51-867: [REDACTED] Look up Civil War or civil war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Civil War may refer to: Civil war , a war between organized groups within the same state or country Armed conflicts [ edit ] American Civil War (1861–1865) Chinese Civil War (intermittently 1927–1949) English Civil War (1642–1651) Finnish Civil War (1918) Indian Civil War (1857–59) Russian Civil War (1917–1922) Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) Syrian civil war (2011–present) Lists of armed conflicts [ edit ] List of civil wars List of Roman civil wars and revolts Film and television [ edit ] The Civil War (miniseries) ,
102-569: A S.H.I.E.L.D. strike force hunting violators of the act, and is attacked by S.H.I.E.L.D.'s "Cape-Killers" before the act is even passed. He subsequently 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), Luke Cage , and the Young Avengers . Iron Man, Reed Richards , Hank Pym (actually
153-639: A Skrull in disguise), 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. Doctor Strange wants no part of the act and tells Iron Man and Mister Fantastic to never call on him again (the government subsequently declares Doctor Strange exempt). 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
204-446: A 1961 board wargame Civil War (1988 video game) , an adaptation of the board game Civil War (1968 video game) , an early text-based strategy video game The Civil War (video game) , a 1995 strategy game The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided , a 2006 video game Music [ edit ] Civil War (band) , a Swedish metal band The Civil Wars , an American folk band The Civil Wars (album) ,
255-446: A 1961 board wargame Civil War (1988 video game) , an adaptation of the board game Civil War (1968 video game) , an early text-based strategy video game The Civil War (video game) , a 1995 strategy game The History Channel: Civil War – A Nation Divided , a 2006 video game Music [ edit ] Civil War (band) , a Swedish metal band The Civil Wars , an American folk band The Civil Wars (album) ,
306-520: A 1990 American documentary TV series Civil Wars (TV series) , a 1991–93 American legal drama "Civil Wars" ( The Legend of Korra ) , episodes of The Legend of Korra Captain America: Civil War , a 2016 American superhero film Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) , a 2021 documentary by Rachel Boynton Civil War (film) , a 2024 American film directed by Alex Garland Gaming [ edit ] Civil War (board game) ,
357-459: A 1990 American documentary TV series Civil Wars (TV series) , a 1991–93 American legal drama "Civil Wars" ( The Legend of Korra ) , episodes of The Legend of Korra Captain America: Civil War , a 2016 American superhero film Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are) , a 2021 documentary by Rachel Boynton Civil War (film) , a 2024 American film directed by Alex Garland Gaming [ edit ] Civil War (board game) ,
408-486: A 2013 album by the Civil Wars Civil War (album) , a 2008 album by Dillinger Four The Civil War (album) , a 2003 album by Matmos "Civil War" (song) , a song by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II The Civil War (musical) (1998) The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down , an opera by Robert Wilson Other uses [ edit ] Civil War game , name until 2019 for
459-423: A 2013 album by the Civil Wars Civil War (album) , a 2008 album by Dillinger Four The Civil War (album) , a 2003 album by Matmos "Civil War" (song) , a song by Guns N' Roses from Use Your Illusion II The Civil War (musical) (1998) The Civil Wars: A Tree Is Best Measured When It Is Down , an opera by Robert Wilson Other uses [ edit ] Civil War game , name until 2019 for
510-529: 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 stunned, Cap orders a retreat. Sue Storm shelters the re-grouping Secret Avengers under an energy shield, allowing their escape. Bill Foster's death shakes up both sides: Stature and Nighthawk surrender and register, while
561-528: 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 every villain and New Warrior present, minus Speedball). Numerous other superheroes appear in Stamford to search for survivors. Public opinion turns against superhumans, branding even inactive members of
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#1732838140566612-665: A result, most of the heroes are middle-aged and older. In 2006, Ben Reilly (who was publicly known as Peter Parker/Spider-Man) was murdered by Morlun, prompting the real Peter Parker to return to New York to reveal he's alive to draw Morlun out to him and prevent Stark from taking control of Parker Industries. When Peter refuses Stark's offer to register, he is attacked by the U.S. Avengers (consisting of Tony Stark/Iron Man , James Rhodes/War Machine , Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel , Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow , Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk , and Danny Rand/Iron Fist all wearing power armors) before he
663-438: Is "Whose Side Are You On?" 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 increased surveillance of its citizens. The plot revolves around the U.S. government passing a Superhero Registration Act to ostensibly have super-powered individuals act under official regulation, somewhat akin to law enforcement. Superheroes opposing
714-406: 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. At the end of the storyline, a number of changes to the status quo have occurred, including: "†" indicates that the character died during
765-536: Is assisted by the Anti-Registration Avengers (consisting of Steve Rogers/Captain America , Clint Barton/Hawkeye , Luke Cage , Tyrone Johnson/Cloak and Tandy Bowen/Dagger ). Peter dons a new Spider-Man armor and defeats the U.S. Avengers with a device that exposes a fail-safe Tony placed inside all of their armors. After Tony is revealed to be a hologram and disappears, Spider-Man joins the Anti-Registration Avengers to follow his daughter's advice on leaving
816-934: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Civil War [REDACTED] Look up Civil War or civil war in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Civil War may refer to: Civil war , a war between organized groups within the same state or country Armed conflicts [ edit ] American Civil War (1861–1865) Chinese Civil War (intermittently 1927–1949) English Civil War (1642–1651) Finnish Civil War (1918) Indian Civil War (1857–59) Russian Civil War (1917–1922) Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) Syrian civil war (2011–present) Lists of armed conflicts [ edit ] List of civil wars List of Roman civil wars and revolts Film and television [ edit ] The Civil War (miniseries) ,
867-493: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Civil War (comics) " Civil War " is a 2006–07 Marvel Comics crossover event. The storyline consists of an eponymous seven-issue limited series , written by Mark Millar and penciled by Steve McNiven , and various tie-in books. The storyline builds upon previous Marvel storylines, particularly " Avengers Disassembled ", " House of M ", and " Decimation ". The series' tagline
918-611: 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, 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
969-532: 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. 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
1020-489: The Marvel Universe superhero community split into two groups. One advocates registration as a responsible obligation, and the other opposes it, arguing the act violates civil liberties and the protection secret identities provide. While arguing with Iron Man about the law, African American hero Luke Cage compares the mandatory registration to slavery . A number of villains also choose a side. Mark Millar, writer for
1071-461: The American flag is in chains as the people swap freedom for security". Millar conceded a "certain amount of political allegory" 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". The New Warriors ( Night Thrasher , Namorita , Speedball , and Microbe ) battle
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#17328381405661122-519: The Civil War could have concluded: 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 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: Annihilation by David Hine and Mico Suayan,
1173-627: The Human Torch and Invisible Woman oppose the act. In turn, Pym drafts a sub-group of the Thunderbolts to the SRA's cause. Spider-Man demands to see the concentration camp-styled prison facilities "42" in the Negative Zone. 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
1224-619: 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. 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
1275-543: The New Warriors as "baby killers". Hindsight , desperate to distance himself from the team, releases the New Warriors' secret identities online, and several of them 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 after he cuts the line and mocks one of his critics. Guided by Iron Man , Congress quickly passes
1326-504: 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
1377-661: 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. 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
1428-684: 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. 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
1479-563: The Superhuman Registration Act (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 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. Enactment of the federal law leads to revisions of state criminal codes. Captain America refuses to join
1530-579: 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
1581-421: 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. At the time of its release, Civil War received mixed reviews. Comic Book Round Up gave
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1632-625: The act, led by Captain America , find themselves in conflict with its supporters, led by Iron Man . Spider-Man is caught in the middle, while the X-Men remain neutral for mutantkind's survival. The superheroes supporting the law, including Mister Fantastic and Ms. Marvel , become increasingly authoritarian . 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
1683-467: The cosmic Annihilation War reaches Earth during the War. The heroes unite to neutralize it, and many die in the first clashes. Captain America and Iron Man, after a final reconciliation, sacrifice themselves alongside Nova to deflect the full Annihilation Wave . The "Civil War" storyline is featured in the 2015 storyline " Secret Wars ", a crossover storyline, which revisits previous Marvel Comics storylines in
1734-528: 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
1785-470: The final battle begins, Cloak teleports the combatants to New York City , where Namor and an Atlantean army arrive to fight alongside the Secret Avengers. The Champions, the Thor clone, and Captain Marvel , meanwhile, reinforce Stark's team. Mister Fantastic saves Invisible Woman from a bullet fired by Taskmaster , and Hercules destroys the Thor clone. The Thing returns to protect the civilians. As Captain America
1836-797: The football game between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon with "Civil War" used in general for the Oregon–Oregon State rivalry Civil War (comics) , a Marvel Comics crossover storyline Civil War II , a follow-up to the 2006 Marvel series See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "civil war" on Misplaced Pages. List of civil wars Bellum civile (disambiguation) Chinese Civil War (disambiguation) First Civil War (disambiguation) Second Civil War (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Civil War All pages with titles containing Civil War Topics referred to by
1887-683: The football game between Oregon State University and the University of Oregon with "Civil War" used in general for the Oregon–Oregon State rivalry Civil War (comics) , a Marvel Comics crossover storyline Civil War II , a follow-up to the 2006 Marvel series See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "civil war" on Misplaced Pages. List of civil wars Bellum civile (disambiguation) Chinese Civil War (disambiguation) First Civil War (disambiguation) Second Civil War (disambiguation) All pages with titles beginning with Civil War All pages with titles containing Civil War Topics referred to by
1938-465: The form of isolated geographic locations on a planet called Battleworld. The "Civil War" area is referred to as the Warzone. A direct sequel to the original series debuted in June 2016, written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by David Marquez. 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
1989-490: 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 Goldbug and Plunderer arrive at
2040-699: 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. In late November 2006, Marvel announced another delay. Civil War #6, originally scheduled for December 20,
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2193-403: The series an average rating of 6.5. 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
2244-465: 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. Marvel announced in August 2006 that some issues of
2295-640: 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 Detained and recruited heroes and villains / Thunderbolts army See list of Thunderbolts members . Unregistered heroes and villains / Secret Avengers Detained heroes and villains Unregistered heroes Neutral parties When
2346-435: The storyline. The Superhero Registration Act introduced in Civil War requires any United States resident with superhuman abilities to register with the federal government as a "human weapon of mass destruction". They must also reveal their true identity to authorities, and undergo training. Those who register may work for S.H.I.E.L.D. , earning a salary and benefits, like other American civil servants. Characters within
2397-625: 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
2448-526: The world a better place for future generations. A decade later, it is revealed that Dr. Doom took over the planet as the heroes were too busy fighting each other (a reference to the 2015 Secret Wars ). Peter becomes the new leader of the resistance after all the other heroes died or disappeared from the public. 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
2499-545: 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. 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 September 11 attacks in 2001 and lasted for years. As
2550-487: 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: Project Lightning ,
2601-412: 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), and then pushed back again until February 21. After the publication of Civil War #7, Mark Millar described the book to Newsarama as "a story where a guy wrapped in
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