Collects New Avengers #21-31, New Avengers: Illuminati #1, Civil War: The Confession #1 and Civil War: The Initiative #1.
*When the U.S. government forces super heroes to register or face arrest, the New Avnegers split right down the middle - and the battle lines are drawn! Which way will Captain America, Luke Cage, Spider-Woman, the Sentry and Iron Man jump? The shakeups will shock you - but when the Civil War crashes to a close, on unexpected tragedy leaves the Avengers living in a very different world.
Then, the New Avengers go underground and start a new life - what will the government-backed "Mighty Avengers" hunt them down? And when the rebel heroes travel to Japan to rescue their old friend Ronin, what they discover shakes them to the core! Plus: Discover the secret past of the Marvel Universe's most secret team: the Illuminati! All this, and the return of Hawkeye! *Source: Dust Jacket