Civil War
The narrative begins with the New Warriors broadcasting themselves ambushing a safehouse of criminals. Nitro explodes in the scuffle killing 600 people
The government opts to have superheroes register to keep tabs on how many heroes there actually are and to officially regulate heroes
23 heroes meet in the Baxter Building to discuss this idea. Cap meets with Maria Hill and refuses to arrest Avengers who protect the people and don't want to register
Cap becomes a fugitive from S.H.I.E.L.D.
The Resistance has 23 safehouses for anti-reg heroes all known only to Nick Fury
Spiderman reveals his true identity to the public after which J. Jonah Jameson is completely shocked and even faints
Emma Frost (as leader of the X-men) refuses to register the X-men but agrees not to join Cap’s side
Pro-reg set a trap for anti-reg heroes and a battle ensues
Thor arrives who is actually a clone and kills Goliath) Bill Foster
Pro-reg heroes employ the Thunderbolts to work for them. A team originally put together by Helmut Zemo hence a team of criminals
Captured heroes on anti-reg side are put in a prison in the Negative Zone
Spiderman switches sides
Spiderman is ambushed by Jack O’ Lantern and the Jester, two villains of the Thunderbolts, and is critically wounded. Punisher saves Spiderman and kills them both
Punisher joins the anti-reg team while a panel shows Tigra calling pro-reg
Punisher infiltrates the Baxter Building to study and find the plans of the Negative Zone
Punisher is kicked out from anti-reg due to the way he operates
Uatu tells Dr. Strange he can end it all with a simple incantation yet he refuses to intervene because he believes there is no absolute right or wrong
Black Panther and Storm join anti-reg
Anti-reg team infiltrate Ryker’s Island penitentiary as that is where the portal to the Negative Zone is
Another battle ensues
Namor joins anti-reg
After realizing that they were fighting just for the sake of fighting, Cap surrenders to pro-reg and the fighting stops. Tony Stark becomes head of S.H.I.E.L.D. after Maria Hill and implements the Fifty-State Initiative