Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-61022-20160114013125/@comment-4651179-20160518222722

Events are specific situations that the characters live through, and are not statu quo. The first Civil War wasn't a statu quo, it was the event that led to a statu quo, in this case, The Initiative.

It's pretty much like in real life, time periods are like status quo, whereas specific conflicts are like events.

The status quo after the first Civil War were The Initiative, Dark Reign, Heroic Age, Shattered Heroes, Marvel NOW!, and All-New, All-Different Marvel. I refrain from adding All-New Marvel NOW! and Avengers NOW! because both publishing initiatives didn't really carry any narrative importance.