Synopsis
Last issue Iron Man sent Nightcrawler to rescue Alison Green from Captain Marvel's custody. Ms Green had been arrested on the basis of 1 of Ulysses' precog visions but there was no corroborative evidence. This has led to a confrontation on the roof of the Triskelion building between massed supporters of the 2 sides. And this is what they used to call a 'big battle issue'.
Iron Man has the ANAD Avengers, Captain America (Steve Rogers), Dr Strange, Hawkeye (Kate Bishop), Luke Cage, Old Man Logan, Riri Williams (a new Iron Man) and some X-Men. Captain Marvel has Alpha Flight, the Guardians Of The Galaxy, the Ultimates and some other X-Men. And in New Attilan Medusa calls Karnak from training Ulysses and they assemble some Inhumans to go help CM.
Carol Danvers and Tony Stark fight each other. But IM has prepared a special weapon which takes CM out of the action.
Dr Strange fights Storm's X-Men.
Luke Cage tackles Blue Marvel, but it's only a set-up so Nova can zap BM. But BM shakes it off and chases Nova into space.
Maria Hill holds unconscious Marvel Girl (who's been taken down by means unknown) and organises the evacuation of the Triskelion.
Sasquatch brings down Logan while Hawkeye fights Aurora.
And there's lots more going on in the background, including Thor fighting Gamora.
Various people watch/hear confused news reports:- Matt Murdock in his office, Peter Parker coming out of a shower, Mary Jane Watson in Stark International HQ and Hawkeye (Clint Barton) in the wilderness. Then back to the fight.
Magik sends Cap (Sam Wilson) through a stepping disk to Hollywood, and then gets clocked by an arrow.
Rocket Raccoon is enjoying himself until he gets a flying kick from Spider-Man (Miles Morales), who is then attacked by RR's teammate Venom (Flash Thompson). Flash is angry at this Spidey-impersonator, but Miles shuts him up with a venom-blast in the mouth.
Star-Lord (Peter Quill) is fighting Cap (SR) when Tony Stark contacts him to ask why his GotG ex-teammate is fighting on the other side. Quill says he's friends with Carol Danvers too, and she called them in because Tony had 'gone off the rails'. And he supports the idea of using Ulysses' visions to prevent future crimes.
During this conversation we see the 2 intangibles Kitty Pryde and Vision duelling. Vision fires a solar blast which passes through Kitty and destroys the GotG spaceship.
Then the Inhumans arrive, including affiliates Beast and Human Torch. Iron Man attacks Karnak in revenge for the destruction of Stark Tower. Black Panther tries to stop him. But then Capt M gets back in the fray and beats IM up.
Meanwhile back in New Attilan Ulysses has another vision, but manifests his power in a new way. We know that he can let others see his visions. But now he emits tendrils of light which stretch across New York Bay to wrap around the combatants. They see a ruined Capitol Building with Spidey (MM) with bloody hands holding a dead Cap (SR).
As the vision subsides Ms Marvel rushes to assure her friend Miles that it won't happen. But CM arrests him.