Marvel Civil War?

Question

I've recently gotten into comic books but it seems the Marvel Universe just got like turned inside out!!! Can some one give me a good summary of the Civil War so I can catch up? Causes? Effects? Major events? And whats with Captain America dying?

Answer 1

The New Warriors battle a group of villains (Cobalt Man, Speedfreek, Coldheart, 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. Public opinion against superhumans turns, giving momentum to the Superhuman Registration Act days later. Angry civilians attack the Human Torch outside of a club.

After Captain America refuses to join a S.H.I.E.L.D. strikeforce created to fight all superhumans in violation of the act, he becomes a fugitive and forms an underground resistance called the "Secret Avengers". This team includes Hercules, Falcon, and Danny Rand, (who is acting as Daredevil).Luke Cage and the Young Avengers also join.[Tony Stark (Iron Man), who supports the act, organizes registered superhumans and makes plans to support the act with Reed Richards and Hank Pym. Spider-Man unmasks himself at a press conference at Stark's behest as a show of support for the act. The X-Men declare their official neutrality in the conflict.

A large battle between the two sides culminates in the appearance of a cyborg clone of Thor, who kills the Secret Avenger Bill Foster. Sue Richards, a member of Stark's team, defends the Secret Avengers from the Thor clone's lightning blast, giving them a chance to escape. In the fight's aftermath, several Secret Avengers leave to join Stark. Meanwhile, Johnny Storm and Sue Richards join Captain America. Stark, Richards, and Pym draft the Thunderbolts to their cause.

After contemplating the brutal death of Bill Foster and touring the Pro-Registration prison facilities in the Negative Zone, Spider-Man decides that he has made a mistake, and after a battle with Stark and the Thunderbolts, he escapes and joins the Secret Avengers.

The Secret Avengers break into the Negative Zone prison, where Hulkling, who has been disguised as Hank Pym, releases the imprisoned heroes from their cells to join the fight. Cloak teleports the combatants to New York City, where Namor and an army of Atlanteans arrive to fight alongside the Secret Avengers, whereas the Champions, the Thor clone, and Captain Marvel reinforce Stark's team. As Captain America is about to deliver a final blow to Stark, policemen, EMTs, and firefighters try to hold him back. Realizing how much damage the fight has cost the very people he wishes to protect, Captain America orders his team to stand down, and he surrenders.

In the aftermath of the event, the President of the United States grants general amnesty to all those who opposed the Superhuman Registration Act (except Captain America who is sent to jail); Tony Stark is appointed as the new director of S.H.I.E.L.D., demoting Maria Hill to deputy status; the 50-State Initiative, which puts a superhero team in every state, launches; and the Mighty Avengers assemble as a new team. Some heroes choose to move to Canada (resulting in the creation of the second Omega Flight), and some stay underground, including the New Avengers

Answer 2

Okay, here's the deal (briefly, I suggest you buy the books)
Some young heroes tracked down some villians to a home in Stanford, Connecticut. They video tape the battle for a reality show and in the insuing battle, a villian blows up and kills a bunch of children.
Following the event, there's new pressure from the public to get rid of supers. Tony Stark, a.k.a. Iron Man, works with the govt. for a possible solution, hero registration. Basically, all the heroes would unmask, give up their identities and work for the government.
Naturally, some were for this, some against it. Leading the opposition is Captain America, who, along with most of the New Avengers, old school heroes, and Young Avengers, opposes Tony, Reed Richards, and some other heroes.
In the middle is Spider-Man, whom Tony has taken on a fatherly role in recent months. Spidey eventually sides with Tony and Tony convinces Spidey to unmask to show his allegiance to registration, which he does.
Battles take place between Cap's team and Tony's team. One battle sees the return of Thor, who kills Goliath. Turns out Thor is not really Thor, but a clone created by Reed Richards. Soon, Spidey sees the error of his ways and defects to Cap's team.
Meanwhile, Richards and Tony have built a huge prison in the negative zone, where anyone who doesn't register, hero or villian is taken. At the same time, Tony recruits the Thunderbolts- a team of villians posing as heroes -to also fight the heroes.
The Civil War comes to a head at a battle between the two forces at the prison. Cloak teleports the battle out to New York City where there are tons of people.
Cap is kicking Tony's butt and about to finish it when a bunch of regular peopl jump on top of him. Cap realizes he no longer has the support of America and surrenders.
Aftermath: Iron Man becomes director of SHIELD. Cap is arrested and later shot. Many heroes go underground, others register.
Start reading The Initiative to follow the aftermath.

Answer 3

WASTE OF MONEY! waaaay too many issues involved.
I thought dc's 52 was bad but this really sucks!

Save your $$$ and buy some back issues for a year or two until this crap passes on by!

Answer 4

They must be going through a Crisis like in the DC comics.