Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Marvel Reveals New Thunderbolts Team Will Actually Be New Avengers

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In March, Marvel Comics announced that a new era of Thunderbolts was coming this June by writer Sam Humphries (Uncanny X-Force) and artist Ton Lima (West Coast Avengers). Today, Marvel has announced the exact same stunt for the comics team as they did for the Thunderbolts* movie. The new team isn’t The Thunderbolts: they’re the New Avengers.

Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA
Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Since their debut as a team of disguised supervillains, the Thunderbolts have become synonymous with unpredictable twists and unconventional rosters. This legacy continues with a surprise—and first-of-its-kind—comic book title change that echoes the jaw-dropping twist in Marvel Studios’ Thunderbolts*, now in theaters, while introducing an entirely new—and shocking—team of heroes!

THE WINTER SOLDIER. BLACK WIDOW. EDDIE BROCK, CARNAGE. THE HULK. NAMOR. CLEA. WOLVERINE. It’s a group of the most dangerous loners and antiheroes in the Marvel Universe, and yet they’ll come together as the NEW AVENGERS! In classic Avengers fashion, they’ll assemble to take on a threat too big for any one hero to combat—corrupt clones of the Illuminati! And in the spirit of Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch decade-defining New Avengers run, this radical lineup will usher in a revolutionary new era of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!

Elated to finally talk about the secret change, Humphries said, “Plot twist–it’s been New Avengers all along! I promised surprises, and this is the first of many. It’s a thrill and an honor to continue the grand New Avengers tradition of team dynamics that are as explosive as the threats. And this era has two combustible teams: the New Avengers and the Killuminati!” 

Check out the covers, including a homage to David Finch’s iconic New Avengers #1 cover by Whilce Portacio, newly revealed character variants by Derrick Chew, Ejikure and Woo-Chul Lee and the first of three Marvel Studios Variant Covers. Featured on the first three issues of the series, the Marvel Studios Variant Covers spotlight original character designs by Marvel Studios’ Director of Visual Development Andy Park for the Thunderbolts* film. Preorder New Avengers #1 at your local comic shop today and stay tuned for news about the series later this week. For more information, visit Marvel.com.

NEW AVENGERS #1 – 75960621145600111

Written by SAM HUMPHRIES

Art by TON LIMA

Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Virgin Variant Cover by STEPHEN SEGOVIA

Variant Cover by MARK BAGLEY

Variant Cover by STEPHANIE HANS

Black Widow and Winter Soldier Variant Cover by DERRICK CHEW

Carnage and Wolverine Variant Cover by DERRICK CHEW

Clea and Namor Variant Cover by EJIKURE

Hulk Variant Cover by WOO-CHUL LEE

Spoiler Homage Variant Cover by WHILCE PORTACIO

Killuminati Variant Cover by JOSEMARIA CASANOVAS

Marvel Studios Variant Cover by ANDY PARK

Logo Variant Cover

Images via Marvel Comics

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