NEW AVENGERS VOL. 5: CIVIL WAR HC - Full-Color Creators: Written by Brian Michael Bendis; Penciled by Howard Chaykin, Pasqual Ferry, Olivier Coipel, Leinil Francis Yu & Jim Cheung; Cover by Jim Cheung Description: The Civil War is on, and no book will be more affected than NEW AVENGERS. You think Marvel would never mess with its top-selling book? Wrong! The Avengers are about to go to war over their beliefs, and the shake-up will shock you. A genuine comics super star illustrates each stand-alone story in this volume – featuring Captain America, Cage, Spider-Woman, Sentry and Iron Man! Collecting NEW AVENGERS #21-25. 120 pages. Publisher Rating: Rated A.
The landscape of the Marvel Universe is changing, and it's time to choose: Whose side are you on? A conflict has been brewing for more than a year, threatening to pit friend against friend, brother against brother - and all it will take is a single misstep to cost thousands their lives and ignite the fuse! As the war claims its first victims, no one is safe as teams, friendships and families begin to fall apart. The crossover that rewrites the rules, CIVIL WAR stars Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! Collecting CIVIL WAR #1-7. [Written By Mark Millar Pencils & Cover By Steve Mcniven]
Life couldn't be more complicated - or more dangerous - for Peter Parker. After rushing to the aftermath of the Stamford Massacre to offer aid to its victims, Peter travels with Tony Stark to Washington, D.C., and the White House - where the enactment of the Super Human Registration Act appears imminent. As the Marvel Universe braces for the implications of legislation that will forever change the societal status of super heroes, Peter is forced to make an important personal decision - maybe the most important decision of his life. As Civil War tears apart the super hero community, will Spidey stay true to that decision? Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #532-538. [Written By J. Michael Straczynski Pencils & Cover By Ron Garney]
One member of the Fantastic Four lies hospitalized, a casualty of the Civil War that has fragmented the superhuman community! Another member of the team is secretly helping the opposition. It had to happen: Amid the tumult and tensions, the Fantastic Four break up! Who will toe the line, who will join the resistance, and who will leave the battlefield altogether? Is this the end for Marvel's First Family? Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #538-543. [Written By J. Michael Straczynski and Dwayne Mcduffie Penciled By Mike Mckone Cover By Adi Granov]
In Embedded, there's a truth buried deep in the heart of every war, and reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich will be there, uncovering that truth in the midst of the biggest conflagration in the Marvel Universe! In the wake of the Stamford disaster, the public cries out for super hero registration. Are the costumed heroes of the Marvel Universe protectors or ticking time bombs? Find out here! And in The Accused, the lone survivor of the team that caused the Stamford tragedy has been found. But living through one of the worst super human disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town. Unfortunately, the trouble's just beginning. Also featuring Sleeper Cell, starring Wonder Man, and true tales of war time in Correspondence. [Written by PAUL JENKINS, Penciled by RAMON BACHS, STEVE LIEBER, LEE WEEKS & MORE, Covers by JOHN WAT]
In Embedded, there's a truth buried deep in the heart of every war, and reporters Sally Floyd and Ben Urich will be there, uncovering that truth in the midst of the biggest conflagration in the Marvel Universe! In the wake of the Stamford disaster, the public cries out for super hero registration. Are the costumed heroes of the Marvel Universe protectors or ticking time bombs? Find out here! And in The Accused, the lone survivor of the team that caused the Stamford tragedy has been found. But living through one of the worst super human disasters in history may be the worst thing that could happen, as this vilified hero is placed under arrest for the deaths of an entire town. Unfortunately, the trouble's just beginning. Also featuring Sleeper Cell, starring Wonder Man, and true tales of war time in Correspondence. Collecting CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE #7-11. [Written by PAUL JENKINS, Penciled by RAMON BACHS, STEVE LIEBER, LEE WEEKS & MORE, Covers by JOHN WAT]
The War has begun, sides have been chosen, and the die has been cast! With the repercussions of recent events in CIVIL WAR spreading across the Marvel Universe, see how every action can have enormous consequences - even in Peter Parker's life. Collecting SENSATIONAL SPIDER-MAN #28-34. [Written by ROBERTO AGUIRRE-SACASA, Penciled by ANGEL MEDINA, CLAYTON CRAIN & SEAN CHEN, Cover by CLA]
The Super Human Registration Act has been signed into law - sides are being chosen - but what side do our former villains fall on? Well...their identities are already public knowledge - and they sure can get good publicity by hunting down renegade heroes, so...time for the T-Bolts to kick some spandex butt! Plus: Zemo and Songbird? When did that happen? A new base, a new mission statement, and a new outlook face the no-longer-new Thunderbolts! But why have so many Thunderbolts agreed to Zemo's plans? What role does the Grandmaster and his Squadron Sinister play in the gambit? And can there be anything worse than having the fate of the universe lie in the hands of Zemo? We're thinking, yes...but wait until you see whose hands our fate does lie in! Collecting THUNDERBOLTS #101-105. [Written By Fabian Nicieza Pencils & Çover By Tom Grummett]
Wilson Fisk, the incarcerated ex-Kingpin of Crime, has a deal to propose to Iron Man: He'll use his underworld connections to help track down Captain America and his anti-Registration underground in exchange for consideration on his sentence. But can the Kingpin be trusted, or is he playing a deeper game? And how are the criminals of the Marvel Universe being forced to change the way they do business as a result of CIVIL WAR? Plus: Delve deeper in the Marvel Universe underworld in writer Frank Tieri's gritty prequel to CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES! Career criminal Jackie Dio is fresh out of the Cage and looking for trouble. When he tracks down some of his old crime contacts, he discovers a lot has changed in the New York underworld - and finds more trouble than he bargained for. If he's going to have a shot at surviving, he may have to get acquainted with the shadowy figure known only as The Consultant - that is, if he even exists. Collecting CVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES and UNDERWORLD #1-5 [Written by Frank Tieri Penciled by Staz Johnson Cover by Sean Scoffield]
Enough is enough! The tension between the X-Men, the 198 and the ONE has finally reached a breaking point. As CIVIL WAR rips apart the Marvel Universe, the X-Men also find themselves crumbling from the inside out. Will they admit defeat, or will they finally start to fight back? Collecting CIVIL WAR: X-MEN #1-4. [Written by DAVID HINE, Penciled by YANICK PAQUETTE, Cover by JUAN DOE]
Hot on the heals of both smash hits HOUSE OF M and SON OF M, Quicksilver returns! But is he friend or foe!? Complicating matters even more, the divisiveness of CIVIL WAR has spread to X-FACTOR: Half of them want to cooperate with the government; the other half wants to take a stand against it. It's Jamie's choice that may well decide whether X-Factor stays together or cracks apart. Plus: In another corner of the X-Men universe, the CIVIL WAR really hits home! What happens when Cable and Deadpool find themselves on opposite sides of the fence, and both refuse to budge? What else: They fight! But it's not just your usual fun super-hero teeth-chipping spittle-snarling battle. It will change the lives of these two characters forever! Collecting X-FACTOR #8-9 and CABLE & DEADPOOL #30-32 [Written by Peter David & Fabian Nicieza Penciled by Dennis Calero & Staz Johnson Cover by Ryan Sook]
The Royal Couple, King T'Challa and Queen Ororo, embark on a diplomatic tour that will have them spanning the globe - and beyond! Stops include Latveria (Dr. Doom), the Moon (Black Bolt and the Inhumans), Atlantis (Namor the Sub-Mariner) and the CIVIL WAR-ravaged United States, for a meeting with none other than the point man for the U.S. government's implementation of the Super Human Registration Act: Tony Stark, T'Challa's former Avengers teammate. Will the Black Panther and Storm decide to get off the sidelines of the CIVIL WAR and get involved? Collecting BLACK PANTHER #19-25. [Written by Reginald Hudlin Penciled by Scot Eaton, Manuel Garcia & Koi Turnbull Cover by Michael Tur]
The legislation has been passed. The battle lines have been drawn. The opening shots have been fired. Now, as the controversial Super Human Registration Act continues to divide America's super human community, go behind the lines of the Marvel Comics event starring Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon! Featuring in-depth S.H.I.E.L.D. dossiers on the nation's most prominent super humans; behind-the-scenes coverage with CIVIL WAR planners Mark Millar and Steve McNiven; news, gossip, and opinions from the Daily Bugle, the very newspaper the citizens of the Marvel Universe read to keep informed; and more! Plus: a final analysis of CIVIL WAR, in addition to a complete checklist of all the upcoming CW collections! Collecting CIVIL WAR FILES, CIVIL WAR: BATTLE DAMAGE REPORT, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: MARK MILLAR/STEVE MCNIVEN, MARVEL SPOTLIGHT: CIVIL WAR AFTERMATH and DAILY BUGLE: CIVIL WAR SPECIAL EDITION [Written by Peter David, J. Michael Straczynski, Chris Baiocchi, Justin Gray, Mark Guggenheim, David]
Tales of suspense ripped from the pages of CIVIL WAR! First, get inside the mind of Tony Stark, and learn why he feels superhuman registration is necessary - and why he's taken it upon himself to lead the charge for its implementation! Big changes are in store for Iron Man in the post-Civil War landscape, and the build-up begins here! Plus: In the midst of CIVIL WAR, Captain America and Iron Man meet secretly, one last time, to see if there's any hope of working things out before further tragedy occurs. How could these two men, once the closest of friends and staunchest of allies, end up leading opposing armies in the conflict tearing apart the Marvel Universe? And finally, two of the Marvel heroes most affected by the shocking conclusion of the war get together one last time in a heart-wrenching finale that cannot be missed. What is said between them will set the course of the Marvel Universe for years to come. This is the confession. Collecting IRON-MAN #13-14, and the IRON MAN/CAPTAIN AMERICA: CASUALTIES OF WAR and CIVIL WAR: THE CONFESSION one-shots. [Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, DANIEL KNAUF, CHARLIE KNAUF & CHRISTOS GAGE - Penciled by ALEX MALE]
Civil War is encompassing the entire Marvel Universe, and the effects of the war are being felt by every hero, villain and civilian. In CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES, five stories shine a spotlight on the wildcards and impact players whose part in the Civil War has yet to be told - including Daredevil/Iron Fist, U.S. Agent, the Irredeemable Ant-Man, Venom and even...Howard the Duck!? In CIVIL WAR: THE RETURN, two of the universe's greatest heroes are confronted with pasts they can't leave behind in two heart-rendering tales. On Earth, the Sentry confronts his inner demons as the shadows of past and future battles tear him apart. Within the Negative Zone, the walls of 42 are pulled back to reveal the return of one of the Marveldom's greatest heroes. In SHE-HULK, Civil War threatens the rights of every American super hero. So whose side will Marvel's top superhuman lawyer fight for? And how can she possibly choose, when she feels one way as She-Hulk, and another as Jen Walters? And in CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE, the post-war Marvel Universe begins here! The war is over! Let the healing begin! Debuting the all new IRON MAN, OMEGA FLIGHT, MIGHTY AVENGERS, NEW AVENGERS and THUNDERBOLTS! Collecting CIVIL WAR: CHOOSING SIDES, CIVIL WAR: THE RETURN, SHE-HULK #8 and CIVIL WAR: THE INITIATIVE. [Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS, WARREN ELLIS, PAUL JENKINS, DAN SLOTT, MICHAEL AVON OEMING, MATT FR]
Go behind the lines of the Marvel Comics event starring Spider-Man, the New Avengers, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men and the entirety of the Marvel pantheon. This companion volume reprints the complete scripts to CIVIL WAR #1-7 - plus sketches, deleted scenes and more! [Written by MARK MILLAR / Penciled by STEVE MCNIVEN / Cover by STEVE MCNIVEN]
Marvel once again poses the question, ""What If...?"" What if Annihilus had not been defeated in the outskirts of our galaxy, and instead had brought his devastating alien armada to Earth? What if Iron Man had lost the Civil War? What If Captain America led all the heroes against the Superhuman Registration Act and Henry Gyrich became head of S.H.I.E.L.D. to take them down? What if the Hulk had landed on a peaceful planet, as the Marvel heroes had intended when they exiled him into space? Or Banner had landed on Sakaar instead of the Hulk? Or the Hulk's warrior bride, Caiera the Oldstrong, had come to Earth seeking vengeance instead of her husband? What if Vulcan had become Phoenix? And finally, what if Spider-Man and Wolverine became the most efficient two-man killing team in the world? Collecting WHAT IF? ANNIHILATION, CIVIL WAR, PLANET HULK, X-MEN and SPIDER-MAN VS. WOLVERINE. [Written by DAVID HINE, ED BRUBAKER, KEVIN GREVIOUX, CHRISTOS GAGE, GREG PAK, CHRISTOPHER YOST, JEFF]
Marc Guggenheim - a veteran writer for TV's The Practice, Law & Order and CSI - is joined by fan-favorite artist Humberto Ramos (SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN) for this CIVIL WAR tie-in. In the aftermath of the Stamford tragedy, Logan makes it his personal mission to take down the man responsible. No sooner does he begin his hunt, however, than he discovers someone else is stalking the same prey: a mysterious trio whose identity, and disturbing mission, will come as a shock to many! If Logan's unsettled by who these guys are, then just wait until he discovers who they answer to! Collecting WOLVERINE #42-48 [Written by Marc Guggenheim Penciled by Humberto Ramos Cover by Humberto Ramos]
Set against the grim backdrop of Word War I, mysterious aviator Karl Kaufmann arrives on the western front dressed outlandishly and at the controls of his own plane. Overconfident and full of romantic ideals, he has come to fight and kill the Hun. But soon Kaufmann confronts staggering loss and witnesses violence on a scale he has never imagined. In the process, he learns the harsh truth of conflict: war is hell. Collecting WAR IS HELL: THE FIRST FLIGHT OF THE PHANTOM EAGLE #1-5. Cover by JOHN CASSADAY. [Written by Garth Ennis / Penciled by Howard Chaykin]
