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 aren’t at all what they seem! They’re the NEW AVENGERS!
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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
Carnage. The Hulk. Namor. Clea. Wolverine.
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Deranged duplicates of the Illuminati attack the New Thunderbolts, prompting a surprise visit from Clea Strange! But even with the help of the Sorcerer Supreme of the Dark Dimension, several of the doubles are too powerful to contain. To understand how to stop them, the team needs a genius, one who wasn’t connected to the original Illuminati. But their best candidate is big, green and very, very angry…
Creative Team
- Writer: Sam Humphries
- Artist: Ton Lima
- Colorist: Rain Beredo
- Letterer: VC’s Joe Sabino
- Cover Artists: Stephen Segovia & Rain Beredo
- Variant Cover Artists: Andy Park; Ben Oliver; Lucio Parrillo; Rod Reis; Stefano Caselli
- Editor: Alanna Smith
- Assistant Editor: Danny Khazem
- Format: Ongoing
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
The story of five of the most dangerous loners and antiheroes in the Marvel Universe coming together continues in The New Avengers #2 on shelves and digital platforms July 16, 2025 from