With the Thunderbolts making their live-action debut soon, Marvel Comics is unleashing ambitious plans for the team in print. The current Thunderbolts are heavily featured in the One World Under Doom crossover, but a brand-new team will assemble shortly after the film's release.
Marvel unveiled New Thunderbolts—a series written by Sam Humphries (Uncanny X-Force) and illustrated by Ton Lima (West Coast Avengers), with cover art by Stephen Segovia. See the striking cover for issue #1 below:
While capitalizing on the film's hype—Bucky Barnes leads, and a mysterious asterisk marks the title—the team roster is surprisingly different. This iteration includes newcomers Clea, Wolverine (Laura Kinney), Namor, Hulk, and Carnage (with Eddie Brock as the current Venom).
The series opens with Bucky and Black Widow confronting a universe-threatening Illuminati doppelganger crisis. They assemble this heavy-hitting team, but managing such a volatile group of heroes and villains will be a monumental challenge.
"I love every iteration of Thunderbolts," Humphries stated in Marvel's press release. "I'm thrilled to continue the franchise's tradition of intense action, explosive personalities, and surprising twists. This is a team of seven of the biggest badasses and loose cannons from across the Marvel Universe. Assembling a super team is like planning a dinner party—I envisioned a dangerous, disastrous, unhinged Marvel dinner party, and went with that."
Lima added, "I'm having a blast working on this book with Mr. Humphries and the team. Look at this lineup…it's crazy! They don't talk; they jump straight into the action! That's the most fun to draw. None of them are known for taking it easy, so neither can I."
New Thunderbolts #1 releases June 11, 2025.
For more on the Thunderbolts movie, explore Lewis Pullman's character, The Sentry, and the meaning behind the title's asterisk.
