thunderbolts.
• A reconstituted version of the New Warriors emerges, (bearing little resemblance to the original); most of the former Warriors are a part of The Initiative Program.
• Nova returns to Earth (after destroying Annihilus and thwarting its annihilation wave with the Nova Corps Worldmind in him). He finds out that his former teammates on the New Warriors are dead and has to decide whether or not to be on The Initative as he battles the Thunderbolts. He chooses to leave Earth, heading for the Kree space.
• An assassin hired by Kingpin misses Spider-Man, but strikes the "secondary target" of Aunt May. To prevent the death of Aunt May, Marvel retconned many of the events of Spider-Mans history, mainly those involving Mary Jane Watson^[13].

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Delays

Marvel announced in August 2006 that the main Civil War book 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 and tie-in issues of other comics were delayed several months so as not to reveal any plot developments.^[14] Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A tie-in is an authorized product that is based on an existing or upcoming media property, such as a movie or video/DVD, computer game, video game, television program/television series, board game, web site, role-playing game or literary property. ... A miniseries (sometimes mini-series), in a serial storytelling medium, is a production which tells a story in a limited number of episodes. ...

In late November, Marvel announced another delay: Civil War #6, originally scheduled for release in December 20, was pushed back two weeks and released in January 4. Unlike the previous instance, only The Punisher War Journal #2 was delayed. is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Punisher War Journal is a comic book spin-off series of The Punisher. ...

In a final act of re-scheduling, Civil War #7 was pushed back two weeks (from January 17 to January 31),^[15] and then pushed back again until 21 February^[16]. is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Behind the scenes

After the publication of Civil War #7, Mark Millar was interviewed by Newsarama and described the event as "a story where a guy wrapped in the American flag is in chains as the people swap freedom for security",^[17] agreeing that a "certain amount of political allegory"^[17] was present but that the real focus of the book was on superheroes fighting each other. Contrasting it with The Ultimates, Millar stated that Civil War was "accidentally political because I just cannot help myself".^[17] Newsarama. ... The Ultimates is a set of superhero comic book limited series published by Marvel Comics. ...

Millar was also questioned about the perception that, despite Marvel's initial marketing^{[citation needed]}, the two sides were not being presented equally to readers with the pro-registration side shown in a more negative light than the anti-registration side. He responded by explaining that "it's pretty much Tony's side that gets the better rep all the way through" in the main Civil War book, but that "the tie-in books demonized them a little".^[17]

Tom Brevoort blogged extensively about the production of Civil War and, some time after the series was over, posted Millar's initial pitch document.

Reaction

Tom Spurgeon took note of the difficulty in using costumed characters to send messages about real world issues: "When I was a kid I liked it when Captain America saw a high government official commit suicide. I thought that was way deep, man. But I never go there when thinking about Watergate. While Millar's Captain America and I may both worry about civil rights... the moment this leads Cap to take out a battalion of Secret Agents to buttress his point he's kind of lost to me as a potential partner-in-ideology."^[18] Tom Spurgeon is an American writer and editor. ...

According to a scholarly analysis presented at the 2007 Comic-Con International, this story's conflict is a natural outgrowth of what psychologist Erich Fromm called the basic human dilemma, the conflicting desires for both security and freedom, and "character motivations on both sides arise from positive human qualities because Fromm’s image of human nature is ultimately optimistic, holding that people on either side are struggling to find what is best for all."^[19] Comic-Con International, commonly known as Comic-Con or the San Diego Comic-Con, is an annual multigenre fan convention founded as the Golden State Comic Book Convention and later the San Diego Comic Book Convention in 1970 by Shel Dorf and a group of San Diegans. ... Erich Fromm Erich Pinchas Fromm (March 23, 1900 – March 18, 1980) was an internationally renowned Jewish-German-American social psychologist, psychoanalyst, and humanistic philosopher. ...

Alternate versions

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. Tony Stark is told of two diverse ways Civil War could have concluded: Cover to What if #1. ... This article is about the superhero. ... This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ...

• The first is "What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Registration Act?". In this reality, Tony Stark dies of the Extremis virus, leaving the US government to choose Steve Rogers as the spokesperson for heroes, who as in the regular universe opposes registration. Though he manages to delay its passing, the Stamford disaster occurs as in the true reality. Without Tony Stark to provide a more fair path for Registration, the government's response is more extreme, launching Sentinels that kill the Invisible Woman within mere minutes of the first battle's start. Cap dons a suit of armor to lead the heroes against human-piloted Sentinels but pulls back when he realizes the damage. Henry Gyrich creates a new platoon of troops (consisting entirely of clones of Thor), which overwhelms the heroes, forcing them underground. The heroes continue to strike from the shadows to defeat villains and save lives but eventually Gyrich and Maria Hill launch an ambush that kills Cap and several others, ending the rebellion. Gyrich is eventually elected President of the United States on a metahuman control platform.
• The second is "What if Iron Man lost the Civil War?". In this reality, Iron Man asks for Cap's help in chapter three instead of threatening him. When the Thor clone is sent out by accident, Reed Richards is quickly knocked out when he tries to initiate the shutdown and Iron Man saves Bill's life at the cost of his own armor. With Reed and Tony, the only men who know the shutdown for the clone, being unable to stop him, Captain America steps in to save Iron Man from being killed, and all the heroes unite to bring the clone down. Afterwards, while discussing the reasons for and against registration, Tony points out that Cap is the perfect person to oversee the registered identities and make sure it runs smoothly outside of government interference as he's the only person the superhero community would trust their identities to if they had to. With this new system in place, the Avengers train new heroes and create a better world.

This article is about the original comic book character named Captain America. ... This article is about the superhero. ...

Civil War Checklist

(This list is in alphabetical order and not in release order)

• Amazing Spider-Man #529-538
• Amazing Spider-Man: Decisions reprints #529-532
• Black Panther #18, 21-25
• Black Panter: War Crimes Trade Paperback reprints #21-23
• Blade #5
• Civil War: Heroes For Hire #1-8
• Captain America #22-25
• Cable & Deadpool #30-32
• Civil War #1-7
• Civil War: Casualties of War Trade Paperback
• Civil War: Choosing Sides
• Civil War Chronicles #1-8
• Civil War Files
• Civil War: Front Line #1-11
• Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook
• Civil War Poster Book
• Civil War: The Confession
• Civil War: The Initiative
• Civil War: The Return
• Civil War: War Crimes
• Civil War: X-Men #1-4
• Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1-4
• Daily Bugle Special Edition: Civil War
• Fantastic Four #536-543
• Fallen Son: Death of Captain America: Wolverine, Avengers, Captain America, Iron Man, Spider-Man
• Ghost Rider #8-11
• Heroes for Hire #1-3
• Iron Man #13-14
• Iron Man / Captain America: Casualties of War
• Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath, Captain America Remembered, Mark Millar and Steve McNiven
• Moon Knight #7-9
• Ms. Marvel #6-8
• New Avengers #21-25
• New Avengers: Illuminati Special
• Punisher: War Journal #1-3
• Road to Civil War Trade Paperback
• She-Hulk #8
• Thunderbolts #103-105, 110
• Thunderbolts: Swimming with Sharks reprints #103-105
• Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
• Wolverine #42-48
• X-Factor #8-9

Collections

• Straczynski, J. Michael; Bendis, Brian Michael (February 2007). The Road To Civil War, Illustrated by Alex Maleev, Marvel. ISBN 0785119744. 
• Bendis, Brian Michael (February 2007). New Avengers Vol 5: Civil War, Illustrated by Howard Chaykin, Olivier Coipel, Marvel. ISBN 0785122427. 
• Reed, Brian (March 2007). Ms. Marvel Vol 2: Civil War, Illustrated by Roberto De La Torre, Mike Wieringo, Marvel. ISBN 0785123040. 
• Gray, Justin; Palmiotti, Jimmy (April 2007). Heroes for Hire Vol 1: Civil War, Illustrated by Billy Tucci, Marvel. ISBN 0785123628. 
• Millar, Mark (April 2007). Civil War TPB, Illustrated by Steve McNiven, Marvel. ISBN 078512179X. 
• Nicieza, Fabian (April 2007). Civil War: Thunderbolts, Illustrated by Tom Grummett, Marvel. ISBN 0785119477. 
• Jenkins, Paul (April 2007). Civil War: Front Line, Book 1, Illustrated by Ramon F. Bachs, Marvel. ISBN 0785123121. 
• Straczynski, J. Michael (April 2007). Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man, Illustrated by Ron Garney, Marvel. ISBN 0785122370. 
• Hine, David (April 2007). Civil War: X-Men, Illustrated by Yanick Paquette, Marvel. ISBN 078512313X. 
• Fraction, Matt (April 2007). Punisher War Journal Vol 1: Civil War, Illustrated by Ariel Olivetti, Marvel. ISBN 0785127755. 
• Straczynski, J. Michael (April 2007). Civil War: Fantastic Four, Illustrated by Mike McKone, Marvel. ISBN 0785122273. 
• Wells, Zeb (May 2007). Civil War: Young Avengers and Runaways, Illustrated by Stefano Caselli, Marvel. ISBN 0785123172. 
• Guggenheim, Marc (May 2007). Civil War: Wolverine, Illustrated by Humberto Ramos, Marvel. ISBN 0785119809. 
• Brubaker, Ed (May 2007). Civil War: Captain America, Illustrated by Mike Perkins, Lee Weeks, Marvel. ISBN 0785127984. 
• Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto (May 2007). Civil War: Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Illustrated by Clayton Crain, Angel Medina, Marvel. ISBN 0785121897. 
• Jenkins, Paul (May 2007). Civil War: Front Line, Book 2, Illustrated by Ramon F. Bachs, Steve Lieber, Marvel. ISBN 0785124691. 
• David, Peter; Nicieza, Fabian (May 2007). Civil War: X-Men Universe, Illustrated by Dennis Calero, Staz Johnson, Marvel. ISBN 0785122435. 
• Tieri, Frank (May 2007). Civil War: War Crimes, Illustrated by Staz Johnson, Marvel. ISBN 078512652X. 
• Hudlin, Reginald (May 2007). Black Panther: Civil War, Illustrated by Scot Eaton, Manuel Garcia, Koi Turnbull, Marvel. ISBN 0785122354. 
• Biggs, Chris; Byrd, Ronald; Carter, Madison; David, Peter; Fichera, Mike; Flamini, Anthony; Gray, Justin; Guggenheim, Marc; Hine, David; Hoskin, Michael; McLauchlin, Jim; O'English, Mark; Reed, Brian; Slott, Dan; Straczynski, J. Michael; Thomas, John Rhett; Trodglen, Dugan; Vandal, Stuart; Wells, Zeb; York, Jeph (May 2007). Civil War Companion, Illustrated by Scott Kolins, Mike Mayhew, Marvel. ISBN 0785125760. 
• Brubaker, Ed; Slott, Dan; Jenkins, Paul; Fraction, Matt; Oeming, Michael Avon (June 2007). Civil War: Marvel Universe, Illustrated by Lee Weeks, Tom Raney, Paul Smith, Leinil Francis Yu, David Aja, Phil Hester, Scott Kolins, Ty Templeton, Marvel. ISBN 0785124705. 
• Brubaker, Ed; Knauf, Charlie; Knauf, Daniel; Hudlin, Reginald (June 2007). Civil War: Iron Man, Illustrated by Mike Perkins, Marvel. ISBN 0785123148. 

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Involved 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.
• Daredevil #87 leads into Civil War: Choosing Sides (one-shot)
• New X-Men #28, and She-Hulk #9, are indirectly but strongly involved.
• Black Panther #19-20 "World Tour" Black Panther meets with Doctor Doom then the Inhumans to discuss the Civil War (these are not listed as official tie-ins due to a marketing error).
• The cover of Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. #11 features a Civil War parody cover including a 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 mini-series 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.

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See also

• Civil War: Front Line
• Civil War: X-Men
• Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways
• Avengers: The Initiative
• Civil War: The Initiative
• Mighty Avengers

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References

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External links

• Marvel.com - Official site
• The first Civil War trailer from Marvel.com
• The second Civil War trailer from Marvel.com
• Civil War covers gallery

Newsarama Coverage

• Newsarama Story on Civil War
• Civil War Q&A panel
• Press release on Sold Out issues
• Article on Civil War: Ceasefire
• Talking Civil War, Millarworld II, & '08 With Millar
• Mark Millar's Civil War post-game show

Newsarama's Civil War Room

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• Civil War Room #1
• Civil War Room #2
• Civil War Room #3
• Civil War Room #4
• Civil War Room #5 (Tom Brevoort)
• Civil War Room #5 (Mark Millar)
• Civil War Room #6
• Civil War Room #7
• Return to the Civil War Room #1
• Return to the Civil War Room #2
• Return to the Civil War Room #3
• Return to the Civil War Room #4
• Return to the Civil War Room #5
• Civil War Room: One Last Time

Comic Book Resources Coverage

• Joe Quesada's first Civil War interview
• Joe Quesada's second interview
• Tom Brevoort's interview
• Mark Millar's interview
• Retailer reaction to Civil War