Civil War II is gearing up for its big release on June 1 -- seriously big, Issue #1 will be oversized at 40 pages -- and today Marvel Comics held a press phone-conference to answer some big questions heading into the event.

The Inhuman’s Name is Ulysses

The Art Is Gorgeous

The Hulk Gets Really, Really Angry

It’s Not Minority Report

The Big Debate Drives the Story -- And the Fans

The first Civil War featured a battle of Freedom vs. Security as Captain America and Iron Man butted heads over whether superheroes should register with the government or be free to act as they please. Similarly, Civil War II will see Iron Man and Captain Marvel take sides on an issue, which will split the Marvel superhero community in two. A new Inhuman with the power to see the future appears, so the debate centers around whether this power should be used to arrest people before they commit their crimes (Captain Marvel’s side) or only judge people on the actions they actually commit (Iron Man’s side).We already know that someone will die (although it won’t be Spider-Man or Human Torch) and that will up the importance of this debate for everyone.Here’s what we learned from Marvel’s Brian Michael Bendis (Civil War II writer), Tom Brevoort (Marvel Executive Editor) and Axel Alonso (Marvel Editor-in-Chief).We now know that the Inhuman at the center of this superhero war is named Ulysses. We got our first good look at him on this uncolored interior page by Civil War II artist David Marquez."Here's this young man who is being forced to grow up very quickly. He was on a pretty traditional route on America, and something happened that completely derailed his life, and that's becoming an Inhuman. A few things are happening with this character. This character expresses an idea that shows what's unique about the Inhuman story, and the growing Inhuman population the Marvel Universe, and the stories they can tell,” Bendis said. “This is someone who had a specific view of the superheroic community, and then is thrust right in the middle of it in a very controversial and dividing way. Going from 'Holy crap, that's Iron Man!' to 'Holy crap, Iron Man is coming after me!' There's a lot going on with the character. It really sets the stage for the Inhumans going forward."Ulysses can also be seen on the cover to Civil War II #2 with Iron Man grabbing him and fleeing from the Inhumans.Feast your eyes on the opening (unlettered) pages of Civil War II #1 by artist David Marquez and colorist Justin Ponsor.We’ve seen Marquez’s star quickly rise after doing Ultimate Spider-Man with Bendis and then Invincible Iron Man. Bendis said that when it came time to decide who would be drawing Civil War II, Marquez was the first choice. He compared it to when they had to choose who should draw the first Civil War, and it was clear from his work on New Avengers that Steve McNiven should get the job. So even though Marquez had just done the first arc on Invincible Iron Man and was planning on doing a really long Ultimate Spider-Man-esque run on that book with Bendis, they decided to pull him off to work on Civil War II.Bendis also mentioned colorist Justin Ponsor’s contribution to Civil War II."He is one of the best colorists on the planet,” Bendis said. “His name is on so many of the best books I've been attached to. I hold him in the highest regard. I think he is a master of his craft. I think of him in the way most directors think of their cinematographers. I am honored to have my name alongside his. His contributions are the standard in which other colorists should be judged."And you might be wondering who that red, glowy villain is. We have no idea! When we asked about him, they just said he was a cosmic villain that the heroes will be battling when the event starts, and how that fight ends will have big ramifications.We got our first look at the cover to Civil War II #3, which features the Hulk looking super pissed, holding half(!) of Iron Man as other heroes lay defeated on the ground. When we asked about the Hulk’s role (and She-Hulk’s, who is prominent in the promotional material), the Marvel reps passed on the question. That’s the only question they refused to answer, so it seems something big will be happening with the Hulk(s).Later, Bendis said that “something very unique” will happen to the Hulk in that issue. "I'm probably going to have to unplug my computer for a few days. Something big happens in each issue, but this will probably be the most debated," he said.With the idea of punishing people before they commit their crimes being a main point of Civil War II, we asked how this would differ from Minority Report, which also tackles that issue."There's a surface similarity at the outset, and as the story continues, you'll see it's very, very different," Alonso said.Brevoort compared it to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War, which both feature heroes punching each other and could be perceived as similar, but after you see the stories play out, you’ll see how different they are."We're all just living in Philip K. Dick's shadow,” Bendis quipped.After Bendis first pitched the story to the other Marvel writers, they were asked to have the hero of their book choose a side, and it was roughly even for Iron Man and Captain Marvel, which proved to them that the debate was a juicy one worth molding an event around.Bendis talked about how the appeal of the first Civil War was asking fans to choose a side, and it’s that draw to “intellectually and passionately” interact with the story that made it such a hit. For Civil War II, he said fans might feel one way by the end of Issue #1, but switch sides by Issue #4. Alonso himself said he would flip-flop between Iron Man and Captain Marvel from one page to the next as he was reading Bendis’s script.One intriguing element is having Captain Marvel become the figurehead for one side of the war, and it’s not just because she’s the first female character to take such a prominent leading role in a Marvel event. Carol Danvers was a much different character during the first Civil War and when Bendis was writing her during his Avengers run, and it’s her new status quo that has her stepping up to the plate for Civil War II.Bendis said he talked to the woman who is largely responsible for Captain Marvel’s big changes (and her surge of popularity), writer Kelly Sue DeConnick, who is a close personal friend of his. They discussed her role in Civil War II, and Bendis noted that there were quite a few Captain Marvel cosplayers (known as the Carol Corps) at WonderCon this past weekend, and the vibe he got from their looks was, "You better not f**k this up or we'll kill you."

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