Civil War: Front Line – Issue 2A

“Embedded, Part 2” – The Superhuman Registration Act has gone into effect, and it has consequences that are more widespread than anyone thought possible. Spider-Man has unmasked, throwing the press in general and the Daily Bugle in particular into a state of unmitigated chaos. One of the first heroes to fall under the act is Prodigy, who is efficiently shut down by Iron Man himself. “The Accused, Part 2” – Speedball is incarcerated after refusing the government’s offer to register and come out as a public figure suporting superhuman reform. Without his powers, jail is far less pleasant for him than it usually is. “Civil War: The Program” – Norman Osborn watches Spider-Man’s press release in prison, and doesn’t like what he sees or hears. S.H.I.E.L.D. agents give him a chance to live by a different set of rules. Unnamed selection by Plutarch – Again, classic pieces written about war are used to highlight the similarities between real history and the current state of the Marvel Universe.