Wolverine, Hulk, Carnage Join Marvel's Thunderbolts

With the Thunderbolts set to make their much-anticipated live-action debut, Marvel Comics is gearing up to bring the team to the forefront of their printed page narratives. The current Thunderbolts lineup is central to the thrilling One World Under Doom crossover event, but fans have even more to look forward to. Following the movie's release, Marvel will introduce an entirely new Thunderbolts team in the pages of their comics.

Marvel has just unveiled "New Thunderbolts*," an exciting new series penned by Sam Humphries, known for his work on Uncanny X-Force, and illustrated by Ton Lima, who previously worked on West Coast Avengers. The captivating cover art for issue #1 is crafted by Stephen Segovia. Take a look at the striking cover below:

Art by Stephen Segovia. (Image Credit: Marvel)

While the new series aims to ride the wave of the upcoming movie, featuring Bucky Barnes as the team leader and sporting a mysterious asterisk in the title, the team's roster diverges significantly from what fans might expect. The lineup includes newcomers to the Thunderbolts such as Clea, Wolverine (Laura Kinney), Namor, Hulk, and Carnage, with Eddie Brock currently embodying the Carnage persona.

The series kicks off with Bucky Barnes and Black Widow tackling an existential threat posed by doppelgangers of the Illuminati, which are wreaking havoc across the Marvel Universe. To confront this crisis, they assemble a new squad of formidable characters. However, managing such a diverse and volatile group of individuals will prove to be a challenging task for Bucky.

"I love every iteration of Thunderbolts,” Humphries remarked in Marvel's press release. “I'm thrilled to continue the franchise's proud tradition of hard-hitting action, powder keg personalities, and explosive surprises into a new era. This is a gang of seven of the biggest badasses and loose cannons from different corners of the Marvel Universe. Assembling a super team is like inviting the right combination of guests to a dinner party. So I imagined a dangerous, disastrous, unhinged Marvel dinner party, and went with that."

"I'm having a blast working on this book with Mr. Humphries and the team,” Lima added. "Look at this lineup... it's crazy. They're not here to talk; they jump straight to the action! And that's the most fun part to draw. None of them are known for taking it easy on the job, so I can't either."

Art by Mark Bagley. (Image Credit: Marvel)

"New Thunderbolts* #1" is scheduled for release on June 11, 2025. As the excitement builds, fans can delve deeper into the Thunderbolts* movie, exploring more about Lewis Pullman's character, The Sentry, and uncovering the significance of the asterisk in the title.