Civil War: The Initiative

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Civil War: The Initiative
Civil War: The Initiative
Publisher	Marvel Comics
Schedule	April 2007
Format	One-Shot
Main character(s)	Iron Man The Collective Sasquatch The Thunderbolts Ms. Marvel Spider-Woman
Writer(s)	Brian Michael Bendis Warren Ellis
Penciller(s)	Marc Silvestri
Inker(s)	Joe Weems Marco Galli Rick Basaldua
Colorist(s)	Frank D'Armata

Civil War: The Initiative is the name of a comics crossover storyline as well as a one-shot comic book starting this event, published by Marvel Comics. An epilogue to Marvel's Civil War event, the storyline promotes newly launched series such as the Mighty Avengers, New Avengers, and Omega Flight, as well as the Warren Ellis reinvention of the Thunderbolts team.

The one-shot is written by Brian Michael Bendis and Warren Ellis, with pencil art by Marc Silvestri. Centered around Iron Man, its story is divided into three segments. In the first segment, mutant Michael Pointer (The Collective), the man who killed the Canadian superhero team Alpha Flight while under the control of a being claimed by Magneto to be Xorn, is given a chance to atone for his actions. The second segment (written by Warren Ellis) showcases the Thunderbolts, conscripted supervillains working for the government, in pursuit of unregistered superhumans. The third and final segment shows a meeting between Ms. Marvel, a staunch ally of Iron Man, and Spider-Woman, one of Captain America's Secret Avengers.

In addition to the main story, the comic includes promotional previews for other titles linked to Civil War - Iron Man, Captain America, Mighty Avengers, Omega Flight and Avengers: The Initiative.