Comics:Civil War: Choosing Sides Vol 1 1

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Civil War: Choosing Sides Vol 1 #1

December, 2006

Editor-in-Chief

Joe Quesada

Cover Artists

Leinil Yu

"Switching Sides"
Writers Marc Guggenheim Pencilers Leinil Yu Inkers Leinil Yu Colourists Dave McCaig Letterers Joe Caramagna Editors Molly Lazer

"Conscientious Objector"
Writers Robert Kirkman Pencilers Phil Hester Inkers Ande Parks Colourists Bill Crabtree Letterers Joe Caramagna Editors Aubrey Sitterson

"Choosing Sides"
Writers Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction Pencilers David Aja Inkers David Aja Colourists Matt Hollingsworth Letterers Dave Lanphear Editors Warren Simons

"Choosing Sides"
Writers Mike Oeming Pencilers Scott Kolins Inkers Scott Kolins Colourists Brian Reber Letterers Joe Caramagna Editors Andy Schmidt

"Non-Human-Americans"
Writers Ty Templeton Pencilers Roger Langridge Inkers Roger Langridge Colourists J. Brown Letterers Joe Caramagna Editors Tom Brevoort

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Appearing in "Switching Sides"

Featured Characters:

• Venom

Supporting Characters:

• Songbird
• Radioactive Man

Villains:

Other Characters:

• SHIELD agents

Locations:

• Port Washington, New York State

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Switching Sides"

As he is arranging to flee the country and sell off all the media rights to his story, Mac Gargan is attacked by a SHIELD SHRA enforcement squad. He makes quick work of them with the help of his symbiote. After making short work of them, Songbird and Radioactive Man of the Thunderbolts arrive to give Venom an option: Join them or be arrested. After minor consideration, Venom decides to join their ranks.

Appearing in "Conscientious Objector"

Featured Characters:

• Ant-Man (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

Villains:

Other Characters:

• Mitch Carson
• Secret Avengers
  • Daredevil
  • Cloak
  • Dagger
  • Luke Cage
  • Captain America
• Pro-Registration Forces
  • Spider-Man
  • Iron Man
  • She-Hulk
  • Ms. Marvel
  • Wasp
  • Yellowjacket
• Thing

Locations:

• New York City, New York State

Items:

• Iron Spider Armor
• Extremis Armor
• Daredevil's Billy Club

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Conscientious Objector"

Having a meal on a rooftop, Ant Man witnesses a battle between the pro and anti-SHRA forces in the middle of the street. When a little girl is caught in the middle of the battle, Ant Man jumps to her rescue and hides her under a car until the battle subsides, and decides to bug off to find a womans shower that needs "supervision." When the Pro-SHRA forces assess the damage done in the battle, they find a little girl. The little girl tells Iron Man and the others that she was saved by the new Ant Man. Yellowjacket calls in the sighting to SHIELD, as Ant Man finds a womens gym he desired to find earlier.

Appearing in "Choosing Sides"

Featured Characters:

• Daredevil

Supporting Characters:

• Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Appears in flashback and main story)

Villains:

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Hell's Kitchen

Items:

• Daredevil's Billy Club

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Choosing Sides"

Having taken Daredevil's place in Hell's Kitchen while Matt Murdock is helping the Anti-SHRA forces fight the Civil War. Almost getting caught by a SHIELD sting operation, Rand escapes and returns to his hide out. Iron Fist reflects on the promise that he made to Murdock, and on the events that led to his gaining the power of Iron First.

Appearing in "Choosing Sides"

Featured Characters:

• US Agent

Supporting Characters:

• Tony Stark

Villains:

• Purple Man

Other Characters:

• SHIELD agents

Locations:

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Avengers Tower, Manhattan, New York City, New York State

Items:

Vehicles:

• SHIELD Helicarrier
  
  

Synopsis for "Choosing Sides"

Tony Stark has asked US Agent to be a liaison for the Canadian government who are being swamped by super-humans crossing the boarder into Canada to escape the SHRA. Initially, US Agent refuses because he is trying to catch the Purple Man. Tracking down the Purple Man and fighting him on a hover craft, Agent is easily defeated and ordered to jump off the ship. Recovering aboard a SHIELD carrier, Stark informs US Agent that Killgrave has fled to Canada. US Agent accepts the assignment to Canada, and jumps off the ship in his casts to rendezvous with the landing team.

Appearing in "Non-Human-Americans"

Featured Characters:

• Howard the Duck

Supporting Characters:

• Beverly Switzler

Villains:

Other Characters:

• Mighty Bull (First appearance)
• Kidney Lady

Locations:

• Cleveland, Ohio

Items:

Vehicles:

'ai (Earth-616)

Synopsis for "Non-Human-Americans"

With the Super-Human Registration Act in full effect, Beverly Switzler talks Howard the Duck into registering themselves (with Bev as his sidekick) so that they can take advantage of the benefits of signing up (like a steady pay check and benefits.) Initially ligning up at the DMV in error, they get into the Super-Human Registration line up, however when trying to sign up, a local SHIELD Agent recognizes Howard as the human duck that has been reported time and time again.
Forever fed up with having to do write ups about the human-duck and furious that they have all turned out to be true, the SHIELD agent tells Howard that SHIELD's official policy is that he does not exist and kicks him out of the SHRA office. Disappointed that he couldn't register, Howard looks on the bright side, since he doesn't exist in the eyes of the government, at least he doesn't have to worry about traffic tickets, have no worries about jury duty, doesn't have to file his taxes, heck he doesn't even have to vote if he doesn't want to.

Notes

• "Conscientious Objector" takes place during the events of Fantastic Four #539.
• US Agent next appears in Omega Flight #1.
  

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