Marvel Announces Civil War II Launch Parties

03/28/2016 12:49 pm EDT

(Photo: Marvel Entertainment)

Marvel has announced Civil War II launch parties, taking place at participating retailers on June 1. Each participating retailer will receive a Civil War II Party Kit, containing exclusive promotional materials.

"War may be brewing in the Marvel Universe, but the party is at your local comic shop," says Marvel SVP, Sales & Marketing, David Gabriel in a press release. "Civil War II escalates the conflict of its predecessor to new heights, and we're backing retailers with huge incentives, promotional materials, limited edition variants and more. We're committed to making sure anyone and everyone is buzzing about this event and that starts with making sure our retail partners are armed and ready to make Civil War II their biggest title of the year."

The Civil War II Party Kit includes:

Retailers who qualify will also be eligible to order the Civil War II #1 Gwenpool Party Variant by Yasmine Putri, exclusively available at Civil War II launch parties.

Check out images of these exclusives in the gallery below.

In Civil War II,the battle lines are drawn, and the heroes of the Marvel Universe are faced with a choice: wield the power of "predictive justice" to change the future as they see fit, or reject it and allow tomorrow to unfold unaltered.

CIVIL WAR II #1 (MAR160703)
CIVIL WAR II #1 LAUNCH PARTY OPT-IN (MAR160715)
Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS
Art by DAVID MARQUEZ
Cover by MARKO DJURDJEVIC
FOC – 04/18/16 On-Sale – 06/01/16

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(Photo: Marvel Entertainment) Civil War II #1 Cover
(Photo: Marvel Entertainment) Civil War II Michael Cho Lithograph
(Photo: Marvel Entertainment) Build-Your-Own Captain Marvel
(Photo: Marvel Entertainment) Gwenpool Variant
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