Marvel's first Civil War comic event divided the superheros of the Marvel universe into two camps: those for having superheroes register with the government, and those against. It was Iron Man versus Captain America in a bloody conflict that ultimately resulted in the death (and eventual resurrection) of Steve Rogers.
Now Marvel is set to divide their universe again with the upcoming Civil War II storyline, but the stakes will be different this time around. As revealed by New York Daily News, the story will revolve around a new superhero character who has the ability to predict the future with a "high degree of accuracy."
"This predictive power divides the Marvel heroes on how best to capitalize on this aggregated information, with Captain Marvel leading the charge to profile future crimes and attacks before they occur, and Iron Man adopting the position that the punishment cannot come before the crime," reads the official synopsis.
And that's just the beginning. The series will be kickstarted by the death of a major superhero, murdered at the hands of another hero fans know and love. While the details weren't yet set in stone, The New York Daily News was on hand at the Marvel writer's retreat where the key moments of the comic publisher's universe-shaking events are planned out via a collective brainstorming sessions of Marvel's greatest talents.
Characters the writers considered killing off in the event included Peter Parker as Spider-man and the Human Torch, but both those heroes were eventually taken off the table. The New York Daily News isn't saying who will bite the dust or who will pull the trigger, but the idea for the death got an ovation from the room of writers when it was proposed by Brian Michael Bendis and Marvel editor-in-chief Axel Alonso after having a "eureka" moment during a 10 minute break.
Fans who read the first Civil War storyline will know that Iron Man came off as more of the bad guy of that event, as he sided with the government to track down and register heroes. This time he will be fighting to protect those who have yet to commit a crime against Captain Marvel, who apparently has never seen the sci-fi film Minority Report.
"People's personal accountability is the theme of this one," Bendis said during the meeting to his partner David Marquez, who will be doing artwork for the event. "From the way cops are acting on camera, to the way people talk to each other online."
No firm release date for the first issue of the event has been given, but it should be coming this summer, just around the time Marvel's Captain America: Civil War film hits.
