Civil War Timeline/Reading Order [Archive] - Page 3

Thor's Hammer

03-27-2007, 06:00 PM

OK, so I took all the comments since my last post and incorporated them into the list. If I missed anything, please let me know.

P.S. Thanks for the good thoughts and prayers.

BACK STORIES
Marvel Boy #1-6
Fantastic Four #67-70
Fantastic Four #500-508
Thor #80-85
Alias #1-28
The Pulse #1-5
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #1-12
Avengers/Thunderbolts #1-6
Avengers #500-503
Avengers Finale
Young Avengers #1-6
Drax the Destroyer #1-4
New Thunderbolts #1-6
Wolverine #20-31
Irredeemable Ant Man #1-2
Captain America #1-9
Captain America #11-14
Secret War #1-5
The Pulse #6-9
New Avengers #1-6
Iron Man #1-6
Captain America #16-17
Amazing Spider-Man #515-524
New Avengers #7-10
House of M #1-8
House of M: The Day After
Sentinel Squad O*N*E #1-5
X-Men: The 198 #1-5
Generation M #1-5
Son of M #1-6
New Thunderbolts #12-14
New Avengers #11-15
The Pulse #11-14
Ares #1-5
The Sentry #1-8
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #1
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #19
Amazing Spider-Man #525
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #2
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #20
Amazing Spider-Man #526
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #3
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #21
Amazing Spider-Man #527
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #22
Amazing Spider-Man #528
New Thunderbolts #17-18
Thunderbolts #100

Marvel Spotlight: Civil War

CIVIL WAR PROLOGUE
Amazing Spider-Man #529
New Avengers: Illuminati Special
Amazing Spider-Man #530-531
New Avengers #16-20
New Avengers Annual #1
Fantastic Four #533-535
Silent War #1
Fantastic Four #536-537
Amazing Fantasy #15
The Incredible Hulk #88-99
Iron Man #7-12
Annihilation Prologue
Annihilation: Nova #1-4
Annihilation: Silver Surfer #1-4
Annihilation: Super Skrull #1-4
Annihilation: Ronan #1-4
Annihilation: Nova Corps Files
Annihilation #1-6
Union Jack #1-4
Daredevil #76-87
Blade #1-4
Thunderbolts #102

Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook

CIVIL WAR
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
New Avengers #21
She-Hulk #8
Civil War: Front Line #1
Fantastic Four #538
X-Factor #8
Amazing Spider-Man #532
Daily Bugle Special Edition: Civil War
New Avengers #22
Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Civil War: Front Line #2
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11-13
Thunderbolts #103
X-Factor #9
Wolverine #43-44
Civil War: Front Line #3
Thunderbolts #104-105
Runaways #1-21
Young Avengers and Runaways #1-3
Civil War: Front Line #4
Young Avengers and Runaways #4
Runaways #22-24
Wolverine #45
Captain America #22
Heroes for Hire #1
Cable & Deadpool #30
Civil War: Front Line #5
Civil War #3
Black Panther #18-19
Civil War #4
Civil War: Front Line #6
Cable & Deadpool #31
Black Panther #20
Civil War: Front Line #7
Cable & Deadpool #32
Amazing Spider-Man #534
Fantastic Four #539
Black Panther #21-22
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War Files Civil War: Choosing Sides
The Sensational Spider-Man #28
Heroes for Hire #2-3
Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War
Incredible Hulk #100-103
Civil War: X-Men #2-4
Ms. Marvel #6
Captain America #23
Ms. Marvel #7-8
Sensational Spider-Man #29-31
Captain America #24
Civil War: Front Line #8
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Civil War #5
Punisher: War Journal #1
Civil War: Front Line #9
Ghost Rider #8-9
Fantastic Four #541
Iron Man #13
Fantastic Four #542
New Avengers #23-25
Wolverine #46-48
Blade #5
Civil War: War Crimes????????
Amazing Spider-Man #536
Iron Man #14
Moon Knight #7-8
Sensational Spider-Man #32-34
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14-16
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Black Panther #23-24
Punisher: War Journal #2-3
Civil War: Front Line #10
Civil War #6
Civil War #7
Civil War:The Return
Black Panther #25
Amazing Spider-Man #538-539
Fantastic Four #543

THE INITIATIVE
Civil War: Front Line #11
Punisher: War Journal #4
Captain America #25
Civil War: The Confession
Civil War: Aftermath Marvel Spotlight
Daily Bugle Special Edition: Captain America’s Assassination
Punisher: War Journal #5
Civil War: Battle Damage Report
Civil War: The Initiative
Iron Man #15
Ms. Marvel #13
Mighty Avengers #1
New Avengers #27-28
Thunderbolts #110-112
She-Hulk #15-16

Berkey

03-27-2007, 07:22 PM

i know these two don't really matter the the order of the list but many people have them to complete their collection: Spiderham:Ultimate Civil War and Civil War poster book.
Like I said nowhere to put them in but some would like them in the list just throwing that out there.

Also for the initiative the daily bugle that came out on the 14th is about the new inititative and has news about it so just a heads up.

Great work to everyone who has helped especially Thor's Hammer and Curleyfries:)

jackolover

03-27-2007, 09:28 PM

Does anyone want to place Silent War #2? I have it in the middle of CW.

Edit : I'm not sure how in-continuity Agents of Atlas is, because agent Jimmy Woo appeared in Secret Wars just before CW, so I interleaved the 'Agents' amongst the CW books? Now and Then you see a picture of Ape-man on Maria Hills desk in some books.

phoenixfire

03-27-2007, 09:37 PM

First off, Thor's Hammer thank you very much for the full listing. I've been out of comic collecting for years, and it's been really tough getting information together to read the CW arc when starting from scratch.

I have a few questions that have popped up that I hope someone can answer. First shouldn't Thunderbolts #6-9 also be in the list? I've only glanced at them so far, but the flip-through looked like they might belong? Similarly, looking at Hulk #100-103 I don't see how that series fits; it looks like Hulk's not even on the planet? What's the connection?

And I noticed what may be a typo in "Civil War Files Civil War: Choosing Sides" where shouldn't that be two books: "Civil War Files" and "Civil War: Choosing Sides" ?

Thanks

caspian901

03-29-2007, 09:10 PM

Thor's Hammer, are you going to be adding the Back in Black issues of the Spider-Man comics to your Initiative storyline, if not that's okay, and secondly will you be going to do a World War Hulk timeline as well when those issues come out? just curious, not that you have too.

Lucalias

03-30-2007, 02:38 PM

scottv

03-31-2007, 09:01 AM

Thanks to all who helped with the list!
Based on curleyfries' and Thor's Hammers I put together this (http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/455/civilwartimelinepage1ua9.jpg) and this (http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/5028/civilwartimelinepage2qw5.jpg).
Can anybody verify the most recent comics, though. I haven't read them yet, so not sure if they are placed right.

Lucalias

That is a really nice looking checklist. Thanks again to all that have helped with doing this. I know that I would never be able to do something this complete.

Berkey

03-31-2007, 09:05 PM

Thor I noticed you have the return after CW#7 curious just because he appears in #7 in the big fight. Is it b/c he is explaning how he came into this time period?

Thor's Hammer

04-02-2007, 10:11 AM

Thor I noticed you have the return after CW#7 curious just because he appears in #7 in the big fight. Is it b/c he is explaning how he came into this time period?

The placement of Civil War: The Return has been batted around a few times, but I think we finally came to this conclusion based on post #504 below:

Finally finished CW 6 & 7!

Wanted to cast my vote at putting Frontline 10 before CW 6 & The Return after CW7.

There's enough in FL10 that happens before CW6 and no CW spoilers.

The Return doesn't add anything to CW7 except seeing "the one who returns" in one of the fight scenes. Plus the second story in The Return happens so early on in the timeline that you almost can't place the whole book.

Besides, why break up the momentum from 6 to 7? After wading through 100 or so issues, it's too climactic to interrupt them.

Anyway, those are my thoughts...

Ullar

04-02-2007, 12:56 PM

any thoughts on FF and BP?

Ali

Lucalias

04-02-2007, 02:11 PM

Hm, I think it would be better to have The Return a couple of issues before Civil War # 7. Like that, you first get to know how he came here. Else how would you know where he suddenly comes from? Anyway, I know have The Return before Punisher War Journal # 2.

Lucalias

Ullar

04-04-2007, 09:59 AM

where did it go i was using it 2 place the initiative books?

Ali

Berkey

04-05-2007, 09:51 PM

I didn't know that Ghost rider 10 is a COW so we'll have to place that as well

Zadir

04-12-2007, 08:17 PM

Hey where can I put Ms. Marvel 10, 11 and 12? there are no mention of these numbers in the list

nice list thxs a lot btw!

jackolover

04-13-2007, 05:14 AM

Hey where can I put Ms. Marvel 10, 11 and 12? there are no mention of these numbers in the list

nice list thxs a lot btw!

I haven't collected them because they are written as out of CW continuity, so I'm not placing them. I start collecting her again, from Ms Marvel #13 and 14, for the Initiative run.

drinkblatzbeer

04-13-2007, 07:35 AM

did captain america ever use those things zemo gave him or am i missing something?

jackolover

04-13-2007, 10:48 PM

did captain america ever use those things zemo gave him or am i missing something?

Cap hasn't used it yet, but we can only hope that he used it after he got shot.

Lucalias

04-14-2007, 04:43 AM

Here's a little update, using curleyfries' list (hope that's okay?), I've also included Planet Hulk and Spider-Man Unmasked :

PRELUDE (10)
The Incredible Hulk # 88
The Incredible Hulk # 89
The Incredible Hulk # 90
The Incredible Hulk # 91
New Avengers: Illuminati Special
Fantastic Four # 536
Fantastic Four # 537
Amazing Spider-Man # 529
Amazing Spider-Man # 530
Amazing Spider-Man # 531

DISASTER AT STAMFORD (12)
Civil War # 1
Wolverine # 42
She-Hulk # 8
Civil War: Front Line # 1
Fantastic Four # 538
The Incredible Hulk # 92
The Incredible Hulk # 93
The Incredible Hulk # 94
The Incredible Hulk # 95
X-Factor # 8
Amazing Spider-Man # 532
New Avengers # 21

THE LINES ARE DRAWN (10)
New Avengers # 22
Civil War # 2
Amazing Spider-Man # 533
Civil War: Front Line # 2
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 13
Thunderbolts # 103
X-Factor # 9
Wolverine # 43

CIVIL WAR BEGINS (19)
Wolverine # 44
Civil War: Front Line # 3
Thunderbolts # 104
Thunderbolts # 105
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways # 1
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways # 2
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways # 3
Civil War: Front Line # 4
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways # 4
Wolverine # 45
Captain America # 22
Heroes For Hire # 1
The Incredible Hulk # 96
The Incredible Hulk # 97
The Incredible Hulk # 98
The Incredible Hulk # 99
Cable & Deadpool # 30
Civil War: Front Line # 5
Iron Man # 13

THE WAR HEATS UP (35)
Civil War # 3
Black Panther # 18
Black Panther # 19
Civil War # 4
Civil War: Frontline # 6
Cable & Deadpool # 31
Black Panther # 20
Civil War: Front Line # 7
Cable & Deadpool # 32
Amazing Spider-Man # 534
Fantastic Four # 539
Black Panther # 21
Black Panther # 22
Civil War: X-Men # 1
Civil War: Choosing Sides
Sensational Spider-Man # 28
Heroes For Hire # 2
Heroes For Hire # 3
Iron Man / Captain America: Casualties Of War
Civil War: X-Men # 2
Civil War: X-Men # 3
Civil War: X-Men # 4
Ms Marvel # 6
Captain America # 23
Ms Marvel # 7
Ms Marvel # 8
Captain America # 24
The Incredible Hulk # 100
The Incredible Hulk # 101
The Incredible Hulk # 102
The Incredible Hulk # 103
Civil War: Front Line # 8
Sensational Spider-Man # 29
Sensational Spider-Man # 30
Sensational Spider-Man # 31

THE COST OF WAR (26)
Black Panther # 23
Black Panther # 24
Fantastic Four # 540
Amazing Spider-Man # 535
Civil War # 5
Punisher War Journal # 1
Civil War: Front Line # 9
Ghost Rider # 8
Fantastic Four # 541
Fantastic Four # 542
New Avengers # 23
New Avengers # 24
Wolverine # 46
Wolverine # 47
Wolverine # 48
Blade # 5
Civil War: War Crimes
Iron Man # 14
Amazing Spider-Man # 536
Moon Knight # 7
Sensational Spider-Man # 32
Sensational Spider-Man # 33
Sensational Spider-Man # 34
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 16

THE FINAL BATTLE (9)
Amazing Spider-Man # 537
Sensational Spider-Man # 35
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Civil War: The Return
Punisher War Journal # 2
Punisher War Journal # 3
Civil War # 6
Civil War: Front Line # 10
Civil War # 7

EPILOGUE (15)
Black Panther # 25
Amazing Spider-Man # 538
Amazing Spider-Man # 539
New Avengers # 25
Fantastic Four # 543
Sensational Spider-Man # 36
The Incredible Hulk # 104
The Incredible Hulk # 105
Civil War: Front Line # 11
Punisher War Journal # 4
Captain America # 25
Civil War: The Confession
Punisher War Journal # 5
Fantastic Four # 544
Civil War: Battle Damage Report

THE INITIATIVE (11)
Civil War: The Initiative
Iron Man # 15
Ms Marvel # 13
Mighty Avengers # 1
New Avengers # 27
New Avengers # 28
Thunderbolts # 110
Thunderbolts # 111
Thunderbolts # 112
She-Hulk # 15
She-Hulk # 16

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The following comics are still missing:

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 18
Moon Knight # 9
Black Panther # 26
Iron Man # 16
Avengers: The Initiative # 1
Ms Marvel # 14
New Avengers # 29
Omega Flight # 1
Thunderbolts # 113
Civil War: Fallen Son - Wolverine # 1

Lucalias

EDIT: Added Fantastic Four # 544 and changed Sensational Spider-Man # 36

mrjason22193

04-17-2007, 05:11 PM

Marvel Team-Up #25
New X-Men #28
She-Hulk #9 - #10
Eternals #1 -#7
Annihilation #1 -#6 (I know its in the prologue, but with registration already going on where would the issues be put into the main story)

Hopefully someone can help me place these into the list if its not to much of a worry! thanks!

hey sorry just asking again seeing if theres anyone that knows the answer to the placement of these issues in Civil war? if Not totally cool

jackolover

04-18-2007, 06:05 AM

hey sorry just asking again seeing if theres anyone that knows the answer to the placement of these issues in Civil war? if Not totally cool

My personal preferences -

Marvel Team up #25 - If contains Peter leaving for congressional meetings, after ASM #529

X-Men 28 - with Deadpool/Cable #30

She-Hulk #9+10 - after FL #2 and ASM #533

Eternals #1 - After FL #3 (Don't know about the rest)

Annialation? - not sure.

The Confessor

04-29-2007, 07:05 PM

I don't know if you guys are gonna be including the 5 'Fallen Son' one-shots in your CW lists, but if so, I've placed the two we've seen so far thus...

Civil War: The Initative
Fallen Son: Wolverine
Fallen Son: Avengers
Iron man #15

I think they work well there. It's still right after Captain America's death and as we see in the 'Wolverine' issue, Tony Stark is already director of Sheild. I've put the two Fallen Son issues together because they clearly follow on directly from each other. Assuming that this continues to be the case with the remaining three issues, then they would also be placed before Iron man #15

Lucalias

04-30-2007, 07:31 AM

The Confessor

04-30-2007, 11:45 AM

Thanks!
Do you also have an idea where to place the following issues?

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 18
Moon Knight # 9
Black Panther # 26
Black Panther # 27
Fantastic Four # 544
Fantastic Four # 545
Iron Man # 16
Iron Man # 17
Avengers: The Initiative # 1
Ms Marvel # 14
New Avengers # 29
Omega Flight # 1
Thunderbolts # 113
Mighty Avengers # 2

I didn't get them yet, so don't know in what order to read them / where to put them.

Thanks in advance,
Lucalias

Well, my personal reading order is slightly different to both Curleyfries' list and Thor's Hammer's list, not least because it's nowhere near as complete.

For instance, I'm not collecting Moon Knight and I'm not overly interested in the Initiative, so my reading order is much more just Civil War. And that means only the issues of series like Black Panther or Ms. marvel that tie directly into Civil War.

Having said that, I have placed some of the issues you've mentioned...

Civil War: The Initiative #1
Fallen Son: Wolverine #1
Fallen Son: The Avengers #1
Iron Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #18
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #19

I've placed the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man issues here because Peter is a lot less angry/psychotic than he is in the current Amazing Spider-Man arc, which in my opinion takes place pretty much straight after Civil War #7. I've then placed Sensational Spider-Man #35-#37 a bit later on (just before Civil War: The Initiative #1) because although he's still in a pretty dark place his mood seems somewhat lighter. By the time of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17-#18, he's much more back to his old self. So that's why I've placed them here.

I stress that this placing isn't definitive yet, just my best guess-timate for the time being. I hope this helps! :)

I can post my whole Civil War reading order if anyone's interested in seeing it, just for comparisons sake. Like I say, it's pretty similar to the lists that have already been posted on this thread but there are some differances. For instance, I disagree with Thor's Hammer & Curleyfries' placing of New Avengers #21-#25. Anyway, let me know if you wanna see it.

Rix

04-30-2007, 04:50 PM

I wanna see it!

Lucalias

05-01-2007, 04:11 AM

Well, my personal reading order is slightly different to both Curleyfries' list and Thor's Hammer's list, not least because it's nowhere near as complete.

For instance, I'm not collecting Moon Knight and I'm not overly interested in the Initiative, so my reading order is much more just Civil War. And that means only the issues of series like Black Panther or Ms. marvel that tie directly into Civil War.

Having said that, I have placed some of the issues you've mentioned...

Civil War: The Initiative #1
Fallen Son: Wolverine #1
Fallen Son: The Avengers #1
Iron Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #18
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #19

I've placed the Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man issues here because Peter is a lot less angry/psychotic than he is in the current Amazing Spider-Man arc, which in my opinion takes place pretty much straight after Civil War #7. I've then placed Sensational Spider-Man #35-#37 a bit later on (just before Civil War: The Initiative #1) because although he's still in a pretty dark place his mood seems somewhat lighter. By the time of Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17-#18, he's much more back to his old self. So that's why I've placed them here.

I stress that this placing isn't definitive yet, just my best guess-timate for the time being. I hope this helps! :)

I can post my whole Civil War reading order if anyone's interested in seeing it, just for comparisons sake. Like I say, it's pretty similar to the lists that have already been posted on this thread but there are some differances. For instance, I disagree with Thor's Hammer & Curleyfries' placing of New Avengers #21-#25. Anyway, let me know if you wanna see it.

Same here! :)
At the moment I've got Sensational #35 after ASM #537.
As you can see on my list, I've put Sensational #36 between FF #543 and Front Line #11, after ASM #539. I'm pretty sure that's correct since in Sensational #35, he and Connors talk about his aunt May.
However, if that's correct, Sensational #35 is also correct because aunt May isn't being discussed. One problem though: Spidey is back in black starting from ASM #539 so Sensational #35 should also be after #539.
I think the logical solution would be to move them up even more, because in Sensational #36 Spidey reacts pretty calm about aunt May being shot.

So anyway, hopefully that wasn't too complicated, and about half-way through I realized I was saying what you said all along (putting Sensational #35 - 37 just before The Initiative).

One final question, is there another issue we can put between ASM #539 and Sensational #35 where Peter reacts more heavily about aunt May? If not, that first calm reaction would seem a little odd.

Lucalias

P.S. aunt May's been shot in ASM #539, right? If it happened in #538, then you shouldn't mind my final question, because we'd see a stronger reaction in ASM #539 already

P.S. 2 sorry for my rant :P

The Confessor

05-01-2007, 05:56 AM

One final question, is there another issue we can put between ASM #539 and Sensational #35 where Peter reacts more heavily about aunt May? If not, that first calm reaction would seem a little odd.

Lucalias

P.S. aunt May's been shot in ASM #539, right? If it happened in #538, then you shouldn't mind my final question, because we'd see a stronger reaction in ASM #539 already

Yes, Aunt May gets shot in ASM #538...right at the end, it's the cliff-hanger. As for an issue between ASM #539 and SSM #35, I'm assuming ASM#540 will go there when it's out. ASM #539 ends with Spidey about to go off and find the person who's responsible for Aunt May's shooting and kill them! :eek: So, I reckon ASM #540 and possibly #541 as well will still be set before SSM #35. Only time will tell though.

OK, because it was asked for, here's my own personal chronological Civil War reading order. As I said a few posts back, it's not definitive like Thor's Hammer's and Curleyfries' list is. It features only the issues I've bought, so no Moon Knight, Runaways or Young Avengers I'm afraid. And I'm not really that interested in The Initiative, so it's just Civil War that my list is concerned with.

My list is pretty similar to the ones that have already been posted. Maybe some issues are in a slightly different order but that's inevitable when you consider that events in some issues are happening simultainiously or right in the middler of another issue. I'm pretty confident that my list doesn't contain any glaring errors but having said that, I'm more than happy to hear from anyone who things that they've spotted a mistake in my ordering...as long as they can back it up with a well reasoned argument. ;)

OK, here it is....

The New Avengers: Illuminati One-Shot #1
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536
Fantastic Four #537
Civil War: Opening Shot Sketch Book #1
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
New Avengers #21
She-Hulk #8
Civil War: Front Line #1
Amazing Spider-Man #532
New Avengers #22
Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Sensational Spider-Man #28
Civil War: Front Line #2
New Avengers #23
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
Wolverine #45
Fantastic Four #538
X-Factor #8
X-Factor #9
Daily Bugle: Civil War
Ms Marvel #6
Ms Marvel #7
Ms Marvel #8
Civil War: Front Line #3
Civil War: Front Line #4
Civil War: Front Line #5
Heroes For Hire #1
Iron Man #13
Black Panther #18
Civil War #3
Civil War #4
Black Panther #21
Black Panther #22
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War: X-Men #2
Civil War: X-Men #3
Civil War: X-Men #4
Civil War: Front Line #6
New Avengers #24
Amazing Spider-Man #534
Fantastic Four #539
Captain America #22
Heroes For Hire #2
Heroes For Hire #3
Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties Of War #1
Civil War: Choosing Sides #1
Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
Civil War Files #1
Civil War: Front Line #7
Captain America #23
Wolverine #46
Wolverine #47
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
Captain America #24
Civil War: Front Line #8
Wolverine #48
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Civil War #5
Amazing Spider-Man #536
New Avengers #25
Punisher: War Journal #1
Civil War: Front Line #9
Fantastic Four #541
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Civil War: War Crimes #1
Iron Man #14
Fantastic Four #542
Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Sensational Spider-Man #34
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills #1
Black Panther #23
Black Panther #24
Punisher: War Journal #2
Punisher: War Journal #3
Civil War #6
Black Panther #25
Civil War #7
Civil War: Front Line #10
Civil War: The Return #1
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Amazing Spider-Man #539
Civil War: Front Line #11
Fantastic Four #543
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Punisher: War Journal #4
Captain America #25
Civil War: The Confession #1
Daily Bugle: Captain America Assassinated
Civil War: Battle Damage Report #1
Sensational Spider-Man #35
Sensational Spider-Man #36
Sensational Spider-Man #37
Civil War: The Initiative #1
Fallen Son: Wolverine #1
Fallen Son: The Avengers #1
Iron Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #18
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #19

PS. - Oops! I just remembered that I don't yet have Black Panther #19 or #20, so they're not listed. As soon as I get them I guess they'll be going somewhere around Civil War #3 or #4. :o

Let me know what you think!

ManSpider

05-05-2007, 01:54 AM

spooky

05-05-2007, 03:17 AM

Wonderful thread, immensely helpful. Was hoping if someone had a up to date listing for the Initiative (to include any latest issues).

THE INITIATIVE
Civil War: Front Line #11
Punisher: War Journal #4
Captain America #25
Civil War: The Confession
Civil War: Aftermath Marvel Spotlight
Daily Bugle Special Edition: Captain America’s Assassination
Punisher: War Journal #5
Civil War: Battle Damage Report
Civil War: The Initiative
Iron Man #15
Ms. Marvel #13
Mighty Avengers #1
New Avengers #27-28
Thunderbolts #110-112
She-Hulk #15-16

The comics that need placing are:

Fallen Son: Wolverine
Fallen Son: Avengers
Punisher War Journal #6
Black Panther #26
Ms Marvel #14
Iron Man #16
The Mighty Avengers #2
Thunderbolts #113
The (New) Fantastic Four #544
Avengers #1
The New Avengers #29
Omega Flight #1

cheers,
S

The Confessor

05-05-2007, 05:26 AM

" Civil War's Sinister Six
A new version of the Sinister Six apparently banded together during the Civil War but were stopped by Captain America and his Secret Avengers"

this is a quote from wiki

can anyone tel me wat issue this happened in?

Hmmm...very interesting question. I have no idea about this...mind you, as Wikipedia is the font of all dis-information and half-truth I wouldn't take it as gospel.

Having said that, the way it says "A new version of the Sinister Six apparently banded together during the Civil War" makes me think that this was maybe something that was referred to in character dialogue, rather than something we actually got to see. I haven't a clue when this might have been mentioned though. :confused:

Hopefully someone else out there will be able to shed some light on this.

Punkrawk

05-07-2007, 08:06 AM

I did a search but did not find the answer I was looking for. What do you consider essential reading in the Civil War story arch in regards to the trades?

http://tplist.millarworld.net/civilwar.html

The Road to Civil War
New Avengers 5: Civil War
Ms. Marvel 2: Civil War
Civil War
Heroes for Hire 1: Civil War
Frontline 1
Civil War: Thunderbolts
Civil War: Amazing Spider-Man
Civil War: X-Men
Civil War: Fantastic Four
Punisher War Journal 1: Civil War
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways
Civil War: Captain America
Wolverine: Civil War
Frontline 2
Civil War: Peter Parker, Spider-Man
X-Men Universe
War Crimes
Black Panther: Civil War
Civil War Companion

Civil War Companion ....Plus: a final analysis of CIVIL WAR, in addition to a complete checklist of all the upcoming CW collections!

How is this different than the trades?

Punkrawk

05-09-2007, 01:30 PM

No one knows...or cares? :)

tony2074

05-09-2007, 02:25 PM

the main civil war book is generally excellent, but it ends...flat.

wolverine is really really good, i enjoyed this and it completely outshines loebs rather boring efforts in the monthly.

fantastic 4 is average, again it tarts well, but some of the plots just appear to dissapear, which is weird for a writer of jms calibre.

personally them are the only two i read in trades, got most everything else in singles, but wolverine is class. guggenheimshould have stayed on the book.

xfuture

05-16-2007, 07:18 AM

Hi all! I have been a silent observer of this forum for quite a while and I was wondering if Thor's Hammer will be posting any more updates or if he is done now that Civil War proper is done? I am hoping for more updates but I realize that this story and the ramifications could go on in one form or another for a long time.

Either way I just wanted to say thanks to all those who helped to bang out this reading order! :D

The Skoot

05-16-2007, 07:22 AM

Hmmm...very interesting question. I have no idea about this...mind you, as Wikipedia is the font of all dis-information and half-truth I wouldn't take it as gospel.

Having said that, the way it says "A new version of the Sinister Six apparently banded together during the Civil War" makes me think that this was maybe something that was referred to in character dialogue, rather than something we actually got to see. I haven't a clue when this might have been mentioned though. :confused:

Hopefully someone else out there will be able to shed some light on this.

IIRC, the Secret Avengers defeating the Sinister Six is mentioned in a newspaper headline at the start of Civil War #3.

Lhiannon Sidhe

05-27-2007, 04:59 AM

Ok, so I've heard enough about the Civil War storyline from my comic-reading friends that my interest has been aroused to the point that I'm going to try getting into it. I've never really read comics at all before, and from the reading lists I've seen here, it looks rather intimidating. Would it be at all possible to get a somewhat shorter list, containing only those issues that are neccesary to understanding what's happening in the story while leaving out those which are only periphrially related?

Thanks in advance!

Expletive Deleted

05-27-2007, 09:16 AM

In terms of bare bones, CIVIL WAR #1-7. It's handily collected in a recently released trade paperback, I believe.

For someone getting into the event at this late date, the various trades are probably the way to go.

Bat_Fan2232

06-02-2007, 08:34 PM

I've never been big on comics but a buddy of mine recently got me into them some what... He reccomended long halloween and ive become hooked on batman but now im trying to branch out and he reccomended the civil war series he went out of town and im wondering..

where do i start.. which books need to be picked up first i was looking on amazon and they have civil war, civil war iron man, civil war, spider man, and so on and so forth im just wondering which ones i should pick up and if they should be read in order...

Sorry if their is another thread dedicated to this if so point me that direction :D

and heres to my first post in the marvel world. :eek:

Expletive Deleted

06-02-2007, 09:06 PM

CIVIL WAR is the main book. Everything else is, to some degree, supplementary.

Bat_Fan2232

06-02-2007, 09:52 PM

thanks very much, i see it just came out in graphic novel form so ill be picking it up soon thakns

Axerogh

06-15-2007, 12:55 PM

Marvel Boy #1-6
Fantastic Four #67-70
FF #500-508
Thor #80-85
The Pulse #1-5
Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #1-12
...

I have a question about these Fantastic Four books. I've gone through Thor's list and have them all... I was just wondering when it says Fantastic Four #67-70 are these the from the main FF title? They would have been released in 1967 then.

If they are indeed the actual 1967 books then would someone mind explaining what they have to do with the backstory for the Civil War?

And if they are not part of the original FF set what book set are they from?

Thanks!
-Ax

Most Holy

06-15-2007, 01:11 PM

Hi Everyone,

First time poster here.

Although I used to read and collect comics quite furiously when was a teen in the 90's, I stopped doing so once I discovered drugs and girls. Now that I've outgrown the drugs and stick to one girl, I'm getting back into comic books and it looks like I've missed a ton!

After reading about the Avengers: Disassembled/House of M/Civil War story arc on wikipedia, I have decided that I must read these as soon as possible. So here's my question:

For House of M and Civil War, are the 8 and 7 issue mini-series enough to get the whole sotryline or are there other crossover issues that are vital to the storyline? From what I gather the Avengers part of the arc can be read in a TBP.

Thanks in advance for any advice!

Most Holy

06-15-2007, 01:14 PM

Geez, no sooner than when I make my first post I find this thread right below it. Yikes!

Expletive Deleted

06-15-2007, 02:52 PM

The main HOUSE OF M and CIVIL WAR mini-series should be enough. Both are available in TPB form.

akirator

06-16-2007, 01:49 PM

" Civil War's Sinister Six
A new version of the Sinister Six apparently banded together during the Civil War but were stopped by Captain America and his Secret Avengers"

this is a quote from wiki

can anyone tel me wat issue this happened in?

Well as was previously mentioned in the beginning of Civil War 3 theres a newspaper that show Cap and Falcon beating up Shocker, Lizard and Doctor Octopus. So that is what wiki is referring to.

However in Civil War - Choosing Sides, Spider-Man has Boomerang, Doctor Octopus, Venom, Hydroman, and Sandman tied up. Electro is mentioned as the potential sixth member. Not sure how canon that's considered, but it's in there.

Devil_LeonX

06-16-2007, 02:41 PM

Hi guys I dont want to start a new thread so I ask this I have the complete 7 issues of the main story line for Civil war and I was wondering if I should bother getting CW F4 or CW X-men or CW that Front line, ect? Are any really important or essenticial besides the main set? Thanls for your time guys.

Axerogh

06-16-2007, 04:32 PM

None are really essentials compared to the main books. If you're looking for a little more to the story I would say def. pick up Frontline. It's a good read and is fairly interesting. Don't worry as much about the other books unless you really want to fill it out.

Devil_LeonX

06-16-2007, 07:58 PM

Devil_LeonX

06-16-2007, 07:58 PM

idolone

06-19-2007, 08:01 AM

Amazing Spider-Man tie ins were really good, and the Captain America issues were also really good (check out "Civil War: The Confession", but only after reading Cap 25). I also thought the Thunderbolts issues were good (forshadowing the use of supervillians to track down unregistered heroes).

Lucalias

06-23-2007, 01:00 PM

Here's a small update. I'm going to place the Sensational and FNSM Spider-Man issues after the ASM arc ends. I have no idea where I should place the New Avengers tie-ins and I'm not sure anymore if the Fallen Son issues still work right after The Initiative. Anyway, if anyone knows where to place the missing issues or spots a mistake, don't hesitate to answer. :)

Civil War: Front Line # 11
Captain America # 25
Civil War: The Confession
Civil War: Battle Damage Report
Amazing Spider-Man # 540
Black Panther # 26
Fantastic Four # 544
Fantastic Four # 545
Thunderbolts # 110
Thunderbolts # 111
Iron Man # 15
Ms Marvel # 13
Iron Man # 16
Ms Marvel # 14
Avengers: The Initiative # 1
Civil War: The Initiative
Thunderbolts # 112
Mighty Avengers # 1
Mighty Avengers # 2
Mighty Avengers # 3
Iron Man explanation issue
in the Mighty Avengers we don't know what happened to Iron Man and since he just appears in his own title, there should be a title (possibly Mighty Avengers # 4) explaining what happened to him so the following issues are placed correctly.
Ms Marvel # 15
Thunderbolts # 113
Nova # 2
Iron Man # 17
Iron Man # 18

These are all the comics that still need placing:
Civil War: Fallen Son - Wolverine
Civil War: Fallen Son - Avengers
Civil War: Fallen Son - Captain America
Civil War: Fallen Son - Spider-Man
Civil War: Fallen Son - Iron Man
Avengers: The Initiative # 2
Thunderbolts # 114
Punisher War Journal # 6
Punisher War Journal # 7
New Avengers # 28
New Avengers # 29
New Avengers # 30
Moon Knight # 11
Omega Flight # 1
Omega Flight # 2
Black Panther # 29
Fantastic Four # 546
Sensational Spider-Man # 35
Sensational Spider-Man # 36
Sensational Spider-Man # 37
Sensational Spider-Man # 38
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 17
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 18
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 19
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man # 20
Captain America # 26
Hulk # 106
World War Hulk Prologue: World Breaker
World War Hulk # 1

Thanks in advance,
Lucalias

old_schoola

06-26-2007, 07:56 AM

can someone please email me the current best reasoning on order for civil war and the initiative going into World War Hulk!!!!
Thanks
pricklydisco77@gmail.com

leebrown1990

06-26-2007, 12:43 PM

I'm new to the forum and on the whole scale of things a NOOB.

wikipedia confused me as under the headings for each civil war volume it lists other comics, this made me think it collects these comics toghether aka ou dont need to read them if you've read that civil war volume.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War_%28comic_book%29#Civil_War_.231

Is or is not this the case.

old_schoola

06-26-2007, 01:13 PM

leebrown1990

06-26-2007, 02:55 PM

thanks, once I've read more I'll try to help.

xarathos

06-26-2007, 03:04 PM

There's no good time to read Civil War.:evilsmile

Ullar

07-10-2007, 11:09 AM

were in the timeline would MK 9, GR 10-11, and fallen son spidey, avengers, cap, and im go?

Ullar

07-10-2007, 04:36 PM

Okay ive done decided to try to add the reamaing COW and Fallen SOn issues to the list I would put all 5 Fallen SOn issues right after each other. In my list im am elaving out all Initative books so it makes sense. Now i jsut need help w/ GR 10-11 nad MK 9

MasterGonEvil

07-10-2007, 05:47 PM

i got burned the week cw 2 came out because i read thunderbolts first, is there any order i should read this weeks issues?

I have the WHOLE Civil War on computer if you want it... You will just have to let me know so i can up it somewhere for you... Just in case you have missed it.. It includes everything Road to Civil War, Civil War, Civil War: Frontline and even some of the Initiative... Just hit me up on here or on AIM... KNUCOLZ....

I have Many Comics on the computer that are nicely scanned so anyone need anything let me know.. Peace.

Ullar

07-10-2007, 08:36 PM

does nay1 know were gr 10-11 and mk 9 go?

Ullar

07-11-2007, 06:45 PM

any1 know?

Expletive Deleted

07-11-2007, 06:50 PM

I think most people have moved on.

Put them wherever you think they fit best.

Ullar

07-11-2007, 07:17 PM

welli guess ill jsut put the isses after the previous 1 in the arc

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:54 PM

Found a post on a forum that has a great description of everything surrounding Civil War, I cannot find the post where i found this, this is not my work, I had saved it to a word file a while back, so thought I would share:

The Civil War Timeline (MASSIVE SPOILERS!)
________________________________________
Note: Take this timeline with a grain of salt or two. As seen here, Mr. Tom Brevoort himself said I've gotten some things wrong. Nonetheless, enjoy!

Marvel Boy 1-6

Noh-Varr, a Kree Warrior in an alternate dimension, is captured by the SHIELD of that reality and imprisoned in a super prison called the Cube. At some point he will be come to held in our dimension's version of the Cube, where he will be released during the Civil War: Young Avengers/Runaways book.

Fantastic Four 67-70/500-508

Dr. Doom decides he has been using the wrong approach to his plans by using science over sorcery. Making a pact with a cabal of netherdemons, he gains vast magical powers and immediately goes after the Fantastic Four.

He traps Reed and Sue Richards' son Franklin in Hell itself, forcing the Four to surrender to him where he takes them to his castle in Latveria and begins torturing them. Dr. Strange is able to help Reed learn magic, which he uses to free his family and banish Doom to the Hell dimension.

Reed launches a coup on Latervia with Doom gone, setting himself up as monarch of the country. This sets off an international incident, as the UN and SHIELD look to stop him. In reality, this was all part of a plan of Reed's to make everyone think he'd gone mad while he took Doom's consciousness and imprisoned it in a small dimension he'd created.

This plan goes awry and Doom's mind possesses various members of the Fantastic Four. Finally, he was in the Thing's body and about to kill the Human Torch. Reed, using a specially designed gun, had no choice but to shoot, leaving the Thing dead and returning Doom's mind back to his body in Hell. Reed and his family later were able to bring the Thing back to life, while Doom would remain in Hell until right before Civil War begins.

Thor 80-85: Ragnarok

Ragnarok, the final war of the Nordic gods, occurs. Thor is able to stop the endless circle of it, but is forced into entering the Sleep Of The Gods (a death of sorts) to do so. No one in the Marvel U knows what happened to him, as is mentioned during Avengers Disassembled.

Pulse 1-5

Jessica Jones accets J. Jonah Jameson's offer to join the Daily Bugle staff.

Norman Osborn is officially revealed to the world as being the Green Goblin, during an investigation led by Jones and Ben Urich. During an escape he injures Jones, incurring the wrath of Luke Cage. He is brought down brutally by Cage with an assist from Spider-Man and put into custody.

Marvel Knights Spider-Man 1-12

Osborn escapes custody, this time taken down by Spider-Man himself. He considers this a violation of the truce he and Peter had, starting a plan he had planned for such a happening. The Scorpion (Mac Gargan), whom Osborn had told Peter's secret identity to, kidnaps Aunt May to set it off.

Spider-Man goes on a crazed hunt to find her, taunted by phone calls by the unknown-to-him Gargan. He faces many of his Rogue's Gallery, also part of Osborn's plan to wear him down. After battling a strange acting Dr. Octopus and hearing stories about Oscorp offices being broken into, Peter goes to talk to Osborn in his cell at Ryker's. Osborn will only say his life is in danger.

At the same time, Venom (Eddie Brock) is dying of cancer and is going to give up being Venom. He sells the symbiote at an auction attended by many super villains. Crimelord Don Fortunato wins the auction, giving the symbiote to his son Angelo.

Angelo attacks Spider-Man, planning to kill him to make a name for himself. However, the symbiote rejects Angelo during the battle and leaves him while they are airborne, Angelo crashing to his death.

Soon after this, Gargan reveals himself and the plan to Peter. He tells of a secret that has been going on since the 1950s, that big busineses have been creating and helping supervillains to keep superheroes out of their hair. Norman Osborn was a favorite of the businesses, who helped to make him very rich. However, after he went crazy, he became a liability to them. Now that he is incarcerated, he makes a very easy target for them to kill. Osborn wants Peter to break him out of prison, or Aunt May dies. Gargan also reveals Dr. Octopus has been brainwashed by the same people to kill Osborn.

Spider-Man and the Black Cat break Osborn out of prison, only to walk into a trap he set up. He has created a group of villains called the Sinister Twelve, all ready to kill Peter. Mac Gargan reveals himself as the new Venom, the symbiote coming to him not long after his meeting with Peter.

The Avengers and the Fantastic Four arrive to help Peter, alerted by SHIELD who was in turn alerted by Mary Jane. Osborn captures Mary Jane and plans to kill her, but is interrupted by the brainwashed Doc Ock. Spider-Man is able to save Mary Jane and rescue Aunt May during the chaos

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:55 PM

Avengers/Thunderbolts 1-6

Baron Zemo & the Thunderbolts work on Project: Liberator, a machine which will remove all transnormal power from Earth (including superpowered individuals) and help usher in a new era of peace. The Avengers learn of this plan and do not trust it. Iron Man masquerades as the Cobalt Man, who joins the Thunderbolts as a mole.

As Zemo is about to go through with the plan, the Avengers arrive to stop him. The machine is activated in the chaos, Moonstone absorbing all the transnormal power it collected. It is revealed she didn't trust Zemo herself, and had a plan in place to absorb the energy in case he tried to betray them.

She goes crazy with all of the new power, attacking everyone. Former Thunderbolt Mach-3, in prison, watches this unfold. He gets in contact with Carol Danvers, the Homeland Security Liason, having her help him contact another former Thunderbolt Jolt, who is on Counter-Earth.

Jolt arrives and drains the transnormal energy out of Moonstone, who is still super powerful due to her two Moonstones. The two teams work together to stop her, removing the Moonstones from her body and leaving her in a catatonic state. Zemo takes the Moonstones and escapes. The Thunderbolts disband after all of this. Mach-3, given a pardon for his role in stopping Moonstone, vows to start up a new team.

Avengers 500-503: Disassembled, Avengers Finale

The Avengers are betrayed by the Scarlet Witch, who has gone insane due to her powers. Her use of Chaos Magic takes her powers to new heights, as she is now able to alter reality in much more powerful ways than seen before. The team is decimated, several members dying during the conflict. In the aftermath of this, they disband.

Tony Stark announces he is retiring as Iron Man, and someone new will take his role, even though this is a lie to the public.

Drax The Destroyer 1-4

Drax, while being transported to an intergalatic prison, crashes on Earth where he is apparently killed by a Skrull warrior also on the ship with him. He comes back to life in a new body, with his intelligence fully intact. He becomes the protector of a teenage girl named Cammi, the two taken to the intergalatic prison at the end of the series. They will remain there until the escape in Annihilation, where they feature prominently in the storyline.

New Thunderbolts 1-6

Mach-3 starts up a new incarnation of the Thunderbolts. He is secretly being funded by Baron Strucker and Hydra, who is using the team as a distraction while he pursues his plans of world domination. Mach-3 only goes along with this as he plans to stop Strucker at some point.

In the Thunderbolts' first battle, Captain Marvel Genis-Vell arrives to help them. Atlas (secretly being controlled by the Purple Man) goes into a rage, not wanting him to disrupt the team and accidently kills him. He throws his body into the Hudson River, where Genis' body goes into a cocoon.

Strucker finally makes him move, planning on nuking Manhattan. Genis arises from his cocoon as the new Photon, helping the Thunderbolts stop Strucker. Strucker escapes in a small ship, vowing to return.

Wolverine 20-31: Enemy Of The State

Wolverine is killed by Hydra and brought back as their mind controlled assassin to kill the President of the United States, as mentioned by Goliath in Civil War #1.

Hydra is going through a Civil War of their own, as Baron Strucker's wife Elsbeth and her mutant bodyguard Gorgon are trying to usurp control of Hydra from him. Since Strucker is still missing after escaping from the Thunderbolts, they create a clone of him to take his place. The clone isn't physically accurate to Strucker (looking much older and weathered), but Gorgon using supernatural means to make everyone believe it is him.

The Strucker clone, acting on his own as he was made to do, sends Wolverine to kill Nick Fury. SHIELD stops Logan, undoing his brainwashing. Gorgon kills the Strucker clone as a result of this failure. Wolverine goes on a mission of revenge, taking out Gorgon and most of Hydra in the process.

The Irredeemable Ant-Man 1-2

We meet SHIELD Agents Chris McCarthy and Eric O'Grady. In the midst of SHIELD undoing Wolverine's brainwashing, McCarthy steals an experimental Ant-Man suit Hank Pym has been working on. This takes place about 6 months before the events seen in Civil War: Choosing Sides.

Captain America 1-14: The Winter Soldier

Aleksander Lukin, a rogue Soviet with dreams of power, "kills" The Red Skull via his cybernetic assassin the Winter Soldier. In doing so, Lukin gains possession of the Cosmic Cube, although it is almost drained of power.

He steals a WMD built by AIM for the purpose of powering the Cube, setting it off in Philadelphia and killing many. This is the "bombing in Philly" Goliath mentioned in Civil War #1. Captain America and SHIELD Agent Sharon Carter discover the Winter Soldier is really Steve's deceased ally, Bucky Barnes. Fury has known this for awhile, but was keeping the info from Steve. We shall see the Winter Soldier towards the end of the Civil War in his own one shot.

Secret War 1-5/The Pulse 6-9

In a flashback taking place before Avengers Disassembled, Nick Fury discovers the Prime Minister of Latveria, Lucia Von Bardas, has been backing super villains, making them acts of terrorism. He goes to the President with this information, but is dismissed. He forms of covert team of superheroes (Captain America, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Wolverine, the Black Widow, Luke Cage, and newcomer Daisy Johnson) to overthrow the government, apparently successful.

One year later (present day), Von Bardas (now a cyborg) returns and attacks Cage, putting him in a coma. She later brings a large group of cybernetic villains to New York, planning ot use them as a giant bomb to blow up the city. A large group of Marvel heroes stop them, saving the city.

Fury reveals what he did the past year, going as far to erase the memory of the heroes involved. Wolverine goes berserk and kills him, but it turns out to be a LMD (Life Model Decoy). The real Fury escaped during the battle and has now gone underground.

Maria Hill becomes the Acting Director of SHIELD. Daisy Johnson, given an ultra high level of security clearance, won't tell her anything about Fury. Hill takes Johnson off duty, where she'll stay until New Avengers #20.

Luke comes out of his coma, Fury appearing via hologram to apologize to him and Jessica Jones for the hurt he caused them.

New Avengers 1-6: Breakout

Electro is contacted by a mystery man to cause a blackout in New York City and thus free all the supervillains behind held on the prison the Raft. The total number of villains that escape is 42, which will be the same number of the project Reed Richards is working on in Civil War #2.
A new team of Avengers comes together to stop the escaping villains.

Captain America and Iron Man announce to Director Hill they are forming a new team of Avengers. She says no, but Captain America says he has the authority to do so. (There is actually a continuity error in this scene, Spider-Man asks "Where's Nick Fury?" when he was among the heroes assembled at the end of Secret War #5 when Fury gave his confession and announced he was going underground. But the massive delays of Secret War #5 very likely contributed to this.)

The New Avengers discover a rogue SHIELD faction in the Savage Land, stealing vibranium, as well as battling Sauron. Hill and SHIELD arrive to take them into custody (Hill mentioning the Director of Weapon X was very thankful to have Sauron captured). After they left, Iron Man tells the Avengers he has analyzed the data from the past few months and realizes someone in stockpiling super powered criminals.

Iron Man 1-6: Extremis

Iron Man gains new powers due to the Extremis techno-virus, his body now merged with his armor

Captain America 16-17

Nick Fury is now underground, Maria Hill in charge of SHIELD. Steve and Iron Man have formed the New Avengers, which has made him fall somewhat out of favor with SHIELD's new bosses.

Nick Fury is revealed to be helping the Winter Soldier track down an AIM terrorist cell

Amazing Spider-Man 515-524

A childhood friend of Spider-Man gets super powers and ends up burning down Spider-Man's apartment as well as Aunt May's house. The bond between Spider-Man and Iron Man begins here.

Iron Man invites Spider-Man's family to live at Stark Tower.

Spider-Man gets involved in stopping a Hydra plot to blow up New York City, battling a team of evil Avenger copies in the process. You just know Iron Man saw the Thor one and started taking notes.

New Avengers 7-10: The Sentry

Iron Man meets with the Illuminati. Reed Richards says the total number of villains that escaped from the Raft was 46 and not 42 (no idea what this way about...).

The Sentry joins the team, his Tower revealed to be hidden atop Stark Tower.

The Ilumanati meet again, Tony hiding the Savage Land incident from them.

House Of M 1-8

The Scarlet Witch alters reality at the urging of her brother Quicksilver. The world becomes a place where mutants are the majority and humans the minority. Many Marvel heroes are now living the life they always wanted, but some quickly realize things are amiss. Things are restored right at the end, but millions of mutants are left depowered in the process. Wanda vanishes, shown to be living in a remote village in Europe. The massive energy signature created by this process is shown hovering above the Earth

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:56 PM

House Of M: The Day After

Cyclops opens the X-Mansion to all remaining mutants as a sanctuary.

The President of the United States declares a national emergency due to the confusion over the mutants being depowered, leading to the Office Of National Emergency (O*N*E) being activated, with the shady General Lazer in charge.

The new teams of X-Factor and New Excalibur are both formed to deal with the fallout of House of M.

Sentinel Squad O*N*E 1-5

O*N*E creates a Sentinel Squad program headed up by Dr. Valerie Cooper and James Rhodes. These are human piloted Sentinels designed partially by Tony Stark. A group of five are assigned to the X-Mansion to keep an eye on the arriving mutants

X-Men: The 198 1-5

More and more mutants arrive at the mansion, calling themselves the 198 (the estimated number of remaining mutants left after House Of M). They become increasingly unhappy with the situation, as General Lazer and O*N*E are making the place more of a detention area than a refuge. A mutant named Johnny Dee, who can control mutants, secretly forms an alliance with Lazer. This paves the way for the events in Civl War: X-Men 1-4.

Generation M 1-5

We meet reporter Sally Floyd, who is doing stories on depowered mutants. We also meet her nemesis New York Congressman Sykes, who is very much for registering mutants.

After escaping a mutant serial killer, she takes a job at the Daily Bugle.

Son Of M 1-6

In the wake of his connection to House Of M, Quicksilver (stripped of his powers at the end) has become very depressed. After a suicide attempt, his ex-wife Crystal takes him to stay with her on the Inhumans' base on the moon.

There, Pietro realizes he can use the Terrigen Crystals to restore his powers. He gains time travel powers instead, deciding to steal the crystals, return to Earth, and restore all of the mutants' powers.

He goes to Genosha and begins doing just so. However, the process overloads the mutants' powers and causes them to no longer be able to handle their powers. Magneto, also powerless as a result of House Of M, confronts Pietro.

The US government, who has been spying on Magneto, arrives in an attempt to steal the Terrigen Crystals Pietro has for their own purposes. The Inhumans also arrive on the scene, seeking the crystals. The government agents escape with them, Black Bolt calling for war against the humans. Quicksilver will show up later in X-Factor, opening a clinic to restore depowered mutants.

New Thunderbolts 12-14

Baron Zemo is revealed to be forcing the Purple Man to manipulate the Thunderbolts since they reformed, as Zemo wants them to be an optimal fighting unit for an upcoming battle he foresaw with the Moonstones. If they lose the battle, existance will be destroyed.

He comes to Homeland Security's Committee of Superhuman Affairs with this information, showing it to its leader Peter Gyrich. Gyrich believes him as well, enlisting the help of Carol Danvers and Dr. Hank Pym as per Zemo's request. The New Thunderbolts are contacted to attack and shame the New Avengers, which they do so. This serves as an ultimate test of their abilities, impressing Zemo.

Carol quits Homeland Security as a result of this, even though she knows it was necessary. She takes up the mantle of Ms. Marvel again.

New Avengers 11-15

The New Avengers track the Silver Samurai, one of the Raft escapees, to Japan. They are aided by Ronin, an ally of Daredevil's. In the process, they capture Madame Hydra instead, but double agent Spider-Woman lets her go. Captain America finds out. Spider-Woman tells Captain America about her past. (In the flashback, she is shown telling Hydra about the Godseye Satellite that will figure into the Hulk's book).

Nick Fury contacts the New Avengers via hologram, telling them to trust Jessica.

The New Avengers go public. They make a deal with J. Jonah Jameson, offering him exclusive stories if he lays off Spider-Man. He agrees, but quickly goes back on his word.

The Pulse 11-14

Jessica Jones quits her job at the Daily Bugle over the story Jameson wrote.

She gives birth to a baby girl WHO STILL DOESN'T HAVE A NAME!

Luke Cage asks Jessica to marry him, leading right into New Avengers Annual #1

Ares 1-5

The Japanese God of Evil Amatsu-Mikaboshi, inspired by the fall of Asgard as seen in Thor: Ragnarok, hopes to take over Olympus and spread his influence. Ares is called by Zeus to stop him, leading a successful attack upon the Mikaboshi. We will see Ares again post-Civil War with the Mighty Avengers.

The Sentry 1-8

Bob tries to deal with his mindstate, but isn't completely successful as will be seen later on in New Avengers #17.

Oddly enough, Nick Fury appears in this arc. This has to be an LMD as well, even though I'm sure this was more of a goof up than anything.

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 1-4, Marvel Knights Spider-Man 19-22, Amazing Spider-Man 525: The Other

Spider-Man goes through a rebirth process, appearing to die in the process. He comes out of this with new powers and abilities he never had before. The bond between him and Iron Man becomes even stronger through all of this. Tony is shown to be spying on Peter at the end (which will rear its head again months from now), as he gets to work on making the Iron Spider costume.

New Thunderbolts 17-18/ Thunderbolts 100

The new Swordsman, Andreas Strucker, has tracked down his father to a hidden base in Russia. Andreas has gone good, planning to kill his father for all the evil he has caused. Baron Strucker is inside a chemical vat, recuperating from injuries caused when his escape pod crashed. Zemo arrives and stops him, awakening the Baron. Zemo wants the Baron to work with him as part of his master plan, Strucker agreeing.

Photon's powers begin to go crazy, causing pockets of time and space to open up everywhere. Songbird looks into one of these pockets, seeing an image of Baron Zemo and Iron Man shaking hands underneath the seal of the President of the United States.

As Photon's powers now threaten to annihilate all of existance, Zemo reveals himself to the Thunderbolts and tells them of everything. He was the one who put Genis in a cocoon to save his life, planning on Genis helping the Thunderbolts become a stronger team. However, Zemo used the Moonstones wrong and now Genis is completely out of control and must be killed. Zemo is able to stop Genis, dismantling his body into numerous pieces and banishing each one to a different pocket of reality.

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:57 PM

Amazing Spider-Man 529-531

The debut of Iron Spider. Iron Man hires Peter on full time as his assistant, going as far to call it as deep as a blood oath.

They go to Washington D.C. to attend the hearings on an upcoming Registration Act, hoping to talk the politicians out of it. The Titanium Man attacks the hearings, Peter stopping him. He questions the coincidence of it all, but Tony assures him that's all it was. Later, we see Tony did indeed hire the Titanium Man to attack and try to prove his point about the act not being needed.

New Avengers 16-20: The Collective

The mutant energy at the end of House of M hits Earth, hitting a man named Michael Pointer. He goes on a bloody rampage across the planet, heading for Genosha. In the process, he kills Alpha Flight.

The energy is revealed to be under the control of Xorn, who restores Magneto's powers. Magneto procedes to attack the Avengers. The President of the United States wants all of Genosha destroyed, even though the Avengers are still on the island trying to stop Xorn. Director Hill of SHIELD refuses, secretly letting Iron Man hear this entire conversation.

The New Avengers make Hill bring in Daisy Johnson to help them take down Magneto, while the Sentry destroys Xorn.

As Magneto is being taken away on a helicopter, it explodes and he vanishes

New Avengers Annual #1

The new Black Widow, last seen getting incinerated in the first arc of New Avengers by Sauron, has now been given the powers of the Adaptoid by Hydra. The Sentry is able to subdue her, Hydra killing her before she can talk. Iron Man is very angry towards Spider-Woman due to her involvement with Hydra, setting the stage for New Avengers #23.

Luke Cage and Jessica Jones marry.

Fantastic Four 533-535

The government has enlisted the Hulk to diffuse a Gamma Bomb that Hydra has planted in Las Vegas. He is able to stop it from destroying the city, but in the process is irridiated with Gamma radiation which turns him into a savage Grey Hulk. The FF are able to stop him. In the process, Reed is given the idea of sending the Hulk offworld, based off a stray comment the Thing makes.

New Avengers: The Illuminati

After the Hulk's rampage in Las Vegas, the Illuminati vote to send him offworld in a ship. Namor refuses to go along with this and leaves. They arrange to have the Hulk go into space and stop the rogue Godseye Satellite that Tony helped design. They send a LMD Nick Fury to go talk to Banner, as that's the only person he would trust.

Tony goes on to discuss the upcoming Registration Act with the rest of the team, saying they should come out in support of it, giving an eerily accurate speech on what will happen in the upcoming future. Reed Richards agrees, but no one else does.

Fantastic Four 536-537

Thor's hammer crashes in Oklahoma. A squad of Doombots are trying to retrieve it, led by the real Dr. Doom, who was last seen in Hell. He reveals to the FF he escaped when Thor's hammer started tearing through the planes of reality, following it out of Hell. Doom is unable to lift the hammer, escaping afterwards.

A man with the initials DB is seen buying a ticket to Oklahoma

Amazing Fantasy (vol. 2) 15

We meet Amadeus Cho, a/k/a Mastermind Excello. He is considered the 7th smartest person on Earth due to a superhuman ability of his to read data from thin air. He is on the run from mysterious forces who killed his entire family, while at the same time dodging another organization who claims to want to help him.

He is somewhere in the desert, eating at a roadside cafe. The people trying to kill him track him there, launching a missile at him from a helicopter. Bruce Banner, also in the cafe (and I presume making his way up to Alaska), becomes the Hulk and stops the missile. He helps Cho escape, Cho gaining deep admiration for the Hulk as a result. Cho will surface again during Civil War.

The Incredible Hulk 88-91

Bruce Banner is now living in isolated Alaska, keeping himself far away from most civilization. The LMD Fury contacts him about the Godseye satellite, Banner agreeing to go destory it. He does, but as he's boarding the return ship it starts heading off into outer space. An explanation from the Illuminati starts playing on the screen as he starts screaming. (at the end, the LMD reports the success to Iron Man. Hell of an LMD too, he's even drinking booze....)

The Incredible Hulk 92-present

The Hulk's ship has a navigation error and crashes on a different planet than the Illuminati intended. Planet Hulk begins. Oh, this does not bode well for our heroes next year....

Iron Man 7-12: Execute Program

Iron Man takes down the Crimson Dynamo in a creative but brutal fashion. The rest of the New Avengers are not happy about this, Iron Man and Captain America having a staredown. Things only get worse when they're battling Gravitron aboard the Raft, Tony about to kill him when Steve tries to stop him. Tony endes up choking Steve to get him off.

Someone in Iron Man armor has been going around killing people related to the death of Tony's mentor, the evidence pointing to Tony himself.

Nick Fury (sigh....) is convinced Extremis has driven Tony mad, and Tony agrees to be incarcerated to prove his innocence. It turns out Tony is innocent, and the son of his mentor is behind it all. This leads Tony to realize how dangerous superheros can be, which leads right into Illuminati and Civil War #1

The MAJOR PROBLEM with this arc is Nick Fury's appearance, when it should have been Maria Hill. There is no way this was a LMD, but the actual thing. Severe continuity gaff....

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:58 PM

Annihilation Prologue, 1-6

Annihilus, with a massive army from the Negative Zone, enters our universe and begins the "Annhiliation Wave", destroying all in his path. The Nova Corps are decimated, as is a majority of the Skrull Empire. These effects are felt in many other series, including Civil War Front Line (as the Negative Zone is largely empty, giving Reed Richards an ideal place to build the prison) and Uncanny X-Men (where the Skrull Empire has been scattered across the cosmos).

Union Jack 1-4

Note: this series takes place shortly after the 21st Century Blitz arc in Captain America and before Civil War #1.

Union Jack is recruited by MI5 to stop a R.A.I.D. terrorist plot. Of interest is the MI5's new liason from SHIELD, the Contessa Allegra Valentina De La Fontaine, who is being punished due to her connections to the underground Nick Fury.

Daredevil 76-87

Matt Murdock is arrested and sent to Ryker's Prison, which also houses the Kingpin and very soon Bullseye. Meanwhile, a new Daredevil has appeared in Hell's Kitchen, continuing the work of Daredevil and casting doubts on if Murdock is really Daredevil or not.

While in prison, Matt's best friend Foggy Nelson is killed by a prisoner acting on the orders on an unknown person. The Punisher becomes interested in Matt's plight and gets himself arrested so he can get sent to Ryker's as well.

A prison riot soon ensues, Matt and the Punisher escaping in the chaos. Matt's first priority is finding out who the fake Daredevil is, tracking him down. They battle, Matt soon finding out it is really Iron Fist. Matt tells him he is taking off to Europe to investigate who had Foggy killed, entrusting the Daredevil identity to him (as seen in the Civil War: Choosing Sides 1 shot).

Blade 1-4

Of interest is the first four issues of the series take place before Civil War, as Blade works with SHIELD in the first issue with no mention of Registration

Thunderbolts 102

Peter Gyrich discusses the upcoming Superhuman Registration Act with Baron Zemo, who is very interested in it and how it will pertain to his plans

Civil War 1

The New Warriors fight Nitro outside a school in Stamford, Connecticut. Nitro explodes, killing hundreds in the process.

Anti-superhero sentiment quickly spreads throughout the country, Johnny Storm getting beat into a coma outside a New York nightclub.

Captain America meets with Director Hill aboard the SHIELD Helicarrier, refusing to help her tracking down anti-regs. She has her soldiers fire on him, but he escapes. Iron Man says he will find him.

Civil War Frontline 1

Iron Man unmasks to the world, revealing he has been Tony Stark the entire time.

Speedball is found alive in a forest in upstate New York, having lost his powers in the explosion. SHIELD takes him into custody.

New Avengers 21

Captain America goes underground and teams up with the Falcon. They try to recruit Hank Pym, but he calls SHIELD on them. They narrowly escape

She-Hulk 8: Thanks to Kid Zemo for the synopsis

Rage and Justice hire She-Hulk to help shut down a New Warriors hate site. Iron Man testifies in the trial, arguing for registration. Though She-Hulk embarrasses him on the stand, Tony gives her the location of the website's creator (who is revealed to be former Warrior Hindsight Lad) and the web site is shut down. Meanwhile, Captain America asks John Jameson about She-Hulk's loyalties in the upcoming war, but John refuses to answer.

Amazing Spider-Man 532

Iron Man asks Spider-Man to unmask at a press conference. After much soul searching and talking with his family, Peter agrees to do so.

Civil War 2

The Pro Registration law is passed at midnight.

Reed Richards works dilligently on a project called 42, which was the original number of escapees from the Raft in New Avengers.

Captain America's underground team rescues the Young Avengers from a SHIELD convoy.

It is revealed Nick Fury is helping out Captain America.

Spider-Man unmasks live on national TV at a press conference Iron Man set up for him.

New Avengers 22

Iron Man and Ms. Marvel try to get Luke Cage to register before the act becomes mandatory at midnight. Cage refuses, and ends up battling SHIELD. Captain America's team helps him escape and he joins up with them.

Cage sends Jessica and his daughter (WHO HAS NO NAME YET!) up to Canada where they'll be safe

Amazing Spider-Man 533

Reactions across the Marvel U is shown to Spider-Man unmasking. A hospitalized Eddie Brock is shown, along with Dr. Octopus and the Vulture.

Iron Man calls another press conference to announce he, Reed Richards, Hank Pym, and Spider-Man are forming a task force to hunt down all the anti-reg heroes. Peter is very angry having not been told about this in advance, but Tony calms him down

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 11-13

Peter resigns from his teaching job at Midtown High due to all the attention due to his unmasking

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:58 PM

Runaways (vol. 2) 1-24

The entire series takes place before the events shown in Young Avengers/Runaways 1-4. Civil War is mentioned in issue #21, as a news reporter comments the heroes are too busy fighting amongst themselves to stop a monster destroying Los Angeles

Civil War Young Avengers/Runaways 1-4

Note: the entire series takes place before the Chemical Plant battle in Civil War #3

The Runaways are attacked by SHIELD agents, escaping while the whole thing is shown on live TV. The Young Avengers, defying Captain America, fly to California to help them. Director Hill has SHIELD release the Kree warrior Noh-Varr from the prison called The Cube to find them, as she considers children of the Pride to be very dangerous.

Noh-Varr captures Wiccan, Hulkling, Karolina, and Xavin for the Warden of the Cube to study. The rest of the teams break into the Cube and free their friends. In the process, they manage to take down Noh-Varr. The Vision learns of the tampering the Cube warden has done to him, removing it. The heroes escape, the Runaways declining to join the Anti-Reg battle. Noh-Varr goes on to take over the entire Cube, saying it is the capital city of the New Kree Empire.

Civil War Frontline 2

The fallout from Spider-Man's unmasking at the Daily Bugle.

Bugle reporter Sally Floyd interviews Firestar, who decides she is going to quit being a superhero.
SHIELD makes Norman Osborn, still in prison, an offer. Osborn is quite outraged at Peter's press conference, as he "breaks the rules" by talking about him.

Thunderbolts 103

The Thunderbolts have chosen the Pro Reg side, capturing anti-regs. Iron Man tasks them to capture and recruit super villains, which Zemo has secretly been doing anyways for his upcoming war against the Grandmaster.

X-Factor 8-9

After helping New Warrior Aegis escaped from SHIELD, Jamie Madrox announces X-Factor is going to be anti-reg, and not neutral like most of the mutants and especially X-Men are.

Civil War Frontline 3

Sally interviews a whole group of anti-reg heroes.

Thunderclap, an anti-reg, accidently kills pro-reg hero Bantam during a battle.

Speedball adjusts to life in prison. He has a strange cellmate named Hickey, a man who never talks and has glowing eyes.

The first Atlantean Sleeper Agent is shown, masquerading as a New York City fish shop owner.

Civil War Frontline 4

SHIELD captures all the anti-reg heroes Sally was interviewing.

Ben is accosted in an alley by the Green Goblin, who he knows is Osborn.

In prison, Speedball's powers make a surprise return when he gets stabbed in the leg by a fellow inmate. This is only for a brief moment, and they haven't returned since.

More Atlantean Sleeper Agents are seen, masquerading as fireman.

Thunderbolts 104

Zemo aids Reed Richards and Hank Pym in building a super prison for all the anti regs. Dr. Octopus is among the villains shown that the Thunderbolts have captured.

Ms. Marvel 6-8

Captain America tries to recruit Ms. Marvel, but she refuses. Ms. Marvel and Wonder Man are dispatched to track down Arana and get her to register. They are successful, Arana very excited at the prospect of getting training to become a better hero.

Arachne was working with them, but is secretly helping anti-regs heroes escape. She tries to help her boyfriend the Shroud escape as well (they were trying to get her daughter out of the country), but Carol and Simon capture him. Arachne remains on the run.

Carol and Simon track her to her parents' house, capturing her in front of her daughter. Arana witnesses the whole thing, horrified at the situation.

Civil War Frontline 5

Just as Osborn is about to attack Ben, he goes into a strange fit of convulsions, collapsing. Ben escapes to the Bugle, where he wants Jameson to print the truth, that Osborn is out of prison.

Jameson refuses, and fires Ben in the process.

As Sally is walking down the street, a stranger walks up behind her and tells her she is following the wrong story and that she is being followed by SHIELD agents. He holds a "gun" to her back so she won't turn around and look at him, but when he leaves she sees it was only a banana.

Sally is later arrested by SHIELD for refusing to give up her contacts.

Speedball is taken to a prison located in the Negative Zone. Due to the events of Annihilation, a very large part of the Negative Zone is now uninhabited.

SHIELD contacts Wonder Man, wanting him to investigate the Sleeper Agents. When he informs them he is busy, they threaten him with blackmail due to his tax records. He tells them he didn't sign on for a draft, but is told in the fine print of the Pro Reg act that is exactly what he signed up for.

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:59 PM

Thunderbolts 105

Zemo goes to Captain America's hidden base, offering him his assistance as Zemo is playing both sides of the Civil War. He gives Steve a key that will allow him to escape the super prison being built if, or rather when, Steve gets captured. He also tells Steve on his upcoming war with the Grandmaster, telling him there will come a time when both pro and anti reg forces will have to unite to assist him.

Heroes For Hire 1

The new incarnation of the Heroes For Hire are pro reg, working for the government to bring down criminals and not necessarily heroes. Misty agrees to work with Iron Man on the condition there will be no needless bloodshed.

New Avengers 23

SHIELD captures Spider-Woman. Iron Man has told Director Hill all abot Jessica's double agent status. Hydra helps Jessica escape, but she turns on them and runs. She goes to one of Nick Fury's safehouses looking for him, but finds Captain America's team instead. She joins up.

Fantastic Four 538

The Thing sees on TV the transport with the anti-regs captured in Civil War #4 wil be going through Yancy Street. He goes to see to the Yancy Street Gang, trying to talk some sense into them, as he knows they will cause trouble.

"DB" reaches Thor's hammer in Oklahoma, lifting it and vanishing in a trail of light.

Civil War 3

Reed Richards, on behalf of the President, asks the Black Panther for help. T'Challa declines.

Iron Man meets with Emma Frost, trying to get the X-Men's support but she turns him down. It is revealed they had a past relationship, as Wolverine will bring up in the Vendetta arc of his book. As he is leaving, he is approached by Bishop. This leads into Civil War X-Men #1.

Nick Fury has set up secret identities for Captain America's team.

Johnny Storm comes out of his coma.

Captain America's team goes to stop a fire at a chemical plant, which turns out to be an ambush Iron Man set up. Iron Man wants to talk, but Steve attacks him with an electro-scrambler that cripples Tony. The two sides battle, SHIELD calling in Thor to turn the tide.

Black Panther 18

Note: This takes place after T'Challa's appearance in Civil War #3, but before the battle at the chemical plant

The Black Panther sets up a meeting between Captain America and Iron Man during his wedding, hoping they can talk out their differences. It fails, both men leaving. Dr. Doom contacts T'Challa, hinting at a future partnership in the face of the changing world climate thanks to the Civil War.

Cable/Deadpool 30

Note: Takes place before the huge battle at the end of Civil War #3.

Deadpool has become a bounty hunter for the pro reg side, while Cable has sided with Captain America. Deadpool attacks Captain America's team at their base.

Civil War X-Men 1

Domino and Shatterstar attack the X-Mansion, offering freedom to any members of the 198 Mutants that want to leave the watchful eye of O*N*E. About half leave, escaping in a ship. Bishop and Cyclops have a difference of opinion about going after them, Cyclops wants to do it himself, Bishop wants to get help from the government to try to ease relations. They have a very tense stare down, Bishop leaving.

Bishop meets with Iron Man to track them down, recruiting Sabra and Micromax to help him along with the O*N*E Sentinel Squad (led by General Lazer). Cyclops forms his own team to find the escaped 198 mutants first, consisting of the original X-Men (save Jean Grey, of course).

Civil War 4

Thor kills Goliath in the course of the battle. With Sue Storm's help, Captain America' team escapes to their hideout. Afterwards, Nighthawk, Cable, and Stature walk out, being watched by a mysterious masked man.

Thor is revealed to be a clone created by the Pro Reg side, from the DNA in Thor's hair that Iron Man had.

At Goliath's funeral, Reed Richards begins to doubt Spider-Man's loyalty to their side.

Sue and Johnny Storm leave to go to Captain America's team.

Tony reveals he has formed a new Thunderbolts team composed of vicious supervillains. All have nanobots in them which he will be controlling (just like the Green Goblin).

The Incredible Hulk 100

Amadeus Cho, a super intelligent 16 year old who can read data from anything, investigates the Hulk's disappearance. As Reed Richards is studying the clone Thor's body at the end of Civil War #4, Cho calls him using a phone Reed and Bruce Banner set up. This enables Cho to get Reed's voice imprint, hacking into Reed's secure files. He learns everything the Illuminati did, hacking into the satellite they used to find a planet for the Hulk.

He discovers the Hulk is not on this planet, vowing to find him. Reed tells Tony about this new situation, very worried.

firstmode

08-26-2007, 11:59 PM

Civil War X-Men 2-4

Cyclops calls Captain America, who is in the process of getting stitched up as seen in Civil War #4. Steve gives him the info on where Domino is hiding the 198, as Fury helped her find a hiding place. The team finds out this is an old government facility in the Nevada Desert. General Lazer and his O*N*E team have been tracking them the entire time, using mutant Johnny Dee and his mind control powers to take control of Cyclops. He has him start attacking Bishop, intending to kill him because he harbors anger towards Bishop being in charge and not him.

Cyclops and Bishop battle, the 198 joining the battle. Valerie Cooper and Col. Reyes figure out General Lazer is using Johnny Dee to control Cyclops. They break up the mind control, Cyclops and Bishop calling a cease fire. They attempt to arrest him, but he escapes. Inside the facility is a mass of WMDs, which he activates to go off and hopefully kill all the mutants inside. He is captured after activating them.

Cooper interrogates him for the codes to shut down the WMDs, but Johnny Dee uses his powers to kill him before he can do so. Cyclops and Bishop pool their powers to open the door to try to free the 198, Iron Man and Ms. Marvel showing up to help. They succeed in doing so.

In the wake of these events, O*N*E's powers are severely restricted. The Sentinels will remain at the X-Mansion, but mutants are now free to come and go as they please. Cooper offers Bishop a job at O*N*E, his days with the X-Men seemingly over for the time being.

Civil War Frontline 6

Robbie talks Ben into staying at the Bugle, despite being "fired".

Sally is interrogated by NSA Agent Eric Marshall about her meeting with the "Banana Man". Reed Richards is secretly watching this, instructing Marshall to offer her a deal.

Ben watches the super heroes battle at the chemical plant, witnessing Goliath's death. Afterwards, he interviews Iron Man. He brings up the deal Tony must have made with the Green Goblin, Tony walking away and pretending to ignore this.

Reed meets with Speedball in the Negative Zone Prison. He makes him a deal, he will arrange for Robbie to testify before Congress if Robbie will make some "concessions". During his transfer to Capitol Hill, Speedball is shot by a man in the crowd ala Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby.

Wonder Man trails an Atlantean Sleeper Agent to a warehouse, finding it full of heavily armed Atlantean Soldiers

Civil War Frontline 7

Urich, attending the Speedball testimony, witnesses him get shot from the crowd.

Sally, still in custody, is visited by her nemesis from the Generation M mini series, New York Congressman Eugene Sykes. He has arranged for her to be freed, as he can't stand the violation of her Constitutional rights. He talks to her about his belief in the rightness of the Superhero Registration Act, capturing her attention.

At Osborn Industries Headquarters, Norman Osborn meets with a mystery man. The man has arranged for Osborn to be released from his cell as well as the current deal Osborn has from the government. Their conversation insinuates the man is a hero, who is betraying the people he's "spent a lifetime protecting". He says he is helping Osborn out of a combination of "anger, ambition, lack of patience, revenge, and control". He is also supplying Osborn with a serum that lets his overcome the nanite control the government has over him, giving them false readings they are working when in reality Osborn is in full control.

Speedball, bleeding to death, is rushed in an ambulence to the nearest hospital. His powers return again, going beserk. The ensuing chaos causes the ambulence driver to become distracted and slam into another car.

The warehouse the Atlanteans where hiding in has been destroyed. Authorities searching the site find an unconscious Wonder Man. Through flashbacks, we see the Green Goblin (completely invisible to the government thanks to the serum) blow up the building with pumpkin bombs.

firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:00 AM

Black Panther 19

T'Challa and Storm go to see Dr. Doom in Latveria to discuss his offer. Dr. Doom talks about the Civil War, Planet Hulk, Namor's growing dissent towards the surface, and the upcoming Inhumans' war, saying he and T'Challa should form a partnership. T'Challa refuses.

Fantastic Four 539

Note: This takes place after the battle at the Chemical Plant, but before Goliath's funeral

The Yancy Street Gang gives Captain America detailed information on the upcoming transport. This is a trap being setup by the Mad Thinker and the Puppetmaster, who plan to wipe out the heroes from both sides.

Puppet Master takes over a pilot of one of the jet escorts, firing missiles at the heroes. He also has a memeber of the gang try to set off a bomb, but the Thing uses a truck to supress the blast, realizing the Puppet Master is behind this. A member of the gang dies in this attack, Ben disgusted and announces he is leaving the country

Amazing Spider-Man 534

Note: Takes place after the battle at the Chemical Plant, but before Goliath's funeral

Iron Man tells his team they are moving the heroes captured to a more permanent facility, via transport. As they guard the transport, Tony reveals to Peter he knows about his Spider-Sense. Peter thinks to himself he never told Tony that.

As the convoy goes down Yancy Street, Captain America's team attacks. Peter and Captain America battle briefly before Cap goes to check on an explosion several blocks down

Cable/Deadpool 31-32

Captain America team subdues Deadpool with an assist from Cable. They tie him up and leave to go on a mission (which is not the fire at the chemical plant, as it is shown in Civil War #3 they were at a diner and then went right to the plant).

Later, Cable returns to untie Deadpool and tells him Thor is back and killed a man during the battle in Civil War #4.

Cable and Deadpool teleport to the White House to see the President. Cable warns the President the 50 States Iniative will only lead to a true war across the country. The President orders Deadpool to take out Cable.

Cable and Deadpool battle, Cable teleporting them away to the Church Of One Humanity in Paris. The President calls a press conference, saying it was actually an LMD Cable was speaking to, designed to provoke him. Cable and Deadpool continue their battle, arguing over the Registration Act. Cable has been broadcasting the entire event, revealing the U.S. government hired Deadpool. The President calls another press conference, denying all of this. Needless to say, Deadpool is now out of a job.

Captain America 22-23

SHIELD Agent Sharon Carter meets with a SHIELD psychiatrist about the past couple of weeks. After the battle in Civil War 4, she had a secret rendevous with Captain America where they slept together. This was supposed to be a trap for SHIELD capekillers to capture him, but she led them to an empty location so they could have time alone. Afterwards they talked, Steve refusing to budge on his stance. She tells him she loves him.

At the end, it turns out the psychiatrist is really Dr. Faustus using an image inducer, and that he's working with the Red Skull. Faustus has used his mind control powers to make Sharon fall deeply in love with Steve as part of the Skull's as yet unknown plan.

The Winter Soldier, aided by Nick Fury transmitting via hologram, breaks into a secret SHIELD facility. There, he subdues a Fury LCD, injecting a nano virus into it that will let the real Fury control it at any time, as well as helping him to spy on SHIELD. Fury expresses his views to the Winter Soldier, VERY against the Superhero Registration Act, and doing everything he can to stop it and the Civil War.

Next, Fury has the Winter Soldier lure a group of SHIELD Cape Killers into a trap, knocking them out. He has the Soldier take some of their tech, so he can invent a device that will take them all out at once.

Meanwhile, the Red Skull meets with Dr. Doom in Latveria. He has made a deal with Doom to get an as yet unrevealed device from him that will help him in his plan against Captain America.

sabongero

08-27-2007, 12:00 AM

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firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:00 AM

Heroes For Hire 2-3

Misty is furious at Tony over Goliath's death, as he went against his word to her. They talk, she agrees to bring in Captain America to put a quick end to the Civil War. With the help of a Chinese mystic, they find the secret HQ Captain America is staying at. Before the Heroes can go capture him, they are called by a police detective to an apartment building. The police have undercovered a black market lab specializing in Skrull organs, which the Heroes and Reed Richards deduce are being sold to Anti-Reg heroes so they can hide their identities. (The Skrull Kill Krew is brought up during the conversation!)

Back at Cap's headquarters, he and Cage have been sent new info by Nick Fury. The info is about the new team of Thunderbolts Tony has formed, including their nano implants being used to control them. Misty and the Heroes arrive soon after to talk to Cap, but Paladin reveals himself as a SHIELD mole and attacks everyone. Using a neurotoxin gas, he paralyzes everyone and takes down Cap. He calls SHIELD for a pick up.

Captain America is taken into custody, but when he is unmasked they find an unconscious Paladin. A flashback shows Shang-Chi attacked Paladin, knocking him out and changing costumes with Captain America. He and Luke Cage leave before SHIELD arrives

Fantastic Four 540

Note: The following events take place before Civil War #4

Reed continues losing himself in his work. He is helping transport Wildstreak to the Negative Zone Prison when Sue helps her escape. Reed and Sue argue about this and the Registration Act, Reed going as far to make a fist against Sue. She leaves the tower, causing much damage in her wake. The events in Civil War #4 happen after this.

Note: The following events take place after Civil War #4

Later, Ben enters the lab to tell Reed he's quitting the Fantastic Four and leaving the country. Iron Man takes Spider-Man to see the Negative Zone Prison via the portal in Reed's lab. After touring it, Peter and Reed talk while Tony "goes to the restroom" (in reality he leaves the room to spy on them). Peter and Reed talk about the act, as well as Reed's uncle who commited suicide over the HUAC Affair back in the 1950s.

Amazing Spider-Man 535

Note: Takes place a couple of nights at the maximum after Civil War #4. These following events take place parallel to Fantastic Four #540. I place Reed saying "Sue left" as taking place after Civil War #4 and not her leaving earlier in FF #540, even though CW #4 showed it raining as Sue left.... OOPS!

Peter is up late watching news on the TV, learning Stark Enterprises and Fantastic Four Inc. have been awarded massive no-bid contracts from the government. Peter goes to confront Tony about this, demanding to see the place they've been holding the heroes.

Tony takes Peter to the Reed's lab where the portal to the Negative Zone Prison is housesd, the two taking a tour. Peter is very disturbed by the prison, arguing with Tony over it. The conversation gets very ugly.

They return back to Earth, Peter talking with Reed about his uncle as seen in FF #540. Later that night, Peter gets Mary Jane and Aunt May together, telling them they're leaving the Stark Tower. Iron Man attacks him.

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08-27-2007, 12:01 AM

New Avengers 24

The Sentry, unsure of what to do about the War, has taken refuge on the Moon. There he is met by the Inhumans, who take him to their sanctuary to talk after briefly attacking him.

Over dinner, he tells them about everything going on the surface world, covering the past couple years of Marvel history. They have psychics who have been reading his mind the entire time, discovering he once teamed up with them but used his powers to erase that from their memories when he removed the Sentry from history.

He is invited to stay the night over the objections of Gorgon, who is very distrustful of outsiders after the events of the Son Of M mini series. In the middle of the night, Crystal comes to him, drawn by an attraction she can't explain. He reveals they were lovers in the past, after she had a fight with Johnny Storm. As they kiss, Iron Man arrives and tells him it's time to go.

Iron Man gives the Sentry a big speech about the Civil War, and how he needs Bob at his side in case he dies during the conflict. The Sentry agrees to come with him, officially joining the side of the Pro-Regs.

Wolverine 42-47: Vendetta

Note: Most of this story runs parallel to the events of Civil War, #47 taking place after New Avengers #24

Wolverine has decided to track down Nitro, the man behind the deaths in Stamford. He tracks him down to an isolated cabin, about to kill him when Nitro reveals he has a benefactor much bigger than him. Before Wolverine can find out who, Namor and a team of Atlantean Sleeper Agents attack and take Nitro away, intending to kill him for the death of Namorita.

Iron Man gives Wolverine a suit so he can go down to Atlantis and retrive Nitro, who is being interrogated. However, Nitro turns the tables and kills the person torturing him. Wolverine decides to leave Nitro to Namor, returning to the surface. Namor later tracks him down and gives him the results of the interrogation: Walter Declun, the CEO of Damage Control Inc is backing Nitro and giving him MGH to increase his powers.

Wolverine meets with Declun to get some information, but gets no answers. In the process, he plants a spy device given to him by Forge which he retrives later that night. Forge analyzes it, finding Damage Control has been war profiteering from Civil War, playing both sides to increase the damage and their money. Logan starts dismantling the corporation, one holding at a time.

Wolverine enters their new headquaters to cause more damage, attacked by a troop of Damage Control Mandroids. He learns they've also been salvaging technology during their clean up efforts for their own purposes. Atlanteans arrive to help him, but the Sentry and a team of SHIELD Capekillers arrive and capture everyone.

Wolverine escapes SHIELD custody, going after Declun. Declun takes a bottle of MGH, but Wolverine succeeds in killing him during the battle. Later, standing in the wreckage of Stamford, he tells this story to Miriam Sharpe.

Black Panther 20-21

The Inhumans call T'Challa and Storm to their Moon base for help. Crystal and Medusa tell T'Challa about the events of the Son of M series, and how the U.S. military now has possession of Terrigen Crystals. T'Challa promises to look into it to see if he can prevent the war.

T'Challa and Storm meet with Namor in Atlantis. Namor tells them if the Reg Act goes through, America will not stop at its own borders and will extend its reach throughout the world. He says a global resistance is needed, with T'Challa as the leader. He also mentions he has been anticipating this for quite some time, having Sleeper Agents installed for years.

T'Challa agrees to this, the three requesting a meeting with the President of the United States. Iron Man monitors the situation, giving attack information to the Sentinel Squad.

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08-27-2007, 12:01 AM

New Avengers 25

Kenny, a former Stark Enterprises employee who helped design the Capekiller armor, breaks into Stark Tower with his knowledge of the building. He injured Jarvis and completely incompacitates Tony in the process.

Kenny is angry at Stark for what he believes to be a "betrayl of their ideals", using the Capekiller armor on Captain America and other heroes. He plans to destroy Stark Tower, with everyone inside, using an antimatter bomb which he begins the detonator on.

Commander Hill, who became aware of the break-in, sneaks into the building and shoots Kenny dead. She also manages to use SHIELD tech to contain the explosion before it can destroy the entire tower. Afterwards, she is talking with Tony and reveals she really doesn't want the job, and thinks Stark himself would be a much better replacement.

Civil War Frontline 8

Ben meets up his friend Danny, his contact in the NYPD. Danny shows him the bombed out Atlantean Warehouse, telling him they have evidence that places the Green Goblin at the scene.

Sally meets with some informants at a diner. One, a man named Stevie, tells her down at the docks he heard a couple of men talking about her, one mentioning meeting her at the market. Nick Fury's name also came up.

Danny tells Ben how the Pro-Reg side are using nanobots to control supervillains, and that Osborn's aren't working right. He tells him a theory he has on how arms dealers are using Osborn to create war with the Atlanteans and profit heavily from doing so

Stevie takes Sally down to the docks, revealing himself as Captain America

In the wake of the ambulance crash in which both paramedics died, Commander Hill interrogates She Hulk. She tells of a massive energy surge around Speedball that tore the ambulence off the roof and injured her in the process. Speedball was thrown clear through the hole, but unharmed. Meanwhile, the surge drained some of She Hulk's powers and left her temporarily blinded.

Hill thinks she is lying, that she's covering up a rescue attempt for Speedball. She holds her in custody as a result. Hill is debriefed, learning the man who shot Speedball was the father of one of the children that died in the school explosion. She also learns Speedball's cell mate Hickey has escaped from his cell. Hickey is shown masquerading as a janitor in the hospital.

Hill later meets with Reed Richards and CLOC, who are studying an unconscious Speedball. He has bullet fragments lodged in his spine as a result of the shooting, but will live. Richards details how Speedball's body is mutating, bioelectric surges erupting all over his body. They want to study this mutation, but Hill orders him put back in prison

The European superhero team SHE (Super Heroes of Europe) have been contacted to moderate a meeting between Atlantean officials and the US Government. The Atlantean ambassador, Govan, says the sleeper agents were merely missionaries sent to study human culture. Norman Osborn appears in the crowd and shoots at the delegation, who escape into the water. SHE take down Osborn, who says he was controlled into trying to kill them

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08-27-2007, 12:02 AM

Civil War Frontline 9

Captain America agrees to give Sally an interview. She walks out shortly into it, disagreeing with his point of view

Spider-Man helps Ben hack into Stark Industries online accounts, finding a massive increase in revenue right before the announcement of the Registration Act

At Avengers Tower, Reed and the Radioactive Man study a sample of Norman Osborn's blood, finding the nanites have been reprogrammed. Ms. Marvel arrives with a report Atlantean hostilities are on the rise, a US sub having gone missing. Tony walks in, telling Reed he knows of the traitor and has known since the beginning

Speedball is returned to the prison on the Raft, a riot breaking out. An inmate named Razorfist hurts him, his powers flaring up and killing everyone in the wing. The guards find him alone in his cell, Robbie telling them he wants to sign the Act

Norman is interrogated by cops about his role in the Atlantean attack. He is too afraid to say who helped him. An unknown man enters with a Presidental order for Norman to be turned over to US Government custody. Norman is now terrified, recognizing the man.

Civil War 5

Nighthawk and Stature officially join the Pro-Reg side.

In the aftermath of Amazing Spider-Man 535, Tony tries to talk sense into Peter about leaving. Peter refuses, escaping Stark Tower after a brief skirmish. He goes on the run in the sewers, being pursued by Jack-O-Lantern and The Jester. They subdue him but are both killed by the Punisher before they can take him into custody.

At Captain America's new HQ, the Anti-Reg side learns Cloak & Dagger have been captured, hampering their plan to break into the Baxter Building. Just then the Punisher arrives with a very injured Spider-Man, getting him medicial attention.

The Punisher reveals he is on the Anti-Reg side now, that he was the man in the black ski mask seen in the background. He also says he can sneak them into the Baxter Building. As Captain America thinks this over, Tigra is shown hiding in the room with a Stark Cell Phone.

Days later, Daredevil is shown being taken into SHIELD custody. As he's being readied for transport to the Negative Zone prison, Tony tells him about the 50 State Initative and offers him his own team. Daredevil ignores him. The troops escorting him give Tony a silver coin they found under Daredevil's tongue, which was meant for Tony. Daredevil tells him "....that's 31 pieces of silver you've got now, huh? Sleep well Judas." as he enters the portal to the Negative Zone.

firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:02 AM

Punisher War Journal 1

Note: These events take place prior to Civil War #5

SHIELD sends G.W. Bridge to apprehend the Punisher. The Stilt Man, now working for the government, tries to apprehend a criminal. The Punisher, thinking of the Stilt Man's past crimes, kills him.

After defeating a team of Capekillers Bridge sent to capture him, the Punisher begins tracking who outfitted the Stilt Man with his advanced armor. His trail leads him to the Terrible Tinkerer, who admits to helping Stilt Man but says a villain named Stuart Clarke (a/k/a Rampage) is outfitting more supervillains. The Punisher kills the Tinkerer, tracking down Clarke.

Clarke, who was one of the the escapees from the Raft during the New Avengers "Breakout" arc, thinks Tony Stark is behind everything, even thinking he hired Electro to cause the Breakout. He and the Punsher begin working together, Clarke (now the new Microchip) giving Frank a device that lets him track anything with Stark Tech in it.

Over the next few weeks, the Punisher monitors and tracks the heroes, discovering the locations of Captain America's safehouses. Towards the middle of Civil War #5, the Punisher gets a signal of some Stark Tech in the sewers. He follows it, walking into the battle of Spider-Man fighting members of the new Thunderbolts. The Punisher kills both of them, taking the injured Spider-Man to Captain America.

Amazing Spider-Man 536

Note: This part takes place right after Spider-Man's escape from Stark Tower as seen in Civil War #5

Peter crashes down to the street below, Tony following him. Tony tells him he's already registered and he doesn't need to run, but Peter webs his helmet up and escapes into the sewer.

Note: This part takes place after Civil War 5

Peter meets up with Mary Jane & Aunt May, who are hiding in a school. He reveals he has joined the Anti-Reg side, and will do whatever he can to oppose the Registration Act. Later on, he interrupts a live news broadcast to announce this. He details how heroes are being held without trial in the Negative Zone. Tony Stark, watching the broadcast, gives the order for his capture.

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08-27-2007, 12:03 AM

Iron Man 13

Note: These events are parallel to Civil War #5

The U.S. Secretary of Defense Jack Kooning offers Tony command of SHIELD, Tony declining. Tony spends days in retreat with his friends discussing the rights and wrongs of Civil War.

Note: The following events take place after Civil War #5

Dr. Karim Najeeb (chairman of the World Islamic Peace Coalition and a former Taliban member) hires the Spymaster to apparently assassinate Tony for reasons unknown. Tony's bodyguard Happy Hogan stops the assassination attempt, but is gravely injured in the process.

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man 14-15

A terrorist plan to capture Spider-Man at Midtown High is foiled by Wolverine and the Punisher. They tell the terrorists the school is under protection 24/7 and to spread the word. The Beast, while still maintaining neutrality in Civil War, gives Peter an image projector so Peter can go back to work at the school with a secret identity again. Peter chooses the name Ben Reilly.

Government agents employ the Vulture to capture Spider-Man.

Black Panther 22

T'Challa and Storm trying enlisting more help for their coalition. Captain Britain and the X-Men both decline. T'Challa and Storm then head to the White House for their meeting with the President. However, the President won't talk to them until Storm signs the Registration Act, as she is still an American citizen despite her marriage. They angrily leave as a near riot happens outside the White House.

One of the Sentinels guarding the White House is taken down in the riot, Jim Rhodes inside. He stops T'Challa and Iron Man from getting into a fight, T'Challa leaving after telling Tony he is not leaving the United States until the Civil War is settled

Captain America 24

Commander Hill assigns Sharon Carter to a task force dedicated to capturing Nick Fury.

Captain America, taking a break from the Civil War, continues tracking the Red Skull with Fury's help. He comes to an AIM base where the Skull was recently, Hydra arriving right after him and blowing up the base. A team of CapeKillers then arrive, Sharon using the tech Fury and the Winter Soldier acquired to deactive them. She flies Steve to safety, Steve wondering if Tony was behind Hydra attacking him.

The Skull meets with Arnim Zola, who was at the AIM base before Steve arrived. Skull learned Hydra was going to attack it and got him out of there, asking for assistance with his plan. He won't tell Zola how he knew of Hydra's plans...

Fantastic Four 541

The Thing, after having his trust fund frozen by the government for leaving the United States, arrives in Paris France. He ends up joining the superhero group Les Heroes De Paris, who enlist him to battle a villain beneath the streets of Paris.

Black Panther 23

T'Challa and Storm meet with Goliath's family at his gravesite. Afterwards, T'Challa goes to find Captain America's underground base, being followed by the Black Widow. T'Challa is aware of her, having his female bodyguards engage her while he continues his search. He finally finds Steve, agreeing to supply the Anti-Reg side with tech and help them get into the Negative Zone Prison

Amazing Spider-Man 537

A hooker outside of the motel where Peter is hiding realizes it's him, and calls a friend with this information. This info makes it all the way to the Kingpin, still in Ryker's Island, who orders a hit on Peter or anyone close to him. A hitman ends up outside of the motel with a sniper scope trained on Mary Jane and Aunt May.

Captain America, impressed by Peter's on-air speech, sends the Human Torch to arrange a meeting with him. Spider-Man and Captain America meet, Peter officially joining the Anti-Reg side. He walks with Captain America and a group of several others to the underground base, which leads right into the scene of the heroes planning their attack on 42 in Civil War 6.

Civil War 6

At a SHIELD training base in Arizona, Hill and Pym oversee the formation of the new Champions. This is part of the 50 States Initiative. Pym is led away by a SHIELD agent to check on one of the new heroes.

Reed installs a blocker in Clor's head to prevent another Goliath-type situation. Tony calls in, Reed informing him he spoke to the President and has gotten 12 Immunities for Anti-Reg heroes. Reed plans to use two of them for Sue and Johnny.

The Punisher infiltrates the Baxter Building, getting the info on the 42 Prison.

In Atlantis, Sue arrives to enlist Namor. He refuses to help.

The Punisher meets up with a group of Anti-Regs in the sewers of New York, heading back to Captain America's base (as seen towards the end of Amazing Spider-Man 537). They plan their attack on 42. Diamondback brings in Goldbug and Plunderer, who say supervillains want to help the cause. The Punisher shoots them both dead, Captain America becoming outraged. He beats up Frank and kicks him out.

Dr. Strange fasts at his sanctuary at the North Pole. The Watcher speaks with him, Strange refusing to take a side.

At the Ryker's Island gate to the 42 Prison, the Anti-Regs (with T'Challa and Storm having joined) attack, able to sneak in thanks to the Invisible Woman's powers. Iron Man and the Pro-Reg side (including the new Thunderbolts and Bishop) are ready, thanks to their mole. Steve informs him they knew of Tigra, and had their own mole in the Pro-Reg side. Yellowjacket reveals himself to be Hulkling, who was the SHIELD agent talking with Pym in Arizona. Hulkling uses Pym's codes to open all the cells in the 42 Prison, the freed heroes ready to join the battle.

Civil War Frontline 10

Note: the majority of this book takes place during the showdown between the heroes, putting it after Civil War 6 and during Civil War 7

Shortly before the showdown between the heroes, Ms. Marvel meets with Sally. She gives her the info on Osborn's reprogramming. Sally looks at the paper, having a revelation on what's really going on. She sets up a meeting with Ben, who is in the process of resigning from the Daily Bugle. He tells Jameson the story he has would never be printed by the Bugle, leaving to meet Sally.\

With the showdown in fully effect and ravaging downtown New York, Ben and Sally meet in the subway. They pass Typeface (who was freed along with all the other heroes at the end of Civil War 6), who is apparently killed by Venom. In the subway, they realize they have both the exact same conclusion as to the truth about the Civil War.

In the Maryland Prison, James Stricker (the man who shot Speedball) is taken to meet with Speedball. Robbie reveals he signed the Registration Act as long as Stricker was set free. Robbie leaves, Reed Richards trying to talk him out of the deal he's made with the government. Robbie ignores him, walking off

Robbie burns his Speedball costume, meeting with a man who has made him a new one. It's a black costume covered with spikes, both on the inside and out. The spikes on the inside are for all the people who died as a result of Stamford, as well as the men who found him in Civil War Frontline 1. The spikes symbolizing the children are larger, with the spike for Stricker's daughter right by his heart. Robbie dons the painful costume, now calling himself Penance. We will see him shortly in the new Thunderbolts book.

Other Tie Ins:

Civil War: Choosing Sides

Mac Gargan, a/k/a Venom, is accosted at his home by a team of SHIELD Cape Killers led by Songbird and Radioactive Man of the Thunderbolts. He reveals he has just sold the rights to his story for fame and fortune, agreeing to join them so he can go 'legit'. This is a lead-in to the upcoming Thunderbolts #110, featuring the new team seen at the end of Civil War #4

The new Ant-Man watches the battle of Yancy Street between the pro and anti reg heroes. He helps a woman get to safety, leaving in the chaos. Iron Man and team find the woman, who tells them about the man who saved her. This alerts SHIELD to his prescence, who very much wants to find him and the suit he has stolen from them.

Taking place before Daredevil 89, Iron Fist (as Daredevil) escapes a trap the authorities have set for him. He goes back to his home, reflecting back on Matt Murdock trusting the costume to him while he heads to Europe.

U.S. Agent battles the Purple Man, who is heading to Canada aboard a stolen SHIELD hovercraft. The Purple Man subdues Walker, making him jump off the hovercraft in midair to make his escape. Because of this, he agrees to Tony Stark's orders for him to become the American liason to the new incarnation of Alpha Flight that is starting up in Canada, an offer he previously refused to do. This leads in to the upcoming Omega Flight #1.

Howard the Duck goes to a government office to register for the Superhero Act to keep himself out of trouble. There, he meets a SHIELD agent who has been assigned his casefile. The agent is furious at him for all the paperwork he makes him do, declaring that Howard the Duck officially no longer exists in the eyes of the goverment.

Eternals 1-5

Registration is a background topic of the series, with Iron Man appearing to tell Sersi she needs to reigster among other things.

Thunderbolts 106-108

The Grandmaster activates the Wellspring, a large source of energy that turns thousands of humans all over Earth into superhumans. This leads to near chaos all over the world, as all the Pro-Reg and Anti-Reg heroes are shown working side by side to quell the madness.

firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:04 AM

Another reading order list I found that was good:

Civil War TPBs and HCs currently available:

CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WAR: THE ROAD TO CIVIL WAR
CIVIL WAR: HEROES FOR HIRE VOL.1
CIVIL WAR: MS. MARVEL VOL. 2 (HC)
CIVIL WAR: NEW AVENGERS VOL. 5 (HC)
CIVIL WAR: AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
CIVIL WAR: FANTASTIC FOUR
CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE BOOK 1
CIVIL WAR: THUNDERBOLTS
CIVIL WAR: X-MEN
CIVIL WAR: PUNISHER WAR JOURNAL (HC)
CIVIL WAR: BLACK PANTHER
CIVIL WAR COMPANION
CIVIL WAR: CAPTAIN AMERICA
CIVIL WAR: FRONT LINE BOOK 2
CIVIL WAR: PETER PARKER, SPIDER-MAN
CIVIL WAR: WAR CRIMES
CIVIL WAR: WOLVERINE
CIVIL WAR: X-MEN UNIVERSE
CIVIL WAR: YOUNG AVENGERS & RUNAWAYS
CIVIL WAR: MARVEL UNIVERSE
CIVIL WAR: IRON MAN

Recommended Reading Order (by issue):

(Note: this list may be used in determining which order to read the TPBs in)

Amazing Spider-Man #529
Road to Civil War TPB
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536

New Avengers: Illuminati Special
Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook
Fantastic Four #537
Civil War #1
Marvel Spotlight: Mark Millar and Steve McNiven

She-Hulk #8
Wolverine #42
Amazing Spider-Man #532
Civil War: Front Line #1
Thunderbolts #103

Civil War #2
Civil War: Front Line #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
New Avengers #21
Fantastic Four #538

Wolverine #43
X-Factor #8
Civil War: Front Line #3
Thunderbolts #104
Civil War #3

Civil War: X-Men #1
Cable & Deadpool #30
X-Factor #9
New Avengers #22
Black Panther #18

Wolverine #44
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1
Daily Bugle Special Edition: Civil War
Civil War: Front Line #4
Amazing Spider-Man #534

Fantastic Four #539
Ms. Marvel #6
Civil War: Front Line #5
Thunderbolts #105
Civil War: X-Men #2

Heroes For Hire #1
Wolverine #45
New Avengers #23
Cable & Deadpool #31
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #2

Civil War Files
Ms. Marvel #7
Civil War #4
Wolverine #46
Civil War: X-Men #3

Amazing Spider-Man #535
Civil War: Front Line #6
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #3
Heroes For Hire #2
Cable & Deadpool #32

Captain America #22
Fantastic Four #540
Civil War: Front Line #7
Ms. Marvel #8
Civil War: X-Men #4

Wolverine #47
New Avengers #24
Civil War: Choosing Sides
Captain America #23
Heroes For Hire #3

Black Panther #21
Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #4
Civil War #5
New Avengers #25
Iron Man #13

Amazing Spider-Man #536
Civil War: Front Line #8
Wolverine #48
Punisher War Journal #1
Black Panther #22

Captain America #24
Civil War: War Crimes #1
Iron Man #14
Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War
Fantastic Four #541

Civil War: Front Line #9
Winter Soldier: Winter Kills
Black Panther #23
Civil War #6
Civil War: Front Line #10

Amazing Spider-Man #537
Punisher War Journal #2
Thunderbolts #110
Blade #5
Fantastic Four #542

Punisher War Journal #3
Civil War: The Return #1
Moon Knight #7
Moon Knight #8
Ghost Rider #8

Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11
Black Panther #24
Black Panther #25

Civil War #7
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Civil War Poster Book
Civil War: Front Line #11
Captain America #25

Civil War: The Confession
Civil War: The Initiative
Fallen Son: Wolverine
Fallen Son: Avengers
Fallen Son: Captain America

Fallen Son: Spider-Man
Fantastic Four #543
Civil War: Battle Damage Report
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War Aftermath

Additional information:

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.996 (Civil War Collections Checklist)
http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.766 (visual guide)
http://www.marvel.com/universe/Civil_War (synopsis)

The gallery is in chronological order of each issue's release. This list can be used for a reading order. Just make sure to read Black Panther #25 BEFORE Civil War #7, unlike how it's listed in the gallery (it is listed above in the correct order).

firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:10 AM

I found this stuff when looking for a good reading order for Civil War, I have not read comics in over 12 years and I saw the TPB at the book stores for Civil War, so I got very interested and the rest is history. I am about 1/3rd of the way through Civil war and hope to catch up to Planet Hulk / World War Hulk one day.

I am truly enjoying the New Avengers Books very much. I thought the whole House of M thing was OK, but the Decimation M Aftermath books were much better and very awesome. I went onto the Mutant Stories with Havok and Psyclops Lost brother that was hidden by Professor Xavior, then onto their brother going after the Shiar. COOL STORIES!

I am really enjoying Civil war though, it is definitely helping me catch up with the Marvel Universe. I plan on reading Planet Hulk next, then the Annihalation books 1-3 after that.

firstmode

08-27-2007, 12:17 AM

Graphic Man

01-21-2009, 08:46 AM

CIVIL WAR READING ORDER:
(NEW TRADE PAPER BACK CONCEPT)
This list is meant to help create a New Trade Paper Back Version of Civil War. An over-all story that helps put Civil War in better perspective. Which could be used to construct a new and more exciting hard cover series or 2nd printing.
(NOTE: All issues are are placed chronologically in story arc format. In other words: issues with no major time gaps in-between them were attempted (whenever possible) to be kept together (in an orderly time line) to preserve a more fluid, uninterrupted, and natural reading flow. (Also: Flashback issues can be placed either in a linear fashion or as they were originally intended (As Flashbacks). Which ever serves the story or story arcs the best)).

CIVIL WAR BOOK 1 (STAMFORD DISASTER):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS PROLOGUE)
New Avengers: Illuminati #1
Amazing Spider-Man #529
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536
Fantastic Four #537
(A PAGE THAT SAYS STAMFORD DISASTER)
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
She Hulk #8
X-Factor #8
Frontline #1
New Avengers #22
Amazing Spider-Man #532

CIVIL WAR BOOK 2 (THE TRUTH):

Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Sensational Spider-Man #28
Frontline #2
Fantastic Four #538
Thunderbolts #103
New Avengers #23
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
Wolverine #45
Frontline #3
Ms Marvel #6
Ms Marvel #7

CIVIL WAR BOOK 3 (COMMITMENTS)

Thunderbolts #104
Thunderbolts #105
Ms Marvel #8
Ms Marvel #9
Ms Marvel #10
Civil War #3-a (Pages 1-4)
Frontline #4
Frontline #5
Heroes for Hire #1
Black Panther #18
Young Avengers #1
Young Avengers #2
Young Avengers #3
Young Avengers #4
Black Panther #21
Black Panther #22
Cable and Deadpool #30
Cable and Deadpool #31
Cable and Deadpool #32

CIVIL WAR BOOK 4 (THE WAR PART 1)

Civil War #3-b (pages 5-34)
Civil War #4
X-Factor #9
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War: X-Men #2
Civil War: X-Men #3
Civil War: X-Men #4
Frontline #6
Frontline #7
Black Panther #23
Civil War: Casualties of War #1

CIVIL WAR BOOK 5 (THE WAR PART 2):

Frontline #8
Heroes for Hire #2
Heroes for Hire #3
Captain America #22
Moon Knight #8
New Avengers #24
Wolverine #46
Wolverine #47
Captain America #23
Amazing Spider-Man #534

CIVIL WAR BOOK 7 (THE WAR PART 3):

New Avengers #25
Blade #5
Civil War Crimes #1
Winter Soldier #1
Wolverine #48
Frontline #9
Choosing Sides #1
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Fantastic Four #539
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Amazing Spider-Man #536-a (Pages 1-6)
Punisher War Journal #1

CIVIL WAR BOOK 8 (THE WAR PART 4):

Civil War #5
Iron Man #13
Amazing Spider-Man #536-b (Pages 7-23)
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Punisher War Journal #2
Punisher War Journal #3
Fantastic Four #541
Captain America #24
Fantastic Four #542
Iron Man #14
Black Panther #24
Black Panther #25-a (Pages 1-21)
Civil War #6
Civil War #7
Black Panther #25-b (Pages 22-23)

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 1: BOOK 9 (DEATH):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS CRIMINALS END)
Punisher War Journal #4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BACK IN BLACK BEGINS)
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Amazing Spider-Man #539
(A PAGE THAT SAYS LEARNING TO LIVE)
Frontline #10
Frontline #11
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BACK IN BLACK)
Amazing Spider-Man #540
Amazing Spider-Man #541
Amazing Spider-Man #542
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE RETURN)
Civil War: The Return #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DEATH OF THE DREAM)
Captain America #25
Civil War: Confession #1

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 2: BOOK 10 (BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE INITIATIVE)
Civil War: Initiative #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS ACCEPTANCE)
Captain America: Fallen Son #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #2
Captain America: Fallen Son #4
Captain America #26
Captain America #27
Captain America #28
Captain America #29
Captain America #30
Captain America: Fallen Son #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE BURIAL)
Captain America: Fallen Son #5
(A PAGE THAT SAYS ONE MORE DAY BEGINS)
Amazing Spider-Man #543
Amazing Spider-Man #544
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CHANGES)
Fantastic Four #543
(A PAGE THAT SAYS ONE MORE DAY ENDS)
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
Sensational Spider-Man #41
Amazing Spider-Man #545

CIVIL WAR BOOK 11 (SPECIAL FEATURES 1):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS STORYBOARDS)
Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BEHIND THE SCENES)
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DAILY BUGLE REPORTS)
Daily Bugle Special: July 19 2006 (Spider-Man Fired)
Daily Bugle Special: March 14 2007 (Captain America Killed)
Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CIVIL WAR FILES)
Civil War Files #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS WHAT IF)
What if Civil War #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS GAG REEL)
Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DELETED SCENES)
She Hulk #9
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Ghost Rider #8
Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11

CIVIL WAR BOOK 12 (SPECIAL FEATURES 2):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS BEHIND THE SCENES)
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War - Aftermath #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DAILY BUGLE REPORTS)
Daily Bugle Special: April 25 2007 (Fallen Son)
Daily Bugle Special: June 20 2007 (Thor Returns)
Daily Bugle Special: August 22 2007 (One More Day)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CIVIL WAR FILES)
Civil War Battle Damage Report #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE WORLD OF IRON MAN)
Iron Man Manual #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS WHAT IF)
What if Fallen Son #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE COVER GAG ISSUE)
Next Wave: Agents of Hate #11 (Cover Spoof (Not An Actual Civil War Story line))
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DELETED SCENES)
Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Sensational Spider-Man #34
Eternals #1
Eternals #2
Eternals #3
Moon Knight #7
Moon Knight #9
Moon Knight #10
(A PAGE THAT SAYS POSTERS)
Civil War: Poster Book #1

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Note: 1:

I deleted the Spider-Man Unmasked Series (minus Sensational issue #28) because they really all came off as a bunch of distracting, forced, and corny Civil War story lines. Mysterio, Rhino, Chameleon, and Vulture's story arcs didn't really seem to have that much of a punch in comparison to the rest of the Civil War issues. Sure there was all the interesting side character stuff for Spider-Man, but I still feel these issues would not be missed if I left them out. So I put them in the Special Features Book within the section called: "Deleted Scenes", instead.

I also deleted Ghost Rider, and the Moon Knight issues because they were stories that did not directly deal with the meat of Civil War, as well. Yes, these books are connected to Civil War; But only in a very indirect way. Again, these issues are too muddy and distracting when you read them alongside Civil War in its entirety in my opinion.

Furthermore, I even eliminated She Hulk #9 because it was a really goofy issue that was kind of hard to take seriously, too.

To top it off: I even removed Eternals #1-3 because the story line involving Iron Man never paid off later in Civil War with the Eternals. Besides, the Civil War story arc was a back drop kind of a thing and nothing more.

On the other hand. I am not without compassion. So if you want to read everything in a chronological story arc reading order (with the deleted issues included) well I provided a list on their placement for you here:

She Hulk #9
(Should be placed after Frontline #2)

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
(Should all be placed together after Thunderbolts #103)

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
(Should all be placed together after Punisher War Journal #3)

Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
(Should all be placed together after Wolverine #48)

Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Sensational Spider-Man #34
(Should be placed together after Iron Man #14)

Moon Knight #7
(Should be placed before Moon Knight #8 (or after Captain America #22)

Moon Knight #9
Moon Knight #10
(Should be placed together after Moon Knight #8)

Ghost Rider #8
Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11
(Should be placed all together after the deleted Sensational Spider-Man #31 or before Frontline #9)

Eternals #1
Eternals #2
Eternals #3
(Should be placed right after Ms Marvel #10)

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Graphic Man

01-21-2009, 10:31 PM

INITIATIVE READING ORDER: (CIVIL WAR'S FINAL AFTERMATH)
(TRADE PAPER BACK CONCEPT)
This list is meant to help create a Trade Paper Back Version of Civil War: Initiative. I created this reading order list off of a pretty good reading order I found some place else. I made very little adjustment to it.

INITIATIVE BOOK 1:

Civil War: The Initiative #1 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Iron Man v4 #15
Iron Man v4 #16
Iron Man v4 #17
Iron Man v4 #18
Captain America v5 #26 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #27 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #28 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #29 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #30 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)

INITIATIVE BOOK 2:

Mighty Avengers #01
Mighty Avengers #02
Mighty Avengers #03
Mighty Avengers #04
Avengers: The Initiative #01
Avengers: The Initiative #02
Avengers: The Initiative #03
Avengers: The Initiative #04
Avengers: The Initiative #05

INITIATIVE BOOK 3:

Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
New Avengers #27 (Also placed in Secret Invasion Reading Order)
New Avengers #28 (Also placed in Secret Invasion Reading Order)
New Avengers #29 (Also placed in Secret Invasion Reading Order)
New Avengers #30 (Also placed in Secret Invasion Reading Order)
New Avengers #31 (Also placed in Secret Invasion Reading Order)

INITIATIVE BOOK 4:

Fantastic Four v1 #544
Fantastic Four v1 #545
Fantastic Four v1 #546
Fantastic Four v1 #547
Fantastic Four v1 #548
Fantastic Four v1 #549
Black Panther v4 #26
Black Panther v4 #27
Black Panther v4 #28
Black Panther v4 #29
Black Panther v4 #30

INITIATIVE BOOK 5:

Ms. Marvel v2 #13
Ms. Marvel v2 #14
Ms. Marvel v2 #15
Ms. Marvel v2 #16
Ms. Marvel v2 #17
Omega Flight #01
Omega Flight #02
Omega Flight #03
Omega Flight #04
Omega Flight #05

INITIATIVE BOOK 6:

Punisher War Journal v2 #06
Punisher War Journal v2 #07
Punisher War Journal v2 #08
Punisher War Journal v2 #09
Punisher War Journal v2 #10
Nova v4 #02
Nova v4 #03
New Warriors v4 #01
New Warriors v4 #02
New Warriors v4 #03
New Warriors v4 #04

INITIATIVE BOOK 7:

Moon Knight v5 #11
Moon Knight v5 #12
Sub-Mariner #01
Sub-Mariner #02
Sub-Mariner #03
Deadpool GLI Summer Fun Spectacular
The Order v2 #01
The Order v2 #02

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Graphic Man

01-22-2009, 02:54 PM

CIVIL WAR READING ORDER:
(COMPLETE)
This list is mirrored off of my Trade Paper Back List. However, this list has no chapter breaks and it also includes all of the issues I originally deleted, as well. This list tries to be as chronological as possible using the story arc telling format and or trying to keep issues together that have no major time gaps in-between them.

New Avengers: Illuminati #1
Amazing Spider-Man #529
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536
Fantastic Four #537
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
She Hulk #8
X-Factor #8
Frontline #1
New Avengers #22
Amazing Spider-Man #532
Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Sensational Spider-Man #28
Frontline #2
She Hulk #9
Fantastic Four #538
Thunderbolts #103
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
New Avengers #23
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
Wolverine #45
Frontline #3
Ms Marvel #6
Ms Marvel #7
Thunderbolts #104
Thunderbolts #105
Ms Marvel #8
Ms Marvel #9
Ms Marvel #10
Civil War #3-a (Pages 1-4)
Eternals #1
Eternals #2
Eternals #3
Frontline #4
Frontline #5
Heroes for Hire #1
Black Panther #18
Young Avengers #1
Young Avengers #2
Young Avengers #3
Young Avengers #4
Black Panther #21
Black Panther #22
Cable and Deadpool #30
Cable and Deadpool #31
Cable and Deadpool #32
Civil War #3-b (Pages 5-34)
Civil War #4
X-Factor #9
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War: X-Men #2
Civil War: X-Men #3
Civil War: X-Men #4
Frontline #6
Frontline #7
Black Panther #23
Civil War: Casualties of War #1
Frontline #8
Heroes for Hire #2
Heroes for Hire #3
Captain America #22
Moon Knight #7
Moon Knight #8
Moon Knight #9
Moon Knight #10
New Avengers #24
Wolverine #46
Wolverine #47
Captain America #23
Amazing Spider-Man #534
New Avengers #25
Blade #5
Civil War Crimes #1
Winter Soldier #1
Wolverine #48
Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
Ghost Rider #8
Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11
Frontline #9
Choosing Sides #1
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Fantastic Four #539
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Amazing Spider-Man #536-a (Pages 1-6)
Punisher War Journal #1
Civil War #5
Iron Man #13
Amazing Spider-Man #536-b (Pages 7-23)
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Punisher War Journal #2
Punisher War Journal #3
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Fantastic Four #541
Captain America #24
Fantastic Four #542
Iron Man #14
Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Sensational Spider-Man #34
Black Panther #24
Black Panther #25-a (Pages 1-21)
Civil War #6
Civil War #7
Black Panther #25-b (Pages 22-23)
Punisher War Journal #4
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Amazing Spider-Man #539
Frontline #10
Frontline #11
Amazing Spider-Man #540
Amazing Spider-Man #541
Amazing Spider-Man #542
Civil War: The Return #1
Captain America #25
Civil War: Confession #1
Civil War: Initiative #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #2
Captain America: Fallen Son #4
Captain America #26
Captain America #27
Captain America #28
Captain America #29
Captain America #30
Captain America: Fallen Son #3
Captain America: Fallen Son #5
Amazing Spider-Man #543
Amazing Spider-Man #544
Fantastic Four #543
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
Sensational Spider-Man #41
Amazing Spider-Man #545

INITIATIVE READING ORDER: (CIVIL WAR'S FINAL AFTERMATH)
This list was meant to follow up to Civil War's major reading order (above).

Civil War: The Initiative #1 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Iron Man v4 #15
Iron Man v4 #16
Iron Man v4 #17
Iron Man v4 #18
Captain America v5 #26 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #27 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #28 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #29 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Captain America v5 #30 (Also placed in Civil War Reading Order)
Mighty Avengers #01
Mighty Avengers #02
Mighty Avengers #03
Mighty Avengers #04
Avengers: The Initiative #01
Avengers: The Initiative #02
Avengers: The Initiative #03
Avengers: The Initiative #04
Avengers: The Initiative #05
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
New Avengers #27 (Secret Invasion)
New Avengers #28 (Secret Invasion)
New Avengers #29 (Secret Invasion)
New Avengers #30 (Secret Invasion)
New Avengers #31 (Secret Invasion)
Fantastic Four v1 #544
Fantastic Four v1 #545
Fantastic Four v1 #546
Fantastic Four v1 #547
Fantastic Four v1 #548
Fantastic Four v1 #549
Black Panther v4 #26
Black Panther v4 #27
Black Panther v4 #28
Black Panther v4 #29
Black Panther v4 #30
Ms. Marvel v2 #13
Ms. Marvel v2 #14
Ms. Marvel v2 #15
Ms. Marvel v2 #16
Ms. Marvel v2 #17
Omega Flight #01
Omega Flight #02
Omega Flight #03
Omega Flight #04
Omega Flight #05
Punisher War Journal v2 #06
Punisher War Journal v2 #07
Punisher War Journal v2 #08
Punisher War Journal v2 #09
Punisher War Journal v2 #10
Nova v4 #02
Nova v4 #03
New Warriors v4 #01
New Warriors v4 #02
New Warriors v4 #03
New Warriors v4 #04
Moon Knight v5 #11
Moon Knight v5 #12
Sub-Mariner #01
Sub-Mariner #02
Sub-Mariner #03
Deadpool GLI Summer Fun Spectacular
The Order v2 #01
The Order v2 #02

CIVIL WAR SUPPLEMENTAL READING ORDER:
This list is meant to follow up to the final reading of Civil War.

Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook #1
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War #1
Daily Bugle Special: July 19 2006 (Spider-Man Fired)
Daily Bugle Special: March 14 2007 (Captain America Killed)
Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
Daily Bugle Special: April 25 2007 (Fallen Son)
Daily Bugle Special: June 20 2007 (Thor Returns)
Daily Bugle Special: August 22 2007 (One More Day)
Civil War Files #1
Civil War Battle Damage Report #1
Iron Man Manual #1
What if Civil War #1
What if Fallen Son #1
Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham #1
Next Wave: Agents of Hate #11 (Cover Spoof (Not An Actual Civil War Story line))
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War - Aftermath #1
Civil War: Poster Book #1

Note 1:

Just to let you know: I moved the Thunderbolts #104-105 above the Ms Marvel issues in the main Civil War List so that the Ms Marvel story arc flows nicer.

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Graphic Man

01-24-2009, 01:50 AM

Civil War Reading Orders Update:

I have been doing some investigating on some of the previous posts right before mine and....

I moved Iron Man #13 and #14 near Civil War #5.

After I placed Iron Man #14 near Civil War #5: I also moved Sensational and the Friendly Spider-Man issues next to Iron Man #14.

I also added Eternals #1-3 right after Ms Marvel #10, too.

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Graphic Man

01-25-2009, 10:08 PM

I did some final investigating of all of the Civil War books and it looks like this should be the last of my lists.

Check em out below....

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 12:34 AM

Final Civil War Reading Orders:

Okay. I looked through the Initiative Reading Order I just copied from some place else... and there are apparently some major errors as far chronological story arc placement is concerned. So I moved 45 issues and placed a couple of new issues that have slipped through the cracks, too.

I also decided to make the Initiative Reading Order not to stand on its own from Civil War (for obvious reasons).

However, if you are interested: I also created an Initiative Only Reading Order here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327024&postcount=607) and here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327028&postcount=608).

Anyways, here is what should be my final update for my reading orders on the entire Civil War Saga looks like....

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 12:37 AM

CIVIL WAR
(NEW TRADE PAPER BACK READING ORDER)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/jasonmuzie/New%20Album/CivilWar01.jpg

This list is meant to help create a New Trade Paper Back Version of Civil War. An over-all story that helps put Civil War in better perspective. Which could be used to construct a new and more exciting hard cover series or 2nd printing.
(NOTE: All issues are are placed chronologically in story arc format. In other words: issues with no major time gaps in-between them were attempted (whenever possible) to be kept together (in an orderly time line) to preserve a more fluid, uninterrupted, and natural reading flow. (Also: Flashback issues can be placed either in a linear fashion or as they were originally intended (As Flashbacks). Which ever serves the story or story arcs the best)).

CIVIL WAR BOOK 1 (STAMFORD DISASTER):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS PROLOGUE)
New Avengers: Illuminati #1
Amazing Spider-Man #529
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536
Fantastic Four #537
(A PAGE THAT SAYS STAMFORD DISASTER)
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
She Hulk #8
X-Factor #8
Frontline #1
New Avengers #22
Amazing Spider-Man #532

CIVIL WAR BOOK 2 (THE TRUTH):

Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Sensational Spider-Man #28
Frontline #2
New Avengers #21
Fantastic Four #538
Thunderbolts #103
New Avengers #23
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
Wolverine #45
Frontline #3
Ms Marvel #6
Ms Marvel #7

CIVIL WAR BOOK 3 (COMMITMENTS)

Thunderbolts #104
Thunderbolts #105
Ms Marvel #8
Ms Marvel #9
Ms Marvel #10
Civil War #3-a (Pages 1-4)
Frontline #4
Frontline #5
Heroes for Hire #1
Black Panther #18
Young Avengers #1
Young Avengers #2
Young Avengers #3
Young Avengers #4
Black Panther #21
Black Panther #22
Cable and Deadpool #30
Cable and Deadpool #31
Cable and Deadpool #32

CIVIL WAR BOOK 4 (THE WAR PART 1)

Civil War #3-b (pages 5-34)
Civil War #4
X-Factor #9
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War: X-Men #2
Civil War: X-Men #3
Civil War: X-Men #4
Frontline #6
Frontline #7
Black Panther #23
Civil War: Casualties of War #1

CIVIL WAR BOOK 5 (THE WAR PART 2):

Frontline #8
Heroes for Hire #2
Heroes for Hire #3
Captain America #22
Moon Knight #8
New Avengers #24
Wolverine #46
Wolverine #47
Captain America #23
Amazing Spider-Man #534

CIVIL WAR BOOK 7 (THE WAR PART 3):

New Avengers #25
Blade #5
Civil War Crimes #1
Wolverine #48
Ms Marvel #13
Ms Marvel #14
Moon Knight #11
Moon Knight #12
Winter Soldier #1
Frontline #9
Choosing Sides #1
Fantastic Four #539
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Amazing Spider-Man #536-a (Pages 1-6)
Punisher War Journal #1

CIVIL WAR BOOK 8 (THE WAR PART 4):

Civil War #5
Iron Man #13
Amazing Spider-Man #536-b (Pages 7-23)
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Punisher War Journal #2
Punisher War Journal #3
Fantastic Four #541
Captain America #24
Fantastic Four #542
Iron Man #14
Black Panther #24
Black Panther #25-a (Pages 1-21)
Civil War #6
Civil War #7
Black Panther #25-b (Pages 22-23)

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 1: BOOK 9 (DEATH):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS CHANGES)
Fantastic Four #543
Fantastic Four #544 a (Pages 1-13)
Black Panther #26 b (Pages 15-22)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CRIMINALS END)
Punisher War Journal #4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BACK IN BLACK BEGINS)
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Amazing Spider-Man #539
(A PAGE THAT SAYS LEARNING TO LIVE)
Frontline #10
Frontline #11
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BACK IN BLACK)
Amazing Spider-Man #540
Amazing Spider-Man #541
Amazing Spider-Man #542
(A PAGE THAT SAYS OMEGA FLIGHT)
Omega Flight 1
Omega Flight 2
Omega Flight 3
Omega Flight 4
Omega Flight 5
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE RETURN)
Civil War: The Return #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BLIND JUSTICE PART 1)
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DEATH OF THE DREAM)
Captain America #25
Civil War: Confession #1

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 1: BOOK 10 (BEGINNINGS AND ENDINGS):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS BLIND JUSTICE PART 2:)
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE INITIATIVE)
Civil War: Initiative #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS ACCEPTANCE)
Captain America: Fallen Son #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #2
Captain America: Fallen Son #4
Captain America #26
Captain America #27
Captain America #28
Captain America #29
Captain America #30
Captain America: Fallen Son #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE BURIAL)
Captain America: Fallen Son #5
(A PAGE THAT SAYS ONE MORE DAY)
Amazing Spider-Man #543
Amazing Spider-Man #544
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
Sensational Spider-Man #41
Amazing Spider-Man #545

Note 1:

This page continued in the following post below.

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 12:38 AM

INITIATIVE
(CIVIL WAR'S 2ND EPILOGUE READING ORDER)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/jasonmuzie/New%20Album/Initiative01.jpg

This list was meant to follow up to Civil War's major reading order. It is not a collection of issues for all the Initiative titles. This reading order is a continuation to the Initiative issues which was already started in the Civil War Reading Order (above). However, if your interested: I also created an Initiative Only Reading Order of which you can get here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327024&postcount=607) and here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327028&postcount=608).

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 2: BOOK 11 (INITIATIVE MARCHES ON)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS PROLOGUE)
Fantastic Four #544 b (Pages: 14-22)
Fantastic Four #545
Fantastic Four #546
Black Panther #27
(A PAGE THAT SAYS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE)
Mighty Avengers #1
Mighty Avengers #2
Mighty Avengers #3
Mighty Avengers #4
Mighty Avengers #5
Mighty Avengers #6
(A PAGE THAT SAYS A NEW DIRECTOR)
Iron Man #15
Iron Man #16
(A PAGE THAT SAYS TRAINING)
Avengers Initiative #1

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 2: BOOK 12 (INITIATIVE: ROUGH BEGINNINGS)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS WANTS AND NEEDS)
Ms Marvel #15
Ms Marvel #16
Ms Marvel #17
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE MOONSTAR)
Avengers Initiative #2
Avengers Initiative #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS TO CATCH A SPIDER)
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE: HULK PART 1)
Avengers Initiative 4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS VIRUS)
Iron Man #17
Iron Man #18
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE: HULK PART 2)
Avengers Initiative #5

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 2: BOOK 13 (INITIATIVE: LEGENDS NEVER DIE)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS PUNISHER)
Punisher War Journal #6
Punisher War Journal #7
Punisher War Journal #8
Punisher War Journal #9
Punisher War Journal #10
Punisher War Journal #11
(A PAGE THAT SAYS NOVA)
Nova #1
Nova #2
Nova #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS NEW WARRIORS)
New Warriors #1
New Warriors #2
New Warriors #3
New Warriors #4
New Warriors #5
New Warriors #6
New Warriors #7
New Warriors #8

CIVIL WAR: AFTERMATH 2: BOOK 14 (INITIATIVE: VENGEANCE)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS SUB-MARINER)
Sub-mariner #1
Sub-mariner #2
Sub-mariner #3
Sub-mariner #4
Sub-mariner #5
Sub-mariner #6
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE ORDER)
Order #1
Order #2
Order #3
Order #4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS PENANCE)
Penance #1
Penance #2
Penance #3
Penance #4
Penance #5

CIVIL WAR
(SUPPLEMENTAL READING ORDER):
This list is meant to follow up to the final reading of Civil War.

CIVIL WAR BOOK 15 (SPECIAL FEATURES 1):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS STORYBOARDS)
Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BEHIND THE SCENES)
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DAILY BUGLE REPORTS)
Daily Bugle Special: July 19 2006 (Spider-Man Fired)
Daily Bugle Special: March 14 2007 (Captain America Killed)
Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CIVIL WAR FILES)
Civil War Files #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE WORLD OF THE AVENGERS)
Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS WHAT IF)
What if Civil War #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS GAG REEL)
Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DELETED SCENES)
She Hulk #9
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Ghost Rider #8
Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11

CIVIL WAR BOOK 16 (SPECIAL FEATURES 2):

(A PAGE THAT SAYS BEHIND THE SCENES)
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War - Aftermath #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DAILY BUGLE REPORTS)
Daily Bugle Special: April 25 2007 (Fallen Son)
Daily Bugle Special: June 20 2007 (Thor Returns)
Daily Bugle Special: August 22 2007 (One More Day)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS CIVIL WAR FILES)
Civil War Battle Damage Report #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE WORLD OF IRON MAN)
Iron Man Manual #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS WHAT IF)
What if Fallen Son #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS GAG REEL)
Deadpool & GLI Summer Fun Special #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE COVER GAG ISSUE)
Next Wave: Agents of Hate #11 (Cover Spoof (Not An Actual Civil War Story line))
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DELETED SCENES)
Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Sensational Spider-Man #34
Eternals #1
Eternals #2
Eternals #3
Moon Knight #7
Moon Knight #9
Moon Knight #10
Black Panther #26-a (Pages 1-14)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS POSTERS)
Civil War: Poster Book #1

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Note: 1:

I deleted the Spider-Man Unmasked Series (minus Sensational issue #28) because they really all came off as a bunch of distracting, forced, and corny Civil War story lines. Mysterio, Rhino, Chameleon, and Vulture's story arcs didn't really seem to have that much of a punch in comparison to the rest of the Civil War issues. Sure there was all the interesting side character stuff for Spider-Man, but I still feel these issues would not be missed if I left them out. So I put them in the Special Features Book within the section called: "Deleted Scenes", instead.

I also deleted Ghost Rider, and the Moon Knight issues because they were stories that did not directly deal with the meat of Civil War, as well. Yes, these books are connected to Civil War; But only in a very indirect way. Again, these issues are too muddy and distracting when you read them alongside Civil War in its entirety in my opinion.

Furthermore, I even eliminated She Hulk #9 because it was a really goofy issue that was kind of hard to take seriously, too.

To top it off: I even removed Eternals #1-3 because the story line involving Iron Man never paid off later in Civil War with the Eternals. Besides, the Civil War story arc was a back drop kind of a thing and nothing more.

Oh, and I also removed Black Panther #26-a (Pages 1-14) in my Tradepaper Back List, too. The events in the beginning of Black Panther spoil the story arc in Fantastic Four 543.

On the other hand. I am not without compassion. So if you want to read everything in a chronological story arc reading order (with the deleted issues included) well I provided an alternative placement for you in a separate reading order list below (Titled "Civil War Reading Order: (Complete)")...

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 12:40 AM

CIVIL WAR
(COMPLETE READING ORDER)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/jasonmuzie/New%20Album/CivilWarComplete01.jpg

This list is mirrored off of my Trade Paper Back List. However, this list has no chapter breaks and it also includes all of the issues I originally deleted, as well. This list tries to be as chronological as possible using the story arc telling format and or trying to keep issues together that have no major time gaps in-between them.

New Avengers: Illuminati #1
Amazing Spider-Man #529
Amazing Spider-Man #530
Amazing Spider-Man #531
Fantastic Four #536
Fantastic Four #537
Civil War #1
Wolverine #42
She Hulk #8
X-Factor #8
Frontline #1
New Avengers #22
Amazing Spider-Man #532
Civil War #2
Amazing Spider-Man #533
Sensational Spider-Man #28
Frontline #2
New Avengers #21
She Hulk #9
Fantastic Four #538
Thunderbolts #103
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #11
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #12
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #13
New Avengers #23
Wolverine #43
Wolverine #44
Wolverine #45
Frontline #3
Ms Marvel #6
Ms Marvel #7
Thunderbolts #104
Thunderbolts #105
Ms Marvel #8
Ms Marvel #9
Ms Marvel #10
Civil War #3-a (Pages 1-4)
Eternals #1
Eternals #2
Eternals #3
Frontline #4
Frontline #5
Heroes for Hire #1
Black Panther #18
Young Avengers #1
Young Avengers #2
Young Avengers #3
Young Avengers #4
Black Panther #21
Black Panther #22
Cable and Deadpool #30
Cable and Deadpool #31
Cable and Deadpool #32
Civil War #3-b (Pages 5-34)
Civil War #4
X-Factor #9
Civil War: X-Men #1
Civil War: X-Men #2
Civil War: X-Men #3
Civil War: X-Men #4
Frontline #6
Frontline #7
Black Panther #23
Civil War: Casualties of War #1
Frontline #8
Heroes for Hire #2
Heroes for Hire #3
Captain America #22
Moon Knight #7
Moon Knight #8
Moon Knight #9
Moon Knight #10
New Avengers #24
Wolverine #46
Wolverine #47
Captain America #23
Amazing Spider-Man #534
New Avengers #25
Blade #5
Civil War Crimes #1
Wolverine #48
Ms. Marvel v2 #13
Ms. Marvel v2 #14
Moon Knight v5 #11
Moon Knight v5 #12
Winter Soldier #1
Sensational Spider-Man #29
Sensational Spider-Man #30
Sensational Spider-Man #31
Ghost Rider #8
Ghost Rider #9
Ghost Rider #10
Ghost Rider #11
Frontline #9
Choosing Sides #1
Fantastic Four #539
Fantastic Four #540
Amazing Spider-Man #535
Amazing Spider-Man #536-a (Pages 1-6)
Punisher War Journal #1
Civil War #5
Iron Man #13
Amazing Spider-Man #536-b (Pages 7-23)
Amazing Spider-Man #537
Punisher War Journal #2
Punisher War Journal #3
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #14
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #15
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #16
Fantastic Four #541
Captain America #24
Fantastic Four #542
Iron Man #14
Sensational Spider-Man #32
Sensational Spider-Man #33
Sensational Spider-Man #34
Black Panther #24
Black Panther #25-a (Pages 1-21)
Civil War #6
Civil War #7
Black Panther v4 #25-b (Pages 22-23)
Black Panther v4 #26-a (Pages 1-14)
Fantastic Four v1 #543
Fantastic Four v1 #544-a (Pages 1-13)
Black Panther v4 #26-b (Pages 15-22)
Punisher War Journal v2 #4
Amazing Spider-Man #538
Amazing Spider-Man #539
Frontline #10
Frontline #11
Amazing Spider-Man #540
Amazing Spider-Man #541
Amazing Spider-Man #542
Omega Flight #01
Omega Flight #02
Omega Flight #03
Omega Flight #04
Omega Flight #05
Civil War: The Return #1
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Captain America #25
Civil War: Confession #1
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
Civil War: Initiative #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #1
Captain America: Fallen Son #2
Captain America: Fallen Son #4
Captain America #26
Captain America #27
Captain America #28
Captain America #29
Captain America #30
Captain America: Fallen Son #3
Captain America: Fallen Son #5
Amazing Spider-Man #543
Amazing Spider-Man #544
Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24
Sensational Spider-Man #41
Amazing Spider-Man #545

INTIATIVE
(CIVIL WAR'S 2ND EPILOGUE READING ORDER):
This list was meant to follow up to Civil War's major reading order (above). It is not a collection of all of the Initiative issues. However, if your interested: I also created an Initiative Only Reading Order of which you can get here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327024&postcount=607) and here (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=8327028&postcount=608).

Fantastic Four #544 b (Pages: 14-22)
Fantastic Four #545
Fantastic Four #546
Black Panther #27
Mighty Avengers #1
Mighty Avengers #2
Mighty Avengers #3
Mighty Avengers #4
Mighty Avengers #5
Mighty Avengers #6
Iron Man #15
Iron Man #16
Avengers Initiative #1
Ms Marvel #15
Ms Marvel #16
Ms Marvel #17
Avengers Initiative #2
Avengers Initiative #3
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
Avengers Initiative 4
Iron Man #17
Iron Man #18
Avengers Initiative #5
Punisher War Journal #6
Punisher War Journal #7
Punisher War Journal #8
Punisher War Journal #9
Punisher War Journal #10
Punisher War Journal #11
Nova #1
Nova #2
Nova #3
New Warriors #1
New Warriors #2
New Warriors #3
New Warriors #4
New Warriors #5
New Warriors #6
New Warriors #7
New Warriors #8
Sub-mariner #1
Sub-mariner #2
Sub-mariner #3
Sub-mariner #4
Sub-mariner #5
Sub-mariner #6
Order #1
Order #2
Order #3
Order #4
Penance #1
Penance #2
Penance #3
Penance #4
Penance #5

CIVIL WAR
(SUPPLEMENTAL READING ORDER):
This list is meant to follow up to the final reading of Civil War.

Civil War: Opening Shot Sketchbook #1
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War #1
Daily Bugle Special: July 19 2006 (Spider-Man Fired)
Daily Bugle Special: March 14 2007 (Captain America Killed)
Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
Daily Bugle Special: April 25 2007 (Fallen Son)
Daily Bugle Special: June 20 2007 (Thor Returns)
Daily Bugle Special: August 22 2007 (One More Day)
Civil War Files #1
Civil War Battle Damage Report #1
Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
Iron Man Manual #1
What if Civil War #1
What if Fallen Son #1
Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham #1
Deadpool & GLI Summer Fun Spectacular #1
Next Wave: Agents of Hate #11 (Cover Spoof (Not An Actual Civil War Story line))
Marvel Spotlight: Civil War - Aftermath #1
Civil War: Poster Book #1

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 07:00 PM

Initiative Only Reading Orders:

Hello again folks. I have created two lists for the Initiative titled issues only. These are books that had the banner "Initiative" marked on them. So I created a Trade Paper Back List version (with deleted issues) and a Complete List version for them below.....

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 07:02 PM

INITIATIVE (ONLY)
(NEW TRADE PAPER BACK READING ORDER)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/jasonmuzie/New%20Album/Mighty.jpg

This list was meant for anyone who is interested in reading just the Initiative issues (only) in a chronological story arc format. Non Initiative or Civil War issues are not included in this list.

INITIATIVE: BOOK 1 (IT BEGINS)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE FIRST TEAM)
Ms Marvel #13
Ms Marvel #14
(A PAGE THAT SAYS MOON KNIGHT)
Moon Knight #11
Moon Knight #12
(A PAGE THAT SAYS OMEGA FLIGHT)
Omega Flight 1
Omega Flight 2
Omega Flight 3
Omega Flight 4
Omega Flight 5
(A PAGE THAT SAYS BLIND JUSTICE)
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE INITIATIVE)
Civil War: Initiative #1

INITIATIVE BOOK 2: (INITIATIVE MARCHES ON)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS SECRETS)
Fantastic Four #544 b (Pages: 14-22)
Fantastic Four #545
Fantastic Four #546
Black Panther #27
(A PAGE THAT SAYS AVENGERS ASSEMBLE)
Mighty Avengers #1
Mighty Avengers #2
Mighty Avengers #3
Mighty Avengers #4
Mighty Avengers #5
Mighty Avengers #6
(A PAGE THAT SAYS A NEW DIRECTOR)
Iron Man #15
Iron Man #16
(A PAGE THAT SAYS TRAINING)
Avengers Initiative #1

INITIATIVE BOOK 3: (ROUGH BEGINNINGS)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS WANTS AND NEEDS)
Ms Marvel #15
Ms Marvel #16
Ms Marvel #17
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE MOONSTAR)
Avengers Initiative #2
Avengers Initiative #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS TO CATCH A SPIDER)
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE: HULK PART 1)
Avengers Initiative 4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS VIRUS)
Iron Man #17
Iron Man #18
(A PAGE THAT SAYS INITIATIVE: HULK PART 2)
Avengers Initiative #5

INITIATIVE BOOK 4 (LEGENDS NEVER DIE)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS PUNISHER)
Punisher War Journal #6
Punisher War Journal #7
Punisher War Journal #8
Punisher War Journal #9
Punisher War Journal #10
Punisher War Journal #11
(A PAGE THAT SAYS NOVA)
Nova #1
Nova #2
Nova #3
(A PAGE THAT SAYS NEW WARRIORS)
New Warriors #1
New Warriors #2
New Warriors #3
New Warriors #4
New Warriors #5
New Warriors #6
New Warriors #7
New Warriors #8

INITIATIVE BOOK 5 (VENGEANCE)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS SUB-MARINER)
Sub-mariner #1
Sub-mariner #2
Sub-mariner #3
Sub-mariner #4
Sub-mariner #5
Sub-mariner #6
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE ORDER)
Order #1
Order #2
Order #3
Order #4
(A PAGE THAT SAYS PENANCE)
Penance #1
Penance #2
Penance #3
Penance #4
Penance #5

INITIATIVE (ONLY)
(NEW TRADE PAPER BACK SUPPLEMENTAL READING ORDER):

INITIATIVE BOOK 6 (SPECIAL FEATURES)

(A PAGE THAT SAYS DAILY BUGLE REPORTS)
Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
(A PAGE THAT SAYS THE WORLD OF THE AVENGERS)
Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS GAG REEL)
Deadpool & GLI Summer Fun Special #1
(A PAGE THAT SAYS DELETED SCENES)
Black Panther #28
Black Panther #29
Black Panther #30
Fantastic Four #547
Fantastic Four #548
Fantastic Four #549
New Avengers #27
New Avengers #28
New Avengers #29
New Avengers #30
New Avengers #31 (Secret Invasion Spoiler)

Note 1:

I deleted the Black Panther, Fantastic Four, and New Avengers issues because they did not deal with the meat of the Initiative or Civil War story lines in my opinion.

However, for those of you who want to read any comic title that says Initiative on the cover no matter what... well then I created a complete list (with the deleted issues) for you below in the following post here....

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Graphic Man

01-31-2009, 07:03 PM

INITIATIVE (ONLY)
(COMPLETE READING ORDER)
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/jasonmuzie/New%20Album/Initiative03-2.jpg

This list was meant for anyone who is interested in reading just the Initiative issues (only) in a chronological story arc format. Non Initiative or Civil War issues are not included in this list. It is mirrored off of my Trade Paper Back Concept list above. However, this list has no chapter breaks and it also includes all of the issues I originally deleted, as well.

Ms Marvel #13
Ms Marvel #14
Moon Knight #11
Moon Knight #12
Omega Flight 1
Omega Flight 2
Omega Flight 3
Omega Flight 4
Omega Flight 5
New Avengers #27
New Avengers #28
New Avengers #29
New Avengers #30
New Avengers #31 (Secret Invasion Spoiler)
Thunderbolts #110
Thunderbolts #111
Thunderbolts #112
Thunderbolts #113
Civil War: Initiative #1
Fantastic Four #544 b (Pages: 14-22)
Fantastic Four #545
Fantastic Four #546
Black Panther #27
Black Panther #28
Black Panther #29
Black Panther #30
Mighty Avengers #1
Mighty Avengers #2
Mighty Avengers #3
Mighty Avengers #4
Mighty Avengers #5
Mighty Avengers #6
Iron Man #15
Iron Man #16
Avengers Initiative #1
Ms Marvel #15
Ms Marvel #16
Ms Marvel #17
Avengers Initiative #2
Avengers Initiative #3
Thunderbolts #114
Thunderbolts #115
Fantastic Four #547
Fantastic Four #548
Fantastic Four #549
Avengers Initiative 4
Iron Man #17
Iron Man #18
Avengers Initiative #5
Punisher War Journal #6
Punisher War Journal #7
Punisher War Journal #8
Punisher War Journal #9
Punisher War Journal #10
Punisher War Journal #11
Nova #1
Nova #2
Nova #3
New Warriors #1
New Warriors #2
New Warriors #3
New Warriors #4
New Warriors #5
New Warriors #6
New Warriors #7
New Warriors #8
Sub-mariner #1
Sub-mariner #2
Sub-mariner #3
Sub-mariner #4
Sub-mariner #5
Sub-mariner #6
Order #1
Order #2
Order #3
Order #4
Penance #1
Penance #2
Penance #3
Penance #4
Penance #5

INITIATIVE (ONLY)
(COMPLETE SUPPLEMENTAL READING ORDER):
This list was created to follow up the reading of the Initiative issues only list (above)

Daily Bugle Special: March 21 2007 (The Initiative)
Mighty Avengers: Most Wanted Files #1
Deadpool & GLI Summer Fun Special #1

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