Peter awakens next to Mary Jane, hearing a voice. He and Mary Jane see that it’s Tony Stark's voice coming from the eagle statue in their room. Through the speaker he tells Peter that he wants to see him in the lab.
Peter is waiting at an airfield for Tony Stark to arrive. When he does, Tony informs Peter that he’d been to a last minute meeting at midnight. As they board a private jet, Tony also reveals that he has brought along a new version of the Iron Spider Armor, even though the original is less than 24 hours old.
Amazing Spider-Man #531 is a numbered issue in Amazing Spider-Man, a comic series from Marvel. It is included in the Civil War reading collection.
Amazing Spider-Man #532 is a numbered issue in Amazing Spider-Man, a comic series from Marvel. It is included in the Civil War reading collection.
Amazing Spider-Man #533 is a numbered issue in Amazing Spider-Man, a comic series from Marvel. It is included in the Civil War reading collection.
Amazing Spider-Man #534 is a numbered issue in Amazing Spider-Man, a comic series from Marvel. It is included in the Civil War reading collection.
Peter asks Tony about the detention area where they are keeping superheroes who have not registered. Then he finds out they are being kept in the Negative Zone. After returning from the Negative Zone, Mister Fantastic tells Peter that he had an uncle that appeared before the in the 1950s.
Spider-Man is attacked by Iron Man after Peter decides to go against the Superhuman Registration Act. Iron Man quickly overrides Spidey's costume, the "Iron Spider Armor." But, Peter isn't smart for nothing. Peter then overrides Stark's command.
Peter steps out of the apartment, hiding his face with glasses and a cap, and gets a copy of the Daily Bugle with the headline: "Spider-Man/Parker Challenges Registration!" Unfortunately the female guest nearby recognizes his face as the one on the front page, and calls it in to a friend. Meanwhile Captain America and the Human Torch decide the best action to take now would be to secure Parker before Stark can get a hold of him. Johnny visits Peter's old haunts, checking his sources for where he could be.
As the sniper aims for Mary Jane, Fisk tells him to wait until Peter comes home as she is merely a secondary target. Mary Jane answers the phone when Peter calls, and notices a seriousness in his tone. Peter tells her that he loves her and that he'll see her soon, knowing a great battle is about to unfold.
In Booth Bay Harbor, Maine, Copycat learns that the humans are trying to make a trek to Eurasia and reports this to the Brotherhood of Chaos. Bishop is at the X-Mansion and he watches as the X-Men battle a holographic Sentinel courtesy of Dazzler. The team defeats the Sentinel and then joins up to help the humans in Booth Bay Harbor.
Abyss toys with the kid he just kidnapped and brought to his ship. Outside, the X-Men are dealing with the Brotherhood of Chaos, their saboteurs of the plan to take over the Sentinels. They are being led by a Cardinal Madri and he tells Copycat and Yeti to blend into the crowd of humans.
Magneto thinks to himself at Charles Xavier's graveside. Bishop finds him here and holds a gun at him. Magneto asks him what is going on and Bishop shoots the Infinite warrior that is behind him.
The Madri are amazed that Bishop has survived the Shadow King and they continue their ritual of purification of him with Apocalypse's blood. Storm stops them and freezes the blood. She hits them with a wind and quickly frees Bishop.
Magneto tells the X-Men that the mission they are about to embark on is one that may cost them dearly with many lives being lost. They tell him that this mission is not any different than their others. As they talk about what is needing to be done, Blink arrives in a portal.
Rogue stands in a crowd of fleeing humans. They are in Chicago and above the humans on the streets are an incalculable number of probes. They are sent in to scare the humans and calculate how many humans are going to be culled by Apocalypse.
Wild Child finds the other X-Men in Chicago after running through the masses of Infinite soldiers. Sunfire takes out the soldiers and Wild Child runs up to Rogue and touches her so that she can "see" where Sabretooth is being held by Holocaust in Indianapolis. In Indianapolis, Holocaust tells Sabretooth of his plans to build a huge Infinite army to use to take over the planet.
Blink yells out in rage over thinking that Holocaust has killed Sabretooth. She confronts him alone. They battle and he throws her at a brick wall.
Eight months after Captain America and the Avengers began hunting the Illuminati, the Ex Nihilii desperately try to keep a star in the Alpha Whaan System alive. Their effort fails, and five gardeners lose their lives. When they try to understand what is causing the stars to die, Abyss tells them that they have simply been ignoring the obvious truth; the universe is dying.
Cannonball and Smasher have returned to Earth with Manifold. Their first stop is Izzy’s family’s farm in Iowa so that they can introduce her father to their baby, Josiah. They also take their son to the grave of Izzy’s grandfather, Dan, which is marked on the property by a statue of Dan in his Captain Terror uniform.
An advance team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents deploys into Rome from one of two helicarriers hovering above. They have entered Italian airspace without government authorization, so the team works fast when they hit the ground.
Pod arrives at the origin bomb site in Kobe, Japan, and remembers its own origin: another of Ex Nihilo’s bombs crashed in a snowy landscape and enveloped a young Finnish woman, Aikku Jokinen, who was walking nearby. The only thing left in the impact crater was a cocoon, which was quickly found and extracted by A.I.M. for further study at the group’s island base.
Reed Richards sits in his makeshift lab in the Illuminati’s safehouse in Cadiz, Spain, reflecting on the note Sue gave him from Valeria: “You can’t win. Time to start figuring out how not to lose.” Reed records a message of his own to his daughter in his personal log. He tells her that he doesn’t know what the future holds, but that he wants to do his best to continue her education.
Years ago, King T'Chaka of Wakanda brought his son, Prince T'Challa, before him and showed him a knife. It had belonged to T'Chaka's grandfather, and was a blade fit for a king. T'Chaka gave his son the blade.
Six months ago on Earth-1610, Reed Richards was called to a meeting with Nick Fury. Fury said that SHIELD had been perfect for the world as it had been, but had been unprepared for what came next. This carelessness cost lives, and to save the world from Galactus afterwards cost more lives.
Four days ago, members of the Illuminati - Beast, Yellowjacket, Amadeus Cho, Captain Britain, and Hulk - traveled to the Moon to locate the corpse of the Living Tribunal, whose murder at the hands of the Beyonders Hank Pym had witnessed as he traversed the multiverse. They are there to retrieve a sample of the Tribunal’s skin, under the theory that it is a material that can withstand the effects of collapsing multiversal space. Three days ago, Sunspot and Cannonball visited Nation X to recruit Cyclops to help their cause.
Two weeks ago, in the Wakanda Necropolis, the Illuminati had gathered at the cage of Tony Stark. They had been debating what to do, as Steve Rogers and his S.H.I.E.L.D. Avengers would be arriving in a few hours, and Tony might have been a point of contention.
Months before the story, Steve Rogers and Tony Stark meet up in a diner in Texas. The purpose for the meeting is for Tony to attempt to convince Steve that he is right, and Steve is wrong, in order to get them working together. After a short and fruitless discussion, Steve recognises their waitress as Tamara Devoux aka Captain Universe.
Chicago Police Lieutenant James Gordon relocates to Gotham City and begins working under Commissioner Gillian B. Loeb. Already, he finds himself detesting the grime of the city, but his thoughts are on his pregnant wife, Barbara.
A recently released mental patient from Arkham Asylum named Albert Blume has taken several children hostage and is threatening to kill them. Commissioner Loeb dispatches SWAT Commander Branden to the scene of the apartment to handle the situation. Lt.
Flaming piles of debris drop down on top of Batman as the Gotham City SWAT team fires a firebomb at the derelict apartment building. Flammable materials within his utility belt begin to explode. Batman finds an electrical cover and uses it to mask his presence.
James Gordon and Sarah Essen have dinner together. Jim feels guilty over their recent affair, but doesn't have the will to call it off. He even gives Sarah a bracelet – a present that should have gone to his pregnant wife.
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