Writer: Christos GageArtist: Edgar Salazar Marvel Comics, May 2026 The first question many readers will probably ask when they see Civil War: Unmasked is simple: why? The original Civil War crossover ran for seven issues from July 2006 to February 2007. Its central conflict ended long ago, and most of its fallout has already been overtaken by later Marvel-wide events. Even Civil War II, which ran for eight issues in 2016, has largely faded from readers’ memories, with most of its continuity impact either forgotten or quietly ignored. That sense of distance is probably even stronger now that Marvel’s more widely seen cinematic universe has staged its own version of Civil War, which is likely what many fans think of first when the title comes up. That said, Civil War: Unmasked #1 is not a pointless revisit. In fact, it works surprisingly well as a companion piece to the original