Civil War II
Civil War II | |
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Publication information | |
Publisher | Marvel Comics |
Format | Limited series |
Genre | |
Publication date | June 2016 |
Main character(s) | Captain Marvel Iron Man |
Creative team | |
Written by | 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 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.
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.[1] The series, set to debut in June 2016,[2] 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.[3] 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."[1] 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.[4]
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.[3]
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,[5] and a prelude story by Bendis and artist Jim Cheung is scheduled to be released on Free Comic Book Day in May 2016.[6] 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.[7]
In March 2016, Marvel revealed that Iron Man's team will include Captain America (Sam Wilson), Thor (Jane Foster), Black Panther, Star-Lord, Luke Cage, Hercules, Miss America, Daredevil, Black Widow, Hulk (Amadeus Cho), and Deadpool. Marvel also revealed that Captain Marvel's team will include Captain America (Steve Rogers), War Machine, Spider-Man, Vision, Medusa, Blue Marvel, Winter Soldier, Spectrum, She-Hulk, Hawkeye, and Ant-Man. 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.[8] 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."[9] 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.[10]
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 over-arching story involving Nick Fury; and Civil War II: Gods of War by writer Dan Abnett and artist Luke Ross, which stars Hercules.[11] 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."[12] Marvel also announced several additional tie-in series, collectively dubbed "Road to Civil War II". These series include 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.[11]
Titles involved
Title | Issue(s) | Creative Team | Citation(s) |
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Road to Civil War II | |||
All-New Wolverine | #9 | Tom Taylor (W), Marcio Takara (A) | [13] |
Invincible Iron Man | #7-10 | Brian Michael Bendis (W), Mike Deodata Jr (A) | [13] |
Ms. Marvel | #7 | Willow Wilson (W), Takeshi Miyagawa (A) | [13] |
Ultimates | #7 | Al Ewing (W), Kenneth Rocafort (A) | [13] |
Main Series | |||
Civil War II | #0–7 | Brian Michael Bendis (W), David Marquez (A) | [13] |
Tie Ins | |||
Civil War II: Amazing Spider-Man | #1–4 | Christos N. Gage (W), Travel Foreman (A) | [13] |
Civil War II: Choosing Sides | #1–6 | Various (W), Declan Shalvey & Various (A) | [13] |
Civil War II: Gods of War | #1–4 | Dan Abnett (W), Emilio Laiso (A) | [13] |
Civil War II: Kingpin | #1–4 | Matthew Rosenberg (W), Ricardo Lopez Ortiz (A) | [13] |
Civil War II: X-Men | #1–4 | Cullen Bunn (W), Andrea Broccardo (A) | [13] |
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | #7 | Marc Guggenhein(W), German Perlata (A) | [13] |
Captain America: Sam Wilson | #10 | Nick Spencer (W), Angel Unzueta (A) | [13] |
Deadpool | #14 | Gerry Duggan (W), Mike Hawthorne (A) | [13] |
Ms. Marvel | #8 | Willow Wilson (W), Takeshi Miyagawa (A) | [13] |
New Avengers | #12 | Al Ewing (W), Gerardo Sandoval (A) | [13] |
Nova | #8 | Sean Ryan (W), R. B. Silva (A) | [13] |
Ultimates | #8 | Al Ewing (W), Kenneth Rocafort (A) | [13] |
Uncanny Inhumans | #11 | Charles Soule (W), Carlos Pacheco (A) | [13] |
References
- ^ a b Morse, Ben (December 7, 2015). "The Drums Sound for Civil War II". Marvel.com. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Morse, Ben (January 11, 2015). "The Road to Civil War II Begins". Marvel Comics. Retrieved January 13, 2016.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Gerding, Steven (December 11, 2015). "Marvel Approached Mark Millar to Write "Civil War II"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ Richards, Dave (December 11, 2015). "Bendis & Marquez March 'Iron Man' Down the Path to 'Civil War II'". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Perry, Spencer (March 18, 2016). "Marvel's Civil War II teams revealed". Super Hero Hype!. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Perry, Spencer (March 21, 2016). "More Marvel's Civil War II Tie-In Comics Revealed". Super Hero Hype!. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Lovett, Jamie (March 19, 2016). "Marvel Reveals Civil War II Tie-Ins". comicbook.com. Retrieved March 19, 2016.