New Avengers Revived with New Roster, New Mission
New York, NY— May 7, 2025 — 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, a startling truth is revealed—in classic Thunderbolts fashion, this latest iteration isn’t at all what it seems! They’re the NEW AVENGERS!
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, 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’s decade-defining New Avengers run, this radical lineup will usher in a revolutionary new era of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes!
Elated to talk about the secret change finally, 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.
NEW AVENGERS #1
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
On Sale 6/11
