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The current Gang War event in Marvel features heroes and crime families fighting for power in the streets of New York City, in a thrilling narrative full of double-crosses, betrayals, and surprises. Some early players in the Gang War have already been defeated, while others have expanded their territories and made unexpected moves. The final showdown will determine who will controls New York, and there's no guarantee it will be Marvel's heroes.

Warning: Spoilers for Marvel's Gang War event!Marvel's ongoing Gang War event has featured so many heroes and crime families fighting in the streets, it's hard to keep track of who's on what side, especially when Marvel heroes start fighting each other. New villains and new heroes have emerged, and some distant relatives have been called back to New York. Read on below for a guide to who's who, what's happening where, and who's already fallen in this massive Marvel event.

The upcoming Rat City series, a spin-off of Image Comics' long-running Spawn franchise, introduces Peter Cairn, a new cyberpunk iteration of Spawn, who is an ex-soldier and amputee. Peter Cairn receives demonic powers from nanites in his prosthetic legs, thanks to blood donation from classic Spawn, Al Simmons. Rat City promises to be a unique blend of hi-tech sci-fi and supernatural horror, with an exciting creative team behind it.

Spawn has had many incarnations throughout the character’s long, epic history. Now, the future of the franchise has become clear, as Image Comics' upcoming Rat City series unveils a new, cyberpunk iteration of the Hellspawn: Peter Cairn, an ex-soldier, amputee and heir to Al Simmons' anti-heroic legacy, fighting for survival in “a post-war future.”

Rat City #1 – written by Erica Schultz, with art by Zé Carlos – will officially debut Peter Cairn, the Hellspawn of the future, who derives his demonic powers...

Thanos' search for the Infinity Stones inadvertantly led to the creation of the Carnage symbiote. In Venom #20, the Maker theorizes that the Venom symbiote reproduced in response to Thanos' threat, giving birth to Carnage. Carnage evolved into a cosmic threat on the level of Thanos, over time becoming by far the Marvel Universe's most dangerous symbiote.

There are few beings who can inspire as much fear in the Marvel Universe as Thanos, but one who might come close is Carnage. Carnage is a deranged serial killer who has haunted Earth for a long time, and while on the surface these two characters seem to have nothing in common, one major event makes Thanos directly responsible for Carnage's birth.

Venom #20 – by Donny Cates, Iban Coello, Ze Carlos, Rain Beredo, and Clayton Cowles – revealed the shared connection between Carnage and Thanos, two major Marvel villains who been significant threats to the universe at different points.

Madame Masque is revealed to be alive and is the mastermind behind the gang war in New York City. She manipulates the crime families and plans to take over their territories. The Gang War event will transform New York City and shake up the criminal landscape for Marvel's heroes. Spider-Man is building his own team to fight in the war. Madame Masque may have the best odds in the gang war, as she is a skilled manipulator and knows how to play the crime families against each other. Iron Man's ex is a force to be reckoned with.

Warning: Spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man: Gang War First Strike #1!Ladies' man Iron Man has had his share of bad romance in his 60-year history, but one of his old flames is about to burn New York to the ground. She's gone by many names in her life, but some know her as Ms.

Symbiotes reproduce before significant historical events, making the Watcher an ideal host as it would serve as an alarm system for key moments. The Watcher's role in observing history aligns perfectly with the symbiote's need to thrive, creating a mutually beneficial relationship. Becoming Venom's host would make the Watcher the last host a symbiote would ever need, showcasing the perfect symbiosis between the two entities.

The Venom symbiote has passed through many hosts throughout its Marvel Comics career, though it seems it’s never latched onto the one entity who would be the most ideal to possess: the Watcher - for one key reason.

The symbiote that would become known as Venom was first picked up by Spider-Man during the first Secret Wars event. At that time, the symbiote was only presented as an alien costume. Sure, Spider-Man stated multiple times that it felt alive, but the symbiote wouldn...

Marvel Comics made a major error in its latest cover for Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty, as it features the wrong title for the recently released issue. On Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty #7, the name of the issue was mistakenly written as "Captain America: Symbol of Liberty," which is a mix-up of the two current series for Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers' Captain America.

In the current Marvel Comics universe, two heroes are operating as Captain America, as Sam Wilson and Steve Rogers both don the mantle in their own series. Wilson stars in Captain America: Symbol of Truth by Tochi Onyebuchi, R.B. Silva, Ze Carlos, and Ig Guara, while Steve Rogers is featured as the patriotic hero in Captain America: Sentinel of Liberty by Collin Kelly, Jackson Lanzing, and Carmen Carnero. However, in a recently released cover from Marvel Comics, someone appears to have mixed the series and heroes up,...