ELI5: The Amory Wars

Long-time fan of Coheed & Cambria here...always thoroughly enjoyed their sound. Recently I was able to get my hands on a few of the comics, but I'm having trouble following them. I know that Claudio Sanchez wrote everything himself, and I understand the significance of the Keywork and whatnot, but if someone could just summarize the characters and give a basic overview of the plot for the comics for me, I would immensely appreciate it.