Marvel Says Death of High-Profile Hero Ignites "Civil War II"

[CBR News]

The upcoming crossover sequel by Bendis and Marquez will see one major Marvel hero murder another.


Full article here.

[Factor]

Steve Rogers?
Would work as a parallel to the first CW.

[ImprobableQuestion]

This is probably a good place to consolidate the discussion. One Avenger is going to be made a murderer this year. And one Avenger will be murdered. Who will it be?

[Kusanagi]

Place your bets, taking all bets.

Doubt it's anyone with a solo right now, we just relaunched, no need to end a book that soon. The only exceptions being heroes with replacements waiting in the wings but even then I think current Hulk/Cap/Thor are safe through this.

My guess is a semi famous Avenger that's not featured right now maybe like War Machine (god I hope not)

[John Ossie]

Carol is definitely going to be the villain of the story. Just a prediction of mine LOL

Any predictions for who bites the dust anyone?

[klynn]

Odd that Marvel couldn't wait until next weekend to announce this to at least let Secret Wars conclude (and change the Marvel Universe forever) before whipping up the next storm of wild uninformed fanboy speculation and outrage.....

[John Ossie]

Place your bets, taking all bets.

Doubt it's anyone with a solo right now, we just relaunched, no need to end a book that soon. The only exceptions being heroes with replacements waiting in the wings but even then I think current Hulk/Cap/Thor are safe through this.

My guess is a semi famous Avenger that's not featured right now maybe like War Machine (god I hope not)

Yeah I agree about the people with a solo being safe, logically speaking anyway LOL.

My guess? Namor. I was going to say Black Panther but with him having a film coming up I changed my mind. Still, I think Namor is famous enough to get people talking, he doesn't have a solo either as far as I know.

[Some Guy]

Place your bets, taking all bets.

Doubt it's anyone with a solo right now, we just relaunched, no need to end a book that soon. The only exceptions being heroes with replacements waiting in the wings but even then I think current Hulk/Cap/Thor are safe through this.

My guess is a semi famous Avenger that's not featured right now maybe like War Machine (god I hope not)

hmm War Machine very well might be the death. That could explain the divide between Tony and Carol. I could see Deadpool being the killer.

[John Ossie]

Odd that Marvel couldn't wait until next weekend to announce this to at least let Secret Wars conclude (and change the Marvel Universe forever) before whipping up the next storm of wild uninformed fanboy speculation and outrage.....

It is Marvel we're talking about LOL. Though in fairness, had their release schedule gone according to plan Secret Wars would've finished by now.

[misscar]

My guess is a semi famous Avenger that's not featured right now maybe like War Machine (god I hope not)

It would explain why Tony would be so pissed off. It definitely would raise the personal stakes. I feel that whoever they kill off it had to mean something for this to work. I definitely like this promise better than last time.

Although those this reminding anybody of Project Insight from Captain America: Winter Soldier?

[Holt]

Yeah I agree about the people with a solo being safe, logically speaking anyway LOL.

My guess? Namor. I was going to say Black Panther but with him having a film coming up I changed my mind. Still, I think Namor is famous enough to get people talking, he doesn't have a solo either as far as I know.

Namor is already dead.

RIP in peace Captain Falcon

I don't think they'd be putting him on the cover fighting Carol's team if his death "ignited" the story.

[ViewtifulJC]

RIP in peace Captain Falcon

[Danileriver23]

Yeah I agree about the people with a solo being safe, logically speaking anyway LOL.

My guess? Namor. I was going to say Black Panther but with him having a film coming up I changed my mind. Still, I think Namor is famous enough to get people talking, he doesn't have a solo either as far as I know.

...He's also dead?

[Charlie_1981]

I think i´m just going to pass on this crossover (not a fan of Bendis last works since Age of Ultron), just buying the books i´m really interested (probably some of the current books i´m actually buying will cross with this and maybe disappear when the event it´s finished, sure it will have delays, not a surprise like Secret Wars not-yet-finished) and simply live the life.

[Fuzzy Barbarian]

Hmm... A month ago, I would'v said Steve. At least for a while. And Tony and Sam fighting would be exacerbated by how best to honour him, maybe? But now it seems Sam and Tony are on the same side, and Carol is the leader of the opposition... I'm gonna say SHE'S the killer, if only because she's more likely to kill based on the line-up that we know (not a She-Hulk reader in the slightest, so I don't know about her). Also, really. Star-Lord is here? Huh.... well, Bendis is writing it, guess he has to be. But I'm betting Kitty stays far away from the sterilising t-cloud, because Bendis wouldn't let that happen to his baby.

And oh God, Carol sounds like she's the bad guy here. Wasn't this "precognition of future crimes"-thing in Minority Report or something (never watched that movie)? I dunno, it doesn't feel very Civil War-y is all. The accountability summary does, though, so hopefully the new superhuman is just an excuse to set up something a little less sci-fi and more grounded. But Bendis doesn't exactly have the best track record when ti comes to crossovers, so I'm just gonna be cautiously optimistic... maybe.

Oh, and I never really took a hard look at Carol's ANAD look, but I like the hair. Makes so much more sense than the frankly ugly mohawk/undercut thing she was sporting.