Civil War is arguably Marvel’s one of the most successful comic book events. In this crossover event, the United States government passed a Superhero Registration Act where all the superheroes have to submit their identity to the US government under official regulation.
However, many superheroes were against this bill led including Captain America and many superheroes supported this bill led by Ironman. Some superheroes like Spiderman were stuck between them. This led to a civil war between Captain America’s team and Ironman’s team.
The complete story was more than 1300 pages including all the tie-ins and parallel stories. Superhero Registration Act impacted the lives of almost every superhero in Marvel Universe and Marvel was able to capture the same storyline in their superhit movie Civil War in Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Civil War (2006) FAQ
| Series | Civil War |
| Writer | Mark Miller |
| Penciler | Steve McNiven |
| Core Parts | 7 |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
What to read before Civil War?
New Warriors (2004) #1 to #6
This series will give you insight into new young superheroes added under Avenger’s supervision.
The road to Civil War
- Amazing Spider-Man #529
- Amazing Spider-Man #530
- Amazing Spider-Man #531
- Fantastic Four #536
- Fantastic Four #537
- New Avengers: Illuminati
Civil War (2006) Essential reading order
Civil War huge event in terms of material. However, we listed out some comics which are essential to get the story from its core.
Civil War #1 to #7
These seven core issues include everything you need to understand the story. The story starts when one of the villains Nitro explodes against the battle with the New Warrior team and the accident killed more than 600 people. Public opinion turns against superhumans and the story starts.
Amazing Spiderman #532 to #538
Spiderman under Ironman’s influence revealed his identity on national television and all of his villains starts targetting his personal life and family. The life of Spiderman was changed by the events of the Civil War and he was one of the most impacted superheroes from this war.
Fantastic Four #538 to #542
The Fantastic Four were most affected in this war after Captain America, Ironman, and Spiderman. These tie-ins will show you betrayals and loyalty between the family of the Fantastic Four during the war and the reasons behind their choice of sides during the war.
Civil War (2006) complete reading order
- Civil War #1
- She Hulk #8 (2005 Series)
- Wolverine #42 (2003 Series)
- Amazing Spider-Man #532
- Civil War: Front Line #1
- Civil War #2
- Thunderbolts #103
- Civil War: Front Line #2
- X-Factor #8 (2005 Series)
- New Avengers #21 (2004 Series)
- Wolverine #43 (2003 Series)
- Amazing Spider-Man #533
- Fantastic Four #538
- Civil War: Front Line #3
- Thunderbolts #104
- Civil War: X-Men #1
- Civil War #3
- Cable & Deadpool #30
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #1
- Civil War: Front Line #4
- X-Factor #9 (2005 Series)
- New Avengers #22 (2004 Series)
- Black Panther #18 (2005 Series)
- Wolverine #44 (2003 Series)
- Amazing Spider-Man #534
- Fantastic Four #539
- Civil War: Front Line #5
- Ms. Marvel #6 (2006 Series)
- Thunderbolts #105
- Civil War: X-Men #2
- Heroes for Hire #1 (2006 Series)
- New Avengers #23 (2004 Series)
- Wolverine #45 (2003 Series)
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #2
- Cable & Deadpool #31
- Ms. Marvel #7 (2006 Series)
- Civil War: X-Men #3
- Civil War #4
- Wolverine #46 (2003 Series)
- Heroes for Hire #2 (2006 Series)
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #3
- Civil War: Front Line #6
- Captain America #22 (2004 Series)
- Cable & Deadpool #32
- Amazing Spider-Man #535
- Civil War: Choosing Sides
- Fantastic Four #540
- Civil War: Front Line #7
- Civil War: X-Men #4
- Ms. Marvel #8 (2006 Series)
- Wolverine #47 (2003 Series)
- Heroes for Hire #3 (2006 Series)
- Captain America #23 (2004 Series)
- New Avengers #24 (2004 Series)
- Civil War #5
- Civil War: Young Avengers & Runaways #4
- Iron Man #13 (2004 Series)
- New Avengers #25 (2004 Series)
- Punisher War Journal #1 (2006 Series)
- Civil War: Front Line #8
- Amazing Spider-Man #536
- Black Panther #22 (2005 Series)
- Captain America #24 (2004 Series)
- Civil War: War Crimes #1
- Civil War: Front Line #9
- Iron Man #14 (2004 Series)
- Fantastic Four #541
- Black Panther #23 (2005 Series)
- Punisher War Journal #2 (2006 Series)
- Civil War #6
- Iron Man/Captain America: Casualties of War #1
- Civil War: Front Line #10
- Amazing Spider-Man #537
- Fantastic Four #542
- Civil War: The Return #1
- Punisher War Journal #3 (2006 Series)
- Black Panther #24 (2005 Series)
- Civil War #7
- Amazing Spider-Man #538
- Civil War: Front Line #11
- Black Panther #25 (2005 Series)
