Avengers VS X-Men

Avengers VS X-Men was a Marvel event in 2012 that spawned a 12 issue limited series, and countless tie-ins to both the X-Men and Avengers ongoing comic series. The premise is that the Phoenix Force is headed towards Earth, and both the Avengers and X-Men have different ideas on what its purpose is. The Avengers, led by Captain America, feel that it’s a threat of planetary proportions and the X-Men, led by Cyclops, feel that it’s the sign of rebirth for their dwindling race. Ever since the events of House of M, no new mutants were being born except in the case of Hope Summers, the so called mutant messiah. Many believed her to be the key to saving the mutants and a possible Phoenix host. A long battle ensues between the two groups when Captain America brings the entire Avengers to Utopia, the island home of the X-Men, and tries to take Hope into custody. Feeling that their sovereign rights were being violated, Cyclops vehemently refused Captain America and fires the first shot.