Civil War II

This article is about the 2016 comic book event. For the 1997 book, see Thomas W. Chittum.
Civil War II

Cover of Civil War II #1 (June 2016). Art by Marko Djurdjevic.
Publication information
Publisher Marvel Comics
Format Limited series
Genre
Publication date June 2016
Main character(s) Captain Marvel
Iron Man
Creative team
Writer(s) Brian Michael Bendis
Artist(s) David Marquez
Colorist(s) Justin Ponsor
Editor(s) Tom Brevoort

"Civil War II" is an upcoming comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics that is scheduled to debut in June 2016, as a sequel to 2006's "Civil War". It consists of an eponymous core limited series, by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artists David Marquez and Justin Ponsor, and a number of tie-in books. In "Civil War II", opposing factions of superheroes led by Captain Marvel and Iron Man come into conflict, with the story functioning as an allegory about the nature of determinism versus free will.[1][2]

Publication history

In December 2015, Marvel Comics announced the details of "Civil War II", whose core miniseries would be produced by writer Brian Michael Bendis, artist David Marquez, colorist Justin Ponsor, and editor Tom Brevoort.[3] The series, set to debut in June 2016,[4] is a sequel to the 2006 "Civil War" storyline which pitted Iron Man against Captain America in a conflict about national security versus civil liberties.[5] Brevoort, who also edited the first series, stated, "The attempt was to craft the conflict so that each side held a valid and defensible position, so that a reader could fundamentally agree with either one side or the other, with neither being painted as absolutely right or absolutely wrong. While the issues involved are different, we'll be taking the same approach to Civil War II."[3] Bendis, who wrote The New Avengers tie-in issues for the original "Civil War" storyline, stated that he only agreed to write the sequel after Mark Millar and Steve McNiven, the creators of the 2006 miniseries, turned it down.[6]

The idea of the sequel was conceived at one of Marvel's semi-annual editorial retreats. Bendis revealed, "People's personal accountability is the theme of this one...from the way cops are acting on camera, to the way people talk to each other online." According to the official synopsis, a strange new character with the power to accurately predict the outcome of future events comes to the attention of the world. This power divides the heroes on how best to utilize the information, with Captain Marvel wanting to profile future crimes before they occur, and Iron Man believing that "the punishment cannot come before the crime." The situation reaches a turning point when it is predicted that one of the heroes will be the cause of major destruction, forcing the others to make a difficult decision.[5]

The seeds for "Civil War II" will be planted in the second volume of The Invincible Iron Man, which is also written and drawn by Bendis and Marquez,[7] and a prelude story by Bendis and artist Jim Cheung is scheduled to be released on Free Comic Book Day in May 2016.[8] Axel Alonso, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, stated that unlike other major comic book storylines which take years of planning, he only had three to four months to plan "Civil War II", which was necessary in order to capitalize on the release of the feature film Captain America: Civil War, which is scheduled to be released in May 2016.[9]

In March 2016, Marvel revealed which characters will appear on the opposing factions. Iron Man's team includes Captain America (Sam Wilson), Thor (Jane Foster), Black Panther, Star-Lord, Luke Cage, Hercules, Miss America, Daredevil, Black Widow, Hulk (Amadeus Cho), and Deadpool. Captain Marvel's team includes Captain America (Steve Rogers), War Machine, Spider-Man, Vision, Medusa, Blue Marvel, Winter Soldier, Spectrum, She-Hulk, Hawkeye, and Ant-Man (Scott Lang). Marvel also revealed two spin-off series: Civil War II: Spider-Man from writer Christos Gage and artist Travel Foreman, and Civil War II: X-Men from writer Cullen Bunn and artist Andrea Broccardo.[10] Bunn explained, "This tale is set into motion by the same catalyst that sets 'Civil War II' into motion. A new power emerges among the Inhumans. This power, in Magneto's eyes, could be very dangerous to the mutant population, so—in typical Master of Magnetism fashion—he decides to take it for himself. As you can imagine, something like that could very easily start a war between the Inhumans and the mutants. Storm sees this and decides to stand in Magneto's way."[11] In Civil War II: Spider-Man, Spider-Man helps a precognitive Inhuman use his powers responsibly. "Over the course of the miniseries, the Inhuman will make a prediction that, while not of the world-or universe-ending variety, could well mean the end of one character's world. It's really dealing with classic Spider-Man themes: power and responsibility; facing a situation where even if you win, you can also lose -- or you can just lose," Gage elborated.[12]

At the 2016 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo, Marvel announced two additional spin-off series: Civil War II: Choosing Sides, an anthology series by Declan Shalvey which will feature a different character in each issue and have an overarching story involving Nick Fury; and Civil War II: Gods of War by writer Dan Abnett and artist Luke Ross, which stars Hercules.[13] Abnett said, "Hercules is going to get involved more on a personal level in terms of his individual friendships with people rather than specifically taking a side because he objects to the whole thing anyway. He doesn't want to be taking a side."[14] Marvel also announced several additional tie-in series, including All-New Wolverine, Captain America: Sam Wilson, Deadpool, Invincible Iron Man, Ms. Marvel, The New Avengers, Nova, The Totally Awesome Hulk, Ultimates, and Uncanny Inhumans.[13]

The following month, Marvel announced Civil War II: Kingpin by writer Matthew Rosenberg and artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz. Rosenberg said, "Wilson Fisk is an opportunist, first and foremost. Under his selfish motives, his brutal exterior, or even the facade he puts up as a pillar of his community, he is a man who sees ways to benefit himself and he takes them... He wants to get whatever he can, however he can, and see how far he can push things. He is in the business of furthering Wilson Fisk, and the new Civil War will provide him a unique opportunity. He is a Civil War profiteer."[15]

Titles involved

Title Issue(s) Creative Team Citation(s)
Road to Civil War II
All-New Wolverine #9 Tom Taylor (W), Marcio Takara (A) [16]
International Iron Man #3 Brian Michael Bendis (W), Alex Maleev (A)
Invincible Iron Man #7-11 Brian Michael Bendis (W), Mike Deodato Jr. (A)
Main Series
Civil War II Free Comic Book Day Brian Michael Bendis (W), Mike Deodata Jr (A) [8]
Civil War II #0–7 Brian Michael Bendis (W), David Marquez (A) [16]
Tie-ins
Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man #1–4 Christos N. Gage (W), Travel Foreman (A) [16]
Civil War II: Choosing Sides #1–6 Various (W), Declan Shalvey & Various (A)
Civil War II: Gods of War #1–4 Dan Abnett (W), Emilio Laiso (A)
Civil War II: Kingpin #1–4 Matthew Rosenberg (W), Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (A) [15]
Civil War II: X-Men #1–4 Cullen Bunn (W), Andrea Broccardo (A) [16]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7 Marc Guggenheim (W), German Peralta (A)
All-New Wolverine #10 Tom Taylor (W), Marcio Takara (A)
Captain America: Sam Wilson #10–11 Nick Spencer (W), Angel Unzueta (A)
Captain America: Steve Rogers #4 Nick Spencer (W), Jesus Saiz (A)
Captain Marvel #6–7 Tara Butters (W), Michele Fazekas (A)
Deadpool #14-16 Gerry Duggan (W), Mike Hawthorne (A)
Ms. Marvel #8–9 G. Willow Wilson (W), Takeshi Miyagawa (A)
New Avengers #12–14 Al Ewing (W), Gerardo Sandoval (A)
Nova #8–9 Sean Ryan (W), R. B. Silva (A)
Patsy Walker AKA Hellcat! #8 Kate Leth (W), Brittney Williams (A)
Power Man and Iron Fist #6 David Walker (W), Flaviano Armentaro (A)
Spider-Man #6 Brian Michael Bendis (W), Sara Pichelli (A)
Spider-Woman #9 Dennis Hopeless (W), Javier Rodriguez (A)
Squadron Supreme #9 James Robinson (W), Leonard Kirk (A)
Totally Awesome Hulk #7–9 Greg Pak (W), Alan Davis (A)
Ultimates #8–9 Al Ewing (W), Kenneth Rocafort (A)
Uncanny Inhumans #11–12 Charles Soule (W), Carlos Pacheco (A)

In other media

References

  1. ↑ Simpson Browne, Kit (March 18, 2016). "Marvel's Opposing 'Civil War II' Teams Are Super Surprising". Moviepilot. Retrieved March 22, 2016. In other words, it's the classic match up of determinism versus free will, only with more superheroes punching one another.
  2. ↑ Helvie, Forrest C. (March 21, 2016). "C2E2 2016: Civil War II: Choosing Sides". Marvel.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016. With the conflict brewing between Captain Marvel and Iron Man, the question becomes one of pre-determinism.
  3. 1 2 Morse, Ben (December 7, 2015). "The Drums Sound for Civil War II". Marvel.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  4. ↑ Morse, Ben (January 11, 2015). "The Road to Civil War II Begins". Marvel Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
  5. 1 2 Sacks, Ethan (January 10, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: Inside Marvel's secret editorial retreat for 'Civil War II' as publisher plans death of major character". New York Daily News. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  6. ↑ Gerding, Steven (December 11, 2015). "Marvel Approached Mark Millar to Write "Civil War II"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  7. ↑ Richards, Dave (December 11, 2015). "Bendis & Marquez March 'Iron Man' Down the Path to 'Civil War II'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  8. 1 2 Ching, Albert (January 15, 2015). "Marvel to Preview "Civil War II" and Introduce All-New Wasp in FCBD Issue". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ Bentancourt, David (February 3, 2016). "Marvel’s top editor sketches out the details for its next big event: ‘Civil War II’". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  10. ↑ Perry, Spencer (March 18, 2016). "Marvel’s Civil War II teams revealed". Super Hero Hype!. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  11. ↑ Richards, Dave (March 22, 2016). "Bunn Explains How Magneto's Actions Push the 'Uncanny X-Men' into 'Civil War II'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  12. ↑ Richards, Dave (March 19, 2016). "C2E2: Gage's "Civil War II: Spider-Man" Sets Peter Up to Lose, Even if He Wins". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  13. 1 2 Perry, Spencer (March 21, 2016). "More Marvel’s Civil War II Tie-In Comics Revealed". Super Hero Hype!. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  14. ↑ Richards, Dave (March 19, 2016). "C2E2 EXCL: Abnett's "Civil War II: Gods of War" is Hercules Meets Ancient Expendables". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
  15. 1 2 Beard, Jim (April 4, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: The Kingpin Turns Civil War Profiteer in New Limited Series". Marvel.com. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  16. 1 2 3 4
  17. ↑ Morse, Ben (April 29, 2016). "Go Inside Avengers Alliance: Civil War". Marvel.com. Retrieved May 4, 2016.

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