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In Marvel's Civil War there is something major happening. A Superhuman Registration Act has been passed and superheroes must register their secret identities to the government. Due to the new registration act every hero is forced to decide which side they are on. Are they for the registration act or against it? The story literally affects every single super hero in the Marvel Universe. That's a pretty big deal.
Look back into Marvel's past, shortly after the conclusion of the Kree-Skrull War, to witness the formation of the secret cabal known as the Illuminati! What hero warned them of the concequences of such an alliance? And what events in the present would break the group apart? This trade paperback ... features the developing partnership between Iron Man and Spider-man, the return of Doctor Doom to the Marvel universe, and clues about the rebirth of the Mighty Thor!
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Marvel's logo, adopted in the 1990s. In 1990, Marvel began selling Marvel Universe Cards with trading card maker Impel. These were collectible trading cards that featured the characters and events of the Marvel Universe, which would spawn several more series of cards and imitations by DC.
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Sometimes referred to as "The House of Ideas", Marvel's best-known characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men and their member Wolverine, the Fantastic Four, the Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Iron Man, the Silver Surfer, Daredevil and The Punisher. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted as inhabiting a single shared world; this continuity is known as the Marvel Universe.
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Thor Most people in the Marvel Universe believe that Thor is just some superpowered guy pretending to be the Thor of Norse Myth. After all, the Hulk is really strong and he's not a god. Storm can control the weather and she's just a mutant. Just because Thor claims to be a god doesn't mean that it's true.
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Reflecting the stylized action of the Marvel comic series and Sony Pictures' upcoming film, Ghost Rider offers a unique game play combination that includes deep combo-based combat and fast-paced motorcycle action on the supernatural Hell Cycle. Penned by famed comic writers Garth Ennis and Jimmy Palmiotti, the game's high-octane storyline unleashes Ghost Rider on familiar villains from the comic universe.
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