New York, NY—April 25th, 2016 — The opening salvos of the war that will fracture the Marvel Universe will be fired here! Today Marvel is pleased to present your first look inside CIVIL WAR II #0 – coming to comic shops and digital devices this May! From the blockbuster creative team that brought you House of M and Siege – Brian Michael Bendis and Olivier Coipel bring you the blistering first chapter of the comic event of the year. His name is Ulysses – a new Inhuman with the ability to profile the future. His emergence sends shockwaves through the Marvel Universe. Will they use his power to alter the future and control their destinies? Or will they reject it – and allow tomorrow to unfold without interference. Be there as the table is set for the comic book fans will be talking about for years to come in CIVIL WAR II #0 – coming this May!

Plus – head to your local comic shop on Free Comic Book Day for an exciting prologue to Civil War II by Brian Michael Bendis & Jim Cheung. Then, pick up CIVIL WAR II #1 by Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez and Justin Ponsor – on sale June 1st!

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Civil War II #0

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Art & Cover by OLIVIER COIPEL

Colors by JUSTIN PONSOR

Variant Covers by ESAD RIBIC (MAR160747) and GREG LAND (MAR168490)

Connecting Variant A by KIM JUNG GI (MAR160748)

Character Variant by PHIL NOTO (MAR160749)

FOC – 04/25/16, On-Sale – 05/18/16