With the movie of Thunderbolts Already in cinemas, Marvel Comics prepares to culminate an incarnation of the franchise and give way to a new era for this long superequipo. But there is an unexpected turn. Just as Marvel surprised UCM fans to rename Thunderbolts as “the new Avengers” after their first weekend of premierethe new Thunderbolts comic also experiences the same change of title. Now, heroes such as Carnage, Clea and Wolverine face the challenge of being up to the most powerful heroes on Earth. Do they have what is needed?
Who are the new Avengers?
Since Marvel Studios is notoriously reserved with his next projects, we were curious to know when, during the development of his proposal of Thunderbolts, Humphries knew about the change of title. Did you plan A comic of the new Avengers From the beginning or was it a more recent change of course? Luckily, it turns out that it was not a last minute surprise, but part of the plan from the beginning.
“It was part of the first conversation I had with Alanna [Smith]”, declares Humphries to Ign. It has been exciting and desperate to keep this secret for months. How to plan a surprise party, but for thousands of people. I don’t even have a document on my hard drive that says ‘new avengers’. You never know. “
Humphries continues: “At the beginning, there were some logistics details to solve between racks, so I had to be prepared to change course in an instant. But everything The plan was closed for when I started the first issue. It shows in the alignment: both the new Avengers and the Killuminati remind the teams of the new Avengers of [Brian] Bendis and [Jonathan] Hickman. Jed [MacKay] It has one Alignment of great heroes in the Avengers seriesand wanted our series to distinguish its bastard group. “
“Jed has an alignment of great heroes in the Avengers series, and wanted our series to be distinguished by his bastard group”
As for that alignment, Humphries reveals that he had Much freedom to choose their Thunderbolts/New Avengers. The objective was to choose characters that represent the main superhuman aspects of the Marvel universe.
“It was hilarious!” Says Humphries. My basic concept was that the Illuminati were seven kings and heroes of seven different corners of the Marvel universe. What if we did the same with Some of the most rude characters who represent the mutants, the mystical world, the Spider family, the Gamma family, etc? I am immensely grateful to our incredible editor Alanna Smith, who supported this idea from the beginning, although she had to contact virtually all Marvel publishers to come true. That cry they listen to is their Microsoft Teams imploring clemency. And thank you very much to all the editors and creators who had the generosity of trusting their wonderful and beloved characters! I love them all! (They are going to regret) “.
As Humphries mentions, the new Avengers They are not necessarily bastions of morality and superhero decency. This is a team of inveterate murderers, monsters and a grumpy underwater monarch. Like the new original avengers of 2004, this team joins the destination and circumstances, and they will not get along immediately.
“I think the phrase I used in my speech was ‘the interpersonal dynamics explodes’,” says Humphries. “They are not a sensible guardians of humanity, They are a group of impulsive bastards They try to use their bad impulses for good, with disparate results. They should not be able to be together in the same room. The big question is: Who hates more? Maybe they are Clea and Carnage. Or maybe they are Namor and Laura. Or maybe … “
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Although the new series imitates the UCM regarding its change of title, The real squad of the new Avengers is quite different from the UCM version. The only constant here is Bucky Barnes, who stays after the current team of the Thunderbolts Make your last appearance in Thunderbolts: Doomstrike. The task of gathering this group of great personalities and powers in a functional team will fall on the former winter soldier.
“I feel a great love for Jackson’s long and glorious career [Lanzing] y Collin [Kelly] With Bucky, “says Humphries.” I feel honored and fortunate to follow what they have achieved with the character. And Bucky will need the wisdom and experience of each madness to which they submitted it. The world is upside down and someone has to do something about itdamn”.
What threat could demand the combined power of Lobezno, Namor, Carnage, Clea y Hulk? Just as the new Avengers are inspired by the classical alignment of the Illuminati, their opponents in the series are a direct derivation of the Illuminati. Humphries calls them the “Killuminati.”
“Someone tried Create copies of the IlluminatAnd someone screwed up, “jokes Humphries.” Now there are seven demential and deformed scenarios, the worst, out there. Bucky will have big problems to keep his team together. And the same goes for the Killuminati and their ‘leader’: Iron Apex. “
The new Avengers links Humphries with the artist Ton Lima, who previously worked in comics as new Thunderbolts and Avengers of the West Coast. Humphries reveals that the art of this series is strongly inspired by not the UCM, but Another incredibly popular action films franchise.
“Ton is a beast,” says Humphries. “Makes the good look brutal and sexisand that the evil look brutal and disgusting. I told him that I needed to see all Fast and Furious movies in a row ten times without stopping. Based on its pages, I think he really did it, the very crazy one! “
The new Avengers #1 will premiere on June 11, 2025.
To know more about the last name change of the UCM, discover Why Thunderbolts was renamed the new Avengers And why the UCM has a big problem with Bucky, played by Sebastian Stan.
