Part of the story is told from the perspective of two reporters embedded in the opposite camps of the war.

Ben Urich follows the stories on Iron Man's side with the pro-registration heroes, while Sally Floyd investigates the anti-registration faction headed by Captain America.

Writer Paul Jenkins was given carte blanche to have the stories reflect the current political landscape in the United States.

It shows Speedball's struggles with survivor guilt, imprisonment, and relations to the victims of the Stamford disaster.

Bantam is knocked into a gas tank and killed in the following explosion, leaving a shocked Thunderclap behind.

Meanwhile, Ben Urich is following a lead which turns out to be trap set by the Green Goblin, Norman Osborn, who threatens him.

Ben is shocked when Thor (actually a cloned cyborg version created by the pro-registration faction) kills Goliath, and is further disturbed by the use of super villains in the conflict.

[7] Ben Urich's technology expert friend Dan believes that Tony Stark may be manipulating the events of the Civil War to make money.

[8] Sally Floyd meets up with Captain America to interview him and declares that he is misguided in his view of the Civil War.

[9] Ben Urich finally resigns from the Daily Bugle because he knows they won't print what he's discovered.

[11] Each issue from #1 to #9 concludes with a short story comparing the events of Civil War to real historical conflicts.