A disaster kills hundreds of civilians, the government requires superhumans to register and be accountable, and the community splits over it. Iron Man takes the state’s side. Captain America does not.
The premise is genuinely good and the execution keeps putting a thumb on the scale. Characters take positions the plot needs rather than ones that follow from who they are, and the registration side keeps being handed actions designed to make it indefensible.
Still worth reading, because the argument underneath about oversight and who gets to grant it has not aged a day.
Read October 2026.